Daily Word List – 8th December 2018

Meddlesome
[adjective]
MEANING:

1. inclined to interfere
2. given to being intrusive

Nip
[noun,intransitive verb,transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. (tr.v.) to pinch or bite
2. (tr. v.) to check the growth or development of
3. (intr. v.) to dart
4. (intr. v.) to take a sip or sips of alcoholic liquor
5. (n.) a small quantity of liquor

Affiliation
[noun]
MEANING:

1. the act of being adopted as a member

2. the state of being accepted as an associate or subsidiary
.

Harass
[transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. (tr. v.) to disturb or bother persistently
2. (tr. v.) to torment or persecute
3. (tr. v.) to exhaust by repeated attacks
.

Acclivity
[noun]
MEANING:
1. a slope that goes upwards
2. an ascent
3. an incline that starts at the lower end and terminates at the higher end