TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 14-Feb-14
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 14-Feb-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists maladroit [ mal-uh'-DROIT ] [ adjective ] MEANING : inept; bungling; lacking adroitness; clumsy USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : Russia handled the confrontation with Chechnya in a most maladroit way. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Corsican politicians rose up with one voice, howling in protest at the maladroit joke. National Geographic, Corsica, By Peter Ross Range abut [ uh'-BUHT ] [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (tr.v.) to touch, be adjacent to, end at or border on 2. (tr.v.) to support 3. (intr.v.) to terminate, border or be adjacent to 4. (intr.v.) to lean on so as to get supported USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : His property abuts the only lake in the area. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : It w