WoRDs of The daY*3/2/2015

1. Scarce -
Insufficient to satisfy the demand
Seldom met with
Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
That is a very scarce book.

2. Tenement -
A run-down or overcrowded apartment
They rented a tenement house in Brooklyn.

3. Archaic -
Marked by the characteristics of an earlier period
Forming the earliest stage
He has an archaic mannerism.
The archaic period of our research.

4. Irradiate -
To shed rays of light upon
To radiate
To expose to radiation
The Sun irradiates the valley.
The atomic bombs irradiates the whole country.
The dog was irradiated.

5. Tempt -
To attract
To render strongly disposed to do something
To put to the test in a venturesome way
The offer tempts me.
The book tempted me to read more on the subject.
To tempt one's fate is like playing with fire.