TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 26-Apr-14
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 26-Apr-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists idée fixe [ ee-dey FEEKS ] [ noun ] MEANING : an idea that one has entertained for a long time; a fixed idea; obsession USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The British psychedelic band Pink Floyd's idee fixe of incorporating technology in music was considered ahead of its time. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Again, Berlioz's idée fixe puts in an appearance, with a heart-pounding variation for cellos and basses over which the theme itself floats in fragments. BBC, Meet the Phil 2006/07 expurgate [ EK-sper-geyt ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. to remove obscene, objectionable or ...