Daily Advanced Word List – 2nd Feb 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

1. rapier [ REY-pee-er ]
[ noun ]
MEANING : a thin two-edged sword used for thrusting

2. dissuasion [ di-SWEY-zhuh’ n ]
[ noun ]
MEANING : 1. persuading not to do or believe something, talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action
2. the act or instance of dissuading

3. engulf [ en-GUHLF ]
[ transitive verb ]
MEANING : 1. to swallow up or overwhelm
2. to immerse or submerge

4. behemoth [ bi-HEE-muhth ]
[ noun ]
MEANING : 1. anything which is huge and powerful
2. a very large animal

5. arrears [ uh’-REERS  ]
[ noun  ]
MEANING : 1. the state of being late or behind
2. payment which is overdue, an unpaid debt or obligation

6. masticate [ MAS-ti-keyt ]
[ intransitive verb, transitive verbn ]
MEANING : 1. (tr. v.) to grind or crush food; chew
2. (tr. v.) to grind, crush or knead into a pulp

7. amity [ AM-i-tee ]
[ noun ]
MEANING : 1. friendship, accord, harmony or peaceful relations esp. between nations or countries

8. eradicate [ i-RAD-i-keyt ]
[ transitive verb ]
MEANING :to uproot, to extirpate, eliminate or destroy

9. anomalous [ uh’-NOM-uh’-luh’s ]
[   adjective]
MEANING : 1. inconsistent with the rules

2. not fitting into a common classification, irregular or inconsistent

10. serpentine [ SUR-puh’n-teen, -tahyn  ]
[ noun, adjective, intransitive verb ]
MEANING : 1. pertaining to or resembling a serpent
2. having a winding course, having a winding course