Tuesday, 27 January 2015

24th January

1. Pugnacious, adjective: eager to fight or argue; verbally combative
The comedian told one flat joke after another, and when the audience started booing, he pugnaciously spat back at them.

2. Spendthrift, noun: one who spends money extravagantly
Taking weekly trips to Vegas, Meggie was a spendthrift whose excesses eventually caught up to her.

3. Archaic, adjective: so old as to appear to belong to a different period
Hoping to sound intelligent, Megan spoke in archaic English that was right out of Jane Austen’s pride and Prejudice-needless to say, she didn't have many friends.

4. Proponent, noun: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Ironically, the leading proponent of Flat-Earth Theory flies all over the world in an effort to win more adherents.

5. Lethargic, adjective: lacking energy
Nothing can make a person more lethargic than a big turkey dinner.

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