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 בנובמבר? 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 – November | tangential | adj. | incidental, with no direct relevance or connection | Why do you keep talking about these tangential issues; can’t you keep to the point? | |
4 – November | transmute | v. | to change in form or substance | The alchemists of the Middle Ages believed that it was possible to transmute lead into gold. | |
5- November | novice | n. | a beginner, someone without training or experience | Because we were all novices at yoga, our instructor decided to begin with the basics. | |
6- November | penultimate | adj. | next to last | The penultimate station on the train line to the airport is just for people who work there; you get off at the last station to catch a plane. | |
7 – November | brute | n. | animal, a person who behaves in a violent and uncaring way | Only a complete brute to treat a small and helpless child in that way. | |
8- November | denounce | v. | to criticize publicly | The candidate denounced her opponents as corrupt and incompetent. | |
11 – November | auspicious | adj. | seemingly fortunate | The morning’s fine weather was an auspicious start to Ken and Marie’s wedding day. | |
12 – November | privation | n. | lacking basic necessities, being deprived or denied | The terrible privations suffered by our people have done nothing to reduce their determination to win the war. | |
13 – November | cursory | adj. | brief to the point of being superficial | He was already late for the meeting, and only gave a cursory look at the agenda. | |
14 – November | profuse | adj, | plentiful, abundant, more than enough | When we complained about the poor quality of the food, the waiter apologized profusely. | |
15 – November | reputable |
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of good reputation, well regarded | No reputable company would treat its customers with so little respect. | |
18 – November | frenetic |
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very busy, hectic, frantic | Life in New York is so frenetic; I try to escape to my country house at least once a month. | |
19 – November | façade | n. | a surface appearance hiding something | Despite her smiling façade, she’s feeling very sad today. | |
20 – November | bashful | adj. | shy, very timid | Frankie is very bashful; he hates attending parties where he has to speak to strangers. | |
21 – November | maverick | n. | someone independent, who does things his or her way | Andreas may be a bit of a maverick, but so long as he gets results, I don’t care how he achieves them. | |
22 – November | insatiable | adj | unable to be satisfied | My dog has an insatiable appetite; however much food I give him, he always seems to want more. | |
25 – November | tenuous | adj. | with little substance or basis | The evidence linking him to the crime is very tenuous; I believe him to be innocent. | |
26 – November | audible | adj. | able to be heard | The music was so far away that it was not audible. | |
27 – November | induce | v. | to bring about, cause | Nothing could induce me to go out on such a cold evening as this. | |
28 – November | deliberate | adj. | intentional, with careful thought | Was it an accident that you didn’t invite Mary to the party, or was it deliberate? I know you don’t like her much. | |
29 – November | rash | adj. | acting too quickly and without thought or preparation | My decision to buy John’s old car was very rash; if I had checked it out properly I would have discovered that it needed major repairs. |
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