WOTW #3: surfeit

 

Word of the week 2: Pellucid means clear and easy to understand

 

Surfeit describes a condition that is in excess of something; something too large in amount.

Examples:

  1. When we visit a Malaysian food court, there is a surfeit of choice.
  2. When there is a surfeit of farm produce, the price of vegetable falls.

During this pandemic, do you find you have a surfeit of anything? Tell us what it is.

 

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WOTW #2: pellucid

 

Word of the week 2: Pellucid means clear and easy to understand

 

Pellucid means clear and easy to understand.

Examples:

1. The instructions given were pellucid and everyone understood each party’s responsibilities.

2. When the Finance Minister broadcast his budget plan for the country, he revealed a pellucid plan that was clearly outlined.

 

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WOTW #1: Incommunicado

 

Incommunicado: without means of communication or without means of communication

 

Incommunicado describes someone who is not communicating with others, whether by choice or by something outside their control.

Examples:

1. The hurricane left much of the island incommunicado.

2. The lawyer will be incommunicado for the rest of the day because he wants to prepare for his case tomorrow.

3. The prisoner was held incommunicado for 2 weeks.

 

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