Parable 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 1 Parable 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 1 /ˈpær.ə.bļ/ US /ˈper-/ (noun) a short and simple story that teaches a moral lesson, allegory, moral story, moral tale, fable, exemplum, apologue, religious story, tale, folk tale, legend We are thankful to you for giving us the …
Lily-livered 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 Lily-livered 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 /ˌlɪl.iˈlɪv.əd/ US /-ɚd/ (adj) cowardly and weak, gutless, timid, unmanly, lacking courage, shy, fearful, timorous, diffident, reticent, retiring, faint-hearted, apprehensive, hesitant Despite his bold words, Marcus proved to be utterly lily-livered when the time came to confront …
Unkempt 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 Unkempt 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 /ʌnˈkempt/ (adj) untidy and slovenly, not cared for, disheveled, messy, scruffy, disarranged, ungroomed, uncombed, needing grooming, tousled, ruffled My son and I were always close. My DiL is a few years older than my son and I …
Fastidious 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 Fastidious 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 /fæsˈtɪd.i.əs/ (adj) paying too much attention to small details, perfectionistic, wanting everything to be perfect, attentive to accuracy and details, meticulous, scrupulous, painstaking, fussy, overcritical, demanding, picky, choosy, difficult, exacting, assiduous, delicate, squeamish “Fastidious about personal hygiene, …
Au Courant 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 Au Courant 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 /ˌō-ku̇-‘rän/ (adj) Au courant definition up-to-date and well-informed, in touch, au fait, familiar, acquainted, knowledgeable, enlightened, knowing latest developments Example In 2015 the Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich held a special exhibition capturing her work. Her …
Pittance 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 Pittance 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 /ˈpɪt.ənts/ US /ˈpɪţ-/ (noun) a very small amount of money, particularly as your salary or income, nominal sum of money, inadequate amount of money, next to nothing, nothing, subsistence wage, small change, nickels and dimes, trifle, chicken …
Hook, Line and Sinker 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 Hook, Line and Sinker 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 completely, entirely, totally, utterly, thoroughly, wholly, absolutely, one hundred percent, lock, stock and barrel “I fell hook, line and sinker for this mobile game, and lost £100 in the process” My …
Calumny 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 Calumny 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 Definition false accusation against a person, slander, defamation, libel, false and defamatory statement about someone, character assassination, vilification, verbal abuse, revilement, backbiting, backstabbing, scandal Example What’s a false allegation by an employee? It’s any claim your member …
Grimace 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 Grimace 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 /ˈgrɪ.məs/ (noun & verb) to make a facial expression showing that you have pain or don’t like something, ugly and twisted expression of pain or disgust, scowl, frown, smirk, long face, sneer, pout, pull a face, make …
Asinine 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 Asinine 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 /ˈæs.ɪ.naɪn/ (adj) extremely foolish and stupid, silly, inane, insane, foolhardy, mindless, senseless, brainless, ludicrous, ridiculous, absurd, nonsensical, dumb, moronic, unintelligent, like an ass “it’s absolutely an asinine, ridiculous statement by the congressman,” Christie said during a press conference …