Friday, 13 February 2015

Words of the day (14/2/2015)

VOCABULARY

TRACTABLE (ADJECTIVE)
Definition: easily dealt with, controlled or persuaded.
Example:
-          The problem turned out to be rather less tractable than I had expected.

STOIC (ADJECTIVE)
Definition: determine not to complain or show your feelings, especially when something bad happen to you.
Example:
-          We knew she must be in pain, despite her stoic attitude.

ERADICATE (VERB)
Definition: To get rid of completely or destroy something bad.
Example:
-          The government claims to be all it can to eradicate corruptions.

UNANIMITY (NOUN)
Definition: the state of being unanimous.
Example:

-          He was less known by any of his class members because of his unanimity attitude.

STIFLE (VERB)
Definition:
 No air- to (cause) be unable to breathe because you have no air.
-      To prevent something from happening, being expressed or continuing.
Example:
-          He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow.
-          She stifled a cough.





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