TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 21-Jul-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 21-Jul-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists scathing [ SKEY-th' ing ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. harshly critical 2. harmful, injurious USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The manager's scathing criticism for poor performance demoralized the staff. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : George Carlin, 71 -- Comedian whose groundbreaking comedy tested the boundaries of censorship and gave scathing social criticism a new voice. abc News, In Memoriam: Lives of Note, June 29, 2008 mawkish [ MAW-kish ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. sentimental, emotional or mushy 2. having an insipid or nauseating taste USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The writer's mawkish novel about an orphan boy met with a tepid response. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Friendship is like a China cup, precious rich and rare, once broken can be me