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Daily Word List – 23rd March 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation

exacerbate [ ig-ZAS-er-beyt, ek-SAS-] [  verb ] MEANING : aggravate; increase intensity, bitterness or violence burlesque [ ber-LESK ] [ noun, verb ] MEANING : 1. (n.) a dramatic or literary work that tries to mock or ridicule through grotesque comical exaggeration 2. (n.) a grotesque theatrical...

Daily Word List – 22nd March 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation

titular [ TICH-uh'-ler, TIT-yuh'- ] [  noun, adjective ] MEANING : 1. (adj.) of, pertaining to or having a title 2. (adj.) nominal or existing only in title 3. (n.) one bearing or holding a title tribunal [ trahy-BYOON-l, tri ] [ noun ] MEANING :...

Daily Word List – 21st March 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation

lurid [ LOO’ R-id ] [ noun, verb ] MEANING : 1. marked by sensationalism 2. glowing or shining in colour 3. having an unnatural glare 4. livid or pallid carp [ kahrp ] [ noun, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (tr.v.) to unreasonably criticize or...

Daily Word List – 20th March 2018 Meaning, Pronunciation

palaver [ puh’-LAV-er, LAH-ver ] [ noun, verb ] MEANING : 1. (n.) a long negotiation between enemies or esp. one between primitive tribes and european traders 2. (n.) long idle talk or chatter 3. (v.) to parley or negotiate 4. (v.) to talk idly...

Daily Advanced Word List – 19th March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

viscid [ VIS-id ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. viscous, sticky or adhesive 2. (Botany) covered with a sticky substance acclaimed [ uh'-KLEYM ] [ adjective ] MEANING : celebrated, acknowledged, renowned or praised supine [ adj. soo-PAHYN; n. SOO-pahyn ] [ noun, adjective ] MEANING : 1. (adj.) lying on...

Daily Advanced Word List – 18th March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

braggadocio [ brag-uh'-DOH-shee-oh ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. empty boasting; bragging 2. a person who boasts; braggart declivity [ di-KLIV-i-tee] [ noun ] MEANING : a slope or inclination showing a downward trend vouchsafe [ vouch-SEYF ] [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (tr.v.) to...

Daily Advanced Word List – 17th March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

beatific [ bee-uh'-Tif-ik ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. bestowing or imparting bliss or blessings 2. having a saintly or blissful appearance cavalcade [ kav-uh' l-KEYD, KAV-uh' l-keyd ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. a procession esp. one that involves horsemen and riders 2. a...

Daily Advanced Word List – 16th March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

bcorpulent [ KAWR-pyuh'-luh' nt ] [ adjective ] MEANING : fat; stout; having a large bulky body asperity [ uh'-SPER-i-tee ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. ruggedness, harshness or roughness 2. difficulty, rigor or hardship 3. rudeness or acrimony wrest [ rest ] [ noun, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1....

Daily Advanced Word List – 15th March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

benign [ bi-NAHYN ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. of a mild, gentle disposition 2. characterised by gentleness or kindness 3. favourable 4. harmless; non-malignant expropriate [ eks-proh-pree-eyt ] [ transitive verb  ] MEANING : 1. to deprive or take away from someone his possessions or...

Daily Advanced Word List – 14th March 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

soporific [ sop-uh’-RIF-ik, soh-puh’- ] [ noun, adjective ] MEANING : 1. (adj.) causing or tending to cause sleep 2. (adj.) of or pertaining to sleep or drowsiness 3. (n.) something that causes sleep bric-a-brac [ BRIK-uh'-brak ] [ noun  ] MEANING : an assortment of...