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domingo, 15 de setembro de 2013

Word of the day: Mulish

Mulish: teimoso, obstinado

Synonyms: adamant, adamantine, bullheaded, dogged, hard, hardened, hardheaded, hard-nosed, headstrong, immovable, implacable, inconvincible, inflexible, intransigent, obstinate

“She approached the job with mulish determination.”
“…a mulish insistence on doing things his own way…”


(www.merriamwebster.com)

quinta-feira, 2 de agosto de 2012

Word of the day: Shrewd


Shrewd: astuto, inteligente, perspicaz, sagaz
Synonyms: astute, canny, clear-eyed, clear-sighted, hard-boiled, hardheaded, heady, knowing, savvy, sharp, sharp-witted, smart
“She's shrewd about her investments.”
“A shrewd used car dealer who knew how to make the best possible deal.” (www.merriam-webster.com)