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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #270 on: August 02, 2011, 12:02:35 PM »
New Words:

1. baleful
2. baneful
3. awry
4. axiom
5. azure
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« Reply #271 on: August 05, 2011, 12:53:39 AM »
Mam i really always like this lesson and your post but for pressure on study i couldn't continue this lesson daily .......sorry for that............here is my answer........................

1. baleful : manner
2. baneful : cause of ruin
3. awry :
4. axiom : self-established truth, adj:axiomatic
5. azure:  clear sky

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« Reply #272 on: August 09, 2011, 04:39:30 PM »
No problem aunoo...whenever u'll be free go through previous posts..and ofcourse u r welcome to contribute a lot in this thread :)

Awry means distorted or crooked. Example sentence: He held his head awry, giving the impression that he had caught cold in his neck during the night.
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #273 on: August 09, 2011, 04:42:32 PM »
New Words:

1. Whimsical
2. Phoenix
3. Philanthropist
4. Pinnacle
5. Pitfall
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #274 on: August 09, 2011, 10:23:43 PM »
here's my answer  ..



1 . Whimsical-amusing, arbitrary, capricious, chancy,
2. Phoenix-charm, find, gem, genius, ideal, masterpiece
3. Philanthropist-Good Samaritan, altruist, benefactor
4. Pinnacle-acme, apex, apogee, climax, cone, crown,
5. Pitfall-booby trap, catch, danger, deadfall, difficulty


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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #275 on: August 14, 2011, 01:37:16 PM »
I didn't get any answer to the quiz!
 Plz try to answer..

New Words:

1. excavate
2. emancipate
3. cremate
4. intimidate
5. obdurate
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« Reply #276 on: August 14, 2011, 09:05:13 PM »
1. excavate : dig
2. emancipate : to free from anything
3. cremate :
4. intimidate : Timid
5. obdurate : harsh
I cannot continue in this post reply because many active members reply before me to this page .So is this any kind opportunity to send post after posting the answer.
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #277 on: August 15, 2011, 02:47:06 AM »
Mam,,Here are the quiz replay from me:

1. Asteroid: synonym..........> radiance.(May be)
2. Aquiline: synonym...........> Hooked.
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« Reply #278 on: August 16, 2011, 11:06:28 AM »
@ Kibria...Cremate means 'burning a dead body'.

@ goodboy..Asteroid's antonym is large planet.
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #279 on: August 16, 2011, 11:20:47 AM »
New Words:

1. casket
2. cassock
3. generic
4. invidious
5. inviolable
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« Reply #280 on: August 16, 2011, 02:10:23 PM »
1. casket  : the box of gold or small box
2. cassock :
3. generic :
4. invidious : which can create envy
5. inviolable : which is not violent
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« Reply #281 on: August 16, 2011, 02:21:36 PM »
cassock means a long piece of clothing, usually black or red, worn by CHRISTIAN PRIESTS.

Generic is shared by, including or typical of a whole group of things, not specific. Example Sentence: 'Vine fruit' is the generic term for currants and raisins.
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #282 on: August 16, 2011, 02:24:50 PM »
New Words:

1. redress
2. refraction
3. refurbish
4. relish
5. rejuvenate
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #283 on: August 25, 2011, 01:59:48 PM »
W/M:

1. redress: to correct something that is unfair or wrong.
2. refraction : ray of light change direction when it goes through at an angle
3. refurbish : to clean or decorate a room
4. relish: great enjoyment or pleasure
5. rejuvenate : to make sb/sth look or feel younger or more lively.
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Re: Power your vocabulary
« Reply #284 on: August 25, 2011, 02:03:40 PM »
New Words:

1. saffron
2. loathe
3. glitterati
4. glitz
5. goggle
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