TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 08-Dec-13
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 08-Dec-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists pare [ pair ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. to use a sharp instrument to remove the outer covering or skin of 2. to remove by cutting away 2. to reduce or decrease gradually USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : He pared and cut the fruit into little pieces for the fruit salad. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : In London, the FTSE 100's midday gains of 0.6% slipped away, while midday rises of nearly 1.5% on the Paris and Frankfurt leading indexes were pared back. BBC, Post-Saddam stock rally sags, 15 December 2003. bagasse [ buh'-GAS ] [ noun ] MEANING : plant residue or ...