def:lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty
synonyms:poor,impoverished
sentence:I liked the streets best, so I walked and stared, and slept in a Salvation Army hostel for indigents. But I was no indigent; I was rich in feeling, and that was a luxury I had rarely known.
Kelly
ReplyDeleteConstrue
interpret in a particular way
synonym: interpret
His words could be hardly construed as an apology.
Albert's word choice:salient
ReplyDeleteMeaning:Projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface.
Synonym: protruding
Example: We present a method for locating salient object features.
Money
ReplyDeleteperquisite
Meaning: an incidental benefit,payment,privilege
Synonym: advantage, bonus
Among the president's perquisites were free use of a company car and paid membership in a country club.
Amanda
ReplyDeleteallude
Meaning:to mention something or someone indirectly
Synonym:imply
As alluded to previously, the entire universe may actually exist in a higher-dimensional space.
Trysha Hsu
ReplyDeleteadroit
meaning: having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
synonym: adept,expert,apt,skillful,smart,clever
Sentence:She is adroit at handling problems.
Jenny
ReplyDeleteplatitude : a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
synonym : cliché, truism
Mostly, these questionnaires are platitude and cliché-ridden.
Louis
ReplyDeleteinscrutable
adj, hard to know what they are thinking or feeling
syn: mysterious, puzzling
Some girls are so inscrutable that boys would never understand them even after they become a couple for many years.
Richard
ReplyDeletefastidious: excessively particular about details, hard to please
synonym: picky
She is so fastidious about her food that she will not eat in a restaurant.
indigent
ReplyDeletedef:lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty
synonyms:poor,impoverished
sentence:I liked the streets best, so I walked and stared, and slept in a Salvation Army hostel for indigents. But I was no indigent; I was rich in feeling, and that was a luxury I had rarely known.
Nicky
ReplyDeletewor.: stigma
def.: a mark of shame or discredit
syn.: shame, stain
sen.: Her bad behavior will leave a stigma on her family.
Joan
ReplyDeleteclairvoyant
definition
-able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
synonym
-predictive,intuitive
sentence
-Not being clairvoyant, I did not foresee the danger of ignoring her advice.
Cynthia
ReplyDeleteincriminate:
to cause (someone) to appear guilty of or responsible for something (such as a crime)
Synonyms: attribute, charge
＊Material found at the crime scene incriminates the defendant.
SPE
ReplyDeleteCataclysm:
something that causes great destruction, violence
Synonyms:
catastrophe,disaster
Sentence:
The country barely survived the cataclysm of war.
Timmy
ReplyDeleteassimilate
definition: to take in and incorporate as one's own
synonyms:absorb, ingest
sentence:
*He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
Philip
ReplyDeletediscernible
→ capable of being seen or noticed
syn: visible, seeable
"The underlying causes of this situation are complicated but discernible."