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segunda-feira, 17 de março de 2014

Word of the day: Defile

Defile: desfiladeiro, garganta ou passagem estreita entre montanhas, sujar, corromper, poluir, aviltar, macular, manchar, perverter, violar, desonrar, deflorar, desfilar, marchar em filas

Synonyms: pass, valley, gorge, gap, corrupt, taint, besmirch, sully, spoil, tarnish, pollute, ruin, degrade, contaminate

“The cattle, once they were cornered in the defile, were quickly rounded up”
“Divided however we destroy ourselves, defile the planet, and fall apart.”

(www.merriam-webster.com / www.wordhippo.com)




terça-feira, 15 de janeiro de 2013

Word of the day: Ravish


Ravish: arrebatar, cativar, encantar, raptar, violar, desonrar, pilhar, saquear

Synonyms: assault, force, outrage, rape, violate

“….tales of Caribbean pirates who abducted fair maidens and ravished them without mercy…”
“Travelers have long been ravished with wonder and awe by the immensity of the Great Pyramid at Giza.”