CAT Exam 2015 preparation:English vocabulary

homiletics [ hom-uh'-let-iks ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	the skill of sermonizing
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He was taught homiletics as a part of his degree course.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	What is true in the field of education, linguistics, ethnomusicology, marching bands, psychology and culture is also true in the field of homiletics, hermeneutics, biblical studies, black sacred music and black worship. CNN, Transcript of Jeremiah Wright's speech to NAACP, 28 April 2008
decomposition [ dee-kom-puh'-ZISH-uh'n ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. the decay of organic material 2. disintegration or breaking down into constituents
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The stench was caused by the decomposition of dead cattle.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	It was found that during decomposition, the golf balls dissolved to release a high quantity of heavy metals. CNN, Golf balls: 'Humanity's signature litter', Christina Macfarlane, 10 November 2009.
pomposity [ pom-POS-i-tee ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. the state of being lofty or pretentious 2. ceremonious and stately display of dignity 3. loftiness of language or behaviour
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	None of the villagers were impressed by the pomposity of the minister as he had not kept his election promises.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Locating himself in the older-brother character (played by "Roger Dodger's" excellent Jesse Eisenberg) who, in his teenage unhappiness, mimics his father's pomposity and blames his unfaithful mother, Baumbach lets no one off the hook, least of all himself. CNN, EW review: 'In Her Shoes' flat-footed, isa Schwarzbaum, 7 October 2005.
resplendent [ ri-SPLEN-duh’ nt ]
	[ adjective, intransitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. shining luminously or radiantly 2. dazzling, garish or splendid
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The resplendent fireworks dazzled the crowd.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	It's a resplendent sun-drenched morning in the east of Scotland. The Herald, Barnes's storming finish, KENNY HODGART
apropos [ ap-ruh'-POH ]
	[ adjective, adverb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) apt, appropriate, opportune or relevant 2. (adv.) opportunely, seasonably or at the appropriate or right time 3. (adv.) incidentally or by the way
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The coup must be timed at the apropos juncture.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	I saw one where the D had been painted over and the message seemed more apropos. abcNews, Heat, Flat Tires and Bullets in Iraq, By MIKE TUGGLE, June 28, 2006