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Daily Vocabulary Words – 02.10.2016

1). Innate
Meaning: inborn, natural, inbred, inherent, intrinsic, intuitive, untaught
Definition: inborn; natural.
Usage: Her innate capacity for organization

2). Austere
Meaning: Severe, harsh, stiff, reserved, remote, serious
Definition: severe or strict in manner or attitude
Usage:  he was an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook

3). Onerous
Meaning: burdensome, heavy, awkward, oppressive
Definition: (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty.
Usage: He found his duties increasingly onerous

4). Wanton
Meaning: deliberate, willful, malicious, spiteful, vicious, evil
Definition: (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked.
Usage: Sheer wanton vandalism

5). Loquacious
Meaning: Talkative, voluble, wordy, rambling                  
Definition: tending to talk a great deal; talkative.
Usage: Never loquacious, Sarah was now totally lost for words

6). Mortify
Meaning: embarrass, shame, abash, appal, crush
Definition: cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed.
Usage: She was mortified to see her wrinkles in the mirror

7). Perdition
Meaning: damnation, eternal punishment
Definition: (in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful
and unrepentant person passes after death.
Usage: She used her last banknote to buy herself a square meal before perdition

8). Penance
Meaning: atonement, expiation, self-mortification, penalty
Definition: punishment inflicted on oneself as an outward expression of repentance for
wrongdoing.
Usage: He had done public penance for those hasty words
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9). Vicissitude
Meaning:  Change, alteration, transformation, shift, switch, turn
Definition: a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
Usage:  Her husband's sharp vicissitudes of fortune

10). Punctilious
Meaning: meticulous, careful, diligent, attentive, studious, rigorous
Definition: showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour..
Usage: He was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests

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