Your Daily Words (Day-39)
self-effacing = modest
use = The captain was typically self-effacing, giving credit to the other players
jaundiced = biased, embittered, affected by jaundice
use = a very jaundiced view of life
sociology = study of society
use = a degree in sociology
deface = mar, disfigure, vandalize, to mar the appearance of
use = jailed for defacing the poster of the President
proficient = skillful, expert
use = a proficient writer
quarantine = detention, confinement, isolation period
use = The horse had to spend several months in quarantine when it reached India
juxtapose = to place side by side
use = The exhibition juxtaposes Picasso's early drawings with some of his later works
junta = small ruling group
use = military junta
xenophobia = fear or hatred of foreigners
use = I found no xenophobia in America
piecemeal = one at a time
use = everything is being done piecemeal
sleeper = something originally of little value or importance
use = *
fusion = union, coalition
use = nuclear fusion
exempt = excuse
use = exempted from the tax increase
determinate = Definitely limited or fixed, conclusive
use = the function took place in a determinate order
automaton = robot
use = I do the same route to work every day, like an automaton
blasphemy = insulting God
use = to be accused of blasphemy
titillate = arouse
use = So many adverts nowadays are designed to titillate
explicit = definite, clear
use = explicit about one's plans
profound = deep, knowledgeable
use = profound wisdom
hurtle = to dash, to hurl
use = the runaway train hurtled towards disaster