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Daily Advanced Word List – 9th March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

banal [ buh'-NAL, -NAHL, BEYN-l] [ adj ] MEANING : 1. lacking originality or novelty 2. commonplace; petty   wheedle [ HWEED-l, WEED-l ] [  intransitive verb, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (tr.v.) to cajole or entice or persuade by means of flattery 2. (tr.v.) to...

Daily Advanced Word List – 7th March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

equine [ EE-kwahyn, EK-wahyn ] [ adj ] MEANING : of, related to, or resembling a horse   champ [ champ, chomp ] [  noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (tr.v.) to mash, crush, grind or bite noisily by using one's teeth 2....

Daily Advanced Word List – 6th March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

volition [ voh-LISH-uh'n, vuh'- ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. an instance or act or choosing, willing or making a decision 2. a decision or choice made according to one's own will 3. the faculty or power to choose, make a decision...

Daily Advanced Word List – 4th March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

bedlam [ BED-luh' m  ] [ noun ] MEANING : a state, place or scene of utter confusion and uproar   genuflect [ JEN-yoo'-flekt ] [  verb] MEANING : 1. to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship...

Daily Advanced Word List – 5th March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

conundrum [ kuh'-NUHN-druh' m ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. a riddle whose answer involves a play of words or is a pun 2. a difficult and intricate problem   vicissitude [ vi-SIS-i-tood, -tyood ] [  noun] MEANING : 1. variation, change or mutation 2....

Daily Advanced Word List – 3rd March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

balderdash [ BAWL-der-dash ] [ noun ] MEANING : nonsense; stupid, senseless talk or writing   consequential [ kon-si-KWEN-shuh' l  ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. resultant or following an outcome or effect 2. important or significant 3. pompouse apartheid [ uh'-PAHRT-heyt, -hahyt ] [ noun ] MEANING :...

Daily Advanced Word List – 2nd March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

dyspeptic [ dis-PEP-tik ] [ noun, adjective ] MEANING : 1. (adj.) having a gloomy, pessimistic or morose disposition 2. (adj.) of, pertaining to or having dyspepsia or indigestion 3. (n.) indigestion or a person suffering from indigestion or dyspepsia 4. (n.) ill humour or...

Daily Advanced Word List – 1st March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

solecism [ SOL-uh’-siz-uh’ m, SOH-luh’-] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. something inconsistent with the normal, or accepted order 2. a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage of language 3. a breach of decorum or good manners   vex [ veks ] [  transitive verb ] MEANING...

Daily Advanced Word List – 28th Feb 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

lampoon [ lam-POON ] [ noun, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (n.) to criticize an individual or an institution through humorous writing or work of art 2. (v.) to make the subject of a lampoon   testy [ TES-tee ] [ adjective ] MEANING : touchy,...

Daily Advanced Word List – 27th Feb 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

ineffable [ in-EF-uh’-buh’ l ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. unable to describe in words; indescribable 2. not to be spoken of or uttered; taboo   Tundra [ TUHN-druh', TOO'N- ] [  noun ] MEANING : 1. a treeless region that falls between the icecap...