Saturday, 28 March 2015

Words of the day (22/3/2015)

VOCABULARY

Opulence (adjective)
Definition:
expensive and luxurious.
Example:
An opulent lifestyle.

Pathos (noun)
Definition:
the power of a situation, piece of writing, work of art or person to cause feelings of sadness, especially because of sympathy.
Example:
There's a pathos in his performance which he never lets slide into sentimentality.

Plaudits (noun)
Definition:
praise.
Example:
The quality of his photography earned/won him plaudits from the experts.

Prospectus (noun)
Definition:
a document giving details of a college, school, or business and its activities.
Example:
You will find details of all our courses in the prospectus.

Raze (verb)
Definition:
to completely destroy a city, building, etc.
Example:
The town was razed to the ground in the bombing raid - not a building was left standing.

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