Newspaper Vocavulary Words – New Army Chief Asim Munir

1.     Apprehension        Noun

Meaning:

Fear and anxiety that something bad or unpleasant will happen

2. Speculation        Noun

•       Meaning:

The act of guessing

3. Proverbial           Adjective

•       Meaning:

A common saying

4. Tenure     Noun

•       Meaning:

The period of time that someone holds a job

5. Doff           Verb

•       Meaning:

To remove (clothing)

6. Stint          Noun

•       Meaning:

A person’s allotted time of work

7. Insistence           Noun

•       Meaning:

Demanding something and refusing to accept otherwise

8. Engulf       Verb

•       Meaning:

To surround or cover something

9. Impeccable         Adjective

•       Meaning:

Perfect, without fault

10. Jeopardize        Verb

•       Meaning:

To cause something to be harmed or damaged

11. Ponder   Verb

•       Meaning:

To think about something carefully

12. Evident  Noun

•       Meaning:

Clearly seen or understood, obvious