https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-vocabulary--3676790enEducationCopyright Janhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5f2a236828d17d6ded01d3e66ae280e9.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-vocabulary--3676790Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:13:53 +0000JanJanfeeds@spreaker.comImprove your English Vocabulary with our daily Podcastcleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv786-consign-and-encapsulate--24007892http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4390Mon, 16 Mar 2020 05:00:21 +0000Janconsign (verb) Definition: 1. to give someone something for care and safekeeping; 2. to get rid of something; 3. to commit or assign to something, especially something unpleasant Example Sentences: – We consigned our ailing...308cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv784-exert-and-adulterate--24007893http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4388Thu, 12 Mar 2020 05:00:20 +0000Janexert (verb) Definition:  1. to apply influence, power, or authority in order to effect situation; 2. to make a great physical or mental effort Example Sentences: – Foster parents are supposed to exert parental control...296cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv775-capitalize-and-pretentious--23418478http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4379Fri, 28 Feb 2020 05:00:12 +0000Jancapitalize (verb) Definition: 1. to benefit from or take advantage of something; 2. to finance something; 3. to exchange debt for stock; 4. to write in capital letters Example Sentences: – I’m capitalizing on my...357cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv767-expatriate-and-disperse--23418508http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4371Tue, 18 Feb 2020 05:00:05 +0000Janexpatriate (verb, noun) Definition: (v.) 1. to banish or exile someone from a country; 2. to permanently leave one’s country; (n.) an expatriated person Example Sentences: – Hemingway was an American expatriate who wrote of...379cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv766-inflammatory-and-askance--22864224http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4370Mon, 17 Feb 2020 05:00:04 +0000Janinflammatory (adjective) Definition: 1. likely to cause a strong emotional response, especially anger; 2. characterized by inflammation Example Sentences: – His speech was so inflammatory it started a riot. (angering, incendiary) – According to the...377cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv765-regal-and-deliberate--22864219http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4369Fri, 14 Feb 2020 05:00:03 +0000Janregal (adjective) Definition: 1. suitable for royalty; 2. of noteworthy excellence or magnificence Example Sentences: – The Academy Award ceremony is an occasion where celebrities outfit themselves in regal attire and walk the red carpet...338cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv764-didactic-and-predominate--22864223http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4368Thu, 13 Feb 2020 05:00:03 +0000Jandidactic (adjective) Definition: 1. tending to give instruction or advice, even when it is neither welcome or necessary; 2. containing a political or moral message Example Sentences: – The movie was somewhat entertaining, but it...319cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv763-seminal-and-acrimony--22864220http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4367Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:00:02 +0000Janseminal (adjective) Definition: 1. original and influential, especially of ideas revolutionary for their time; 2. containing or contributing the seeds of later development Example Sentences: – It was a seminal movie that changed the way...307cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv762-aesthetic-and-indubitably--22864228http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4366Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:00:01 +0000Janaesthetic (adjective, noun) Definition: (adj.) concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; (n.) a theory as to what is beautiful Example Sentences: – It wasn’t the prettiest web site, but its...338cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv761-malefactor-and-blatant--22864217http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4365Mon, 10 Feb 2020 05:00:00 +0000Janmalefactor (noun) Definition: 1. a convicted criminal, especially a felon; 2. someone who does wrong or who hurts others Example Sentences: – It is the job of the police department to protect the people from...333cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv760-desist-and-perquisite--22864227http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4364Fri, 07 Feb 2020 05:00:59 +0000Jandesist (verb) Definition: to cease or stop doing something permanently Example Sentences: – If you do not desist in following me, I will be forced to call the police. (stop, discontinue) – The lawyer requested...327cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv759-dismay-and-gamut--22864218http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4363Thu, 06 Feb 2020 05:00:58 +0000Jandismay (verb, noun) Definition: (v.) to cause somebody to feel discouraged or disappointed; (n.) a feeling of hopelessness, disappointment, or discouragement Example Sentences: – The parents were dismayed when they learned that their child was...304cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv758-deign-and-evoke--22864225http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4362Wed, 05 Feb 2020 05:00:57 +0000Jandeign (verb) Definition: to do something that you consider a great favor or beneath your dignity to do Example Sentences: – Everyone wondered if Mr. Smith, the local snob, would deign to attend the party....341cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv757-impartial-and-extemporaneous--22864226http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4361Tue, 04 Feb 2020 05:00:56 +0000Janimpartial (adjective) Definition:  unbiased, not partial, and showing equal treatment Example Sentences: – If there is a dispute over the contract, we will take our case before an impartial authority. (unbiased, neutral) – She was...317cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv756-endear-and-calibrate--22864221http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4360Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:00:55 +0000JanEndearing (adjective) Definition:  endearing refers to something or someone that is charming or attractive. Example Sentences: – His gracious and gentlemanly behavior endeared him to her. (attracted) – Her child-like behavior was so endearing, I...325cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv755-implore-and-chide--22326930http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4359Fri, 31 Jan 2020 05:00:55 +0000Janimplore (verb) Definition: 1. to beg, plead, or beseech; 2. to request, as in prayer Example Sentences: – With tears streaming down her cheeks, she implored him to forgive her. (begged, entreated) – Being a...311cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv754-germinate-and-ignoble--22326926http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4358Thu, 30 Jan 2020 05:00:54 +0000Jangerminate (verb) Definition: 1. to start growing from a seed; 2. to create and begin the process of development Example Sentences: – Once the new CEO’s ideas began to germinate, the company quickly turned around....310cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv751-manifest-and-renunciation--22326923http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4355Mon, 27 Jan 2020 05:00:51 +0000Janmanifest (verb, adjective) Definition: (v.) 1. to display or exhibit something, or show evidence for; 2. to appear; 3. to make something clear, known, or revealed; 4. to record items on a shipment list; (adj.)...330cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv750-predilection-and-receptive--22326927http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4321Fri, 24 Jan 2020 05:00:35 +0000JanPredilection (noun) Definition: a preference for something Example Sentences: – We went to the Chinese restaurant across town because he had a predilection for their egg rolls. – Her predilection for buying designer shoes is...362cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv749-repress-and-profess--22326925http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4320Thu, 23 Jan 2020 05:00:34 +0000JanRepress (verb) Definition: 1. to hold back as an act of constraint; 2. to force out of one’s consciousness; 3. to put down by force before control has been lost, as with a rebellion Example...349cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv748-fledgling-and-cant--22326931http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4319Wed, 22 Jan 2020 05:00:33 +0000JanFledgling (noun, adjective) Definition:  (n.) 1. a young or inexperienced person; 2. a young bird with new feathers, just learning how to fly; (adj.) new and lacking experience in some activity–just starting out Example Sentences:...374cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv747-feint-and-immerse--22326929http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4318Tue, 21 Jan 2020 05:00:32 +0000JanFeint (noun, verb) Definition: (n.) 1. a deceptive move in sports or the military that uses any distracting maneuver to draw the opponent away from the real target; 2. a false appearance or action which...360cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv745-lurid-and-epic--21808041http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4316Fri, 17 Jan 2020 05:00:29 +0000JanLurid (adjective) Definition: 1. horrifyingly gruesome or savage; 2. shocking and sensational; 3. shining or glowing with an unnatural, usually red, brightness; 4. extremely pale. Example Sentences: – I wasn’t interested in hearing about all...381cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv734-unilateral-and-dilettante--21303658http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4305Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:00:42 +0000JanUnilateral (adjective) Definition: 1. involving or decided by only one group or country; 2. tracing the lineage of only one parent Example Sentences: – That country’s forces operated unilaterally, without the help of armed forces...339cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv729-tantalizing-and-explicit--20876403http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4295Thu, 19 Dec 2019 05:05:35 +0000JanTantalizing (adjective) Definition: 1. pleasantly inviting; 2. tempting, but unavailable or unattainable Example Sentences: – I am not in a position to accept your offer to buy our company, but I do admit it sounds...348cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv728-renaissance-and-soluble--20876401http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4294Wed, 18 Dec 2019 05:00:34 +0000JanRenaissance (noun) Definition: 1. a rebirth or revival of an activity or interest, especially art, literature, or music; 2. the humanistic cultural revival in Europe, dating from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century, of classical...362cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv727-confound-and-lionize--20876400http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4293Tue, 17 Dec 2019 05:00:33 +0000JanConfound (verb) Definition: 1. to confuse someone; 2. to prove something to be incorrect; 3. to damn or curse something or someone; 4. to confuse or mistake two or more things as being similar Example...316cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv726-brash-and-perdition--20876408http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4292Mon, 16 Dec 2019 05:00:31 +0000JanBrash (adjective) Definition: 1. rash, hasty, or premature; 2. assertive to the point of being offense; 3. brittle or breakable; 4. overly colorful, bold, or bright Example Sentences: – We have plenty of time to...316cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv725-pretext-and-categorical--20876412http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4291Fri, 13 Dec 2019 05:05:30 +0000JanPretext (noun) Definition:  a made up excuse used to hide the truth Example Sentences: – I called her on the pretext that I lost our homework assignment, but really I just wanted an excuse to...344cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv724-feasible-and-pompous--20876402http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4290Thu, 12 Dec 2019 05:00:28 +0000JanFeasible (adjective) Definition: Example Sentences: – The producer was concerned about the feasibility of the special effects in the movie. – She felt it was feasible to make it on her own in a new...325cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv723-caveat-and-escrow--20876409http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4289Wed, 11 Dec 2019 05:00:27 +0000JanCaveat (noun) Definition: 1. a warning against certain acts; 2. in law, an official request to a court not to proceed with a case without notice to the person making the request Example Sentences: –...351cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv722-tenure-and-brazen--20876410http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4288Tue, 10 Dec 2019 05:00:26 +0000JanTenure (noun) Definition:  1. the time spent in a particular office or position; 2. the granting of permanent employment after a provisional period, used especially in the teaching profession; 3. the holding of land Example...300cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv721-implication-and-meretricious--20876404http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4287Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:00:24 +0000JanImplication (noun) Definition:  1. something that is implied as a natural consequence of something else; 2. involvement or entanglement of somebody in something Example Sentences: – Her implication was that if I was ever late...332cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv720-accentuate-and-bastion--20876406http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4278Fri, 06 Dec 2019 05:00:54 +0000JanAccentuate (verb) Definition: 1. give more force or attention to; 2. to put emphasis on a given syllable in a word; 3. to draw attention to something to make it more noticeable Example Sentences: –...308cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv719-flagship-and-bilateral--20876405http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4277Thu, 05 Dec 2019 05:00:53 +0000JanFlagship (noun) Definition: 1. the most important of a group of related things; 2. the ship in which the commanding officer is stationed Example Sentences: – This new, top-of-the-line computer will be our flagship, model....289cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv716-assay-and-aseptic--20471532http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4274Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:50 +0000JanAssay (verb, noun) Definition: (v.) 1. to test or examine something to determine its quality and/or components; 2. to try to do something; (n.) 1. a test or analysis; 2. a sample of the thing...289cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv710-seethe-and-yoke--20876411http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4260Fri, 22 Nov 2019 05:00:52 +0000JanSeethe (verb) Definition: 1. to be in an angry or otherwise agitated emotional state; 2. to boil vigorously; 3. to be noisy with activity or boiling movements Example Sentences: – The neighbors will positively seethe...320cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv707-craven-and-detrimental--20112597http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4267Tue, 19 Nov 2019 05:00:08 +0000JanCraven (adjective) Definition: contemptibly cowardly Example Sentences: – Wes believed that his craven agreement with everything his boss said would advance him professionally. – When his bravado evaporated, the mobster cravenly gave police the names...304cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv706-tarry-and-cogitate--20112599http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4266Mon, 18 Nov 2019 05:00:07 +0000JanTarry (verb, adjective) Definition: (v.) 1. to stay someplace longer than necessary; 2. to wait or hesitate; (adj.) like tar Example Sentences: – We can’t tarry around campus all day; we need to go home...319cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv705-machiavellian-and-condemn--20112601http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4265Fri, 15 Nov 2019 05:00:07 +0000JanMachiavellian (adjective) Definition: using clever trickery, immoral methods, and expediency to achieve a desired goal, especially in politics Example Sentences: – The VP of Marketing, known for his Machiavellian maneuvers, has long been plotting his...317cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv704-asylum-and-conjure--20112595http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4264Thu, 14 Nov 2019 05:00:06 +0000JanAsylum (noun) Definition: 1. a shelter from hardship or danger; 2. a hospital for the mentally disabled Example Sentences: – Several hundred Cuban refugees managed to get onto U.S. soil and asked for political asylum....336cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv703-foremost-and-artifice--20112598http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4263Wed, 13 Nov 2019 05:00:05 +0000JanForemost (adjective) Definition:  1. the most important; 2. before all else Example Sentences: – First and foremost, we will try to have fun, but our secondary goal is winning. – Professor Jackson was the university’s...317cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv702-sustain-and-wary--20112596http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4262Tue, 12 Nov 2019 05:00:04 +0000JanSustain (verb) Definition: 1. to maintain something or keep it in existence; 2. to experience something, especially suffering; 3. to support and encourage Example Sentences: – She works two jobs in order to sustain her...330cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv696-widespread-and-apotheosis--19844863http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4189Mon, 04 Nov 2019 05:00:56 +0000JanWidespread (adjective) Definition: 1. common and occurring widely or affecting many people or places; 2. spread far apart Example Sentences: – The region has been plagued with widespread mudslides due to the unusually heavy rainfall....305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv695-apposite-and-cleave--19844858http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4188Fri, 01 Nov 2019 05:00:55 +0000JanApposite (adjective) Definition: Highly appropriate and well-suited to the circumstance. Example Sentences: – Since her research was apposite to the topic of the conference, the committee accepted her paper. – Child development is an apposite...304cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv694-nest-and-lope--19844861http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4187Thu, 31 Oct 2019 05:00:54 +0000JanNest (verb / noun) Definition: 1. to fit snugly together or inside one another; 2. to make a comfortable home or make oneself comfortable; 3. to occupy a nest and rear children Example Sentences: –...264cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv693-multifarious-and-vex--19844860http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4186Wed, 30 Oct 2019 05:00:52 +0000JanMultifarious (adjective) Definition: having many diverse elements, parts, members, or components. Multifarious is similar to multi-faceted and has a similar meaning. In both cases, the prefix multi- means “many.” Multifarious refers to anything varied...332cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv692-precedence-and-subversive--19844859http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4185Tue, 29 Oct 2019 05:00:51 +0000JanPrecendence (noun) Definition: Having importance or priority Example Sentences: – You can’t have a value structure without a hierarchy. They’re the same thing because a value structure means one thing takes precedence over another. –...332cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv691-snide-and-jeopardy--19844865http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4184Mon, 28 Oct 2019 05:00:50 +0000JanSnide (adjective) Definition: Insulting or critical in a sarcastic or indirect way. You may have heard the phrase “snide remark.” This usually refers to indirect, and often sarcastic, criticism. If someone is snide, he or...271cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv690-loiter-and-despondent--19844864http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4176Fri, 25 Oct 2019 05:00:04 +0000JanLoiter (verb) Definition: 1. to stand around or hang out in an area, without a reason for being there; 2. to move unnecessarily slowly Example Sentences: – The police officer asked the teenagers not to...292cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv689-befitting-and-incognito--19844866http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4175Thu, 24 Oct 2019 05:00:03 +0000JanBefitting (adjective) Definition: suitable, fitting, or appropriate to Example Sentences: – It was a very elegant and opulent dinner, with a table setting that was befitting a king. – The Prime Minister was greeted by...275cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv688-dissipation-and-minatory--19844857http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4174Wed, 23 Oct 2019 05:00:02 +0000JanDissipation (noun) Definition: 1. dispersion, scattering, or disappearance; 2. wasteful indulgence Example Sentences: – “Meditation is the emptying of the mind of all thought, for thought and feeling dissipate energy“ – Karen’s anger dissipated after...323cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv687-supercilious-and-preponderate--19844867http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4173Tue, 22 Oct 2019 05:00:01 +0000JanSupercilious (adjective) Definition: 1. showing haughty superiority over someone else; 2. characterized by or expressive of contempt Example Sentences: – Janet’s boss spoke in a supercilious tone that was patronizing to everyone. – Jerry’s supercilious...330cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv686-formal-and-obstinate--19844862http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4172Mon, 21 Oct 2019 05:00:01 +0000JanFormal (adjective) Definition: 1. following established rules, traditions, or conventions; 2. done in an organized and methodical manner; 3. in language, used in a serious or official context, but not in everyday speech; 4. refined...327cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jv680-antagonist-and-codify--19594444http://justvocabulary.com/?p=4146Fri, 11 Oct 2019 05:00:48 +0000JanAntagonist (noun) Definition: Antagonist is a more sophisticated way of saying “opponent.” In the body, an antagonist is a muscle that relaxes while another muscle contracts (opposing muscle), while in pharmacology, an antagonist is a...363cleanfull