Wednesday 23 November 2016

20th of November 2016
NUMBER
WORD
DEFINITION
SENTENCE EXAMPLE
1
LAVISH
Giving or using large amounts
A lavish display of flowers
2
DECIPHER
To find the meaning of something hard to understand
I could not decipher his sloppy handwriting
3
CONSTERNATION
A strong feeling of surprise that causes confusion
The candidate caused consternation among his supporters by changing positions on a key issue
4
ACCENTUATE
To make something more noticeable
He likes to wear clothes that accentuate his muscular build
5
DIAPHANOUS
Used to describe cloth that is very thin and light
The bride wore a diaphanous veil


19th of November 2016
NUMBER
WORD
DEFINITION
SENTENCE EXAMPLE
1
PROMONTORY
A high area of land that sticks out in the sea
Cape May is Delaware Bay’s largest promontory
2
PERPETUATE
To cause something that should be stopped to be continued
He perpetuates the myth that his house is haunted
3
OBSCURE
Not well known
The origins of language are obscure
4
RETRIBUTION
Punishment for doing something wrong
The killer acted without the fear of retribution
5
AMOK
Wild and uncontrolled manner
The elephant went amok and stumped a car



18th of November 2016
NUMBER
WORD
DEFINITION
SENTENCE EXAMPLE
1
SEISMIC
Very important
Seismic social changes have occurred
2
SPINDLY
Long and thin and usually weak
Spindly dogs roamed the poverty-stricken village
3
DISMISSAL
The act of dismissing
Numerous dismissals from the company during the economic slump
4
CONTENTION
Something that is argued
That has been the source of contention for years
5
ADJACENCY
The quality of being adjacent
Environmentalists are concerned about the proposed shopping plaza’s adjacency to the river
17th of November 2016
NUMBER
WORD
DEFINITION
SENTENCE EXAMPLE
1
NOTORIOUS
Well known
A notorious mastermind of terrorist activities
2
JUDDERING
To shake in a forceful way
The engine began to judder alarmingly
3
IMPERCEPTIBLE
Impossible to see
These changes will be imperceptible to most people
4
SCANT
Very small in size
Food was in scant supply
5
SCRUTINY
The act carefully examining something
The close scrutiny of data



16th of November 2016
NUMBER
WORD
DEFINITION
SENTENCE EXAMPLE
1
CLEAVE
To separate into distinct parts
They cleaved the big lego robot
2
IRREPARABLY
Too bad to be corrected
The damage to their relationship was irreparably
3
MYRIAD
A large number of things
There are a myriad of possibilities
4
NESTLING
A young bird that is not able to fly yet from the nest
The nestlings are perched on top of the coconut tree
5
COSMOS
The universe
The origins of cosmos