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a collection of word meanings gathered from websites all over the world, accumulated on a single page. We have designed this page especially for those who feel that they are not able to do
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Word: Obtuse
Meaning: adj. 1. Lacking quickness of perception or intellect. 2. Characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity. “An
obtuse remark.” 3. Not distinctly felt. “An
obtuse pain.”
Word: Assiduous
Meaning: : showing great care, attention, and effort
: marked by careful
unremitting attention or persistent application
Example: "Ryan Murphy …, in his last FX series before founding his Netflix empire, was also assiduous about hiring transgender actors and creative staff…." — James Poniewozik, The New York Times, 1 June 2018
Word: denude
Meaning: (verb)
To divest of covering; make bare.
Synonyms: strip
Usage: Rake in hand, Flora set out to denude her lawn of fallen leaves.
Word: Achilles’ heel or Achilles heel
Meaning: noun: A seemingly small but critical weakness in an otherwise strong position.
Usage: “The danger of being seen as courting noxious supporters is a long-standing
worry for right-of-centre politicians. Preston Manning ... has argued that
it is the Achilles heel of the conservative movement.”
John Geddes & Jason Markusoff; Target Andrew Scheer;
Maclean’s (Toronto,
Canada); Jun 2019.
See more usage examples of
achille’s heel in Vocabulary.com’s
dictionary.
Thought: The longest day must have its close -- the gloomiest night will wear on to
a morning. An eternal, inexorable lapse of moments is ever hurrying the day
of the evil to an eternal night, and the night of the just to an eternal
day. -Harriet Beecher Stowe, abolitionist and novelist (14 Jun 1811-1896)