Daily Word List – 8th April 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation

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highbrow [ HAHY-brou ]

[ noun, verb ]
MEANING :
1. (n.) a person who has or affects a highly cultivated and intellectual taste
2. (v.) of, relating to or being intellectual or cultivated

ensconce [ en-SKONS ]

[ transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. to conceal, hide or secure snugly
2. to settle or place in a snug or comfortable manner

arboreal [ ahr-BAWR-ee-uh’ l, -BOHR- ]

[ adjective ]
MEANING :
1. treelike or pertaining to trees
2. living in or inhabiting trees

torque [ tawrk ]

[ noun, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (n.) something that causes rotation
2. (tr. v.) to produce rotation
3. (tr. v.) to apply rotation to
4. (intr. v.) to rotate or turn

caucus [ KAW-kuhs ]

[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (n.) a meeting or congregation of members of a party within a certain legislative body held in order to select the leaders and determine strategy
2. (n.) a meeting organized in order to foster a special cause
3. (intr.v.) to take part in or hold a caucus
4. (tr.v.) to assemble in a caucus