Sunday 29 May 2016

vocab - (29 may 2016)

WORDS
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Callous
Not feeling or showing any concern about the problems or suffering of other people.
A callous refusal to help the poor.
Caustic
i)                    Bitter and sarcastic
i)                    she wrote a caustic report about the decisions that led to the crisis.
ii)                  acidic
ii)                  The chemical was so caustic that it ate through the pipe.
Circumscribe
To limit the size or amount of.
The circle is circumscribe by the square.
Circumvent
Overcome an obstacle.
We circumvented the problem by using different programs.
Congenial
Suitable or appropriate, pleasant and enjoyable, very friendly.
We studied in the congenial atmosphere of the library.

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