Posted by: MuiChuiFung March 8, 2009
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this should help others as well



 



1.      
Epiphany: (n) a sudden, intuitive perception of
or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually
initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience



 



2.      
Writhe: (v) to twist the body about, or squirm,
as in pain, violent effort, etc.



 



3.      
Wileth: No results found for wilteth.





Would
you like to search the
encyclopedias
, or search
the Web
for wilteth?




 



Nahh Iā€™m good thanks



 



4.      
Sparred: (n) a boxing match



 



5.      
Efficacy: (n) capacity for producing a desired
result or effect; effectiveness, capability



 



6.      
Erst-while: (adj) former; of times past



 



7.      
Verbose:
(adj) characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy



 



8.      
Dissuade: (v) to deter by advice or persuasion;
persuade not to do something.



 



9.      
Parables: (n) A simple story illustrating a
moral or religious lesson



 



10.  
Cacophony: (n) loud confusing disagreeable
sounds



 



11.  
joie de vivre: (French) the joy of living



 



12.  
augmentation: (n) the act of augmenting;
enlarging



 



13.  
ebb: (n) a flowing backward or away;
decline or decay: the ebb of a once great nation.



 



14.  
Rudimentary: (adj) pertaining to
rudiments or first principles; elementary: a
rudimentary knowledge of geometry. Primitive, fundamental



 



15.  
Gauntly:
extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger,
weariness, or torture; emaciated



 



16.  
Expatriat: (n) One who has taken up residence in
a foreign country, exiled



 



17.  
IELTS: IELTS is the International English
Language Testing System. It measures ability to communicate in English across
all four language skills ā€“ listening, reading, writing and speaking ā€“ for
people who intend to study or work where English is the language of communication.





don't know about you guys but sajha is definitely helping me improve my vocab


cheers!! MCMXC

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