Daily Word List – 21st June 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation

nefarious [ ni-FAIR-ee-uh’ s ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
blatantly wicked
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The clandestine sale of nuclear technology to Pakistan by China and other such nefarious activities is a matter of great concern for the international community.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
But the documents themselves have deepened suspicion about other nefarious nuclear activities

aghast [ uh’-GAST, uh’-GAHST ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
shocked, amazed, terrified or horrified
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
Her aghast expression indicated she did not know about the accident.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
The court was so aghast by the fact that NHAI has seen five chairmen in the past two-and-a-half years that it recommended that a law be enacted to ensure that heads of public enterprises have fixed tenures of 3 to 5 years.

doldrums [ DOHL-druh’mz ]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. stagnation or a state where there is no activity
2. a slump or a period of depression
3. a region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by light winds or squalls.
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The company was in the doldrums after missing out on the huge contract.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
The Western economies remain in the doldrums, yet oil prices just surged above $70 a barrel.

implicit [ im-PLIS-it ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
1. implied, rather than being clearly stated
2. understood though not directly expressed
3. having no reservations about or absolute or unquestioning
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
They had an implicit agreement to remain silent about the affair.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Alistair Darling’s implicit message to the critics will be “you may not like what I say, but at least I’m consistent.”

cauterize [ KAW-tuh’-rahyz ]
[transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. to burn or sear for curative purposes
2. to deaden feelings or moral scruples
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
They cauterized the bullet wound to stop the bleeding.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
If the news industry doesn’t attend to the killing of its own, then who will, and how will the flow of blood be cauterized?