TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 05-Mar-14
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 05-Mar-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists vicissitude [ vi-SIS-i-tood, -tyood ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. variation, change or mutation 2. alternation or a successive change 3. an unexpected change that could occur in one's life USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The vicissitude seen in the cells alarmed the scientists. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : She can, with some justification, blame the vicissitudes of an intensely competitive market and revolutionary technology - just as Charles Allen did. Telegraph, Why Mirror's boss is not the next Greg Dyke, By Jeff Randall, 03 Jul 2008 wreak [ reek ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. to avenge or inflict or execute punishment 2. to cause or bring about 3. to vent, express or gratify one's emotions USAGE