Thursday, August 29, 2013

Vocabulary Words List 1, Sentences part 1


Colloquial – informal, adjective
My boss was not a fan of colloquial dress, instead insisting we wear our uniform to work every day.

Furrow – a narrow groove made in the ground; noun
Loads of furrows littered the ground of the playground, dozens of children marking their names in the soft sand.

Misnomer – an error in naming a person or thing; noun
One Direction's opening act partook in a massive misnomer when she shouted the wrong city name during her set.

Vilification – to speak ill of; noun
Twitter's vilification of Miley Cyrus caused great uproar in Hollywood.

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