Words This Week- 2
Here’s the second installment-
- Dichotomy- a separation or contrast between two things.
- Ramifications- complex results of an action or event.
- Ossified- harden, turn into bone, cease development.
- Ameliorate- make (something) better.
- Portentous- An omen, sign that something important is likely to happen.
- Pedantic- (of) a person obsessed with minor details or technical knowledge.
- Moratorium- a temporary ban on an activity.
- Mitigate- reduce, lessen the effect of, make less severe.
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August 30, 2007 at 10:06 am
“A word becomes ones own,when used within ones own sentence.”
I dunno who said it…jus hearsay.
But it works!!
So if have time,you can form sentences to make the new words completely yours..