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Daily Word List Meaning, Pronunciation | Free PDF – 27th July 2018

recumbent [ ri-KUHM-buh’ nt ] [noun,adjective]  MEANING: 1. (adj.) reclining, leaning or resting 2. (adj.) inactive, resting or idle 3. (n.) one who is idle or inactive remiss [ ri-MIS ] [adjective]  MEANING: 1. negligent, lax or careless 2. marked or characterized by negligence, slackness or...

Daily Word List Meaning, Pronunciation | Free PDF – 26th July 2018

quail [ kweyl ] [noun,intransitive verb]  MEANING: 1. (n.) a small gallinaceous bird like the bobwhite 2. (intr.v.) to cower, shrink back, wince or lose heart rabid [ RAB-id ] [adjective]  MEANING: 1. furious, violent or raging 2. fanatical, over-zealous or extreme in practice 3. affected...

Daily Word List Meaning, Pronunciation | Free PDF – 25th July 2018

quarry [ KWAWR-ee, KWOR-ee ] [noun,transitive verb]  MEANING: 1. (n.) prey or game 2. (n.) an open excavation pit to obtain stone by blasting or digging 3. (n.) an object being pursued 4. (tr.v.) to excavate stone from a quarry purgatory [ PUR-guh’-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] [noun,adjective] ...

Daily Word List Meaning, Pronunciation | Free PDF – 24th July 2018

suffuse [ suh'-FYOOZ ] [transitive verb]  MEANING: to overspread, fill or infuse with colour, light or liquid purview [ PUR-vyoo ] [noun]  MEANING: 1. the extent, range or scope of authority, intention, concern or competence 2. the scope or range of vision or understanding 3. the...

Daily Word List Meaning, Pronunciation | Free PDF – 23rd July 2018

succumb [ suh’-KUHM ] [intransitive verb]  MEANING: 1. to yield or give in to superior force 2. to die quirk [ kwurk ] [noun,transitive verb]  MEANING: 1. (n.) an idiosyncrasy, whim, or peculiar mannerism or trait 2. (n.) a sharp turn or twist 3. (n.) an...

Daily Word List Meaning, Pronunciation | Free PDF – 20th July 2018

quizzical [ KWIZ-i-kuh’ l ] [adjective]  MEANING: 1. odd, queer, eccentric or comical 2. puzzled, perplexed or confused 3. teasing, questioning or mocking reconnaissance [ ri-KON-uh’-suh’ ns, -zuh’ ns ] [noun]  MEANING: an exploration, survey, inspection or examination that is conducted in order to garner information...

Daily Word List Meaning, Pronunciation | Free PDF – 19th July 2018

seclusion [ si-KLOO-zhuh’ n ] [noun]  MEANING: 1. the state, condition or act of being isolated or at solitude 2. a place that is isolated succour [ SUHK-er ] [noun,transitive verb]  MEANING: 1. (n.) relief, comfort, aid or assistance 2. (n.) one who aids, comforts or...

Daily Word List Meaning, Pronunciation | Free PDF – 11th July 2018

stoke [ stohk ] [intransitive verb,transitive verb]  MEANING: 1. (tr.v.) to stir up, feed or fuel a fire 2. (tr.v.) to tend or fuel a furnace 3. (tr.v.) to intensify or activate 4. (intr.v.) to tend or fuel a fire untenable [ uhn-TEN-uh'-buh'l ] [adjective]  MEANING:...

Daily Word List Meaning, Pronunciation | Free PDF – 10th July 2018

savour [ SEY-ver ] [noun,intransitive verb,transitive verb]  MEANING: 1. (n.) the flavour, taste or smell of something 2. (intr.v.) to have a particular flavour, smell or taste 3. (intr.v.) to relish or enjoy something 4. (tr.v.) to season or add flavour to something...

Daily Word List Meaning, Pronunciation | Free PDF – 9th July 2018

vagary [ vuh'-GAIR-ee, VEY-guh-ree ] [noun]  MEANING: 1. an erratic, unpredictable or unexpected action, course or instance 2. a whimsical or wild notion or action snivel [ SNIV-uh’ l ] [noun,intransitive verb,transitive verb]  MEANING: 1. (intr.v.) to sniffle while weeping 2. (intr.v.) to whine or complain...