DAY ONE HUNDRED TWENTY #120

1.            GENIAL: friendly, affable.

                The boss may seems strict and heartless, but when you get to know her well, she is really a genial person.

2.            BEREFT: devoid of, without.

After the Tsunami they were bereft of almost everything.

3.            NOTORIOUS: widely unfavorably known.

               Akeesah was notorious for always coming late to class.

4.            ESCHEW, to shun, avoid.

                I fear height so much that I eschew going to any place that is higher than 3 stories.

5.            BERATE: to scold vehemently.

Mother berate her children for playing darts with knifes and axes.