TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 18-Feb-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 18-Feb-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists placid [ PLAS-id ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. peaceful, tranquil or serene 2. complacent USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : His placid nature seemed to calm the frenzied crowd. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : In a further twist, the normally placid Switzerland announced on May 23 that it had secretly destroyed highly technical blueprints for producing nuclear weapons. CNN, Disgraced Pakistani scientist denies nuclear charge, June 5, 2008 excision [ ek-SIZH-uh' n, ik- ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. an act, process or instance of removal 2. abscission or su...