Friday, 23 January 2015

Words of the day (23/01/2015)

VOCABULARY


  • REGALE (ADJECTIVE)
MEANING : 
VERY IMPRESSIVE; TYPICAL OR SUITABLE FOR A KING AND QUEEN.
EXAMPLE:
1. The king is wearing a regale crown.
2.If that did prove to be the case then we could regale readers with the full story.

  • PROPHECY (NOUN)
MEANING : 
A STATEMENT ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
EXAMPLE:
1. The witch use her power to fulfill his prophecy
2. The prophecy was fulfilled, and Lawrence was sentenced to be burnt alive on a gridiron.
  • AUGUR (VERB)
MEANING : 
TO BE A GOOD/BAD SIGN OF WHAT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
EXAMPLE : 
1.Mounting sales augur a profitable year.
2.The picture below shows the continuous flight augur piles being constructed. 
  • WIDOW (NOUN)
MEANING : 
A WOMEN WHOSE HUSBAND HAS DIED AND WHO HAS NOT MARRIED AGAIN.
EXAMPLE : 
1. She has been widowed for ten years now.
2. Widow Linda Carter, who husband David died last year from mesothelioma, is trying to trace former co-workers.
  • BESOTTED (ADJECTIVE)
MEANING : 
SO MUCH IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE/SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T THINK OR BEHAVE NORMALLY.
EXAMPLE : 
1. Since Aaron was besotted with Yuhana, he started to not concentrate in his studies. 
2. We found him besotted with wine.

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