Efficacy (Noun) Syllable division: ef·fi·ca·cy How to pronounce: UK: /ˈef.ɪ.kə.si/ US: /ˈef.ə.kə.si/
#1 Meaning: Something's capacity to deliver the desired consequence. Example: > She doubted the efficacy of the method. > We have judged the efficacy of our regime on the basis of two studies performed among our outpatients.
#2 Meaning: How effectively a certain therapy or medicine performs under rigorous scientific testing circumstances. Example: > The drug's efficacy in curing TB was celebrated. > Clinical trials are in progress to assess its efficacy in severe asthma.
Reminisce (Verb) Syllable division: rem·i·nisce How to pronounce: UK: /ˌrem.ɪˈnɪs/ US: /ˌrem.əˈnɪs/
Meaning: To talk about or write about pleasant memories from the past. Example: > We'd reminisce about how time had flown. > During their wedding reception, the couple played a slideshow to reminisce on the many lovely moments they shared together.
Oasis (Noun) Syllable division: oa·sis How to pronounce: UK: /əʊˈeɪ.sɪs/ US: /oʊˈeɪ.sɪs/
#1 Meaning: A location in a desert with water and hence vegetation and trees, and occasionally a settlement or town. Example: > They headed for a remote oasis in the Sahara. > They stopped for the night at an oasis.
#2 Meaning: A peaceful, pleasant location in the midst of a bustling, disagreeable environment. Example: > The park is an oasis of calm in the centre of the city. > In a city teeming with traffic and tourists, it is a glorious oasis of calm.
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Gear (Noun) Syllable division: gear How to pronounce: UK: /ɡɪər/ US: /ɡɪr/
#1 Meaning: A mechanism that regulates how much power from an engine flows to the moving elements of a machine, often consisting of linked pairs of wheels with teeth (= points) along the edge. Example: > Change gear as you slow down.
#2 Meaning: The tools, clothing, and so on that you employ to do a specific task. Example: > All his camping gear was packed in the rucksack.
Subsidiary (Adjective/Noun) Syllable division: sub·sid·i·ary How to pronounce: UK: /səbˈsɪd.i.ə.ri/ US: /səbˈsɪd.i.er.i/
Subsidiary as an Adjective Meaning: Used to indicate to anything unimportant in comparison to something else with which it is associated. Example: > The players have a useful but clearly subsidiary role.
Subsidiary as a Noun Meaning: A firm owned by a larger corporation. Example: > Most of the factories built with the subsidies were subsidiaries of major corporations.
Fondant (Noun) Syllable division: fon·dant How to pronounce: UK: /ˈfɒn.dənt/ US: /ˈfɑːn.dənt/
#1 Meaning: A firm, soft, sweet dough made primarily of sugar and used to coat cakes, or a little soft sweet made primarily of sugar. Example: > Fondant icing is literally fondant warmed with a little syrup, flavoured, and coloured. > These fondant decorations are easy to master if you follow our simple step-by-step instructions.
#2 Meaning: A sweet dish consisting of a little heated cake with a liquid portion in the center. Example: > We had chocolate fondant for dessert. > The Hot Cuban fondant is the best dessert I have ever eaten.
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