Wednesday, September 18, 2013

-Berate
-bih-reyt
-to scold angerily
-Verb
-1540-50 Latin

-She has been known to berate tabloid reporters for working for publications that stalk her and her daughter. http://www.reference.com/example-sentences/berate
The dad is berating his son.
http://kingdombard.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/daily-devotional-a-gentle-rebuke/

-Estrange 
-ih-streynj

-to drive away
-Verb
-1475-85 Middle French< Medieval Latin
-Cameras will only estrange your neighbor, not encourage him to respect your property. http://www.reference.com/example-sentences/estrange?s=1
The couple estranged because they had a big fight.
http://dailyplateofcrazy.com/2010/01/08/relationship-redo-settling-or-a-second-chance/

-Euphoric
-yoo-fawr-ik, -for-
-very happy
-Adjective
-1888 Greek
-The event was packed with euphoric entrepreneurs toasting their grand plans. http://www.reference.com/example-sentences/euphoric?s=1
The woman is euphoric because someone gave her chocolate.
http://oxsite.com/blog/2012/01/20/roz-savage-%E2%80%93-rows-across-the-pacific-and-embraces-another-big-adventure/euphoric/

-Impetuous
-im-pech-oo-uhs
-impulsive
-Adjective
-1350–1400 Middle EnglishAnglo-FrenchLate Latin
-Student did exhibit impetuous behavior without thinking about the possible consequences. http://www.reference.com/example-sentences/impetuous?s=1
The store owner's put junk food at the front of the store for impetuous buyers.
http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Big-Brands/Kraft-Foods

-Infallible
-in-fal-uh-buhl
-perfect
-Adjective
-1375–1425 late Middle EnglishMedieval Latin
-Although this so-called continuous speech-recognition approach has indeed improved accuracy, it is by no means infalliblehttp://www.reference.com/example-sentences/infallible?s=1
This woman has an infallible smile.
http://www.perfectsmiles.com/perfect-smile.html

-Maudlin
-mawd-lin
-overly emotional
-Adjective
-1500–10 Middle English< Late LatinGreek
-It was a maudlin lyric about a girl who wanted to buy her boyfriend a dog to remember her by. http://www.reference.com/example-sentences/maudlin?s=1
The maudlin woman is crying during a drama movie.
http://www.northwesternflipside.com/2012/10/18/freshmen-initiate-parents-freeze-to-avoid-overly-emotional-mothers/

-Regress

-ri-gres
-to go backwards
-Verb
-1325–75 Middle EnglishLatin
-For some of these students, they regress to behaviors that worked for them when they wanted something from their parents. http://www.reference.com/example-sentences/regress?s=1
This woman is about to regress out of a parking space.
http://www.123rf.com/photo_8345783_woman-in-a-car-is-looking-backwards-trying-to-move-back.html

-Relinquish
-ri-ling-kwish
-to yield: surrender
-Verb
-1425–75 late Middle EnglishMiddle French< Latin
-She has a way of getting whatever she wants-and refusing to relinquish it when others come demanding it of her. http://www.reference.com/example-sentences/relinquish?s=1
The cat is relinquishing to his owner.
http://katpepita.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/relinquish/

-Ubiquitous
-yoo-bik-wi-tuhs
-found everywhere
-Adjective
-1830-40 Latin
-Personal computers have become ubiquitous in rich countries. http://www.reference.com/example-sentences/ubiquitous?s=1
Bacteria is ubiquitous.
http://www.newhealthguide.org/Types-Of-Bacteria.html


-Zenith
-zee-nith
-highest point
-Noun
-1350–1400 Middle EnglishMedieval LatinOld SpanishArabic

-The point on the sky at the zenith, straight up, is the axis of this rotation. http://www.reference.com/example-sentences/zenith?s=1

The zenith of a story is the climax.
http://www.scribendi.com/advice/theplotskeleton.en.html
http://dictionary.reference.com/
https://www.google.com/
https://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi

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