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New Words: Importune, Fractious, Obfuscate, Asperity


It truly works even for our studies. Studies show that it is only the third revision that converts short-term memory to long-term memory molecules in the hippocampus area of the brain. But the gap between revisions should be equidistant i.e., either every day for three days, every week, three weeks or even once a month for the three months but the distance between revisions should be the same. Three is the magical number. If you don't do this, difficult words will disappear from your brain.


Importune

Harass (someone) persistently for or to do something.

"reporters importuned him with pointed questions"

To make repeated, forceful requests for something, usually in a way that is annoying or causing slight problems:

As a tourist, you are importuned for money the moment you step outside your hotel

One can no longer walk the streets without seeing beggars importuning passers-by.

I bombarded the War Office and importuned the Red Cross, but all to no avail.

It might have been true once - and she was glad now that she had never succumbed to Hugh's importuning.


Fractious 

Difficult to control; unruly.

Tending to be troublesome: unruly. a fractious crowd.

Quarrelsome, irritable

If you're prone to picking fights, making snarky comments, and being frustratingly stubborn, you're fractious 

Nancy was in a fractious mood.

Children become fractious when they are tired.

The six fractious republics are demanding autonomy.

I muttered like a fractious housewife.


Obfuscate

Make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

To make something unclear or hard to understand, especially deliberately; speak or write evasively or obscurely

She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue

They are obfuscating the issue, as only insurance companies can.

He obfuscated the problem we argued.

The writer often obfuscates the real issues with petty details.

Politicians have once again obfuscated the issue.


Asperity 

Harshness of tone or manner.



He pointed this out with some asperity 

Harsh qualities or conditions.

Plural noun: asperities 

"the asperities of a harsh and divided society

The roughness of manner or of temper: the harshness of behaviour or speech that expresses bitterness or anger

He asked with some asperity just what they were implying.

Unevenness 

Also: a tiny projection from a surface

The asperities of the tongue

There was a touch of asperity in his tone.

He spoke to the boy with asperity.

She pointed out, with some asperity, that it had all been my fault.

Inputs Courtesy: ENT Specialist Doctor with 41 years of experience and preferring to remain anonymous.

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