TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 05-Jun-13
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 05-Jun-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists abrade [ uh'-BREYD ] [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (tr.v.) to wear away by scrubbing or rubbing 2. (tr.v.) wear down spiritually 3.(intr.v.) to scrape off USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The shirt was abraded around the collar due to a rough scrubbing. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : At some point in the history of a bronze statue of Uma dated 1012, the face became abraded by the daily ritual of bathing and anointing, so the temple sent it back to the sculptor's workshop for renewal. Telegraph, Encounters with the divine, by Richard Dorment, 16 Nov 2006 accolade [ AK-uh'-leyd, -lahd; ak-uh'-LE...