simian [ SIM-ee-uh’n ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
- (adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of a monkey or an ape.
- (n.) a monkey, primate or ape.
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
His simian facial features made him stand out in a crowd.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
The marauding simian that gave residents of Kamakshipalya sleepless nights last week, attacked two more victims on Monday night: Anil Kumar, a youth who was sleeping outside his house in BDA Layout, was bit by the monkey in the thigh.
mottled [ MOT-ld ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
spotted, blotched or streaked with different colors
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
His mottled locks were eye-catching.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Normally the combination of red and blue pigments in the shell of a live lobster creates a dark, mottled camouflage pattern that blends in with the ocean floor.
vituperate [ vahy-TOO-puh’-reyt ]
[intransitive verb,transitive verb]
MEANING:
- (tr.v.) to revile, berate, rebuke or scold
- (intr.v.) to scold harshly using abusive language
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
He was publicly vituperated by his boss for his errors.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
When he publicly vituperated his father, the Prince of Wales was temporarily put under arrest.
centigrade [ SEN-ti-greyd ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
- a scale divided into 100 degrees
- Pertaining to a temperature scale in which the freezing point of water is represented by 0° C and the boiling point by 100° C.
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
No matter how much the water was heated its temperature never exceeded a hundred degrees centigrade.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
In 1948, it was internationally agreed that the Centigrade scale would be named after Celsius.
waver [ WEY-ver ]
[noun,intransitive verb]
MEANING:
- (intr. v.) to sway
- (intr. v.) to quiver, tremble or shake
- (intr. v.) to begin to give way or become unsteady
- (intr. v.) a feeling of indecision or doubt
5.(intr. v.) to vary or to fluctuate
- (n.) the act of being indecisive
5.(n.) the act swaying
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
Their captain’s determination did not waver and they won the match.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
When asked why some blacks might now waver in their support for the senator, Perry said, “They just didn’t understand the facts.”
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