Friday, 13 February 2015

Words of the day (13/2/2105)

VOCABULARY

ALLEVIATE (VERB)
Definition: To make something bad such as pain or problems less severe.
Example:
-          The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain.

MITIGATE (VERB)
Definition: To make something less harmful, unpleasant or bad.
Example:
-          It is clear how to mitigate the effect of tourism on the island.

PHLEGMATIC (ADJECTIVE)
Definition: Describe someone who doesn’t usually get emotional excited about thing.
Example:
-          As a footballer his first asset was his calm, phlegmatic manner.

CHOLERIC (ADJECTIVE)
Definition: Very angry or easily annoyed.
Example:
Don’t disturb her as she is a choleric sort of person.

CONSTRAINED (ADJECTIVE)
Definition:
Force to do something against your will.
Describe behaviour that is force and unnatural.
Example:

-          Don’t feel constrained to do what he says, he has no authority.

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