Apr 7, 2014

Vocabulary: 7 April

  • bias (n.) - an interest in one thing more than others
Example: Employers must consider all candidates impartially and without bias.
  • brackish (adj.) - (of water) slightly salty
Example: Andrew found the river water are more brackish as they go nearer to the sea.
  • diminutive (adj.) - very small
Example: She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.
  • chasten (v.) - to make somebody feel sorry for something they have done
Example:  She gave them a chastening lecture.
  •  immaculate (adj.) - extremely clean and tidy
Example: Though she is poor, she always looks immaculate.

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