Daily Advanced Word List – 12th March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

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foible [ FOI-buh’ l ]

[ noun ]
MEANING :
1. a slight flaw or weakness in character
2. the weaker portion of a blade of a sword, from its middle to its tip

whimsical [ HWIM-zi-kuh’l, WIM- ]

[ adj ]
MEANING :
1.. capricious, arbitrary or marked by whims and fanciful ideas
2. unpredictable or erratic

approbation [ ap-ruh’-BEY-shuh‘ n ]

[ noun ]
MEANING :
approval, commendation or praise

telltale [ TEL-teyl ]

[ noun, adj]
MEANING :
1.. (adj.) that makes known something that is not intended to be known
2. (n.) one who shamelessly discloses personal matters

pallet [ PAL-it ]

[ noun]
MEANING :
1. a straw mattress or a makeshift bed
2. a low portable platform on which goods are placed for storage or moving
3. a shovellike potter’s tool made of wood, used for mixing and shaping clay.