don

don

verb.  put on (an item of clothing)

"Jordan Spieth realized his childhood ambition of donning the green jacket after he won Masters at Augusta on Sunday." 

"Getting cyclists to don a hard-shelled helmet, which can lessen the risks of serious injury, has been a global challenge."

"In the locker room the players donned their football jerseys before the game."

groove

groove     [groov]

noun.  a perfectly functioning order; a long cut

"Obama gets his groove back after last weeks' wins on health care, same-sex marriage and trade."
"As the game went on, the pitcher started to find his groove and pitched well enough to win."
"A long-distance runner usually takes a few miles to get into his or her groove."

testy

testy    [Tes-tee]

adjective.  easily irritated or annoyed; impatient

"On Tuesday Caroline Wozniacki became testy with an Italian reporter in her post-match news conference at Wimbledon.  The same question was asked again and the Denmark's tennis star was very impatient with her answer."
 "Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka had a testy exchange of words over a disputed line call during their third round match of the French Open." "Presidential campaigns are exhausting and frustrating events, and there are times when voters and reporters probably warrant a testy response."

complacent

complacent    [kuh m-Pley-suh nt]

adjective.  overly content or pleased with oneself 

"Complacency is the enemy of change, and we already have enough complacent people in power."

"World Bank moved Bangladesh up to a 'lower-middle income' country based on its increased income per capita. However, the Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, is not complacent. She wants Bangladesh to be a 'higher-middle income' country within three years."

"He had grown complacent after years of success."

juggernaut

juggernaut    [Juhg-er-nawt]

noun.  a massive, overpowering force

"India Prime Minister Modi is a foreign policy juggernaut. He has visited eighteen countries during his first year in office."

"Apple and Google are now the juggernauts that define the landscape of consumer technology."

"Nike started by selling shoes out of a car trunk. It is now a $30 billion juggernaut."

kibosh

kibosh    [Kahy-bosh]

noun.  put an end to

"Europe is putting the kibosh on roaming charges starting mid-2017.  Europeans will no longer need to pay roaming charges if they make mobile phone calls within the European Union."
"Nintendo is putting the kibosh on rumors that its next gaming console will run on the Android operating system from Google.  A Nintendo official is making it clear that the new system, NX, will not run Android."
"The recession put the kibosh on browsing, and mall traffic sharply declined."

sever

sever    [Sev-er]

verb.  break up (a relationship, tie), separate (a part) from a whole

"On Monday NBCUniversal severed its relationship with Donald Trump following his comments on Mexican immigrants.  On Tuesday, Macy's also severed its relationship with the brash President candidate."
"In baseball, we have seen increasing number of injuries in young pitchers in recent years.  In the past, a doctor may have been telling a pitcher they were going to sever his throwing arm. Pitchers should throw less."
"The family is heartbroken after they found their pet goat's severed head in their garden."