Daily Advanced Word List – 22nd Feb 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

clangor [ KLANG-er, KLANG-ger ]

[ noun, intransitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (n.) a loud resonant sound, a din
2. (intr.v.) to make a clangor, clang
 

countenance [ KOUN-tn-uh’ ns ]

[ noun, transitive verb ]
MEANING :

1. (n.) appearance, visage esp. one’s facial expression
2. (n.) composure ,
3. (n.) sanction or approval
4. (tr.v.) to approve, allow or permit
5. (tr.v.) to encourage or support

throes [ throh ]

[ noun ]
MEANING :

1. (n.) a painful spasm or a pang
2. (n.) the agony of or violent convulsion
3. (n.) a sharp attack of emotion

aberration [ ab-uh’-REY-shuh’n  ]

[ noun  ]
MEANING :
1. the act of turning away from the proper, normal, or expected course
2.  the act of deviating from the truth
3.  a lapse or temporary mental disorder
4. a defect in focusing causing a blurred image
 

askew [ uh’-SKYOO ]

[ adjective, adverb ]
MEANING :

1. (adv.) to one side, in a crooked position or out of line
2. (adv.) with scorn, contempt or disapproval
3. (adj.) crooked or awry

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