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)

Word of the Day: Roil

Roil: turvar, turbar, provocar, irritar, incomodar, perturbar, vexar

Synonyms: boil, churn, moil, seethe

“Case of convicted French kidnapper roils Mexico – again”(www.latimes.com / March 20, 2012)

“Financial markets have been roiled by the banking crisis.” (www.merriam-webster.com)