Wednesday, January 30, 2013

100 Must Know Words - Part 01 - Word 1-10



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01) Aberration
An aberration is a noun that means something that is not normal or is very typical at all.

#For her, such a low grade on an exam was an aberration.

02) Abhor
to hate, detest

#We should all abhor the illegal importing of fish

03) Acquiesce
to agree without protesting

#They demanded it, and he acquiesced.

04) Alacrity
Someone with alacrity shows cheerful willingness and eager behaviour, like a kid whose mother has told him he can buy anything in a candy store.

05) Amiable
friendly

#An amiable fellow, Neil got along with just about everyone.

06) Appease
to calm, satisfy

#When Jerry cries, his mother gives him chocolate to appease him.

07) Arcane
obscure, secret, known only by a few

#The professor is an expert in arcane Kashubian literature.

08) Avarice
excessive greed

#The banker’s avarice led him to amass an enormous personal fortune.

09) Brazen

With brazen disregard for the sign that said "no cellphones please" the woman took a long call in the doctor's office waiting room. Brazen refers to something shocking, done shamelessly.

#Critics condemned the writer’s brazen attempt to plagiarise Frankow-Czerwonko’s work.

10) Brusque
If you ask a salesperson with help finding something and all you get in response is a brusque "Everything's out on the shelves," you'll probably take your business elsewhere. A brusque manner of speaking is unfriendly, rude, and very brief.

#The waitresses are all eastern european and have a very brusque manner.

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