pert [ purt ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
1. saucy, bold or impudent
2. vivacious, stylish or chic
3. lively or stimulating
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The sales girl gave the customer a pert look which intrigued him.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
A husky voice began singing, a slight but pert figure ascended the stage and the guests went berserk.
baroque [ buh’-ROHK; Fr. ba-R*AWK ]
[noun,adjective]
MEANING:
1. (adj.) characteristic of a style in architecture or art prevalent during the 17th century that had bold ornamentation and complex forms
2. (adj.) characteristic of a 17th century style of European music that was marked by elaborate ornamentation
3. (adj.) having an irregular shape
4. (adj.) flamboyant, florid, grotesque or extravagantly ornamental
5. (n.) one esp. a pearl that has an irregular shape
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
Remnants of the architecture of the baroque era are flamboyant in nature.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
There is a revival of music of the baroque era in Europe, explains Thierry.
usher [ UHSH-er ]
[noun,intransitive verb,transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. (n.) a person who escorts people to seats in a theatre, church etc
2. (tr.v.) to act as an usher to
3. (intr.v.) to serve as an usher
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The best part about being an usher at a cinema hall was that he got to see a lot of movies.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
The October Revolution entered the history of humanity as the greatest event in the 20th century and ushered in a new era, the epoch of transition to socialism on the global scale.
abide [ uh’-BAHYD ]
[intransitive verb,transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. (tr. v.) to stay with or continue
2. (tr. v.) to reside or live in
3. (intr. v.) to tolerate or put up with
4. (intr. v.) to accept without question
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
She asked her friend to abide with her as she was in a weak condition after the illness.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
She takes immune-suppressing drugs to prevent organ rejection and abides by doctor’s orders.
subaltern [ suhb-AWL-tern or SUHB-uh’l-turn ]
[noun,adjective]
MEANING:
1. (adj.) subordinate or lower in rank
2. (adj.) denoting the relation of one proposition to another only when the first proposition is implied by the second and not vice versa
3. (n.) a rank below Captain in the British army
4.(n.) a subordinate position or the person who has such a position
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
Although he was suitably qualified, the company offered him a subaltern designation and promised him an early promotion.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
In January 1942, Alexander, a subaltern serving with 135th Field Regiment disembarked at Singapore.
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