August 25, 2022

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Improve your Vocabulary: 10 Words of the day

Definition:

Platitude

a trite or obvious remark

Example:

A platitude that nobody has expressed and that nobody has acted on is a great truth. 

Definition:

Onomasticon

a list of proper nouns naming persons or place

Example:

The list of his works occupies five pages in Saxe's onomasticon.

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Codicil

a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will 

Example:

The Deputy Judge was not prepared to reveal the names of the two witnesses to his codicil when it was executed on 12th November. 

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Celerity

a rate that is rapid

Example:

The celerity with which they pressed on their way, astonished the Europeans. 

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Empathy

understanding and entering into another's feelings 

Example:

The ethical rationale of the fast is to teach self-discipline, humility, and empathy with the poor. 

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Purblind

lacking in insight or discernment 

Example:

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

Definition:

Behaviour

the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation 

Example:

When you choose the behaviour, you choose the consequences 

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Quixotic

not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic 

Example:

The show has always grooved in the cerebral and quixotic, which often translates to slow. 

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Bibulou

given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol 

Example:

a bibulous fellow 

Definition:

Natatorial

Inclined or adapted to swim; swimming; as, natatorial birds. 

Example:

The natatorial type of the Quadrumana, however, is most assuredly wanting. 

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