Words of the day (4/3/2015)

VOCABULARY

ACUTE (adjective)
Definition:
a.(EXTREME) If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage:
Example:
-She felt acute concern at his behavior.
-The problem of poverty is particularly acute in rural areas.
b. An acute pain or illness is one that quickly becomes very severe.
Example:
-An acute attack of appendicitis
c.(ACCURATE/CLEVER) used to describe intelligence, senses, etc. that are very good, accurate, and able to notice very small differences.
Example:
- An acute sense of smell
- A woman of acute intelligence/judgment

BLATANT (adjective)
Definition:
very obvious and intentional, when this is a bad thing:
Example:
The whole episode was a blatant attempt to gain publicity.

INSIDIOUS (adjective)
Definition:
(of something unpleasant or dangerous) gradually and secretly causing harm.
Example:
High blood pressure is an insidious condition which has few symptoms.

INEXORABLE (adjective)
Definition:
continuing without any possibility of being stopped.
Example:
The scientist is making an inexorable progress of science.

MERIT (noun)
Definition:
a. the quality of being good and deserving praise.
Example:
An entertaining film with little artistic merit
Definition:
b. the advantages something has compared to something else:
Example:
We discussed the merits of herbal tea.

on your (own) merits
Definition:
c. according to the qualities you have or have shown, without considering any other information or comparing you to someone else:

Example:
The committee will consider/judge each applicant on his or her own merits.