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vocab_drabbles2022-07-15 09:24 am
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#007 Eschew - #008 Halcyon
This week's words are:
#007: Eschew
[əsˈCHo͞o, iˈSHo͞o]
verb
Deliberately avoid using; abstain from. Shun, avoid.
#008: Halcyon
[ˈhalsēən]
adjective
Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful. Calm, peaceful, happy, blissful, carefree.
noun
1. A tropical Asian and African kingfisher with brightly colored plumage.
2. A mythical bird said by ancient writers to breed in a nest floating at sea at the winter solstice, charming the wind and waves into calm.