Vocab words Day-10

[keerthi]

Hi friends,
Todays 5 words are.

2. 
   
   Feign : fake,Pretend,imitate


3. 
   
   Awful:Dread ful


4. 
   
   Promulgate : Proclaim


5. 
   
   Havoc : confusion


6. 
   
   Jettison:Throw goods from the ship

Please post other possible meanings for these words,and secondary meanings .Altleast post one synonym and secondary meaning for each one

[Rena]

HI,
1.Feign(verb transitive)


1. pretend something: to make a show or pretense of something
She feigned ignorance.


2. invent something: to make up or fabricate something


3. copy: to imitate or copy somebody or something

2.Awful(adj)


1. extremely bad: very bad or unpleasant
An awful smell

2. causing shock or sadness: extremely shocking, saddening, or unpleasant
an awful accident

3. not very well: in very poor health
I feel awful this morning.

4. very great: enormous in size, amount, number, or extent (informal)
We spent an awful lot of money on furniture.

5. awe-inspiring: so impressive as to inspire awe (literary)


3.Promulgate (verb transitive (formal))


1. declare something officially: to proclaim or declare something officially, especially to publicize formally that a law or decree is in effect


2. make known: to make something widely known
4.Havoc
Noun:


1. devastation: widespread damage, destruction, or devastation
The havoc wreaked by the storm

2. chaos: a condition or situation of disruptive chaos


Adjective:


Difficult to control: difficult to control, manage, discipline, or govern (informal)
Her kids look really havoc!
5.Jettison


Verb Transitive:


1. shipping throw something overboard: to throw something from a ship, aircraft, or vehicle
2. reject something: to discard or abandon something, for example, an idea or project
Plans that had to be jettisoned


Noun:


1. rejection: the discarding or rejecting of something


2. shipping ship’s discarded cargo: the cargo and equipment thrown from a distressed ship to lighten it

[Spoorthi]

Feign:

1. 2. To give a false appearance of: feign sleep.
   3. To represent falsely; pretend to: feign authorship of a novel.
2. To imitate so as to deceive: feign another's voice.
3. To fabricate: feigned an excuse.
4. Archaic. To invent or imagine.
5. To pretend; dissemble.
6. make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
7. make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
   
   

syn: sham, pretend, affect, dissemble,simulate, assume, sham





Awful:

1. Extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible: had an awful day at the office.
2. Commanding awe: “this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath” (Herman Melville).
3. Filled with awe, especially:
   2. Filled with or displaying great reverence.
   3. Obsolete. Afraid.
4. Formidable in nature or extent: an awful burden; an awful risk.

adv. Informal

Extremely; very: was awful sick.

syn: atrocious, abominable, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible, nasty,awed, amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awing,terribly, awfully, frightfully

ant: nice





Promulgate:

1. To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce
   officially.
   
2. To put (a law) into effect by formal public announcement.
3. 1 : to make known or public
   
   2 : to put (as a regulation) into effect
4. state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' " he exclaimed; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
5. put a law into effect by formal declaration
   

syn: proclaim, exclaim, announce.





Havoc:

1. Widespread destruction; devastation.
2. Disorder or chaos: a wild party that created havoc in the house.
3. To destroy or pillage.
4. violent and needless disturbance

syn: mayhem







Jettison:

1. To cast overboard or off: a ship jettisoning wastes; a pilot jettisoning
   aircraft fuel.
2. Informal. To discard (something) as unwanted or burdensome: jettisoned the whole marketing plan.
3. The act of discarding or casting overboard.
4. Jetsam.
5. throw away, of something encumbering
6. throw as from an airplane