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

onomatopoeia [ on-uh’-mat-uh’-PEE-uh’, mah-tuh’  ] [noun]  MEANING: the formation or use of words that imitate natural sounds like buzz, crack, splash, etc.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1: The word hiss can be said to be an onomatopoeia. USAGE EXAMPLE 2: As well as...

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

nonpareil [ non-puh’-REL ] [noun,adjective] MEANING: 1. (adj.) not having any equal 2. (n.) someone or something that has no equal USAGE EXAMPLE 1: Harold Robbins is widely regarded as a nonpareil among best selling novelists. USAGE EXAMPLE 2: That's...

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

nifty [ NIF-tee ] [adjective] MEANING: (adj.) very smart, clever and stylish USAGE EXAMPLE 1: The nifty satire of Catch 22 made it a huge bestseller. USAGE EXAMPLE 2: Just as Shakespeare singlehandedly changed the language by adding all kinds...

Daily Word List – 21st June 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation | Free PDF

nefarious [ ni-FAIR-ee-uh’ s ] [adjective] MEANING: blatantly wicked USAGE EXAMPLE 1: The clandestine sale of nuclear technology to Pakistan by China and other such nefarious activities is a matter of great concern for the international community. USAGE EXAMPLE 2:...

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

nonentity [ non-EN-ti-tee ] [noun] MEANING: 1. a person who does not have any importance 2. something that does not exist USAGE EXAMPLE 1: Since he was a nonentity, the press did not deem it necessary to solicit his views...

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

ingenious [ in-JEEN-yuh’ s ] [adjective] MEANING: 1. characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction 2. cleverly inventive or resourceful USAGE EXAMPLE 1: The ingenious twists and turns in the film kept the audience thoroughly engrossed. USAGE EXAMPLE...

Daily Word List – 18th June 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation | Free PDF

palindrome [ PAL-in-drohm ] [noun] MEANING: a word, sentence, phrase, or verse that reads the same backward and forward USAGE EXAMPLE 1: Hannah is an example of a palindrome. USAGE EXAMPLE 2: Building a contraption like the LHC to find...

Daily Word List – 16th June 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation | Free PDF

mausoleum [ maw-suh’-LEE-uh’ m, -zuh’- ] [noun] MEANING: 1. an impressive and splendid tomb 2. a small building used to bury the remains of individuals esp. of those belonging to the same family 3. a large, gloomy room or building...

Daily Word List – 15th June 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation | Free PDF

ersatz [ ER-zahts, -sahts, er-ZAHTS, -SAHTS ] [adjective] MEANING: an artificial and usually inferior substitute or imitation USAGE EXAMPLE 1: At the seminar they served us ersatz coffee made of chicory. USAGE EXAMPLE 2: The remaining sites would then be...

Daily Word List – 14th June 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation | Free PDF

ineluctable [ in-i-LUHK-tuh’-buh’ l ] [adjective] MEANING: cannot be avoided or evaded; inevitable USAGE EXAMPLE 1: It was perhaps his ineluctable destiny that he would one day fall off his horse and become a paraplegic. USAGE EXAMPLE 2: Will’s style...