Todays Daily Word list 1.bucolic [ byoo-KOL-ik ] [ noun, adjective ] MEANING : 1. (adj.) relating to or suggestive of typical rural life 2. (adj.) of or pertaining to herdsmen or shepherds; pastoral 3. (n.) (archaic) a country person; peasant; a rustic 4. (n.) a pastoral poem USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : Highly stressed urban executives in Mumbai are increasingly looking at bucolic idylls in which to spend their holidays. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Tucked away quietly in the middle of the Alps, this immensely rich and powerful nation still manages to portray itself as the perfect bucolic idyll. 2.regimen [ REJ-uh’-muh’ n, -men, REZH- ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. rule or control exercised by the government 2. a strict, regulated exercise and dietary routine USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : He followed a strict regimen to lose weight. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : He suggested that patients talk to their doctors about starting an exercise regimen after weight-loss surgery. 3.insularity [ IN-suh-lar-ity ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. an isolated existence 2. pertaining to or like an island USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : Their backwardness stems from the insularity of their community. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : The county game continues to be ruled by insularity and self-interest. 4.cul-de-sac [ KUHL-duh-SAK, -sak, KOOL; Fr. Ky*duh*-sa*k ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. a street or lane that is closed at one end 2. a situation or place where a person is trapped USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The older cities in Europe are notorious for having many cul-de-sacs. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : 1)At the end of a cul-de-sac, Spellmire gestured toward a wide open field we could see in the distance beyond the slim side yards of the big houses. 2)Its a bit of a cul-de-sac, so in that sense you would get speciation where something wanders off on its own. 5.parsimonious [ pahr-suh’-MOH-nee-uh’ s ] [ adjective ] MEANING : frugal, stingy, sparing or miserly USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The parsimonious merchant was wealthy. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Gatlands brand of rugby is several times more robust than the champagne version of 2005, with a defence as parsimonious as anything the game has seen.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 04:52:58 +0000
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