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tutelage
Noun
Meaning:
Instruction especially of an individual; the state of being under a guardian or tutor; instruction; training; tutoring
Usage:
The company is relying on the tutelage of its new CEO to increase profits
She is the governess overseeing the tutelage of the family’s children
capitulate
Verb
Meaning:
To give in to something; surrender; parley; negotiate; to surrender often after negotiation of terms; to cease resisting; acquiesce; relent; succumb; surrender; yield
Usage:
If your parents refuse to raise your allowance, you might try to argue until they capitulate
The enemy was forced to capitulate unconditionally
The company capitulated to the labor union to avoid a strike
pedantic
Adjective
Meaning:
Excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous; precise; perfectionist; fastidious; finicky; too worried about details and formal rules
Usage:
When the teacher covered my daughter’s term paper with red marks, I felt that she was being way too pedantic in her review
I have language skills, I am pedantic to stupendous heights and a computer literate person
puerile
Adjective
Meaning:
Juvenile; childish; silly
Usage:
The fireman was scolded for playing puerile pranks on his coworkers
raconteur
Noun
Meaning:
One who is good at telling stories in an interesting way; a person who excels in telling anecdotes
Usage:
Raconteurs are gifted storytellers who are able to spin amusing tales from everyday life
profligate
Meaning:
Recklessly wasting your money; a person given to wildly extravagant and usually grossly self indulgent expenditure; licentious
Usage:
Profligate behaviour is a lot of fun, but you will regret it later when you get your credit card bill
jostle
Meaning:
To make one’s way by pushing or shoving; to compete or struggle for something
Usage:
In the cafeteria the students rush through the lines and jostle to get the best tables near the windows
Even though the company president has not retired yet, the vice presidents have already started jostling for his position
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