Friday, 6 February 2015

3rd February

1. Indignant, adjective: feeling anger over a perceived injustice
When the cyclist swerved into traffic, it forced the driver to brake and elicited an indignant shout of “Hey, punk, watch where you’re going!”

2. Convoluted, adjective: highly complex or intricate
Instead of solving the math problem in three simple steps, Omar used a convoluted solution requiring fifteen steps.

3. Impeccable, adjective: without fault or error
He was impeccable dressed in the latest fashion without a single crease or stain.

4. Squander, verb: spend thoughtlessly; waste time, money, or an opportunity
Fearing his money would be squandered by his family, he gave all of it to charity when he died.

5. Extenuating, adjective: making less guilty or more forgivable
The jury was hardly moved by the man’s plea that his loneliness was an extenuating factor in his crime of dognapping a prized pooch.

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