Saturday, 31 March 2012

Today's Word List

Hiatus (noun):
Means, a short pause in which nothing happens or is said, or a space where something is missing.
Examples,
  • The company expects to resume production of the vehicle again after two-month hiatus.
  • I'm taking a little hiatus from blogging.
  • Hiatuses of thought


insatiable (adj) (/ɪnˈseɪ.ʃə.bl ̩/):
Means, (especially of a desire or need) too great to be satisfied
  • Like so many politicians, he had an insatiable appetite/desire/hunger for power.
  • Nothing, it seemed, would satisfy his insatiable curiosity.
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    Spree (noun):
    Means, a short period of doing a particular, usually enjoyable, activity much more than usual.
    Example:
    • I went on a drinking spree on Saturday
    • Twenty people were shot dead in the city making it the worst killing spree since the riots.

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