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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...

Daily Advanced Word List – 26th Feb 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

harlequin [ HAHR-luh'-kwin, -kin ] [ noun, adjective ] MEANING : 1. (n.) a comic character usu. wearing a mask, tights and holding a wooden sword or magic wand 2. (n.) a buffoon; clown 3. (adj.) variegated with marks; varied in colour or...

Daily Advanced Word List – 25th Feb 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

abjure [ ab-joo'r, -JUR ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. to renounce, give up, repudiate or forswear 2. to shun, avoid or abstain from 3. to reject, recant or retract esp. under oath   largesse [ lahr-JES, LAHR-jis ] [ noun ] MEANING...

Daily Advanced Word List – 24th Feb 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

larceny [ LAHR-suh’-nee ] [ noun ] MEANING : the unlawful taking of someone else's personal property   largesse [ lahr-JES, LAHR-jis ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. generosity in bestowing gifts 2. generosity of spirit or attitude   conciliatory [ kuh’ n-SIL-ee-uh’-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] [ adjective...

Daily Advanced Word List – 23rd Feb 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

legerdemain [ lej-er-duh’-MEYN  ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. sleight of hand 2. deception; trickery; a show of skill or deceitful cleverness   blasphemous [ BLAS-fuh'-muh' s ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. impiously irreverent; profane 2. speaking, containing or exhibiting blasphemy...

Daily Advanced Word List – 22nd Feb 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

clangor [ KLANG-er, KLANG-ger ] [ noun, intransitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (n.) a loud resonant sound, a din 2. (intr.v.) to make a clangor, clang   countenance [ KOUN-tn-uh’ ns ] [ noun, transitive verb ] MEANING : (n.) appearance, visage esp. one's facial expression...

Daily Advanced Word List – 21st Feb 2018, English Language, Meaning, Pronunciation

quaint [ kweynt ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. oddly pleasant or charming, esp. in an old-fashioned way, 2. strange or peculiar, usu. in a pleasing, interesting way, 3. skilfully or artfully made, 4. (obsolete) skilled; expert; wise   canker [ KANG-ker ] [ noun, intransitive...