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domingo, 28 de abril de 2013

Word of the day: STRIFE


Strife:  discussão, briga, disputa, luta, contenda, discórdia, competição, rivalidade
Synonyms: conflict, disaccord, discordance, disharmony, dissent, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, disunity, division, friction
 “In order to avoid family strife, the children spend equal time during the holidays with both of their grandmothers.”
“…bitter strife between the two political factions…”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

domingo, 22 de janeiro de 2012

Word of the Day: Rattle


Rattle: matraca, chocalho,agitação, estrépido, estrondo, algazarra, tagarelice, palavreado, guizo da cascavel,  chocalhar, matraquear, agitar com ruído ovociferar, gritar, fazer algazarra, tagarelar, confundir, embaraçar, embaralhar. 
Synonyms:  babel, blare, bluster, brawl, chatter, clamor, clangor,  discordance,  roar

“One of them (quakes)  largest ever to rattle the state.” (Newsweek, November 06, 2011)