Thursday 2 June 2016

vocab - (2 june 2016)

WORDS
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Devoid
Lacking.
The picnic jug was completely devoid after only a few minutes.
Dire
Urgent, dreadful.
The circumstances are now more dire than ever.
Discourse
Discussion.
He likes to engage in lively discourse with his visitors.
Discredit
Damage the reputation of someone.
The citizens had attempted to discredit the governor.
Discrepancy
Differences especially between things that should be the same.
Discrepancies in the firm’s  financial statements had led to an  investigation..

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