21 september,2014

Sobriquet

noun

1. a person's nickname.

   "she was a vast and haughty person who answered to the sobriquet ‘Duchesse’"

20 September 2014

  Feign
 (feyn)

• Verb

     -pretend to be affected by

     Ex: she feigned illness.

     - to make up,invent

• Synonyms

    - sham

    - fake

•   Origin

    - Latin, Old French

  

• Noun

    - Feigner

19 September, 2014

Demise

 noun

 - a person's death.

"Mr Grisenthwaite's tragic demise"

• .

-conveyance or transfer of property or a title by will or lease.

 verb

1. -convey or grant (an estate) by will or lease.
2. "the manor and the mill were demised for twenty-one-year terms"

15 September 2014

• Timid

  
   Synonyms - diffident, shy, unsure
    Opposite - brave

• Adjective

    - showing fear and lack of confidence
     - lacking boldness or courage

• Noun

   - people who are fearful and cautious

• Origin 

    -Latin