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inchoate
Adjective
Meaning:
Rudimentary; not fully developed; imperfectly formed or formulated;
Usage:
He had inchoate suspicions that all is not well with the nation
It is a vague inchoate idea
imprimatur
Noun
Meaning:
Formal and explicit approval; sanction or support
Usage:
He could not begin the project without the boss’s imprimatur
He gave the book his imprimatur
inane
Adjective
Meaning:
Silly or senseless; devoid of intelligence
Usage:
If you just want to space out, you won’t mind the inane chatter on TV, as long as it’s on
You were just sitting there yammering on and on about your inane problems
Space out
Meaning:
To become inattentive, distracted or mentally remote
Usage:
He spaced out halfway through the lecture
yammer
Verb
Meaning:
To make a loud, howling sound or to talk on and on about nothing much at all; cry loudly; complain whiningly; to utter repeated cries of distress or sorrow; to utter persistent complains
Usage:
When cats yammer outside your window all night long, it’s hard to fall asleep
Customers yammered on for what seemed like days about the billing mistake
indigent
Adjective
Meaning:
Extremely poor, lacking the basic resources of a normal life; destitute; impoverished; famished
Usage:
Often the indigent lack not only money but homes
diffident
Adjective
Meaning:
Someone who is shy and lacking in self-confidence; reserved; unassertive; reticent
Usage:
If you are shy and have a diffident manner, you should probably not choose one of these professions: substitute teacher, stand-up comic or lion tamer
Let’s solve:
Ante bellum means:
- Do not ring the bell
- Ring the bell
- Before the war
- After the war
A person who loves money and hates spending it is a
- Spendthrift
- Miser
- Philanthropist
- Capitalist
A person who is slow in learning is termed as:
- Dunce
- Bad
- Lazy
Somnology:
- Study of sauna
- Study of sleep
- Study of solar panels
- Study of walking
Osteology:
- Study of oysters
- Study of stamps
- Study of bones
- Study of calcium
Study of insects:
- Formicology
- Ethology
- Ichthyology
- Entomology
Ostentation
- Calmness
- Equanimity
- Declaration
- Pageantry
Penitent:
- Eccentric
- Profound
- Remorseful
- Observant
Satiate
- Direct
- Gratify
- Manage
- Defeat
Muse:
- Ponder
- Infect
- Appease
- Taint