1.frump [ fruhmp ]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
1. an unattractive, drab woman or girl
2. an old-fashioned, staid person
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
German Chancellor Angela Merkel may come across as a bit of a frump with her dowdy attire and hair style but she is one of the most respected heads of state Germany has ever produced.
2.emollient [ i-MOL-yuh’ nt ]
[ noun, adjective ]
MEANING :
1. (adj.) having a softening, soothing or relaxing effect esp. on one’s skin
2. (adj.) mollifying or reducing another’s harshness
3. (n.) a lotion, or other agent that makes skin smooth
4. (n.) an agent that helps by mollifying or assuaging
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
Aloe vera has an emollient effect and is frequently used in beauty creams.
3.aloof [ uh’-LOOF ]
[ adjective, adverb ]
MEANING :
1. (adj.) reticent, reserved, remote or distant
2. (adv.) apart or at a distance
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
Her aloof attitude did not make conversation easy.
4.blight [ blahyt ]
[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (tr. v.) to have an injurious effect or to ruin
2. (intr. v.) to suffer from a withering disease
3. (n.) a plant disease that results in wilting and dying of the affected parts of the plant
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
The doctor warned him to cut down on his cigarette smoking as it would blight his health.
5.cavil [ KAV-uh’l ]
[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (tr. v.) to quibble about or raise inconsequential or frivolous doubts or objections
2. (tr. v.) to make petty objections or point out sham or minor discrepancies
3. (intr. v.) to raise trivial objections or unnecessarily find fault with
4. (n.) a frivolous and irritating objection
3. (n.) the act of making a frivolous objection
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
The little boy grumbled that he could never please his parents as they cavilled about everything he did.
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