VOCABULARY OF THE DAY - 07-02-2017

1). Brevity

Meaning: Conciseness, concision, pith, briefness, shortness, compression, crispness

Definition: concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

Usage: The staff will edit manuscripts with a view to brevity and clarity.

2). Feeble

Meaning: Weak, weakly, puny, infirm, delicate, sickly, ailing, failing, helpless, powerless

Definition: lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

Usage: By now, he was too feeble to leave his room

3). Miserable

Meaning: Unhappy, sad, dejected, depressed, downcast, downhearted, glum, gloomy, blue,

forlorn

Definition: (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable

Usage: Their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable

4). Scanty

Meaning: meagre, scant, minimal, limited, modest, restricted, sparse

Definition: small or insufficient in quantity or amount.

Usage: They paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families

5). Brutal

Meaning: savage, cruel, bloodthirsty, vicious, barbaric, wicked, harsh

Definition: savagely violent Usage: A brutal murder.

6). Filthy

Meaning: dirty, mucky, grimy, muddy, murky, slimy, unclean

Definition: disgustingly dirty.

Usage: A filthy hospital with no sanitation

7). Combat

Meaning: battle, fighting, action, conflict, armed conflict, war, warfare

Definition: fighting between armed forces.

Usage: Five Hurricanes were shot down in combat.

8). Obstinate

Meaning: Stubborn, headstrong, wilful, unyielding, inflexible, dogged, inexorable

Definition: stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts

to persuade one to do so

Usage: Her obstinate determination to pursue a career in radio.

9). Eloquent

Meaning: persuasive, expressive, articulate, fluent

Definition: fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.

Usage: An eloquent speech.

10). Impetuous

Meaning: impulsive, rash, hasty, reckless, heedless, foolhardy, injudicious, unthinking

Definition: acting or done quickly and withoutb thought or care

Usage: She might live to rue this impetuous decision.

11). Hinge

Meaning: depend, hang, rest, turn, pivot, centre, be conditional

Definition: attach or join with or as if with a hinge

Usage: The ironing board was set into the wall and hinged at the bottom.

12). Ballot

Meaning: Vote, poll, election, straw poll, plebiscite

Definition: a system of voting secretly and in writing on a particular issue.

Usage: A strike ballot

13). Disenchant

Meaning: disillusioned, disappointed, let down, fed up, discontented

Definition: cause (someone) to be disappointed

Usage: He may have been disenchanted by the loss of his huge following

14). Cohort

Meaning: unit, outfit, force

Definition: an ancient Roman military unit, comprising six centuries, equal to one tenth of a

legion.

Usage: A cohort of civil servants patiently drafting Legislation

15). Presumption

Meaning: brazenness, audacity, boldness, temerity, front, pertness, forwardness

Definition: behaviour perceived as arrogant, disrespectful, and transgressing the limits of what is

permitted or appropriate

Usage: He lifted her off the ground, and she was enraged at his presumption.