Sunday, 8 February 2015

9th February

1. Prodigal, adjective: 1. spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.
Prodigal habits die hard.
Adjective: 2. having or giving something on a lavish scale.
The dessert was prodigal with whipped cream.

2. Brusque, verb: markedly short and abrupt
She asked for a cup of coffee and received a brusque reply: We don't have any.

3. Folly, noun: lack of good sense; foolishness
An act of sheer folly.

4. Heretic, noun: a person who is guilty of heresy
Her belief that a split would be good for the party was regarded as heretical.

5. Lassitude, noun: physical or mental tiredness
Shareholders are blaming the company's problems on the lassitude of the managing director.

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