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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Words on 31st july...

Acrophobia – fear of heights

Deepak has been diagnosed with acrophobia


Bourgeois – middle class

Bourgeois is growing at a decent pace all over the world


Debility – weakness; incapacity

Rudra still doesn’t accept his debility


Epistolary – concerned with letters; through correspondence

Though Dhirubhai didn’t talked to his parents over phone but he maintained a decent communication through epistolary


Hiatus – interruption; pause

The lecturer got irritated whenever there was a hiatus


Languid – tired; slow

Sameer was too languid that he slept on the sofa


Obscured – hidden; covered; buried

Lalita was surprised to find an obscured treasure in her kitchen garden.


Poised – calm; collected; self-possessed

Taurians are generally poised and placid by nature


Resplendent – shining; glowing

Her resplendent face conveyed how happy she was to get the job


Therapeutic – medicinal; curative

The tulsi herb has many therapeutic values

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Words on 29th july

Acrid - sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)

Boorish - ill-mannered

Cynical - believing that people act only out of selfish motives

Epistle - a letter (form of communication)

Heresy - against orthodox opinion

Lance - spear; spike; javelin

Obscure - difficult to understand; partially hidden

Poignant - deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions

Respite - a break; intermission

Terse - concise; to the point

Monday, July 28, 2008

Acquiesce - to agree; give in to
Ramesh finally acquiesced with the decision to go for picnic

Bombast - arrogant, pompous language
By using bombast we show our own shortcomings

Curtail - cut short
The program was curtailed due to heavy rain

Epicure - someone who appreciates good food and drink
Everyone likes to call an epicure to a party

Heed - listen to
Sita didn't pay heed to Laxman's advice and hence sufered

Lampoon - ridicule; spoof
Meet the Spartians is a lampoon of 300

Oblivious - totally unaware
Shena was oblivious about the wrong doings of his brother

Podium - raised platform
As there was no podium in the school, plays etc had to be performed as a street plays

Resonant - echoing
The encouraging words from the principal are still resonant in my ears

Tenuous - flimsy; not solid
We were given a tenuous thing to drink after lunch

Sunday, July 27, 2008

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Today's words

Accolade - tribute; honor; praise
The party was thrown to accolade the out-going Boss

Bolster - support; prop up
Rajeev enjoys full bolster of his friends

Cryptic - puzzling
The problem has a very cryptic solution

Ephemeral - short-lived
The effect of scolding is ephemeral on that naughty brat

Hedonist - a pleasure seeker
Rupinder is a hedonist

Lamentation - expression of regret or sorrow
One shouldn't lament having lost an opportunity instead start looking for another one

Obliterate - destroy; demolish; eradicate
The attempts made to obliterate our culture have proved to be futile

Plummet - fall suddenly and steeply
Plummet was the cause of his death

Resolution - determination
New year resolutions are seldom completed

Tentative - not certain
Yuganshu was tentative while answering his interview questions

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Today's Word list

Only the words for now

Abstruse
- difficult to understand; obscure

Blunderbuss - 1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person

Cringe - recoil; flinch; shy away

Envenom - to cause bitterness and bad feeling

Hedonism - self indulgence; pleasure-seeking

Laconic - using few words; brief; to the point

Oblique - indirect; slanting

Plumage - feathers of a bird

Resignation - acceptance of fate

Tenacious - stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose

Friday, July 25, 2008

Today's Word List

Abstemious - Self denying; refraining from indulging
When Dishant got into a police case his friend was abstemious in helping him out

Blithe - free-spirited; carefree
Atul is a blithe person

Crepuscular - active at dawn and dusk
The sensors required for the automation of street lights require to be crepuscular

Enunciation - clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
For enunciation Raju has joined a English speaking course

Headstrong - stubborn; willful
To complete difficult tasks one needs to be headstrong

Lackluster - dull; monotonous; bland
Last year's freshers' party was a lackluster

Objective - unbiased; not subjective
The judging panel needs to have an objective outlook

Pliable - flexible; not stubborn
The competition had pliable rules, hence received criticism

Rescind - retract; repeal
There was no need to rescind the new rule

Temper - to moderate; soften
Ball tempering is a serious offense

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Meet The Personalities from NL

Me first - An Egoist

The height of conceit - An egotist

Let me help You - An altruist

Leave me alone - An introvert

Let's do it together - An extrovert

Neither extreme - An Ambivert

People are no damn good - A misanthrope

Women are no damn good - A misogynist

Don't want to marry - A misogamist

That the flesh is heir to - an Ascetic

Todays Word List

Lachrymose (adjective) - tearful; sad
The atmosphere in Gangu's house was lachrymose due to death of his grandfather

Obfuscate (verb) - deliberately make something difficult to understand
Since Ramesh didn't know anything in the viva he tried to obfuscate the teacher

Plethora (noun) - an excess
Due to plethora of cricket both the audience and cricketers are feeling tedium

Repudiate (verb) - shun; eschew; disown
Ram in fear of being caught by the income tax officers repudiated his brand new ferrari

Tedium (noun) - boredom
Due to plethora of cricket both the audience and cricketers are feeling tedium

TIME TO REVISE ....

  1. Abhor - hate
  2. Bigot - narrow-minded, prejudiced person
  3. Counterfeit - fake; false
  4. Enfranchise - give voting rights
  5. Hamper - hinder; obstruct
  6. Kindle - to start a fire
  7. Noxious - harmful; poisonous; lethal
  8. Placid - calm; peaceful
  9. Remuneration - payment for work done
  10. Abrasive - rough; coarse; harsh
  11. Bilk - cheat; defraud
  12. Covert - hidden; undercover
  13. Engender - cause
  14. Hangar - storage area ( like garage) for planes
  15. Knotty - complex; difficult to solve
  16. Plagiarism - taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
  17. Renown - fame
  18. Tangent - going off the main subject
  19. Abasement - humiliation; degradation
  20. Plaintiff - petitioner ( in court of law)
  21. Replete - full
  22. Tangible - can be touched
  23. Abrogate - cancel; deny; repeal
  24. Blasphemy - speech that offends religious sentiments
  25. Credible - believable
  26. Enigma - puzzle; mystery
  27. Reprehensible - shameful
  28. Tardy - slow; late; overdue; delayed
  29. Absolution - forgiveness; pardon; release
  30. Blatant - obvious
  31. Creditable - praiseworthy
  32. Ensconce - establish firmly in a position
  33. Laceration - a cut
  34. Obdurate - stubborn
  35. Plausible - believed; reasonable
  36. Reprieve - a respite;postponement of a sentence
  37. Tawdry - of little value; gaudy
  38. Abstain - desist; go without ; withdraw
  39. Blighted - damaged;destroyed; ruined
  40. Credulous - gullible;ready to believe anything
  41. Enshroud - cover
  42. Haughtiness - arrogance; pride

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

The Missing Sentences...

Harangue - A haranguing speech given by the President changed the opinion of many board members.

Labyrinth - After Raghav left his parents, life has become a labyrinth for him.

Harbingers - Animals are an expert at reading the harbingers


Plaudit - It was a surprise for Sudha when her boss gave a plaudit for her in front of everyone


Abstain - Rajendra can't abstain his cap while travelling

Blighted - When Shantosh returned from America he found his house in a blighted state

Credulous - These days everyone takes advantage of a credulous person

Enshroud - The rain got so heavy that the pitch had to be enshroud with double covers

Haughtiness - Ravi lost his post because of his haughtiness

Todays words....

Abstain (verb) - desist; go without; withdraw

Blighted (verb) - damaged; destroyed; ruined

Credulous (adjective) - gullible; ready to believe anything

Enshroud (verb)- cover

Haughtiness (noun) - arrogance; pride

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Laceration - a cut
Since he didn't cared about laceration he has got infection

Obdurate - stubborn
Obdurate people are very difficult to handle

Plausible - can be believed; reasonable
Only Rajesh was able to give a plausible solution of the labyrinth

Reprieve - a respite; postponement of a sentence
In today's competitive world one cannot take a reprieve from work

Tawdry - of little value; gaudy
Misers take care of even tawdry things

Reprehensible (adjective)-shameful; very bad

Reprehensible deeds must be avoided at any cost


Tardy (adjective) -slow; late; overdue; delayed

Ramesh always suffers because of his tardiness(noun).


Absolution (noun) - forgiveness; pardon; release

There were not enough evidence to convict Dr. Talwar hence he was given absolution


Blatant (adjective)-obvious

The political leader was speaking a blatant lie


Creditable (adjective)-praiseworthy

The work done by Raju in the project is creditable


Ensconce (verb)-establish firmly in a position

The audience was asked to ensconce itself before PM arrived

Monday, July 21, 2008

Some more words for today...

Harangue (noun) - noisy, attacking speech (verb – guing)

Labyrinth (noun) - a maze (adjective labyrinthine)

Harbingers (noun) - indicators; bringers of warnings

Nuzzle (verb – ling) - cuddle; snuggle

Plaudit (noun) usually in plural - statement giving strong praise

Todays words..

Plaintiff - petitioner (in court of law)
Kapilesh is an experienced plaintiff, having experience of over 100 cases

Replete - full
Life is replete with mysteries

Tangible - can be touched
In today's world tangible assets are more important than non-tangible ones

Abrogate - cancel; deny; repeal
Due to thunderstorm school tracking trip was abrogated

Blasphemy - speech which offends religious sentiments
A blasphemy can kindle a riot

Credible - believable
The stories told by Ram were quite credible

Enigma - puzzle; mystery
It's an enigma how babies can recognise their parents

Sunday, July 20, 2008

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TODAYS WORDS + MAKE SENTENCES

Vocabulary for Standardized Tests

Knotty - complex; difficult to solve

Scientists always feel relaxed after solving a knotty problem

***WE CAN REMEMBER THIS WORD BY RHYMING IT WITH NAUGHTY***


Plagiarism-taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas

Plagiarism has become a common thing in corporate world


Renown-fame

Bill Gates is a renowned figure world over


Tangent-going off the main subject

Ramesh's timely tangent remark cooled off the heated discussion


Abasement-humiliation; degradation

If you have committed a blinder be ready for abasement

Saturday, July 19, 2008

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Abrasive - rough; coarse; harsh

The behavior of Ravi is quiet abrasive towards his neighbors.

Bilk - cheat;defraud

Raman's business partner bilked him and took over all his property

Covert - hidden; undercover

It's not covert that most policemen are corrupt

Engender - cause

Complacency was the engender behind the defeat of Indians in the Asia Cup Final

Hangar - storage area (like garage) for planes

The hangar is filling up with the old worn out MIG-27's

Friday, July 18, 2008

Make sentences ....

IT BECOMES ALL THE MORE EASIER TO LEARN A WORD IF WE MAKE A SENTENCE USING THE WORD....

SO HERE U GO SENTENCES USING TODAY'S WORDS

ABHOR - liitle children abhor going to school

BIGOT - there is little space for BIGOTS these days

COUNTERFEIT - internet has helped in establishing identities that are counterfeit

ENFRANCHISE - An Indian citizen is enfranchised only after he turns 18.

HAMPER - Distractions are the only obstacles that hamper our growth

KINDLE - the comment of my friend kindled the long forgotten fight

NOXIOUS - bad habits are not only noxious for the developer but also to those related to him

PLACID - Taurians are generally placid by nature

REMUNERATION - every laborer has the right to remuneration

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TODAYS WORD LIST

Abhor - hate

Bigot - narrow-minded, prejudiced person

Counterfeit - fake; false

Enfranchise - give voting rights

Hamper - hinder; obstruct

Kindle - to start a fire

Noxious - harmful; poisonous; lethal

Placid - calm; peaceful

Remuneration - payment for work done

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