Thursday, 23 April 2015

Words of the day (20/4/2015)

VOCABULARY

Passionate (adjective)
Definition:
having very strong feelings or emotions.
Example:
The Italians are said to be the most passionate people in Europe.

Decorous (adjective)
Definition:
behaving politely and in a controlled way.
Example:
His manner, as ever, was decorous.

Visceral (adjective)
Definition:
(EMOTIONAL)based on deep feeling and emotional reactions rather than on reason or thought.
Example:
His approach to acting is visceral rather than intellectual.

Intuitive (adjective)
Definition:
a.based on feelings rather than facts or proof.
Example:
Most people have an intuitive sense of right and wrong.

Definition:
b.able to know or understand something because of feelings rather than facts or proof.
Example:
Men are often regarded as less intuitive than women.

Instinctive (adjective)
Definition:
Instinctive behavior or reactions are not thought about, planned, or developed by training.
Example:
An instinctive reaction.

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