Glib 1100 Words You Need Week 38 Day 1 Glib 1100 Words You Need Week 38 Day 1 /glɪb/ (adj) speaking fluently and smoothly but not sincerely, fluent but insincere, slick, smooth-talking, fast-talking, facile, shallow, superficial, flippant, persuasive, convincing As a columnist (which is fancy for “journalist in jammies”), I ought to personify the conventional…
Redress 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 4 Redress 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 4 /rɪˈdres/ (noun & verb) to remedy or set right, compensate for, correct, put right a wrong, make up for, restore, equalize, right, rectify, balance out, reform, put to rights, amend, resolve, compensation, correction, recompense, repayment, retribution, indemnity,…
Umbrage 1100 Words You Need Week 40 Day 2 Umbrage 1100 Words You Need Week 40 Day 2 /ˈʌm.brɪdʒ/ (noun) resentment or annoyance arising from some offense, offense or annoyance, agitation, anger, exception, affront, aggravation, irritation, exasperation, shade or shadow particularly as cast by trees Bernie Sanders takes ‘umbrage’ when audience member says he didn’t…
Candid 1100 Words You Need Week 36 Day 1 Candid 1100 Words You Need Week 36 Day 1 /ˈkæn.dɪd/ (adj) truthful and honest, straightforward, frank, outspoken, open, sincere, blunt, forthright, upfront Secrets of candid conversation Have you been dodging an important conversation? The kind of conversation that may be uncomfortable, in a situation that you…
Imperturbable 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 1 Imperturbable 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 1 /ˌɪm.pəˈtɜː.bə.bļ/ US /-pɚˈtɝː-/ (adj) staying calm and controlled in the face of problems, unable to be upset, self-possessed, self-controlled, relaxed, even-tempered, placid, unperturbed, unflappable, composed, steady, serene, unruffled We have great admiration for those who keep their…
Vacillate 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 1 Vacillate 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 1 /ˈvæs.ɪ.leɪt/ (verb) to be hesitant and change your mind frequently, swing back and forth, blow hot and cold, falter, balk at, waver among different opinions, dither, be indecisive, be undecided, think twice, sit on the fence Emotion…
Depict 1100 Words You Need Week 36 Day 3 Depict 1100 Words You Need Week 36 Day 3 /dɪˈpɪkt/ (verb) to represent or show something publicly, evince, reveal, make public, portray, picture, illustrate, delineate, render, describe, paint, draw, give a picture of There’s a large number of artists who have made it their live’s work…
Advent 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 3 Advent 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 3 /ˈæd.vent/ (noun) the arrival of an event or invention, emergence, appearance, materialization, occurrence, rise, dawn, birth, development, approach, coming, initiation, the period of four weeks before Christmas The computer has dramatically improved market researchers’ ability to quickly…
Acid Test 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 2 Acid Test 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 2 the conclusive test of value or success, decisive test, litmus test, touchstone, indicator, trial, criterion, confirmation The acid test (or quick ratio) recognises that inventory often takes a long time to convert into cash. It…
Insidious 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 2 Insidious 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 2 /ɪnˈsɪd.i.əs/ (adj) secretly and gradually causing harm, causing harmful effects in a subtle way, sinister, treacherous, deceptive, devious, stealthy, surreptitious, clandestine, cunning, crafty, sly, underhand, sneaky, pernicious By the time pancreatic cancer is diagnosed, it’s almost always…