TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 30-Aug-13
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 30-Aug-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists opprobrium [ uh'-PROH-bree-uh' m ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. infamy, disgrace or ignominy 2. reproach, criticism or contempt 3. one that causes dishonour, shame or humiliation USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : It was the result of the opprobrium that he faced which caused him to contemplate suicide. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Peter Davies, the former regulator of the National Lottery, attracted much opprobrium for accepting a ride in a jet controlled by GTech, then part of the Camelot consortium. Telegraph, The corporate flying squad, 21 Mar 2001 penurious [ puh'-NOO' R-ee-uh' s, -NYOO 'R- ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. parsimonious, stingy or miserly 2. destitute, indigent or impoveris