precinct
Day 17Level 2PREE-singkt
district
district of a city
Part of Speech: noun
Synonyms:
subdivision, province
Example Sentence:
The council has earmarked $5 million to develop Quay St. as a pedestrian-friendly precinct on the harbor edge.
Related Words
abdication
Day 17renunciation
ab-di-KEY-shuhn
renunciation
ambulatory
Day 17capable of walking
AM-byuh-luh-tohr-ee
of, pertaining to, or capable of walking; not stationary
apostrophe
Day 17to imaginary person
uh-POS-truh-fee
a mark ' used to indicate the omission of letters, the possessive case, the plural; address to an absent or imaginary person
augury
Day 17omen
AW-guh-ree
prediction of events; omen
austere
Day 17unadorned
aw-STEER
severe in manner ; unadorned, simple
bonhomie
Day 17geniality
bah-nuh-MEE
good natured manner; geniality