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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #60 on: February 08, 2011, 10:51:23 PM »
1. Dismount = Alight,Descend,Get off
2. Disruptive = Apiece, Causing disruption
3. Dissension =  Discord, Disagreement
4. Dissipation = Squandering, Dissolute living
5. Distort = Impair, Deface, Deform, twist.
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« Reply #61 on: February 09, 2011, 12:35:35 PM »
Well done iqbal007 and anis sir! u both scored 5/5!

Now note down today's word:

1. demonic
2. denounce
3. dilly-dally
4. diminish
5. discomfit

Hope u r taking preparation for tomorrow. All the best!
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« Reply #62 on: February 09, 2011, 09:57:16 PM »
demonic- devilish
denounce- condemn
dilly-dally- vacillate, waver
diminish- reduce
discomfit- frustrate, thwart
i love the word demonic... ;D
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« Reply #63 on: February 11, 2011, 08:56:22 PM »
demonic- devilish
denounce- condemn, criticize, censure
dilly-dally- be uncertain, vacillate
diminish- reduce, lessen
discomfit- humiliate, mortify
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« Reply #64 on: February 12, 2011, 05:11:03 PM »
Hope you enjoyed a lot on 10 February! Me too.

Thanks to goodboy and psycho! Psycho saint, why do u like the word demonic?

Today's words:
1. humdrum
2. hula hoop
3. huffy
4. hurdy-gurdy
5. hurly-burly



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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #65 on: February 13, 2011, 12:34:59 AM »
1. humdrum--monotonous
2. hula hoop--plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips 
3. huffy--touchy
4. hurdy-gurdy-Any instrument, such as a barrel organ, played by turning a crank
5. hurly-burly-noisy confusion

 
mam please explain number 4 n 5 ..



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« Reply #66 on: February 13, 2011, 11:27:09 AM »
1. Humdrum = Dull,Commonplace,Monotonous
2. Huffy = Taking offence easily, angry
3. Hurly-burly = Bustle,Tumult,Confusion
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« Reply #67 on: February 13, 2011, 06:34:42 PM »
Dear orange tarek,

welcome to this topic! Thanks for your interests.

Hurly-burly means a very noisy and busy activity or situation. An example sentence: He enjoys the hurly-burly of political debate.

Hurdy-gurdy is a small musical instrument that is played by turning a handle.

If you want to see how does Hurdy-gurdy look, you can go through the following link:



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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #68 on: February 13, 2011, 06:41:17 PM »
Let's learn some different ways of laughing   ;D

1. giggle
2. chuckle
3. titter
4. snicker
5. guffaw



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« Reply #69 on: February 13, 2011, 09:26:11 PM »
1. Giggle = Laugh with short catches of voice
2. Chukle = A short suppressed laugh
3. Titter = Laugh in a restrained manner
4. Snicker =  Give smothered laugh
5. Guffer = Laugh loudly,Boisterous laugh
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« Reply #70 on: February 13, 2011, 11:30:20 PM »
1. Giggle =spasmodic laugh.
2. Chukle =  To laugh quietly or to oneself.
3. Titter = A nervous giggle.
4. Snicker = slightly stifled laugh
5. Guffaw = Laugh out  loudly,(ottohasso)



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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #71 on: February 15, 2011, 12:38:13 PM »
Thanks orange tarek! have u tried the laughters?  :) can u explain the word 'spasmodic'?
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« Reply #72 on: February 15, 2011, 01:00:57 PM »
Quiz time:

1. She had a ispedvirut influence on the rest of the class.
2. They were  cednudone as spies.
3. She gave a nervous egiglg.
4. The article gave a sedotirtd picture of his childhood.
5. He was clearly taking delight in her citrudomfisie.

The underlined words are not arranged. You have to rearrange the words.

Have a happy quiz  :)
« Last Edit: February 15, 2011, 01:04:25 PM by nusrat-diu »
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« Reply #73 on: February 17, 2011, 02:13:34 AM »
 No, mam i didn't tried the laughters.
Mam  maybe "spasmodic" means irregular.
am i right mam???
or if wrong , please inform me the correct.

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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #74 on: February 17, 2011, 02:42:57 AM »
answer of the quiz( i think its so much painful)



1.ispedvirut-------disruptive
2. cednudone--denounced
3.egiglg------------giggle
4.sedotirtd--------distorted
5.citrudomfisie----



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