BCS Vocabulary

BCS Vocabulary

buoyant adjective FLOATING 1. able to float Cork is light and buoyant.

buoyant  adjective HAPPY 2. happy and confident After reading the letter he was in a buoyant mood.

buoyant  adjective SUCCESSFUL 3. successful or making a profit The housing market remains buoyant.

buoyancy  noun We tested the boat for buoyancy. He was a man of remarkable buoyancy he was able to stay happy despite having difficulties).

buoyantly  adverb

desiccated  adjective 1. dried 100g of desiccated (= dried and broken into small pieces) coconut 2. disapproving not interesting or completely without imagination              All the party seems to have to offer is the same desiccated old ideas.

desiccation  noun [ U ] specialized the process of becoming completely dried

ambidextrous adjective able to use both hands equally well

annihilate verb [ T ] 1. to destroy completely so that nothing is left            a city annihilated by an atomic bomb

2. informal to defeat completely He was annihilated in the finals of the competition.

Abhorrence- disgust; detestation  a feeling of hating something or someone.

Acquiesce(v).- agree

Acquit (v)- 1. declare not guilty. 2. refl. a. behave or perform in a specified way (acquitted herself well). b. discharge (a duty or responsibility).