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segunda-feira, 29 de abril de 2013

Word of the day: Queasy


Queasy: nauseado, enjoado, desconfortável, preocupante
Synonyms: ill, nauseated, qualmish, nauseous, queer, queerish, sick, sickish, squeamish
“The boat ride made me a little queasy.”
“She complained of a queasy stomach.”
“He feels queasy about taking the test.”
“She had the queasy feeling that she was being watched.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

quinta-feira, 10 de maio de 2012

Word of the day: Ominous


Ominous:   agourento,  ominoso
Synonyms: baleful, dire, direful,  doomy, foreboding, ill, ill-boding, inauspicious, menacing, minatory, portentous, sinister, threatening
“Space weather expert has ominous forecast. Mike Hapgood, who studies solar events, says the world isn't prepared for a truly damaging storm. And one could happen soon.”(www.latimes.com)
“He spoke in ominous tones.”(www.merriam-webster.com