Word of the day

2021-04-20 09:33:13 Adulate /ˈædʒ.ə.leɪt/
verb [ T ]

to admire or praise someone very much, especially when this is more than is deserved

Ex: The boxer was convicted of rape, and yet is still adulated by many.


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2021-04-17 08:44:35 Minatory /ˈmɪn.ə.tər.i/
adjective

expressing a warning or a threat

Ex: Exploitations of various kinds, in several directions, are recounted in a tone both minatory and droll.
Behind both these minatory visions stands a bloodthirsty Father, damning and punishing.

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2021-04-14 08:31:26 Gazette /ɡəˈzet/
noun [ C ]

(newspaper) used in the titles of some newspapers and magazines

Ex: There were campaigns to conserve the forest, wetlands and volcanic areas by gazetting them as national parks.

verb [ T ]
to announce or publish something in an official list or record

Ex: The weekly gazette includes a list of the names of students who have made local schools' honor rolls.


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2021-04-12 07:49:02 Gallant /ˈɡæl.ənt/
adjective

1. (erkaklarga hos odobli) (of a man) polite and kind towards women, especially when in public
2. (jasur) showing no fear of dangerous or difficult things

Ex: That wasn't very gallant of you, Paul, pushing a young lady out of the way like that!
Despite fierce competition, she made a gallant effort to win the first medal of the championships.

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2021-04-10 08:42:19 Vendetta /venˈdet.ə/
noun

(hun olish) a long and violent argument between people or families, in which one group tries to harm the other in order to punish them for things that happened in the past

Ex: Although he hadn't exactly changed the subject, I knew we were no longer speaking of my vendetta and my family.
This vendetta was so absurd that many mainstream newspapers ran editorials in our defense.

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2021-04-09 07:36:02 Limn \ˈlim\
verb

1 : to draw or paint on a surface
2 : to outline in clear sharp detail : delineate
3 : describe

Ex: I fear it is not possible to limn so many persons in so small a tablet as the compass of our plays afford.
How we transpose and dislocate while we limn in aerial colours!


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