Saturday, 28 March 2015

Words of the day (19/3/2015)

VOCABULARY 

Hilarity (noun)
Definition: 
a situation in which people laugh very loudly and think something is very funny.
Example:
What was all the hilarity about?

Husbandry (noun)
Definition:
a. farming.
Example:
a. He gave a lecture on crop and animal husbandry.

Definition:
b. careful use - the careful use of money, food, supplies, etc.

Ignominy (noun)
Definition:
public embarrassment.
Example:
The incumbent party experienced the ignominy of total defeat in the last election.

Ineptitude (noun)
Definition: 
the quality of being unable to do something well.

Insipid (adjective)
Definition: 
not having a strong taste or character, or having no interest or energy.
Example:
Why anyone buys music with such insipid lyrics is a mystery.

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