Unfamiliar Word List
Meaning : Used after a woman's married name to introduce the family name by which she
was known before she married.
Example : Jane Rowell (née Laurent)
Meaning : A stupid person
Example : From a dolt she had become a hero.
Meaning : In lieu = Instead (of)
Example : He worked on Saturday and took
Monday off in lieu.
Meaning : Without wasting more time.
Example : And so, without further ado, let me introduce tonight's
speaker.
Meaning : To laugh or shout insults at someone to show you have no
respect for them.
Example : Critics jeered at his moral stance.
Meaning : To cut off branches from a tree, bush, or plant, especially
so that it will grow
better in the future.
Example : She spent the afternoon pruning roses.
Meaning : Conversation that is funny and not serious.
Example : He considered himself a master of witty banter.
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