Daily Word List – 30th June 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation

profusion [ pruh’-FYOO-zhuh’ n ]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. abundance or lavish supply
2. extravagance, lavishness or unrestrained expenses
3. prodigality, wastefulness or great liberality
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The profusion of new money ensured that the estate was well cared for.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
The profusion of no-balls and wides meant Indians never had to worry about raising enough run s during an over, it was coming all the time!
reprieve [ ri-PREEV ]
[noun,transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. (tr.v.) to postpone or cancel the punishment esp. execution of a criminal
2. (tr.v.) to temporarily relieve or deliver from trouble or pain
3. (n.)the postponement or temporary relief given from a penalty or an execution or a warrant issued for such a postponement
4. (n.) temporary relief from pain or trouble
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
Being reprieved from a death sentence is only possible by a Presidential order.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Under-threat Merthyr Tydfil football club has been granted a temporary reprieve after raising £10,000 towards the money it owes.

ruse [ rooz ]
[noun]
MEANING:
trick, subterfuge, wile or stratagem
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The ruse worked, as the enemy was misdirected.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Zhang Tao insists that his company’s unusual “buy a place and work for us” offer was a clever marketing ruse – not a reflection of how bad the market is right now.

dearth [ durth ]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. scarcity, inadequacy or shortage
2. famine
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
There was a dearth of intellectuals in the organization.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Mido was left out of the squad named on Thursday despite a dearth of attacking options.

scrimmage [ SKRIM-ij ]
[noun,intransitive verb]
MEANING:
1. (n.) a vigorous struggle
2. (n.) a practice game
3. (n.) a skirmish
4. (intr. v.) to engage in a rough struggle
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
Some spectators said that the scrimmage was more like an arena full of battling gladiators.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
There were a few scrimmages in there but it didn’t look as though they would score from anything but a set play.