Words of the day (26/01/2015)

VOCABULARY

BROOD (VERB)

DEFINITION:

To worry .Or to think a lot about something that makes you worried or sad.

EXAMPLE :
-  We shouldn’t brood about our SPM results since it’s over.

-      They have now had their second brood of nine who are growing fast.

IMPETUOUS (VERB)

DEFINITION:

Acting or done quickly and without thinking.

EXAMPLE:

-      We shouldn’t impetuous some decisions because it might determine our future.

-      He was an impetuous man, quick in his decisions.

RECKONED (VERB)

DEFINITION:

To think; to have an opinion about something.

EXAMPLE:
-   I reckoned something might happen to Ellen since she was moody from just now.

-      Sounds to us you haven't reckoned on the boredom factor.

SCURRYING (VERB)

DEFINITION:

To run quickly with short steps; to hurry.

EXAMPLE:

-      She was scurrying to punch her card in order to get herself on time in the office.

-      Sora began to scurry back to a safe distance from the edge.

PSYCH (VERB)

DEFINITION:

To prepare yourself in your mind for something difficult.

EXAMPLE:

-      We must psych our mind by doing a lot of exercises before taking the exams.

-      My husband is disabled, and the pain meds and psych meds sometimes leave him forgetful.