indomitable [ in-DOM-i-tuh’-buh’ l ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
invincible, unconquerable or unyielding
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
Although the Soviet Union was virtually totally destroyed during World War II, the indomitable spirit of its people resurrected it to superpower status within a few decades.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
The Firhill side’s ability to make life difficult for themselves remains unsurpassed, but the indomitable spirit which so often proves their saviour was evident in abundance again last night.
begrudge [ bi-GRUHJ ]
[transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. to feel envy, resentment or displeasure at another’s possessions or good fortune
2. to concede allow or grant reluctantly
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
He begrudged the Patels their wealth.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Wallace, a generous-spirited man, comfortable with his own strengths and limits, didn’t begrudge that.
unfeigned [ uhn-FEYND ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
sincere, genuine
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
Many friends attended his funeral and expressed unfeigned grief.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
The context had changed, and in a time of famine and drought, Christians had to respond – not out of guilt, but out of unfeigned love.
cumulative [ KYOO-myuh’-luh’-tiv ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
1. increasing by successive additions
2. growing by the addition of successive parts or elements
3. pertaining to dividends or interest that, if not paid when due, become a prior claim for payment at a later date
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The cumulative effect of disbursements such as bonuses, increments and increases in the cost of raw materials pushed the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
By the end of that period the cumulative impact of Whitehall spending cuts will be £46 billion a year.
vintner [ VINT-ner ]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. a winemaker or person who makes wine
2. a wine merchant or a person who sells wine
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
He started off by selling home made wine now he is a vintner with a huge vineyard and a factory.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
The country’s first black female winemaker when she started out six years ago, Biyela has established herself as an award-winning vintner.
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