August 24, 2022

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Improve your Vocabulary: 10 Words of the day

Definition:

Pugnaciou

ready and able to resort to force or violence 

Example:

The general disposition was choleric, pugnacious, litigious. 

Definition:

Penchant

fondness, inclination; strong inclination; liking 

Example:

The man has a penchant for short and nervous sentences, but they are never jerky. 

Definition:

Tellurian

an inhabitant of the earth 

Example:

I want to insist on a fourth criterion of the genuine partisan, one that Jover Zamora has called his tellurian character. 

Definition:

Wary

careful, cautious 

Example:

Tranter, cunning and wary from years of fighting, knew that his chance had come. 

Definition:

Exegesi

an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) 

Example:

The work will give strong impetus to the growing interest in the history of patristic exegesis in the English-speaking world. 

Definition:

Purblind

lacking in insight or discernment 

Example:

When she had gone, Mrs. purblind and I breathed more freely. 

Definition:

Caterwaul

utter shrieks, as of cats 

Example:

Certainly, the former, part caterwaul and part coy coo, will be an acquired taste. 

Definition:

Perfidiou

treacherous; disloyal 

Example:

An English poet has said of woman, 'Perfidious as the waves,' my son. 

Definition:

Incommunicado

without the means or right to communicate 

Example:

a prisoner held incommunicado 

Definition:

Demure

affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way 

Example:

It had straps, so it showed a bit of her shoulders, but the dress was demure. 

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