Friday, June 5, 2009

Word of the Day - June

Staggering
stag⋅ge⋅ring [stag-ge-ring]
–adjective
1. So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm: a staggering achievement; a staggering defeat.

Synonyms:
amazing, astonishing, astounding, distressing, mind-blowing, mind-boggling, shocking, stunning

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- by Language Evaluator, June 09
Lim Chee Siong, CC

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Good use of English
Alliteration
- unrehearsed, unplanned
Power of 3
- rest, relax and renew
Metaphor
- clinched this opportunity
- driving the point
- capture attention
- tackle the body
- off the cuff
- love is blind
- plucked up his courage
- mustered his confidence
Idioms
- early bird catches the fattest worm

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