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segunda-feira, 11 de fevereiro de 2013

Word of the day: DIM


Dim: ofuscar, turvar, escurecer,  tornar pouco visível, turvar a vista, deslustrar, escuro, ofuscado, opaco, obscuro, indistinto, vago

Synonyms: caliginous, darkened, darksome, dark, dimmed, dusk, gloomy, lightless, murky, obscure, tenebrous, unlit    
“Just the dim outline of the building could be seen through the fog.”
“I have a dim memory of your last visit.” (www.merriam-wbster.com)

domingo, 16 de dezembro de 2012

Word of the day: Dismal


Dismal: escuro, sombrio, carregado, lúgubre, triste, sinistro, funesto,  abatido, desanimador
Synonyms: black, cheerless, chill, cloudy, cold, comfortless, dark, darkening, depressing, depressive, desolate, dire, gloomy, drear, dreary, forlorn, funereal, glum, gray (also grey), lugubrious, miserable, morbid, morose, murky, sepulchral, tenebrous, wretched
“The show was a dismal failure.”
“The team's record is dismal.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

domingo, 5 de fevereiro de 2012

Word of the Day: Murky


Murky: escuro, obscuro, sombrio, triste, (desonesto=Brit.)
Synonyms: black, darkened, darkish, darkling, darksome, dim, dimmed, dusk, dusky, gloomy, lightless, dark, obscure, obscured, tenebrous
 “… currents, murky water and low light are obstacles that Sentinel photographer George Skene has faced making underwater photos over the years.” (www.orlandosentinel.com)