Daily Word List – 27th June 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation

staccato [ stuh’-KAH-toh ]
[noun,adjective,adverb]
MEANING:
1. (adj.) composed of or marked by disconnected, disjointed, short and abrupt sounds
2. (adv.) in a staccato way or manner
3. (n.) a passage, performance or speech that is staccato
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The staccato beep woke up everyone.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
The staccato plucking on guitar strings in the beginning of the track sounded quite realistic

abnegation [ AB-ni-gey-shuh’n ]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. self denial in favour of the interests of others
2.the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; “abnegation of the Holy Trinity”
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The children were taught the value of abnegation from a young age.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
First-half goals from Danny Invincible and Gary Wales went unanswered and, in an abnegation of responsibility, home manager Valdas Ivanauskas refused to attend the post-match press conference.

conspicuous [ kuh’ n-SPIK-yoo-uh’ s ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
1. noticeable, observable or obvious
2. unusual, outstanding, striking or egregious
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The conspicuous changes to the design included a change in the fabric used and an addition of decorative laces.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
The Hiltons are awful people with a conspicuous lack of shame, while the Coulters were, from all that one can tell, respectable members of the upper middle class.

loft [ lawft, loft ]
[noun,intransitive verb,transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. (n.) an attic or storage area above a room
2. (n.) a gallery or upper level in a hall
3. (tr. v.) to store in a loft
4. (tr. v.) to propel a ball in a high arc
5. (intr. v.) to rise high into the air
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The loft was full of stuff that might come in handy some day.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
A 17-year-old has described how the gun allegedly used to kill Rhys Jones was hidden in the loft of his house.

potpourri [ poh-poo’-REE POH-poo’-ree ]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. a mixture of spices and petals of fragrant flowers
2. a musical medley
3. a collection or a mixture of
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
A gentle fragrance emanated from the jar of potpourri in her bedroom.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Principally, I decided to start blogging on Berlin because of the potpourri of culture, history and nightlife that the city has to offer.