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- Robert Browning

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Academic Focus: Metric analysis / Historical dialect interpretation. Engaging with diverse historical English builds phonetic agility, linguistic empathy, and reading stamina valued in selective entry exams.

Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,

May gaze through these faint smokes curling whitely,

As thou pliest thy trade in this devil's-smithy--

Which is the poison to poison her, prithee?

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verb

To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.

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Dictionary Entry

anarchic

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/ænˈɑː.kɪk/Word FrequencyUncommon (3.64)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)

Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy.

In a Sentence

“Without any leadership, the meeting devolved into an anarchic free-for-all.”

Published Usage Examples

“East, perhaps from the core hidden in anarchic theories of the resolution of good and evil in a higher unity.”

“She was referring to the anarchic Horn of Africa country where the U.N. says 250,000 still live in famine conditions due to drought and conflict and a total of 4 million need aid.”

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Origin

From Greek 'anarkhia' meaning 'lack of a leader or ruler', related to 'an-' (without) and 'arkhos' (leader).

Common Phrases

. anarchicworld anarchicconditions anarchicindividualism anarchicstate anarchicinternational anarchic

Synonyms

anarchicallawlessuncontrolled

Antonyms

orderedgovernedlawfulorganizedcontrolled

Related Words

anarchyhaphazarddisorderlychaoticunmanaged

Poetry examples for “anarchic”

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