VOCABULARY
FURTIVE
(ADJECTIVE)/FURTIVELY (ADVERB)
Definition: (of
people) behaving secretly and often dishonestly, or (of actions) done secretly
and often dishonestly:
Example:
- I saw him cast a furtive glance at the
woman at the table to his right.
- He made one or two furtive phone calls.
- There was something furtive about his
behaviour and I immediately felt suspicious.
ECLECTIC
(ADJECTIVE)
Definition: Methods,
beliefs, ideas, etc. that are eclectic combine whatever seem the best or most useful
things from many different areas or systems, rather than following a single
system.
Example:
- an eclectic style/approach
- an eclectic taste in literature
EPHEMERAL
(ADJECTIVE)
Definition: lasting
for only a short time.
Example:
- Fame in the world of rock and pop is
largely ephemeral.
UBIQUITOUS
(ADJECTIVE)/UBIQUITOUSLY (ADVERB)
Definition: seeming
to be everywhere:
Example:
- Leather is very much in fashion this
season, as is the ubiquitous denim.
- The Swedes are not alone in finding
their language under pressure from the ubiquitous spread of English.
- The mobile phone, that most ubiquitous
of consumer-electronic appliances, is about to enter a new age.
FLEETING
(ADJECTIVE)/FLEETINGLY (ADVERB)
Definition: short
or quick:
Example:
- a fleeting glimpse.
- This is just a fleeting visit.
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