A WORD A DAY

CACOPHONY - UNPLEASANT MIXTURE OF LOUD SOUNDAS WE ENTERED THE CLASSROOM WE WERE MET WITH A CACOPHONY OF SOUNDS

CAJOLE - TO PERSUADE TO DO SOMETHING BY PLEASANT TALKI MANAGED TO CAJOLE HER TO JOIN THE ENGLISH SOCIETY

CAHOOTS - ACTING TOGETHER WITH OTHERS FOR AN ILLEGAL PURPOSETHE ROBBER WAS IN CAHOOTS WITH THE BANK EMPLOYEE

DAFT - SILLY OR STUPIDRIDING A BIKE WITHOUT A HELMET IS A DAFT THING

DAWDLE - TO DO SOMETHING SLOWLYSTOP DAWDLING AND FINISH YOUR HOMEWORK

DEARTH –AN AMOUNT OF SUPPLY WHICH IS NOT ENOUGHMALAYSIA FACES A DEARTH OF DOCTORS

DECAPITATATE - TO CUT OFF THE HEAD OF A PERSON OR ANIMALTHE BODIES HAVE BEEN DECAPITATED

DEVOID - WITHOUT SOMETHING THAT IS NECESSARY OR USUALHE SEEMS TO BE DEVOID OF ANY LOVING FEELINGS

DEBUT - FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCESHE MADE A PROFESSIONAL SINGING DEBUT LAST WEEK

DEBRIS - BROKEN OR TORN PIECESTHE STORM LITTERED THE VILLAGE WITH DEBRIS

DEVOUR –TO EAT EAGERLY AND IN LARGE AMOUNTS SO THAT NOTHING IS LEFTTHE YOUNG CUBS HUNGRILY DEVOURED THE DEER

DISCERN - TO SEE, RECOGNIZE OR UNDERSTAND SOMETHING THAT IS NOT CLEARI COULD JUST DISCERN A FIGURE IN THE DARKNESS

DIRE - VERY SERIOUS OR EXTREME

THE FAMILY WAS LIVING IN DIRE POVERTY

DEXTERITY - THE ABILITY TO PERFORM A DIFFICULT ACTION QUICKLY AND SKILLFULLY WITH THE HANDS SO THAT IT SEEMS EASYTHE GOALKEEPER CAUGHT THE BALL WITH GREAT DEXTERITY

DISPERSE- TO SCATTER OR MOVE AWAY OVER A LARGE AREAWHEN THE RAIN CAME DOWN THE CROWDS STARTED TO DISPERSE

ENDEAR - TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO BE LIKED BYSHE IS FUNNY AND LOVING AND ENDEARS HERSELF TO ALL WHO MEET HER

ENCHANT - TO CHARM OR PLEASE GREATLYTHE AUDIENCE WAS GREATLY ENCHANTED BY HER PERFORMANCE

ENCOMPASS - TO INCLUDE A VARIETY OF THINGSTHE FESTIVAL IS TO ENCOMPASS EVERYTHING FROM ARTS TO MUSIC TO THEATRE

ENDURE - TO EXPERIENCE AND BEAR SOMETHING PAINFUL OR UNPLEASANT CALMLY FOR A LONG TIMEWE HAD TO ENDURE NINE HOURS DELAY AT THE AIRPORT

ENGRAVE – TO CUT WORDS OR PICTURES INTO THE SURFACE OF METALS OR STONETHE JEWELLER SKILLFULLY ENGRAVED THE INITIALS ON THE RING

EPHEMERAL - LASTING FOR ONLY A SHORT TIMEFAME IN THE WORLD OF ROCK AND POP IS LARGELY EPHEMERAL

EVICT -- TO FORCE SOMEONE TO LEAVE SOMEWHEREHE WAS EVICTED FROM THE PUB FOR DRUNKEN BEHAVIOUR

ENIGMA - SOMETHING THAT IS MYSTERIOUS AND SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND COMPLETELYTHE NEWSPAPERS WERE FULL OF STORIES ABOUT THE ENIGMA OF LORD JOHN’S DISAPPEARANCE

ENGULF - TO SURROUND AND COVER COMPLETELYTHE TSUNAMI OF 2004 ENGULFED WHOLE VILLAGERS IN SRI LANKAENVY -- TO WISH THAT YOU HAD A QUALITY OR POSSESSION THAT ANOTHER PERSON HAS

I ENVY HER ABILITY TO START CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE SHE HAS NEVER MET BEFORE

ENCHANCE – TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY , AMOUNT OR STRENGTH OF SOMETHINGCOBALT IS USED TO ENHANCE STEEL.

FASTIDIOUS - DIFFICULT TO PLEASE AND GIVING TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO SMALL DETAILSTHEY WERE TOO FASTIDIOUS TO EAT IN A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT

FANG - A LONG SHARP TOOTHTHE DOG GROWLED AND BARED ITS FANGS

FACET - ONE OF THE SIDES, PARTS OR OPINION OF SOMETHINGONE FACET OF HIS ROLE IN THE FILM IS THAT OF A STERN FATHER

FEISTY - ACTIVE, FORCEFUL AND FULL OF DETERMINATIONMY GRANDMOTHER IS STILL FEISTY AT THE AGE OF 85 AND DOES EVERYTHING ON HER OWN

FATIGUE - EXTREME TIREDNESSAN INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN HIGH-POWERED JOBS ARE SUFFERING FROM FATIGUE

FEEBLE - WEAK, WITHOUT ENERGY , STRENGTH OR POWERTHE LITTLE LAMP GAVE ONLY A FEEBLE LIGHT

FERVENT - STRONGLY AND SINCERELY FELTMANY MALAYSIANS ARE FERVENT SUPPORTERS OF MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB

FABRICATE - TO INVENT OR PRODUCE SOMETHING FALSE IN ORDER TO DECEIVEHE WAS LATE SO HE FABRICATED AN EXCUSE TO AVOID TROUBLE

FETID - SMELLING EXTREMELY BADTHE FETID AIR OF THE PRISON CELL MADE HER WANT TO VOMIT