desuetude

Day 15Level 3

DES-wi-tood

disuse

state of not being in use

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

inactivity, disuse

Example Sentence:

After the long years of desuetude, Jimmy tracked down his father's computer which he used to research on extraterrestrial objects.

Related Words

ill-timed

uh-nak-ruh-NIS-tik

occurring in the wrong time period

soothing

AAH-nuh-dien

pain killing drug; pain reliever;

to irritate

aan-TAA-guh-niez

to irritate or provoke anger

greed

A-vuh-rus

extreme greed especially for wealth

conspiracy

kuh-BAHL

a small group of secret plotters

defamation

KAA-luhm-nee

a false statement made to damage somebody's reputation