inadvertent [ in-uh’ d-VUR-tnt ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
heedless, careless or not intentional
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
His inadvertent remarks during the meeting earned him a censure from his boss.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Most of its customers are Western retailers worried about the bad publicity an inadvertent purchase of illegal logs might bring.
bagatelle [ bag-uh’-TEL ]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. a trifle or something unimportant or trivial
2. a played game that involves rolling balls into holes
3. a short composition of music that is especially played on the piano
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The entire ceremony was reduced to a bagatelle due to this atrocious behaviour.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
If you drastically lower your expectations, you can enjoy this bagatelle as the witty and fluffy fare it’s intended to be.
cache [ kash ]
[noun,transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. (n.) a place to conceal food, supplies and ammunition
2. (n.) one that is hidden or stored in a cache
3. (n.) computer memory used for quick access to frequently accessed data and instructions
4. (tr.v.) to hide or conceal ammunition and supplies in a cache
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The terrorists carried with them a cache of arms and grenades which they hoped to used to inflict maximum damage.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Security forces have recovered a cache of arms and explosives in Poonch district, officials said here on Tuesday.
underbid [ uhn-der-BID ]
[intransitive verb,transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. (tr.v.) to bid less than that of a competitor
2. (intr.v.) to make an unnecessarily low bid for the value of something
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
He underbid the offers of the competitors by cutting his profit margin and won the prestigious contract.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
But buyers are quickly turned off by a stinky house, and that means I can really underbid on my offer.
unwitting [ uhn-WIT-ing ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
1. unintentional
2. unaware
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The thief managed to escape with a little unwitting help from the guard.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
The police watchdog said the officers had been guilty of “unwitting racism”.
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