Forage (fawr-ij) (noun, Intransitive verb, transitive verb):
1. (n.) the act or instance of searching for fodder or food
2. (intr.v.) to wander in search of provisions or food
3. (tr.v.) to collect supplies or provisions
Their forage for food was a failure as they returned empty-handed.
Culvert (kuhl-vert) (noun):
1. A sewer, drain or channel
2. A bridge or embankment over such a drain
Uncovered culverts are dangerous in the monsoon season.
Juxtapose (verb) (juhk-stuh-pohz): to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
Juxtaposing the two essays revealed the huge differences in the author's viewpoints.
Solace (noun) (sol-is)
1. Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation.
2. A source of comfort or consolation.
Through her message, rich and poor alike have felt inexplicably drawn into the mercy and solace of God's tender embrace.
Callow (adjective) (kal-oh): Inexperienced or immature.
Rohan, a young callow musician was trained rigorously for seven years to become the famous musician that he is now.
Finicky (adjective) (fin-ih-kee)
1. Extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
2. Requiring much care, precision, or attentive effort
Andrea found it challenging to come up with ideas for healthy meals that her young son, a finicky eater, would enjoy.
Raze (reyz) - verb
1. To tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
2. To shave or scrape off.
They would raze our cities, leaving not one stone upon another.
Cogitate (koj-i-teyt) – verb
To think hard; ponder; meditate: to cogitate about a problem.
After cogitating for a while, she decided to buy the dress.
Braird (braird) (verb):
To sprout; appear above the ground.
Oats require about a fortnight to braird in ordinary weather.
Nebulize (neb-yuh-lahyz) (verb):
1. To become vague, or indistinct.
2. To reduce to a fine spray.
The child was nebulized to alleviate his suffering from asthma.
Deify (dee-uh-fahy) (Verb):
1) To make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity
The people deified their beloved king.
2) To adore or regard as a deity
It would be a mistake to deify wealth.
Mezzanine (mez-uh-neen) (Noun):
1) The lowest balcony or forward part of such a balcony in a theater; also a low story between two other stories of greater height in a building
The number of people that showed up at the opening night of the theatre was so great that the caretaker was concerned about the structural integrity of the mezzanine which was fully crowded with people.
Squander (skwon-der) (Verb):
1. To spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
2. To scatter
The foolish man squandered his life savings on fast cars and booze.
Snap (snap) (Verb):
1. To act or move with quick or abrupt motions of the body
2. To break suddenly, especially with a sharp, cracking sound, as something slender and brittle
Snapped up within hours, the club was packed by the time the band opened their set.
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