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Furlough
As a noun, it means "a period of time when an employee is told not to come to work and is not paid," and as a verb it means "to put (a worker) on furlough." |
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Conjugate
means "to list the different forms of a verb that show number, person, tense, etc." |
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Casus belli
means "an event or action that justifies or allegedly justifies a war or conflict." It comes from the Latin for "occasion of war." |
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Asylum
means "protection given by a government to someone who has left another country in order to escape being harmed." It comes from the Greek word meaning "inviolable," which in Greek literally means "exempt from seizure." |
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Esoteric
means "requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group" or "difficult to understand." It comes from the Greek word meaning "within" (referring to things known only within a small group). |
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Moniker
Meaning "name" or "nickname," moniker is sometimes used simply to avoid repeating name too much.
It probably comes from a modification of ainm , the Irish word that means "name." |
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Maverick
means "an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party"
The original meaning of maverick is "an unbranded calf" – and there's a good story behind it. |
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Tsundoku (Japanese): The act of leaving a book unread after buying it, and allowing unread books to pile up.
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Callipygian: Having well-shaped/beautifully-shaped buttocks.
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Kalverliefde (Dutch): Young/puppy love.
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Petrichor: The pleasant smell that accompanies a first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather. |
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Backpfeifengeicht (German): A word that describes a face that’s begging to be slapped.
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Desenrascanco (Portuguese): Having the ability to solve a problem, without the tools or means necessary to actually do so.
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Akrasia: The state of acting against one’s better judgment.
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Psithurism: The sound of rustling leaves.
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Schwellenangst (German): The fear of crossing a threshold to enter a new place.
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Indemnify
"to secure against hurt, loss, or damage."
Indemnify comes from the Latin word meaning "unharmed." |
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'suborn'
(“to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing”) comes from the Latin word 'subornare' (“to secretly furnish or equip”). |
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Knaidel
means "dumpling," defined as "a small mass of leavened dough cooked by boiling or steaming." It is a German-derived Yiddish word. |
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Androgynous
means "having the characteristics or nature of both male or female."
comes from combining the Greek roots andro ("man") and
gynous ("woman"). |
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Category: Belia & Informasi
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Post time 23-5-2017 03:58 PM
