Daily Advanced Word List – 28th Feb 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

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lampoon [ lam-POON ]

[ noun, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (n.) to criticize an individual or an institution through humorous writing or work of art
2. (v.) to make the subject of a lampoon

testy [ TES-tee ]

[ adjective ]
MEANING :
touchy, irritable or peevish

strut [ struht ]

[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (intr. v.) to walk with an air of arrogance
2. (tr. v.) to show off in an attempt to impress others
3. (n.) the act of strutting

transpose [ v. trans-POHZ; n. TRANS-pohz ]

[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (tr. v.) to interchange or reverse the order of
2. (tr. v.) to transform, transmute or transfer
3. (intr. v.) to write or perform music in a key different from the original one
4. (n.) a matrix formed by interchanging rows and columns

cistern [ SIS-tern]

[ noun ]
MEANING :
1. a reservoir, tank or receptacle for holding water or other liquid
2. a receptacle of natural fluid of the body
3. a tank for catching and storing rainwater