Daily Word List – 11th June 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation

insouciance [ in-SOO-see-uh’ ns; Fr. an*-soo-syahn*s ]
[noun]
MEANING:
indifference; nonchalance; lack of care and concern

USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The subordinate’s insouciance infuriated his superiors.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Sergeant Wilson was a far more laid back figure whose urbane insouciance aggravated his superior in the extreme.

rectitude [ REK-ti-tood, -tyood ]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. righteousness, moral virtue or rightness of conduct or values
2. correctness in procedure or judgement
3. straightness

USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The rectitude displayed by him was admired by his followers.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Those who knew Ronald Reagan in his youth and those who knew him a lifetime later all remember his largeness of spirit, his gentle instincts and a quiet rectitude that drew others to him.

commemorate [ kuh’-MEM-uh’-reyt ]
[transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. to honour one’s memory by means of an observation or a ceremony
2. to serve as a memorial to

USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
2nd October, a public holiday, commemorates the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
The annual release of the top 10 new species list and State of Observed Species report commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Carolus Linnaeus, who initiated the modern system of plant and animal names and classifications.

geriatrics [ jer-ee-A-triks ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
1. (n.) the branch of medicine dealing with the debilities and care of old people2.(adj.) pertaining to old age

USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The home for the aged was in need of a doctor who had specialized in geriatrics.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
We also want to thrash out the board’s idea of employing a geriatrics consultant which I believe would come from Swansea.

iconoclastic [ ahy-KON-uh’-klas-tik ]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. destroying religious icons, images or idols
2. attacking cherished beliefs or traditional concepts

USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
They incited their iconoclastic followers to destroy religious objects in the church.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
She continued to aggravate the country and people who nurtured her in hard times with her attention-getting, grotesquely outrageous, iconoclastic art.