Monday, 17 November 2014

Words of the Week: Week 8

10/11/14 to 16/11/14

Monday: adultescent - A middle-aged person whose clothes, interests, and activities are typically associated with youth culture

Tuesday: bethink - (bethink oneself) (archaic) Come to think: e.g. 'he bethought himself of the verse from the Book of Proverbs'

Wednesday: goslingA young goose

Thursday: whitesmith - A person who makes articles out of metal, especially tin

Friday: disconcert - Disturb the composure of; unsettle: e.g. 'the abrupt change of subject disconcerted her'

Saturday: assuage - Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense: e.g. 'the letter assuaged the fears of most members'

Sunday: paramount - More important than anything else; supreme: e.g. 'the interests of the child are of paramount importance'

Words and definitions from Oxford Dictionaries Online's Word of the Day.

Playing with this week's words!
  • It is paramount we assuage these disconcerting feelings
  • An adultescent may be disconcerted by the idea of 'acting their age'

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