TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 16-Jan-14
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 16-Jan-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists matriarch [ MEY-tree-ahrk ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. a female or woman heading or leading a group, family or tribe 2. a mother or woman who is highly respected USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The matriarch of the household, often the wife of the senior most male member, wields supreme power in tackling domestic issues. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Long before Big Brother, there was reality TV in the form of The Family, which featured Margaret Wilkins, matriarch of a Reading household, the subject of a 1974 BBC series. BBC, A good life now over, By Nick Serpell, 1 September 2008 infuse [ in-FYOOZ ] ...