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Penitent [pen·i·tent]
n. Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant. “After the robbery, the thief was penitent and returned the property.” |
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Mellifluous [mel·lif·lu·ous]
adj. Sweet or musical; pleasant to hear. “She had a mellifluous voice.” |
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Peripatetic [per·i·pa·tet·ic]
adj. Traveling from place to place, esp. working or based in various places for relatively short periods. “He maintained a peripatetic lifestyle.” |
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Canard [ca·nard]
n. A false or unfounded rumor or story. “The tabloid included some of Hollywood’s oldest canards.” |
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Peckish [peck·ish]
adj. Ill-tempered; irritable; Chiefly British feeling slightly hungry. “He felt rather peckish close to bedtime.” |
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Hyperbole; Hyperbolic [hy·per·bo·le]
n. Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. “The company chairman may have been guilty of too much hyperbole during the shareholders meeting. |
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Ghoulish [ghoul·ish]
adj. Suggesting the horror of death and decay; morbid or disgusting. “The ghoulish mask was a scary Halloween favorite.” |
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Rapier [ra·pi·er]
n. Quick and incisive. A sharp-pointed sword used for thrusting. “Rapier combat was not for the meek.” “Rapier wit.” |
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acuity [a·cu·i·ty]
n. Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing. “The sun’s glare can cause discomfort and reduces visual acuity.” |
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Ruminate [ru·mi·nate]
v. Think deeply about something. “We sat ruminating on the nature of existence.” |
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Sycophant; Sycophantic [sy·co·phan·tic]
Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery; A servile self-seeking flatterer. “There was sycophantic laughter from the audience at their bosses jokes.” |
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Nuance [nu·ance]
n. A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound. “Subtle nuances of her on-screen character.” |
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Recidivate; Recidivism [re·cid·i·vate]
intr. v. To return to a previous pattern of behavior. Relapse: go back to bad or criminal behavior. “The convictions for those over sixty are unlikely to recidivate.” |
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Potentate [po·ten·tate]
n. One who has the power and position to rule over others: A monarch or ruler. “Industrial potentates.” |
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Nascent [nas·cent]
adj. Recently coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential. Not yet fully developed; emerging. “The business remains nascent but very promising.” |
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Surreptitious [sur·rep·ti·tious]
adj. Kept secret, particularly because it would not be approved of. “His surreptitious drug habit could land him in jail.” |
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JAKUN
plural Jakun or Jakuns
1. an aboriginal people of the southern part of the Malay peninsula
- a member of such people
2. the Mon-Khmer language of the Jakun people
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yawp
to squawk or complain |
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'Bekwah'
- merupakan satu perkataan dari dialek Kelantan yang membawa maksud kenduri.
- bekwah ini diambil dari perkataan bahasa Inggeris 'big work' yang membawa maksud kerja secara besar-besaran. Perkataan bahasa Inggeris itu disesuaikan dengan sebutan dialek Kelantan. |
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Peevish [peev·ish]
adj. Easily irritated, particularly by unimportant things. “He was peevish around smokers.” |
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Category: Belia & Informasi
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Post time 17-7-2017 07:12 AM
