TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 19-Jun-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 19-Jun-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists stultify [ STUHL-tuh'-fahy ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. to impair, cripple or render ineffective 2. to cause to look stupid, ridiculous or foolish 3. (law) to prove one to be of unstable or unsound mind and, hence, not legally responsible for one's actions USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The thief was stultified after the policeman shot at his ankle when he tried to escape. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Kanter argued that large companies need to liberate their employees from stultifying hierarchies if they are going to be able to "dance" in the flexible, fast-changing future. Economist, Empowerment, Oct 27th 2008 muster [ MUHS-ter ...