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Wednesday, 1 August 2012

10 New words (part 6)

Aquadextrous (adj.)
Definition: Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.

Florid (adj.)
Definition:   1. Having a red or flushed complexion: "a stout man with a florid face".
                   2. Elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated: "florid operatic-style music was out".
Synonyms:  ornate, flowery


Chalk and cheese (Idiom)
Definition: Things, or people, that are like chalk and cheese are very different and have nothing in common.


Cauldron (noun)
Definition: large metal pot (kettle) for cooking and/or boiling over an open fire, with a large mouth and frequently with an arc-shaped hanger.


Perambulate (verb)
Definition: Walk or travel through or around (a place or area), especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way.
Synonyms: walk, tour


Deficit (noun)
Definition: 1.the amount by which something, esp. a sum of money, is too small.
                2. An excess of expenditure or liabilities over income or assets in a given period.
Synonyms: deficiency


Jubilate (noun)
Definition: Psalm 100 (99 in the Vulgate), esp. as used as a canticle in the Anglican service of matins.

Apraxia (noun)
Definition: Inability to perform particular purposive actions, due to brain damage.

Convulsion (noun)
Definition: A sudden, violent, irregular movement of a limb or of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles.


Unorthodox (adj.)
Definition: Contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted.

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