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discretionary
dɪˈskreʃ.ən.ər.i
adjectiveAvailable for use at the discretion of the user.
Usage examples:
There has been an increase in year-end discretionary bonuses
adjectiveAvailable to someone by choice, without having to get permission or authority
Usage examples:
Once your kids have discretionary money of their own, they can pay for their own dvds.
adjectiveUsed to describe an amount of money in a budget that can be reduced if necessary
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Discretionary expenditure/spending, he renewed his call on the legislature to freeze discretionary …
fallowing
verbLeave (land) fallow for a period.
Usage examples:
Fallow the ground for a week or so after digging
adjective(of farmland) ploughed and harrowed but left for a period without being sown in order to restore its fertility or to avoid surplus production.
Usage examples:
Incentives for farmers to let land lie fallow
adjective(of a sow) not pregnant.
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I would have a couple of fallow pigs for big celebrations, and a few chickens scratching around on …
goad
ɡəʊd
verbProvoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction.
Usage examples:
He was trying to goad her into a fight
nounA spiked stick used for driving cattle.
Usage examples:
The ripon report suggests widespread use of sticks and electric goads, and says that some animals h…
misspoke
mɪsˈspiːk
verbExpress oneself in an insufficiently clear or accurate way.
Usage examples:
Claiming that she misspoke, she served up a second explanation
optically
adverbIn a way that relates to light or the ability to see, or to what someone sees
Usage examples:
These lightbulbs are bad optically—they cause a lot of glare., the substance is polished to give an…