ברוכים הבאים למילת היום!
בעמוד הטוויטר של וול סטריט תוכלו למצוא כל יום מילה חדשה באנגלית עם הפירוש שלה ודוגמה לשימוש במילה במשפט. אם פספסתם את המילים שפורסמו בטוויטר, או שאתם רוצים למצוא את כל המילים שפורסמו החודש בצורה מרוכזת – אתם מוזמנים להיכנס לכאן ולהתעדכן בכל מילות החודש.
אז איזה מילים יכתבו באוגוסט? ניתן למצוא בטבלה מתחת או להרשם לטוויטר שלנו.
להצטרפות למילת היום בטוויטר של וול סטריט לחצו כאן.
Date | Word | Part of Speech |
Meaning | Example | |
1 -August | hackneyed | adj. | unoriginal, clichéd, said or used many times | The expression “You get what you pay for” may be hackneyed, but it’s still true. | |
4- August | rebuke | v. | to criticize, to accuse | Rebuking her for her bad behavior seems to have no effect; next time I’m afraid we’ll have to punish her. | |
5 – August | empathy | n. | sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own | I feel such empathy for my sister when she’s in pain that I cry too. | |
6 – August | venerable | adj. | to be respected or admired because of age or achievement | The venerable tree had to be destroyed after it was badly damaged in a storm. | |
7 – August | aisle | n. | a passageway between rows of seats | Once we got inside the stadium, we walked down the aisle to our seats. | |
8 – August | fickle | adj. | changing in character, inconstant | She’s so fickle; one day she says “I love you” and the next day she doesn’t return your phone calls. | |
11- August | disparate | adj. | differing, containing contrasting elements | We’re a very disparate group, with widely varying interests and skills. | |
12 – August | restore | v. | return matters to the way they were before | Now that I’m restored to good health, I’ve started running again. | |
13 – August | resolute | adj. | firmly decided, determined | If you intend to be successful in business, you need to be resolute. | |
14 – August | extraneous | adj. | irrelevant, extra, not necessary | You personal feelings and judgments are totally extraneous to the subject we’re discussing. | |
15 – August | magnanimous |
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noble, generous, big-hearted | In an extraordinarily magnanimous gesture, the boss gave everyone a $1000 bonus at Christmas. | |
18- August | flabbergasted | adj. | astounded | I was flabbergasted to find out how much money the company’s directors earned last year. | |
19 – August | puerile | adj. | childish (in a negative sense), immature | Being a bit drunk is no excuse for such puerile behavior. | |
20 – August | incessant | adj. | unending, not stopping | We wanted to go for a walk, but the incessant rain kept us indoors for two days. | |
21 – August | obsolete | adj. | no longer used, out of date | Many people think that mp3 downloads have made CDs obsolete. | |
22 – August | chronological | adj. | arranged in order of time | I’ve listed all my business trips over the past year in chronological order. | |
25 – August | tortuous | adj. | winding, indirect, going the long way around | After months of tortuous negotiations, we finally reached an agreement. | |
26 – August | perplex | v. | to confuse, to leave someone wondering | I’m very perplexed by his attitude to work; I thought he loved this job. | |
27 – August | divine | adj. | godly, exceedingly wonderful | This chocolate cake is absolutely divine; where did you buy it? | |
28 – August | inane | adj. | silly, stupid, meaningless | What an inane movie; neither the story nor the psychology of the characters made any sense. | |
29- August | redundant | adj. | unnecessary, useless, unemployed | Now that we have central heating, that old oil stove is redundant. |
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