19th January

5 words a day

1. Candidness, noun: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Although I was unhappy that the relationship ended, I appreciated her candidness about why she was ready to move on from the relationship.

2. Disheartened, adjective: made less hopeful or enthusiastic
After the visiting team scored nine times, the home team's fans were disheartened, some leaving the game early.

3. Exasperate, verb: to irritate intensely
As a child, I exasperated my mother with strings of never-ending questions.

4. Resignation, noun: the acceptance of something unpleasant that can't be avoided.
Since Shane could not think of a convincing reason why he had to miss the seminar, he attended it with a sense of resignation.

5. Scour, verb: to remove dirt from something by rubbing it hard with something rough
You will have to scour out those old cooking pots before you use them.