Tuesday, 27 January 2015

25th January

1. Dilapidated, adjective: in terrible condition
The main house has been restored but the gazebo is still dilapidated and unuseable.

2. Enmity, noun: a state of deep-seated ill-will
Charles rude remark toward Sarah yesterday was due to his illness, not due to any real enmity toward Sarah.

3. Tirade, noun: an angry speech
In terms of political change, a tirade oftentimes does little more than make the person speaking red in the face.

4. Besmirch, verb: damage the good name and reputation of someone
The prince’s distasteful choice of words besmirched not only his own name, but the reputation of the entire royal family.

5. Insipid, adjective: dull and uninteresting
The movie director was known for hiring beautiful actors in order to deflect attention away from the insipid scripts he would typically use.

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