Monday 16 May 2016

Vocab - (16 may 2016)

WORDS
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Divulge
If you divulge a piece of secret or private information, you tell it to someone.
I do not want to divulge where the village is.
Hinder
If something hinders you, it makes it more difficult for you to do something or make progress.
Further investigation was hindered by loss of all documentation on the case.
Impediment
Something that is an impediment to a person or thing makes their movement, development, or progress difficult.
He was satisfied there was no legal impediment to the marriage.
Imbue
If someone or something is imbued with an idea, feeling, or quality, they become filled with it.
As you listen, you notice how every single word is imbued with a breathless sense of wonder.
Confide
If you confide in someone, you tell them a secret.
He confided to me that he felt like he was being punished.

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