Vocabulary Words - 28 july,2016
1. Penurious Meaning: lacking money; excessively unwilling to spend, not having enough money to pay for necessities. Synonyms: parsimonious, hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, pinched Sentence: Warren Buffett, famous multi-billionaire, still drives a cheap sedan, not because he is penurious, but because luxury cars are gaudy and impractical. 2. Ponderous Meaning: having great mass and weight and unwieldiness Synonyms: heavy, lumbering Sentence: Laden with 20 kilograms of college text books, the freshman moved ponderously across the campus. 3. Expunge Meaning: to eliminate completely; remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line. Synonyms: excise, scratch, strike Sentence: When I turned 18, all of the shoplifting and jaywalking charges were expunged from my criminal record. 4. Interlocutor Meaning: a person who takes part in a conversation. Synonyms: conversational partner Sentence: The government’s interlocutor(middle m