TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 10-Mar-13
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 10-Mar-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists edict [ EE-dikt ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. (n.) a decree issued by an authority 2. (n.) a command or order by a sovereign USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The king's edict was that peasants were not allowed to hunt deer. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Mr Condino said an edict by Nicholas II dated 1908 stipulated the "effective owner" was the cabinet of the tsar, a state body. The Telegraph, French and Russians in battle over ownership of Russian Orthodox cathedral, Henry Samuel, 02 November 2009. threadbare [ THRED-bair ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. worn-out or overused 2. shabby or poor looking 3. commonplace USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : He would not get rid of the threadbare, old overcourt because it h