Random Word List 6

jovial [ JOH-vee-uh'l ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. jolly, merry or good-humoured 2. (capitalized) pertaining to or of Jove
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The rally was flagged off by the town’s jovial Mayor.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Police described the atmosphere at the carnival, in its 37th year, as largely "peaceful and jovial". BBC, Wet start to 'peaceful' carnival, 26 August 2001.
deprecate [ DEP-ri-keyt ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to deplore or disapprove 2. to belittle, play down or depreciate
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The examiner deprecated the student’s essay saying that it was a rough and ready improvisation.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Even politicians who deprecate the emphasis placed on income adequacy by some parts of the poverty lobby are never prepared to argue for the massive investment in public collective resources, free at the point of receipt, which would be needed to make any impact on poverty as it is experienced. University of Oxford, Human dignity, social indicators and social inclusion, John Veit-Wilson, 11 September 2004.
disproof [ dis-PROOF ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. an act or refuting 2. evidence that refutes or disproves
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The authenticity of the letter was a clear disproof to his statement.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	One storm or one flood in itself is not proof or disproof of global warming. CNN, No respite for flood victims, 2 November 2000.
unhinged [ uhn-HINJD ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. to remove from hinges or remove the hinges from 2. unsettled or unbalanced; deranged
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The unhinged old woman muttered to herself incessantly.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	A number of business deals have come unhinged in recent weeks as the cost of borrowing money has risen due to problems in the US housing market. BBC, US sub-prime crisis hits Algeria, 26 November 2007.
yuletide [ YOOL-tahyd ]
	[ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) the Christmas season 2. (adj.) Of or relating to the Christmas season
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Yuletide is a festive season celebrated in most countries around the world.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	However else Europeans celebrate the Yuletide season, Christmas still centers around an Advent market that, in most cases, has filled the square before the cathedral each December for hundreds upon hundreds of years. CNN, European Christmas markets rich with history, Reid Bramblett, 1 December 2008.