LUCKY WORDS (WORDS # 39)

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LAMINATED

Adjective – Laminated wood, plastic or glass consists of several thin layers and is very strong

                 When paper or card has been laminated, it is covered with clear plastic

They have used laminated wood in that construction and it looks very nice.

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LIMPID

Adjective – Transparent or clear

She looked at him with limpid eyes

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LOCUS

Noun (Countable, Formal) – The particular place or situation in which something exists or takes place

Let’s talk about the locus of political power

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LUCID

Adjective – Showing or telling something in a clear, simple way. It also means being capable of thinking clearly

He gave a clear, lucid presentation of the problem 

The patient had occasional lucid moments

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MY COMMENTS ON THESE WORDS

This list has several lovely adjectives! So let’s see what we can make of them.

“Laminated” makes me think of wood, because one of our local Universities has a laboratory that studies stress and resistance factors related to the use of laminated wood, and I know the professor in charge. He advocates the use of this material in construction as a replacement for several elements that have usually been made of steel.  I have seen some photos of experimental work and it really looks beautiful. So I would say this is a word that is used in various areas.

“Limpid” is often used in literary writing, especially in fiction. The heroine or the children involved, very often have “limpid eyes”. The term is usually used to portray innocence or truthfulness. I’ve also seen this word used in relation to the waters of a stream: She saw herself in the limpid waters of the stream.

“Locus” is related to the concept of place. This place can be real or abstract, as in the expression “locus of power”. I believe it more often refers to an abstract place. However, in Geometry the term locus is quite tangible and is usually related to a line. For example, the circumference is the locus of all points that… and so on. This word is definitely used quite frequently.

“Lucid” is a well-known word, I believe. I’ve heard people say, things like “I’m so tired, my brain is no longer lucid!”  I think it’s a relatively common expression, used for normal, everyday communications. 

There is good news for Spanish speakers! The only one that doesn’t work is “locus”. As for the other words, the terms “laminado”, “límpido” and “lúcido” all exist, sound similar and mean the same, so that is probably a great help in managing these words on the graduate entry tests!

So study up your words and I’ll see you on the next post!

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