TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 13-Mar-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 13-Mar-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists privation [ prahy-VEY-shuh' n ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. deprivation or lack of certain necessities a deed, consequence or state of lack or deprivation USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : His life was filled with hardship and privation. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Not the old fear of privation but a sense that the future is limited only by Icelanders' belief in themselves and their willingness to reawaken that primeval Viking spirit idling restlessly behind their seeming impassivity. National Geographic, Power Struggle, By Marguerite Del Giudice dipsomaniac [ dip-suh'-MEY-nee-ak, -soh- ] [ noun ] MEANING : a person with an insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : Peter was a true dipsomaniac, his love for daiquir