My English Words List - September - 2023

newsletter

newsletter

noun

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Newsletter

assessor

assessor

noun

  • one appointed or elected to assist a judge or magistrate

yellow jacket

yellow jacket

noun

Yellowjacket

Yellowjacket

windbag

windbag

noun

  • a person who talks a lot without saying anything important

Ross: It’s I just know they’re gonna be a couple of windbags wearing tweed jackets with suede elbow patches. - Friends, Season 9, Episode 20 The One with the Soap Opera Party

acronym

acronym

noun

such as CBC, NATO, radar, or laser, FBI, etc.

Acronym

carp

carp

noun

1913 illustration of Cyprinus carpio, better known as the common carp

Carp

muster

muster

verb

That evening, having mustered all my courage, I called Fuchs from a pay phone and explained who I was. – Love And Math, Chapter 5 Threads of the solution, by Edward Frenkel

appropriate

appropriate

adjective

an appropriate response

overwhelming

overwhelming

adjective

overwhelming evidence

upbeat

upbeat

adjective

I’m feeling upbeat today

I like a story with an upbeat ending.

prey

prey

noun

The lion stalked its prey.

The seals are easy prey for sharks.

pray

pray

verb

There’s little else to do now but hope and pray.