Saturday, 4 April 2015

Words of the day (29/3/2015)

VOCABULARY

Moratorium (noun)
Definition:
a stopping of an activity for an agreed amount of time.
Example:
A five-year worldwide moratorium on nuclear weapons testing.

Perjury (noun)
Definition:
the crime of telling lies in court when you have promised to tell the truth.
Example:
She was sentenced to two years in jail for committing perjury.

Quirk (noun)
Definition:
an unusual habit or part of someone's personality, or something that is strange and unexpected.
Example:
There is a quirk in the rules that allows you to invest money without paying tax.

Stratagem (noun)
Definition:
a carefully planned way of achieving or dealing with something, often involving a trick.
Example:
Her stratagem for dealing with her husband's infidelities was to ignore them.


Revivify (verb)
Definition:
to give new energy and strength to an event or activity.
Example:
A leader with real charisma is needed to revivify the political party.

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