17 April 2015

17 April 2015

-conundrum ( nouns )

·         a difficult problem @ enigma/riddle

-he took a decade to solve the conundrum

-brief ( adjective )

·         of short duration or distance

-a brief stay in the country

·         concise and succinct

-he manages to cover the matter in a brief statement

·         (of cloth) very short

-she wore a brief gown when she attended the party yesterday

-palpable ( adjective )

·         Capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled, touched or felt

-there are a lot of palpable dusts in that old house

-She felt sudden anger in a palpable wave

·         ( medicine ) can be felt by palpation

-the doctor informed David suffers a tumour that is palpable

-innocuous ( adjective  )

·         Not injurious to physical or mental health

-fortunately, he involved in an innocuous accident

·         Not causing disapproval

-it was an innocuous remark

·         Lacking intent or capacity to injure @ innocent

-on April Fool many people will do an innocuous prank

-augment ( verb )

·         Enlarge or increase

-the recent speech of the president augmented tension in Near East

·         Grow or intensify

-the pressure augmented as the debater from the opposition rebuts the idea from the government side