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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #285 on: September 04, 2011, 04:32:48 PM »
W/M:

1. saffron: a bright yellow powder made from a kind of flower, used in cooking to give color to food
2. loathe: : to dislike sb/sth very much
3. glitterati: fashionable, rich and famous people
4. glitz:  the quality of appearing very attractive, exciting and impressive
5. goggle : to look at sb/sth with your eyes wide open, secially because you are surprised or shocked
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #286 on: September 04, 2011, 04:37:51 PM »
New Words:

1. Insistent
2. Insole
3. Insolent
4. Insoluble
5. Insomniac
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #287 on: September 05, 2011, 02:16:06 PM »
Insistent= FIRMLY SAYING THAT SOMETHING MUST BE DONE OR TRUE.

Insole=A piece of material that we put in our shoes to keep them comfortable.

Insolent= rude

Insoluble=impossible to dissolve or something that is difficult to solve

Insomniac=someone who finds it tough to sleep.
Those who worship the natural elements enter darkness (Air, Water, Fire, etc.). Those who worship sambhuti sink deeper in darkness. [Yajurveda 40:9]; Sambhuti means created things, for example table, chair, idol, etc.

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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #288 on: September 05, 2011, 03:05:58 PM »
Thank u Shibli Sir for answering me!

Now it's quiz time:

**Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1. The orator was so ________ that the audience became _______.
   
     a) soporific...drowsy
     b) inaudible.....elated
     c) pompous...bombastic
     d) dramatic...affable
     e) convincing...moribund

2. The young man was quickly promoted when his employers saw how ______ he was.
   
      a) indigent
      b) indifferent
      c) assiduous
      d) lethargic
      e) cursory

3. Because it arrives so early in the season, before many other birds, the robin has been called the _____ of spring.

      a) hostage
      b) autocrate
      c) compass
      d) newcomer
      e) harbinger

4. Overindulgence _______character as well as physical stamina.
 
     a) strengthens
     b) stimulates
     c) debilitates
     d) maintains
     e) provides
 
5. Traffic speed limits are set at a level that achieves some balance between the danger of ____ speed and the desire of most people to travel as quickly as possible.

    a) marginal
    b) normal
    c) prudent
    d) inadvertent
    e) excessive
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #289 on: September 06, 2011, 02:31:59 PM »
Quiz Answers:

1. a
2. c
3. e
4. c
5. e

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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #290 on: September 06, 2011, 02:34:00 PM »
New Words:

1. Neutralize
2. Nomadic
3. Nostalgic
4. Noteworthy
5. Novice

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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #291 on: September 07, 2011, 04:13:49 PM »
W/M:

1. Neutralize: to stop sth from having any effect
2. Nomadic: moving like  nomade from plce to place
3. Nostalgic: feeling of sadness mixed with pleasure and affection when you think of happy times in the past
4. Noteworthy: deserving to be noticed or to receive attention
5. Novice: a person who is new and has little experience in a skill, job or situation.
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #292 on: September 07, 2011, 04:19:21 PM »
New Words:

1. enclave
2. forlorn
3. fuss
4. indenture
5. infer
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #293 on: September 11, 2011, 06:11:00 PM »
W/M:

1. enclave : an area of a country or city where the people have a different religion, culture or nationality from those who live in the country or city that surrounds it.
2. forlorn : appearing lonely or unhappy
3. fuss : unnecessary excitement, worry or activity
4. indenture : a type of contract in  the past that forced a servant to work for their employer for a particular period of time.
5. infer: to reach an opinion or decide that sth is true on the basis of information that is available.
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #294 on: September 11, 2011, 06:13:21 PM »
New Words:

1.Reiterate
2.Relentless
3.Relinquish
4.Remonstrate
5.Renonunce
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #295 on: September 20, 2011, 05:27:27 PM »
W/M:

1.Reiterate: to repeat
2.Relentless: continuous
3.Relinquish: to release or let go of
4.Remonstrate: to argue against
5.Renonunce : to give up formally or resign
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #296 on: September 20, 2011, 05:31:18 PM »
New Words:

1. Stagnation
2. Squalor
3. Squander
4. Stratum
5. Stricture
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #297 on: September 27, 2011, 03:28:59 PM »
W/M:
1. Stagnation: inactivity
2. Squalor: filth, degraded living condition
3. Squander : to waste
4. Stratum : a layer
5. Stricture : a restriction, a limitation, a negative criticism
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #298 on: September 27, 2011, 03:32:59 PM »
good post...I believe,I will be benefitted from this. :)
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #299 on: September 27, 2011, 03:51:58 PM »
Thanks Farzana Madam for giving me inspiration.
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