Monday, March 23, 2015
Enervated
Enervated: Although the word enervated looks like it might give you energy and nerve, it in fact does just the opposite. A person is enervated when he loses his nerve or when he is weakened.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Pristine
Pristine: People think "pristine" means “spotless” or
“good as new” when it actually means “Ancient, primeval; in a state virtually
unchanged from the original."
Forest and land can be pristine.
Monday, February 9, 2015
Noisome
Yes, it obviously has to do with some unpleasant and loud noise, right?
Actually, Noisome isn't about noise. It means obnoxious or objectionable to the senses, especially the sense of smell. It's a synonym of noxious and malodorous, not cacophonous or dissonant. It's related to annoy.
Actually, Noisome isn't about noise. It means obnoxious or objectionable to the senses, especially the sense of smell. It's a synonym of noxious and malodorous, not cacophonous or dissonant. It's related to annoy.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Friday, January 16, 2015
Poisonous
Poisonous
Poisonous—often confused
with venomous—means a plant, animal, or substance capable of
causing death or illness if taken into the body. Venomous means
capable of injecting venom.
A rattlesnake is not itself poisonous,
because if you eat one it won’t poison you. A blowfish will kill you if you eat
it, so it is poisonous, but not venomous.
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