TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 26-Nov-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 26-Nov-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists pulchritude [ PUHL-kri-tood, -tyood ] [ noun ] MEANING : physical attractiveness, appeal or beauty USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The sculpture was a work of pulchritude. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Apart from the lack of pulchritude on display, Komsomolskaya Pravda was aghast at the poor photographs used. BBC, Russian media follows its paymasters, 19 December, 1999 halcyon [ hal-see-uh' n ] [ noun, adjective ] MEANING : 1. (n.) a kingfisher 2. (n.) a legendary or fabled bird identified with the kingfisher that was said to nest at sea during winter solstice and was believed to have the power to calm waves 3. (adj.) pertaining to or related to the kingfisher or halcyon 4. (adj.) tranquil, peaceful, happy o