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Meaning: The word synthetic is used both as an adjective and as a noun. It means artificial, unnatural, or man-made. It is also used to describe a person who is insincere or not genuine. As a noun, it means anything made artificially by chemical synthesis.

Origin: The word is said to have been in use since the 17th Century. It is derived from French synthetique or modern Latin syntheticus, which in turn came from the Greek word sunthetikos meaning “skilled in putting together”, based on “tithenai” meaning “to place together.

Usage: The bag is made of synthetic leather. He exudes synthetic compassion, so he cannot be taken seriously.

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Meaning : This adjective is used to describe things that are extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent.

Origin: This word appeared in English in the 15th Century. It is derived from the Latin noun ‘sumptus’ which means expense.

Usage :  The hotel’s most sumptuous suite overlooks the lush gardens and includes a marble bathroom with a spa.

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Meaning : The word gutted is used to convey the sense of being severely disappointed or upset when used as an adjective.

It can also be used as a verb to denote removing the intestines or other internal organs from an animal before cooking it.

This meaning has also led to the meaning of removing or destroying completely the internal parts of some structure, like a building.

Origin : The meaning “abdomen, belly” is associated with gut (the verb form gutted is past tense of gut) from late in the 14th Century. The sense of “inside contents of anything” is from 1570s. The figurative use “plunder the contents of’ is by 1680s.

Usage : Australia’s Test skipper Pat Cummins said he was “gutted” to be ruled out just hours before the second Ashes Test against England.

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Meaning: This noun refers to a character ising word or a phrase that accompanies, or occurs in place of, the name of a person or thing.

Origin: Its origin can be traced back to the Greek word ‘epitithenai’ which means to ‘put on’ or ‘to add’.

Usage: Richard the First is frequently referred to by the epithet “Lionheart.”

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Meaning : This noun refers to a liquid used for washing hair, or for washing particular objects or materials.

Origin: The word has its origin in India. It arrived in English in the 18th Century, and derives from the Hindi word champo, meaning to squeeze, knead, or massage.

Usage: The shampoo she uses smells heavenly.

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Meaning: Predilection is used as a noun which refers to an established preference or a special liking for something. It implies a strong liking deriving from one’s experience. For instance, if someone has a predilection for something, they like it a lot.

Origin: It is borrowed from French predilection, which in turn comes from the Latin word praedilect meaning ‘preferred. from prae in advance + diligere to select. The term has been in use since the mid-18th Century.

Usage: She has had a predilection for Thai food ever since she started travelling abroad.

 I have a predilection for ice cream.

There are two ways to live, by working hard or by taking freebies. They seem to have some predilection for the latter.

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