Hello and welcome to exampundit. So here are the Daily Word List of 5 January, 2017.
1. Zeitgeist (n):the
spirit characteristics of a period.
spirit characteristics of a period.
Use: “the
story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960s”
story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960s”
Synonyms the
beliefs, ideas and spirit of an era
beliefs, ideas and spirit of an era
2. Beleaguer (v):
put in a very difficult situation
put in a very difficult situation
Use: “the
board is supporting the beleaguered director”
board is supporting the beleaguered director”
Synonyms: to
besiege, to vex, harras or beset
besiege, to vex, harras or beset
3. Veridical (adj):
pertaining to an experience, perception or interpretation that accurately
represents reality.
pertaining to an experience, perception or interpretation that accurately
represents reality.
Use: “few believe
that all claimed religious experiences are Veridical.”
that all claimed religious experiences are Veridical.”
Synonyms: true,
genuine
genuine
4. Palliative (adj):
minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for
as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the disease.
minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for
as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the disease.
Use:
“orthodox medicines tend to be palliative rather than curative”
“orthodox medicines tend to be palliative rather than curative”
Synonyms:
medicine, soothing, sedative.
medicine, soothing, sedative.
5. Hog (n):
a greedy person who refuses to share.
a greedy person who refuses to share.
Use: “he
never hogged the limelight”
never hogged the limelight”
Synonyms:
gluttonous, selfish
gluttonous, selfish
6. Strident
(adj): a high pitched sound.
(adj): a high pitched sound.
Use: “his
voice had become increasingly strident”
voice had become increasingly strident”
Synonyms: loud, shrill
,piercing, rough sounding.
,piercing, rough sounding.
7. Murky (adj.):
obscure or morally questionable.
obscure or morally questionable.
Use: “a
government minister with a murky past”
government minister with a murky past”
Synonyms:
questionable, suspicious, suspect, dubious, dark, mysterious, secret;
questionable, suspicious, suspect, dubious, dark, mysterious, secret;
8. Effete (adj):
lacking strength or vitality.
lacking strength or vitality.
Use: “the
authority of an effete aristocracy began to dwindle”
authority of an effete aristocracy began to dwindle”
Synonyms:
exhausted, spoiled, corrupt, debased, feeble
exhausted, spoiled, corrupt, debased, feeble
9. Josh
(v): to tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion.
(v): to tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion.
Use: “he
loved to josh people”
loved to josh people”
Synonyms: joke, kid,
banter
banter
10. Lassitude
(n): having lack of energy
(n): having lack of energy
Use: “she
was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed”
was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed”
Synonyms: lethargy,
fatigue, dullness
fatigue, dullness
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