Impregnable [ im-PREG-nuh’-buh’
l ]
[ adjective ]
MEANING :
1. unassailable,
invincible or unconquerable
2. capable of being impregnated
2. capable of being impregnated
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
The impregnable
Daulatabad fort has only been captured by treachery.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
A weekend poll giving
the Conservatives a 7% lead over Labour and their best showing since before
Black Wednesday merely illustrates what we already knew: that the floating
voters of the English marginals want to be reassured that their expensive homes
are as impregnable against the tax collector as any castle.
The Herald, Simple steps to regain trust
The Herald, Simple steps to regain trust
Brackish [ BRAK-ish ]
[ adjective ]
MEANING :
1. salty, saline or
briny
2. nauseating, repulsive or distasteful
2. nauseating, repulsive or distasteful
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
The brackish nature of
the water made it impossible to drink.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
The resident of
seasonal brackish and freshwater ponds was found in just one pool in the New
Forest until it was discovered at Caerlaverock four years ago during a particularly
wet August.
Telegraph, Tadpole shrimp, the oldest living species, re-emerges after wet summer, 28 Aug 2008
Telegraph, Tadpole shrimp, the oldest living species, re-emerges after wet summer, 28 Aug 2008
Unconscionable [ uhn-KON-shuh’-nuh’-buh’l ]
[ adjective ]
MEANING :
1. not bound by
conscience; unscrupulous
2. beyond reason; excessive
2. beyond reason; excessive
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
He lost his job as
public relations officer because of his unconscionable conduct.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
It would have been
unconscionable to even consider cancelling concerts that form a major part of
the creative dialogue in this country.
BBC, Barbican stands by Stockhausen, 21 September 2001
BBC, Barbican stands by Stockhausen, 21 September 2001
Defoliate [ v.
dee-FOH-lee-eyt; adj. dee-FOH-lee-it, -eyt ]
[ adjective,
intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (tr. v.) to strip
or remove the leaves from
2. (tr. v.) to cause the leaves to fall off
3. (intr. v.) to lose leaves
4. (adj.) having naturally lost its leaves
2. (tr. v.) to cause the leaves to fall off
3. (intr. v.) to lose leaves
4. (adj.) having naturally lost its leaves
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
He said the plants in
his garden were defoliated because of caterpillars.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
The larvae can
defoliate berberis shrubs.
The Telegraph, Tree trouble ahead, Ursula Buchan, 19 March 2009.
The Telegraph, Tree trouble ahead, Ursula Buchan, 19 March 2009.
Arid [ AR-id ]
[ adjective ]
MEANING :
1. dry, parched or
being without moisture
2. unproductive or barren due to a lack of water
3. uninspired, dreary, lacking interest or without imaginativeness
2. unproductive or barren due to a lack of water
3. uninspired, dreary, lacking interest or without imaginativeness
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
Scientists in India
have conducted various studies and experiments and hope to discover a way to
increase the agricultural productivity of arid lands.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
Smerdon said that the
people worst affected by the droughts were nomadic herders in arid regions in
northern Kenya and subsistence farmers on the coast.
CNN, Rain 'not enough' to end hunger in Kenya, Mark Tutton, 10 December 2009.
CNN, Rain 'not enough' to end hunger in Kenya, Mark Tutton, 10 December 2009.
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