Draconian et. al.

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Some intesting words I came across in an article  at Fortune Mag and defined by www.freedictionary.com,  www.merriam-webster.com and dictionary.reference.com. I own up to the examples. 🙂

1.  Draconian –  very harsh or severe as in He is serving a draconian punishment for just a petty offense.

2. Surfeit – intemperate or immoderate indulgence, disgust caused by excess as in He was surfeit of arrogance that people get annoyed by his presence.

3. Middling – Of medium size, position, quality or mediocre as in  Last year’s merit increases for rank and file were middling vis-a-vis two (2) years ago.

4. Annals – A record of events arranged in yearly sequence; historical events generally as in The team’s sweep of its games this season will surely go into the annals of sports history.

5. Denigrate – To belittle as in Among my New year’s Resolutions include not to denigrate people and their accomplishments.

6.  Grouse – Persistent complaint, also a kind of chicken or fowl- but let us steer clear of fauna.  No one likes a grouse.

7. Hubris – Arrogance as in His hubris was the apparent cause of his destruction.