I remember the thrill of first seeing you at law school orientation. You were radiant in a sea of dour, nervous faces. It quickly became clear that you were kind, down-to-earth, engaging, loyal to family and friends. By graduation, we were inseparable. We took the bar exam and were married. The future looked bright – two freshly minted lawyers with supportive families and a dream of starting a family of our own some day. For further reading, visit “The Guardian”.
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Today’s Words:
- Orientation (noun) – adaptation, familiarization, accommodation.
- Radiant (adjective) – bright, glowing, shining, luminous.
- Dour (adjective) – stern, gloomy, unfriendly, unsmiling.
- Minted (verb) – make up, come up with, dream up, (graduate).
- Gruelling (adjective) – exhausting, tiring, taxing, demanding.
- Ambivalent (adjective) – equivocal, unsure, uncertain, indecisive, doubtful.
- Potter (verb) – do nothing much, do odd jobs, fiddle/tinker around. (Putter in North America)
- Commensurately (adverb) – appropriately, relatively, proportionately.
- Firstborn (noun) – first child.
- Trappings (noun) – accessories, trimmings, frills, accompaniments, extras.
- Deteriorate (verb) – get worse, decline, weaken, degenerate.
- Flinch (verb) – wince, shiver, bleach, cringe.
- Overhear (verb) – to hear what others say without their knowledge.
- Financial deficit (noun) – shortfall, shortage, deficiency, loss.
- Plead (verb) – beg, appeal to, request, ask earnestly.
- Oppressive (adjective) – harsh, cruel, brutal; ruthless, unfair, unjust.
- Work to death – work too hard. (Work oneself to the ground)
- Audibly (adverb) – loud to be heard.
- Alleviate (verb) – reduce, relieve, lessen, pacify.
- Burnt-out (adjective) – work too hard,
- Financial ruin (noun) – downfall, collapse, failure, disaster.
- Beast of burden (noun) – an animal, like donkey, which is employed to carry heavy loads.
- Workforce (noun) – engaged in a work. Employee.
- Anonymous (adjective) – unknown, unnamed.
Note:
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- Definitions & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.