Vocabulary Word
Word: relegate
Definition: put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old furniture to the children's room; Ex. relegated to the second division
Definition: put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old furniture to the children's room; Ex. relegated to the second division
More Vocab Words
::: stagnant - (of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output::: confiscate - seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer
::: hubris - arrogance; excessive self-conceit
::: bungle - mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior
::: dilettante - aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight
::: explicit - totally clear; definite; outspoken
::: hoodwink - deceive; delude
::: forward - presumptuous or bold
::: disjointed - disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin
::: decadence - decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent
