Daily Wordlist

March 28, 2016 Share Like Labels: ba

Dear Readers,

1.Gallows (n) : Execution by hanging.

Synonyms : Gibbet, Scaffold

Use : In the Argentina, the gallows has been replaced by the gurney for executions.

2.Deplore (v) : Feel or express strong condemnation

Synonyms : Abhor , Moan

Use : Teachers deplore student behaviors that distract from lectures.

3.Cult (n) : A system of religious veneration and devotion directed towards a particular figure or object.

Synonyms : Belief, Persuasion, Affiliation,

Use : The god's cult statue is housed in the main room of the temple.

4. Ablaze (adj): Very brightly colored or lighted.

Synonyms: Alight, Aflame , Raging, Fiery

Use : The morning sun set the sky ablaze.

5. Visage (n): A person's facial expression.

Synonyms: Expression , Look , Features

Use : The model’s visage earned her many cover photos.

6.Debonair (adj): Confident, stylish, and charming.

Synonyms: Suave, Urbane, Sophisticated, Cultured

Use : Onscreen and in person, the actors always manages to look so debonair.

7. Pretentious (adj) : Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.

Synonyms: Affected, Ostentatious, Chichi

Use : Rohit prefers the simple things in life and is not pretentious by any means.

8. Rendezvous (n) : A meeting at an agreed time and place.

Synonyms: Meeting, Appointment, Engagement

Use : He checked the time and calculated how long it would take to reach the rendezvous point.

9. Pliant (adj) : Easily influenced or directed

Synonyms: Compliant, Biddable, Docile, Tractable

Use : When the slaves were not pliant, their owners would punish them.

10.Rife (adj) : In a great quantity

Synonyms: Widespread, General, Common

Use : Countries with limited clean water resources are rife with cases of stomach viruses.

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