Daily Wordlist aplomb [ uh-PLOM, uh-PLUHM ] [ noun ] MEANING - TopicsExpress



          

Daily Wordlist aplomb [ uh-PLOM, uh-PLUHM ] [ noun ] MEANING : poise, confidence or self-assurance USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : She made the presentation with aplomb. torment [ v. tawr-MENT, TAWR-ment; n. TAWR-ment ] [ noun, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (n.) physical or mental anguish 2. (n.) a source of distress 3. (tr. v.) to torture USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The sick, old man was tormented until he signed over his fortune to his son-in-law. diminution [ dim-uh-NOO-shuhn ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. the act or process of lessening or reducing 2. the result of a decrease 3. the statement of a musical theme in notes of lesser duration than the original USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : After the municipality started fogging operation to control mosquitoes in the area there has been a diminution in the cases of malaria and dengue.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:47:30 +0000

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