Thursday, 23 July 2015

Words of the day


1. Arduous: very difficult

Climbing Mount Everest is an arduous, exhausting challenge.

2. Conspicuous: very easy to see or notice

The seven-foot-talk basketball player is conspicuous in any crowd.

3. Gourmet: a person who enjoys and knows a lot good food and wine

A gourmet chef is very good in preparing desserts for our dinner.

4. Plea: a serious and emotional request for something

We are making a plea all companies to stop polluting the environment.

5. Languish: to continue for a long time without activity or progress in an unpleasant or unwanted situation

Older people, especially, were languishing during the prolonged heat wave.

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