Daily Word List – 8th June 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation

metier [ MEY-tyey, mey-TYEY ]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. a trade, profession or vocation
2. an area of activity or work in which one has interest or is competent; forte

USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The metier of a pilot calls for quick thinking and strong nerves.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
The general impression is that conducting is a difficult metier for a man who describes himself as having been chronically shy in his youth.

erudite [ ER-yoo’-dahyt, ER-oo’- ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
scholarly or learned

USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
He was considered to be the most erudite man of his times.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
According to the Shantiparva of Mahabharta, Maharishi Jaimini was among the erudite disciples of Vyasa.

skulduggery(skullduggery) [ skuh’l-DUHG-uh’-ree ]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. dishonest or dishonourable proceedings
2. a deceitful act
3. underhand work

USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
He is notorious for resorting to skulduggery to get ahead in business.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Skulduggery and jockeying for position associated with the transition of power in China have gone into high gear.

concentric [ kuh’n-SEN-trik ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
1. having a centre which is common

USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
What appeared to be a spiral was actually a bunch of concentric circles.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
When all water, food and ammunition had run out, Koenig decided to lead a breakout through the minefields and three concentric rings of German tanks.

dowse [ dous ]
[intransitive verb,transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. (tr. v.) to search for by or as if by the use of a divining rod
2. (intr. v.) to search for underground water, minerals, etc., by the use of a divining rod

USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
When the community well had run dry, the people along with the head man dowsed for water.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
They dowse a subterranean water source under the house which could drain energy from the inhabitants.