SCRABBLE GAME by KAMILIA

 

Unfamiliar Word List 

• Née (adj)

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) 

• Dolt (n)

Meaning    : A stupid person

Example    : From a dolt she had become a hero.

• Lieu (n) 

Meaning    : In lieu = Instead (of)

Example    : He worked on Saturday and took Monday off in lieu.

• Ado (n)

Meaning    : Without wasting more time.

Example    : And so, without further ado, let me introduce tonight's speaker.

• Jeer (v)

Meaning    : To laugh or shout insults at someone to show you have no respect for them.

Example    : Critics jeered at his moral stance.

• Prune (v)

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.

• Banter (n)

Meaning    : Conversation that is funny and not serious.

Example    : He considered himself a master of witty banter.

Source :

Cambridge Dictionary