Daily Advanced Word List – 21st Feb 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

quaint [ kweynt ]

[ adjective ]
MEANING :
1. oddly pleasant or charming, esp. in an old-fashioned way,
2. strange or peculiar, usu. in a pleasing, interesting way,
3. skilfully or artfully made,
4. (obsolete) skilled; expert; wise
 

canker [ KANG-ker ]

[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
MEANING :

1. (n.) to lead, tend or contribute to a particular outcome or result.,
2. (n.) any of various disorders in animals marked by chronic inflammatory changes,
3. (n.) a source of corruption or decay
4. (tr.v.) to corrupt; destroy slowly
5. (intr.v.) to become infected with or as if with canker

apex [ EY-peks  ]

[ noun ]
MEANING :

1.  the tip or the summit
2. the vertex or peak
3. climax

congeal [ kuh’ n-JEEL ]

[ intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]
MEANING :
1. (intr.v.) to solidify
2. (intr.v.) to jell or coagulate,
3. (tr.v.) to cause to coagulate
 

faction [ FAK-shuh’n ]

[ noun ]
MEANING :

1. (n.) a group of persons forming a contentious minority within a larger group
2. (n.) literature with a mix of fact and fiction, (n.) internal conflict

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