Daily Advanced Word List – 5th Feb 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

mortify [ MAWR-tuh’-fahy ]
[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
MEANING :

1. (tr.v.) to deaden or discipline one’s bodily appetites by fasting or self-denial
2. (tr.v.) to shame, embarrass or humiliate
3. (intr.v.) to practise mortification
4. (intr.v.) to become necrosed or gangrenous

 
irrevocable [ i-REV-uh’-kuh’-buh’l ]
[ adjective ]
MEANING :

1. cannot be undone
2. cannot be changed

 
entomology [ en-tuh;-MOL-uh’-jee ]
[ noun ]
MEANING :

1. the study of insects
2. the scientific study of insects
3. the branch of zoology dealing with insects

 
malapropos [ mal-ap-ruh’-POH ]
[ adjective, adverb ]
MEANING :

1. (adj.) out of place or inappropriate
2. (adj.) inopportune or untimely
3. (adv.) inappropriately or inopportunely

 
risque [ ri-SKEY; Fr. R*ees-KEY ]
[ adjective ]
MEANING:
improper, indecent or off-colour

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