Monday, January 29, 2024

Lexicon Lift: 5 Daily Words (Are you familiar with these? And how do you use these words?)

                                                                 


Word: Straddle

  • Parts of Speech: Verb/Noun
  • Meaning: When you straddle something, you sit on it with one leg on each side, such as straddling a horse or fence.
  • Example: Storage for a single object cannot straddle the two kinds of tablespaces.

 

Word: Queasy

  • Parts of Speech: Adjective
  • Meaning: Queasy defines a feeling of nervousness, anxiety, or uneasiness.
  • Example: The experience is not like that parasailing trip you took on a small boat where everyone was queasy by the end of the trip. 

 

Word: Amenable

  • Parts of Speech: Adjective
  • Meaning: Disposed or willing to comply, liable to answer to a higher authority.
  • Example: But freshers don't always know how much thought goes into planning dining and how amenable the staff are to catering to special diets.

 

Word: Rambunctious

  • Parts of Speech: Adjective
  • Meaning: Noisy and out of control.
  • Example: Kids can be rambunctious when they are with their friends.

 

Word: Disembarked

  • Parts of Speech: Verb
  • Meaning: Leave a ship or aircraft or other vehicle.
  • Example:  The passengers disembarked at Tampa Bay port.

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