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natal

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natal [  NEYT-l  ] [  adjective  ] MEANING : 1. accompanying or pertaining to one's birth 2. related to one's birthplace or time of birth 3. native USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : Natal injuries while giving birth meant that the mother had to remain in hospital for many days. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Reipurth figures the star is a relative newborn, deeply embedded in its own natal cloud.
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askance

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askance [  uh'-SKANS  ]   [  adverb  ]   MEANING :   1. glance obliquely or sideways 2. to observe suspiciously   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He looked askance at the man approaching him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   No longer does society look askance at single parents who might be so as they never married, or are divorced or lost a partner. The Times Of India, Parent Parochialism, 19 Sep 2008
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epicure

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epicure [  EP-i-kyoo' r  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a connoisseur of food and wine 2. one who enjoys sensual pleasure and living   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   London is an epicure's delight with restaurants serving varied cuisine from all over the world.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Proof that Montreal is an epicure's dream: Les Touilleurs (152 Ave. Laurier Ouest; 514/278-0008 ) in Mile End, where marble counters are piled with cooking implements, including Quebecer Tom Littledeer's maple spoons and spatulas.
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enjoin

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enjoin [  en-JOIN  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. to prescribe or impose authoritatively 2. to prevent, prohibit or refrain by a judicial order   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The Prime minister would do well to enjoin the media from sensationalising the race hate crimes against Indians in Australia.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I enjoin the media, the fans and players to give maximum support to the Super Eagles because that is what they need to succeed.
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foist

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foist [  foist  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. to insert or introduce fraudulently 2. to pass off something fake as something genuine 3. to impose without proper justification   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The US invaded Iraq in 1993 after the CIA attempted to foist a nuclear proliferation charge against the Saddam Hussein regime.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   When he made it mandatory for all teachers and students of ABE schools to show up on the morning of August 15, a few teachers actually protested the decision with lawyers’ notices stating that Independence Day was a public holiday and the board could not foist them with flag hoisting.
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amoral

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amoral [  ey-MAWR-uh' l, a-MAWR-, ey-MOR-, a-MOR-  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. one who is neither moral nor immoral 2. unaware of, or not caring about right or wrong   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His amoral nature made him a good mercenary.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Bishop Nazir-Ali blamed the turmoil in the world’s financial markets on amoral forces and warned that one of the "great disparities" of our age was the gap between rich and poor.
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emend

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emend [  i-mend  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. to edit and remove errors 2. to change erroneous faults   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   To emend and proof read text calls for large doses of patience and diligence.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There is a perpetual succession of editions with augmented if not emended intelligence so as to secure for every post through which it is sent out the latest news from every source.
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elicit

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elicit [  i-LIS-it  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   to bring out, educe, evoke or arrive at   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Illegal migration from Bangladesh into India numbers in the millions but it barely elicits any mention in the major Indian newspapers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Routine violence there exceeds anything seen in Bangkok, but it elicits barely a peep from the news media in the Thai capital.
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fitful

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fitful [  FIT-fuh' l  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   erratic, intermittent or irregular   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Scoring high marks in the CAT examination calls for more than just a fitful effort.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The hostile reaction to that plan seems to have reassured Mr Voronin that the West’s sometimes fitful support can still be relied on.
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affront

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affront [  uh'-FRUHNT  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to insult intentionally and openly 2. (n.) an offence to one's dignity   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It does not take much to be affronted by the vicious gossip that is being spread around.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The judge said Nifong's withholding of DNA evidence from defense attorneys was an affront to the integrity of the judicial system.
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abomination

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abomination [  uh'-bom-uh'-NEY- shuh'n  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. abhorrence, detestation or disgust 2. the cause of abhorrence or wickedness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The corruption among the police forces who are supposedly the guardians and protectors of citizens of our country is an abomination.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There was the abomination of rights-abusing countries such as Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia and Cuba gaining leadership positions on the Human Rights Commission.
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disdain

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disdain [  dis-DEYN, di-STEYN  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a feeling of hate or contempt 2. (tr. v.)to treat contemptuously or scornfully 3. (tr.v.) to regard as inferior or unworthy of taking notice of   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His overtures to her were met with disdain.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In a more controlled environment like debates he can get exasperated and has no problem showing his disdain for certain rivals -- most notably Mitt Romney during the Republican primary debates.
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goad

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goad [  gohd  ]   [  noun, intransitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to provoke, prod or urge into action 2. (n.) a stimulus or a painful object used to urge   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Shepherds in Scotland use a goad to drive cattle.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Polo gave to the age of exploration that followed the marvels of the East, the strange customs, the fabulous riches, the tribes with gold teeth. It was a Book of Dreams, an incentive, a goad.
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