Daily Advanced Word List – 1st Feb 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

1. raze [ reyz ]
[ transitive verb ]
MEANING : 1. destroy, demolish or tear down
2. (archaic) to erase, scrape off or shave off

2. grisly [ GRIZ-lee ]
[ adjective ]
MEANING : 1. horrible, frightful, gruesome or ghastly
2. grim or formidable

3. hew [ hyoo ]
[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
MEANING : 1. (tr.v.) to fell with an axe
2. (tr.v.) to deliver blows with a sharp instrument
3.(intr.v.) to cut by striking with a sharp instrument
4. (intr.v.) to obey the rules

4. atavism [ AT-uh’-viz-uh’m]
[ noun ]
MEANING : 1. the reappearance of characteristics of some remote ancestor, in an individual, that have been absent for some generations
2. a throwback or a reversion to an earlier type

5. carcinogenic [ kahr-suh’-nuh’-JEN-ik ]
[ adjective  ]
MEANING : 1. any substance that tends to cause or produce cancer
2. a cancerous agent

6. menagerie [ muh’-NAJ-uh’-ree, -NAZH- ]
[ noun ]
MEANING : 1. a collection of varied and exotic animals especially held for display
2. a place where exotic and unusual animals are held

7. demented [ di-MEN-tid ]
[ adjective ]
MEANING : 1. mad, insane or mentally ill or deranged
2. suffering from or showing symptoms of dementia

8. enmity [ EN-mi-tee ]
[ noun ]
MEANING : 1. animosity, rancour, hostility or antagonism

9. avocation [ av-uh’-KEY-shuh’n ]
[ noun ]
MEANING : 1. a hobby or something a person does as a pastime in addition to a principal occupation
2. a persons vocation or calling

10. psychosomatic [ sahy-koh-suh’-MAT-ik ]
[ adjective  ]
MEANING : 1. pertaining to a physical disorder that is caused by emotional factors
2. involving both the mind and the body