Friday 3 August 2012

Vocabulary (4)

1. Cathect
    -to invest emotion or feeling in (an idea, object, or another person).


2. Nubilous
   -cloudy or foggy.
   -obscure or vague; indefinite.


3. Amiable
   -having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.


4. Pertinent
   -relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.


5. Opulence
   -wealth; affluence.
   -great abundance; profusion.


6. Ludicrous
   -so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.

7. Imbibe
   -drink (alcohol).
   -absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge)


8. Bungle
   -carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure or an unsatisfactory        outcome.


9. Verbigeration
   -obsessive repetition of meaningless words and phrases, especially as a symptom of mental        illness.


10. Self immolation
     -a suicide by fire, often committed for political or moral reasons as a form of protest..

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