Daily Word List – 12th June 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation

epitome [ i-PIT-uh’-mee ]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. a brief account, summary or abstract
2. an example, representative or one that exemplifies the qualities of a group or class

USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
He was the epitome of what a gentleman should be.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
He is a man typical of the times, the epitome of how the world works today.

sacerdotal [ sas-er-DOHT-l ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
1. priestly or of priesthood
2. suggestive of or pertaining to sacerdotalism

USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests was unchallenged.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Unlike his predecessor, the historian and liberal churchman Edward Carpenter, Mayne was an unmistakably sacerdotal figure.

chasten [ CHEY-suh’ n ]
[transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. chastise, discipline or punish with the intention of improving
2. to subdue, refine or restrain
3. to purify or make chaste

USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The floor supervisor was chastened after an accident took place during his duty.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Big European retailers who previously had placed the bulk of their orders with Northern Ireland meat plants had been chastened by negative consumer reaction to the BSE crisis.

bridle [ BRAHYD-l ]
[noun,intransitive verb,transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. (n.) a harness worn over the head of a horse to guide and control
2. (tr. v.) to curb or check
3. (intr. v.) to lift the head and draw in the chin showing scorn
4. (intr. v.) to take offense or display resentment

USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
He pulled on the reins and bridled his mount to slow down to a trot.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Forget the made up trails, they are boring, and go exploring the bridle paths and byways.

furtive [ FUR-tiv ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
1. surreptitious or stealth or secret
2. sly or sneaky
3. having hidden motives

USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
Security personnel were alerted by the furtive behavior of the thief.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
The Sunday Telegraph can reveal that amid the deteriorating health of the Duke’s brother King George VI, who had succeeded him after the 1936 abdication crisis, furtive discussions began among rattled courtiers and senior politicians to the possibility of a “caretaker” monarch.