impolitic [ im-POL-i-tik ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
unwise, imprudent or not expedient
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The impolitic poll tax which was attempted to be levied on the citizens of the UK by Margaret Thatcher led to the most violent protests Britain had witnessed in a century.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Mr Mori was infamous for such impolitic remarks during his 2000-2001 leadership.
maudlin [ MAWD-lin ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
1. tearfully or weakly emotional
2.mawkish or sentimental especially under the influence of alcohol
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The singer’s maudlin love ballads made him hugely popular with women.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
One of the best impassioned outcries comes from a maudlin columnist in the Salt Lake City Tribune.
adept [ adj. uh’-DEPT; n. AD-ept, uh’-DEPT ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
highly skilled; very proficient in something requiring skill; expert
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
An adept artisan has been hired to restore a priceless Ming dynasty vase.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
For a man who picked up a tidy international reputation with the instrument, John Wallace is not always adept at blowing his own trumpet.
precipitate [ v. pri-SIP-i-teyt; adj., n. pri-SIP-i-tit, -teyt ]
[noun,verb,adjective]
MEANING:
1. (n.) a solid separated from a solution
2. (n.) a resultant product from any process
3.(adj.) rushing headlong or carelessly speeding
4. (adj.) acting with haste
5. (adj.) happening suddenly and unexpectedly
6. (v.) to cause to happen or to be thrown headlong
7. (v.) to be separated from a solution as a solid
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The crisis was precipitated by the people who defaulted on their mortgage payments.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
First things first. I don’t doubt the business leaders’ sincerity when they warn that the National Insurance increase will precipitate job cuts.
resuscitate [ ri-SUHS-i-teyt ]
[intransitive verb,transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. (tr. v.) to revive from unconsciousness or from apparent death
2. (tr. v.) to restore to consciousness
3. (intr. v.) to regain consciousness
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
Paramedics resuscitated her as soon as the lifeguard brought her ashore.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
He was resuscitated after birth and tests revealed he had been starved of oxygen.
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