Daily Word List – 15th April 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation

1. chattel [ CHAT-l ]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
1. a slave or bondman
2. an object or article among one’s movable personal property
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
The chattel followed his overlord to London.

2.gaunt [ gawnt ]
[ adjective ]
MEANING :
1. thin, bony, haggard or emaciated
2. desolate, barren, grim or bleak
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
He had a gaunt face with a pale complexion.

3.ambrosial [ am-BROH-zhuh’ l ]
[ adjective ]
MEANING :
1. divine or fit for worthy of the Gods
2. extremely pleasant, delicious or fragrant
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
The critics praised the ambrosial food.

4. vacillation [ vas-uh’-LEY-shuh’n ]
[ noun, intransitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (n.) movement which is not steady
2. (n.) the state of hesitation or indecision
3. (intr. v.) to sway from one side to another
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
After days of fearful vacillation, he finally decided to stand witness against the mafia.

5.rakish [ REY-kish ]
[ adjective ]
MEANING :
1. dashing, jaunty or stylish
2. suggestive of speed or having a trim, streamlined appearance
3. dissolute, immoral or having the character of a rake
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
The girls were not impressed by his outlandish costume and psychedelic hat which he wore at a rakish angle.