English Words

Thursday, September 20, 2007

heinous- (adj) shocking brutal or cruel
agrarian - (adj)relating to rural matters
cadres - (n) small unit...

Saturday, February 24, 2007

#7 Languish - Verb
1)Lose vigour,health,or flesh through grief
2)Become feeble
Etc:
The Prisoner has to be languishing for years in the dungeon.
John has languished in a dentition centre for the past 6 yrs.

#8 Avert - Verb
1)Prevent the occurrence of;prevent from happening "avert a strike"
2)Turn away or aside

Sunday, January 14, 2007

14th January

#6 Grandeur - noun

1.the quality or state of being impressive or awesome: the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.
2.the quality or state of being lofty or elevated in conception or treatment: the grandeur of a prose style.
3.the quality or state of being exalted in some deliberate way: the grandeur of a royal court.
4.an instance of something that is grand: the grandeurs of Rembrandt's paintings.

—Synonyms 3. stateliness, majesty; pomp, splendor.

Friday, January 12, 2007

#5 Prerogative –noun
1.
an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like: the prerogatives of a senator.
2.a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person or to persons of a particular category: It was the teacher's prerogative to stop the discussion.
3.a power, immunity, or the like restricted to a sovereign government or its representative: The royal prerogative exempts the king from taxation.
4.Obsolete. precedence. –adjective
5.having or exercising a prerogative.
6.pertaining to, characteristic of, or existing by virtue of a prerogative.

Sunday, January 07, 2007

#1 - First Post:

Sources from www.dictionary.com
#1) Veal - Meat of a young calf
#2)Ubiquitous (adj) -existing or being everywhere, esp. at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
#3)unwitting(adj)
a)inadvertent; unintentional; accidental: His insult, though unwitting, pained her.
b)not knowing; unaware; ignorant; oblivious; unconscious: an unwitting person.
—Related forms
un·wit·ting·ly, adverb
un·wit·ting·ness, noun
#4) abet
–verb (used with object), a·bet·ted, a·bet·ting.
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.