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sexta-feira, 17 de maio de 2013

Word of the day: FOLLY


Folly:  loucura, insensatez, doidice, tolice, ato próprio de louco, asneira, leviandade, desatino, disparate, aventura insensata, construção dispendiosa e considerada inútil
Synonyms: absurdity, asininity, fatuity, foolery, foppery, idiocy, imbecility, inanity, insanity, lunacy, stupidity
“…the folly of driving fast on steep, winding roads…”
“…his folly in thinking that he would not be noticed…”
“The folly of such an action should be apparent to everyone.”
(www.merriam-webster.com)

terça-feira, 13 de março de 2012

Word of the Day: Frenzy


Frenzy: frenesi, furor, delírio, loucura, fúria, arrebatamento, exaltação, agitação, enfrenesiar, enfurecer
Synonyms: agitation, deliriousness, delirium, distraction, fever, feverishness, flap, furor, furore, fury, hysteria, rage, rampage, uproar
“In its frenzy to flee the danger, the crowd became uncontrollable, and a number of people were trampled to death.” (www.merriam-webster.com)