Artikel Sumber It is difficult to change someone‘s opinion by badgering him. The child who begs his mother to “get off his back” when she implores him for some assistance with the household drudgery, may very well plead interminably for some special privilege when he wants something for himself. How paradoxical that neither is able …
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Being Nagged
Sumber Artikel It is difficult to change someone‘s opinion by badgering him. The child who begs his mother to “get off his back” when she implores him for some assistance with the household drudgery, may very well plead interminably for some special privilege when he wants something for himself. How paradoxical that neither is able …
Swivel
Swiver artinya memutar, memutarkan, atau putaran a coupling between two parts enabling one to revolve without turning the other. Patented swivel axle keeps all three wheels on the ground even on sharp turns. turn around a point or axis or on a swivel. he swiveled in the chair sinonim: turn, rotate, revolve, pivot, swing, spin, twirl, whirl, wheel, gyrate, pirouette Contoh In my opinion the best …
Fathom
Fathom artinya memahami, mengerti nomina a unit of length equal to six feet (approximately 1.8 m), chiefly used in reference to the depth of water. sonar says that we’re in eighteen fathoms verba understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought. he could scarcely fathom the idea that people actually lived in …
Serendipitous
Serendipitious berasal dari kata serendipity serendipitous artinya yang berhubungan dengan keuntungan serendipitous encounter – pertemuan yang tidak disengaja occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way. a serendipitous encounter sinonim: chance, accidental, coincidental, lucky, fluky, fortuitous, unexpected, unforeseen chance, accidental, coincidental, lucky, fluky, fortuitous, unexpected, unforeseen
Purgatory
Saat petama buka kamus Inggris Indonesia, inilah arti kata “purgatory” yang saya dapatkan : api penyucian tempat penyucian sela gunung Ada definisi khusus dari kata purgatory yang didapat dari kamus monolingual (in Roman Catholic doctrine) a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to …
Vigilante
Vigilante artinya seseorang atau sekelompok orang yang main hakim sendiri tanpa otoritas legal. Apa ya padanan katanya dalam Bahasa Indonesia? Preman? Ah, gak tepat juga. Rasa bahasanya gak dapat. Preman itu memang pekerjaan ilegal. Tapi preman khan gak berhubungan dengan membasmi kejahatan seperti yang dilakukan oleh para Vigilante seperti Batman atau Green Arrow. Contoh kalimat …
Mayhem
Mayhem artinya aniaya, kekerasan, atau kerusuhan dan kekacauan Contoh Kalimat : The funny climax, shot against the picturesque sand dunes of Dubai, is a mix of madness and mayhem . Rebels advanced on the capital which erupted in anarchy and mayhem as armed gangs looted and fought each other on the streets. complete mayhem broke …
Insurrection
Insurrection artinya pemberontakan Beberapa contoh kalimat : Contoh The Maoist rebels have been waging a Marxist insurrection in Nepal for nine years to abolish the monarchy. The insurrection swept the old government from office and could only be crushed by the might of the Russian army. the insurrection was savagely put down An urban insurrection …
Cuddle
cuddle artinya mengemong, atau memeluk dengan penuh kasih sayang Contoh Kalimat : The revised plans for the block have been posted in an obscure place which only the people parking their cars for a quick kiss and a cuddle will see. Actually, what she means is that she thinks I’m a sucker for a …