daily word list

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Daily Word List 
 
1) Abdicate:-To give up, To fail to do what is required ,abnegate, Step down.
2) Abhor:- To dislike someone or something very much, to regard with extreme repugnance, Loathe.
3) Abscission:-The act or process of cutting off;:: Removal, The natural separation of something from.
4) Aegis::-The power to protect, To control or support something or someone, Armor, Safeguard.
5) Flotsam:-Floating pieces , parts etc from a ship that has been wrecked.
6) Flamboyant:- Having a very noticeable quality that attracts a lot of attention, Bodacious, dramatic, Prominent.
7) Fractious:-  Full of anger and disagreement, Causing trouble : hard to manage or control, Quarrelsome.
8) Juxtapose:- To place together in order to create an interesting effect or to show how they are the same or different.
9) Opiate::-A drug that is made from opium and that is used to reduce pain or cause of sleep, Inducing sleep: narcotic, Anesthetic.
10) Onomatopoeia::- The creation of words that imitate natural sounds.
11) Opprobrium:-Very strong disapproval or criticism of a person or thing especially by a large number of people ,Dishonor, Reproach.
12) Palimpsest:- A very old document on which the original writing has been erased and replaced with new writing, Something that has changed over time and shows evidence of that change.
13) Panacea:- A remedy for all ills or difficulties, Cure-all, Something that will make everything about a situation better, Elixir.
14) Sedulous:-  Involving or accomplished with careful perseverance, Assiduous, engaged, Hopping.
15) Bourgeois:- Relating to or belonging to the middle class of society.

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