TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 24-Aug-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 24-Aug-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists emetic [ uh'-MET-ik ] [ noun, adjective ] MEANING : (adj.) causing vomiting (n.) a substance that causes vomiting USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The timely dose of emetic administered by the doctor managed to save the patient's life. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Napoleon's doctors gave him large doses of purgatives including tarter emetic and, the day before his death, a massive dose of mercurous chloride, called calomel. National Geographic, Pick Your Poison - 12 Toxic Tales, by Cathy Newman, May 2005 flummox [ FLUHM-uh' ks ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : perple...