Monday, 9 March 2015

Words of the day (8/3/2015)

VOCABULARY 

PEDANTIC (adjective)
Definition:
giving too much attention to formal rules or small details.
Example:
They were being unnecessarily pedantic by insisting that Berry himself, and not his wife, should have made the announcement.

PRUDENT (adjective)
Definition:
careful and avoiding risks.
Example:
It's always prudent to read a contract properly before signing it.

DECIMATE (verb)
Definition:
to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely.
Example:
Populations of endangered animals have been decimated.

ENSHROUD (verb)
Definition:
(KEEP SECRET) to make something difficult to know or understand.
Example:
The whole affair was enshrouded in secrecy.

DOMICILE (noun)
Definition:
the place where a person lives.
Example:
He currently staying below the bridge as his domicile.


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