Daily Advanced Word List – 14th March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

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soporific [ sop-uh’-RIF-ik, soh-puh’- ]

[ noun, adjective ]
MEANING :
1. (adj.) causing or tending to cause sleep
2. (adj.) of or pertaining to sleep or drowsiness
3. (n.) something that causes sleep

bric-a-brac [ BRIK-uh’-brak ]

[ noun ]
MEANING :
an assortment of small articles collected chiefly for decoration or sentimental value

dissimulate [ di-SIM-yuh’-leyt ]

[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (tr.v.) to conceal, disguise or hide one’s true motives or feelings by using a false appearance
2. (intr.v.) to dissemble or conceal one’s true motives by means of a pretence or disguise

scarify [ SKAR-uh’-fahy ]

[ noun]
MEANING :
1. to make superficial or shallow incisions or cuts
2. to lacerate or criticise severely

trough [ trawf ]

[ noun ]
MEANING :
1. an open boxlike receptacle used chiefly to hold water or food for animals
2. the lowest point in an economic cycle
3. a conduit or channel for conveying water
4. a long depression between two consecutive ridges or waves