Month 3- Word of the day 25
Faculties
means
Powers
or
a group of university departments concerned with a major division of knowledge.
The prosecution set out to test the full faculties of the defence team.
Faculties
means
Powers
or
a group of university departments concerned with a major division of knowledge.
The prosecution set out to test the full faculties of the defence team.
Aural means of the ears For mouths, it would be oral; for lights, it would be auroral.
Collegial means marked by camaraderie among colleagues. Its spelling is close to collegiate (relating to a college) but the meanings are distinct.
Buffoon means a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc. or a person given to coarse or undignified joking. The word originated from French bouffon, from Italian buffone, from Medieval Latin būfō, from Latin: toad
Word for today is Sylvan means of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods. The word originates from the Latin term for “forest” sylva. I came across this word while reading Mark Twain’s The Innocents Abroad; or The New Pilgrim’s Progress Below is the extract- The scene thrills one like military music!….wide grass- carpeted avenues that…
Dendrophilous means living in or on trees; arboreal.
Tenacious means persistent Though not very reasonable, Inspector Singh can be as tenacious as a bulldog.