Vocabulary lesson 54
Definitions and samples
- postpone (v.) put off to a later time; delay
– The young couple wanted to postpone their wedding until they were sure they could handle the burdens of marriage.
- gloomy (adj.) dark; dim; in low spirits
– My cousin was gloomy because his best friend had moved away.
- mediocre (adj.) neither good nor bad; average; ordinary
– The movie wasn’t a great one; it was only a mediocre.
- weird (adj.) mysterious; unearthly
– She locked weird with that horrible make-up on her face.
- prominent (adj.) well-known; important
– My client is a prominent businessperson.