Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Word of The Week

Hey beautiful people.....I'm starting a word of the week to highlight interesting words which you can use for your essay or even impress your friends with your new found vocabulary. We might be lucky if these words appear in your Paper 2 exam! Anyway some of the words are selected from the word list of your articles so keep a lookout.

prec·i·pice
n.
1. An overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock, such as a crag or the face of a cliff.
2. The brink of a dangerous or disastrous situation: on the precipice of defeat.

Example: The team managed to score a point at the precipice of defeat to maintain their unbeaten run.