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[b]WIZARDRY (wizurdree) Noun[/b] - The art of performing magic
Using some high class technical wizardry, computer scientists have
been able to bring the long dead actor back to life on the big screen.
[b]WITLESS (witlus) Adjective[/b] - Foolish, Idiotic
It was extremely witless of him to let the car go without noting
the registration number.
[b]GIDDY (gidee) Adjective & Verb[/b] - Light-hearted, Dizzy, to make or
become giddy
Watching the little children on the merry-go-round for so long made
her feel giddy, and she decided to go back to her room.
[b]HYPERBOLE (hI’purbulee) Noun[/b] - Exaggerated statement not meant to be
taken literally
His hyperbolic speech about how well the economy has performed may
have won him a lot of applause, but he himself knows quite well that not
all of what he said is as good as it sounds.
[b]VERSATILE (vursut(u)l) Adjective [/b]- Having many talents, capable of
working in many fields
The film industry is so much crowded and competitive nowadays that
only a versatile actor can stay in it; the actor must be able to show his
talent in every field from acting to dancing to action.
[b]EPILOGUE (epu’log) Noun[/b] - Short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
The play concluded with an epilogue recited by the director telling
us about the message delivered by the play.
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UNSCATHED (un’skeydhd) Adjective[/b] - Without suffering any injury
We were surprised to see that even after the head-to-head collision
between a car and a van, the driver of the van died on the spot while the
car driver came out unscathed.
[b]FRUCTIFY (fruktu’fi) Verb[/b] - To bear fruit
The gardener finally managed to fructify the barren apple tree
after tending it carefully for years.
[b]DECAPITATE (di’kapi’teyt) Verb[/b] - Behead (especially as legal
punishment)
Since the bodies were found decapitated, the police found it very
difficult to identify them.
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TOTALITARIAN (tow’tali’tehreeun) Adjective[/b] - Of a regime in which no
rival parties or loyalties are permitted, every citizen in such a system is
subject to the power of the state, which exercises complete control over
all areas of life.
The Second World War ended the fascist regimes of Germany, Italy,
and Japan, but it certainly did not eliminate totalitarianism from the
world as several examples in Asia and Africa have shown.
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