TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 26-Jul-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 26-Jul-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists aspersion [ uh'-SPUR-zhuh' n, -shuh' n ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. spraying of holy water during religious practices 2. a potentially harmful remark made with the intention to defame 3. an act of defamation or derogation USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : US Olympic gold medallist Marion Jones' admission that she had taken steroids prior to the Sydney Olympics cast an aspersion on the sport of athletics. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : It is not casting an aspersion on the sport, it just shows they are living in the real world. Telegraph, Samples to be frozen next year, Marcus Armytage, 26 Nov 2004 fortuitous [ fawr-TOO-i-tuh' s, -TYOO- ] ...