Daily Word List – 5th July 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation

sidereal [ sahy-DEER-ee-uh’l ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
1. astral or related or pertaining to the stars
2. measured with or determined by reference to the stars
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
This mission will concentrate on the sidereal aspects of the faraway planets in our solar system.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Venus Express is expected to begin its primary science mission — a 15-Earth month period that translates into two of Venus’ long sidereal days — in June after a series of maneuvers to reach its final operational orbit.

adumbrate [ a-DUHM-breyt, AD-uh’m-breyt ]
[transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. to sketch, partially disclose or outline
2. to foreshadow or intimate
3. to overshadow or obscure
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The detective adumbrated the life of the serial killer.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Paul says “I hope that technology has cut the TV correspondent’s working day a bit by 2207 – in fact if you bear in mind that the way we work adumbrates the way most people will work in future, with work seeping into life and life into work, the whole concept of work hours will break down.”

venturesome [ VEN-cher-suh’m ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
1. adventurous, daring or inclined to undertake or incur risks
2. risky or hazardous
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The magazine is rumored to be searching for venturesome men and women.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Kennedy wrote, “The sight of so many ships gathered from the distant corners of the world should remind us that strong, disciplined and venturesome men still can find their way safely across uncertain and stormy seas.’

wastrel [ WEY-struh’l ]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. a profligate, spendthrift or wasteful person
2. waif or vagabond
3. a loafer or degenerate
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
Lord Fernstable was considered a wastrel and was not entertained in polite society.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
ISI operatives have been entrusted with the task of identifying families of poor – usually, the family has one boy who is a wastrel and has no purpose in life.

aplomb [ uh’-PLOM, uh’-PLUHM ]
[noun]
MEANING:
poise, confidence or self-assurance
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
She made the presentation with aplomb.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Flash is popular because it works on any operating system and on many mobile devices, and because it handles media and graphics with aplomb.