23 March 2015

23 March 2015

-litigation ( nouns )

·         ( law ) a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal right

-He got an injunction against vexatious litigation by his enemies

-catastrophe ( nouns )

·         An event resulting in great loss and misfortune

-The whole city was affected by the irremediable catastrophe

·         A state of extreme ( usually irremediable ) ruin and misfortune

-lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system

·         A sudden violent change in the earth’s surface

-due to the impact of meteoroid there was a catastrophe crater

-daunt-ing ( adjective ) ( verb )

·         Discouraging through fear

-China faces daunting internal challenges

·          Cause to lose courage

-he daunted by the refusal

-demise ( nouns )

·         The time when something ends

-it was the demise of all his plans

-adjudicate ( verb )

·         Hear a case and sit as the judge at a trial or hearing

-the judges adjudicated the trial.

·         Bring to an end; come to a final conclusion

-the father adjudicated when the sons were quarrelling over their inheritance

-catastrophic ( adjective )

·         Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin

-he suffered a catastrophic depression

-he needs to visit frequently because he is suffering a catastrophic illness

- parlour/palor ( nouns )

·         A shop or business premises

-my father had opened a new parlour last week.