parasite

Day 29Level 1

PAR-uh-sahyt

sponger

an organism that lives in or on another from which it obtains nourishment

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

scrounger, sycophant, sponger

Example Sentence:

A computer virus is a program that fastens like a parasite on the computer's working system, and gradually corrupts it.

Related Words

outdated

an-tee-di-LOO-vee-uhn

prehistoric; old-fashioned

settle a dispute

AHR-bih-trayt

to settle an argument between two parties

clever and quick

uh-STOOT

clever; of keen penetration

self-evident

ak-see-uh-MAT-ik

self-evident

boorish

CHUR-lish

boorish, vulgar

egotism

kuhn-SEET

over-high opinion of one's own ability, importance etc.