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[nusrat-diu]

...still waiting for the answers  :(

[goodboy]

Good morning....mam.

I think...."Revengeful" is the synonym for the word "vindictive".

And "convincing" is the antonym.......!!! Is it,,,,Mam????

[nusrat-diu]

Yes...goodboy..u r right!

Thanx for answering me.

[nusrat-diu]

New Words:

1.Tonsure
2.windfall
3.winnow
4.wispy
5.retrograde

[nusrat-diu]

W/M:

1. venial: forgivable
2. veracious: truthful
3. verbose: wordy
4. versatile: having many talents
5. viable: practical

6. Tonsure: shaving of the head
7. windfall: unexpected lucky event
8. winnow: separate good parts from bad
9.  wispy: thin
10. retrograde: backwords

[nusrat-diu]

Some new words:

1. rococo
2. rife
3. rivulet
4. rue
5. ruminate

[goodboy]

Here is the possible answers for the words given:

Rococo: ornate, decorative, elaborate.
Rife: widespread, common, endemic, extensive, prevalent.
Rivulet:  stream, brook, creek, gully.
Rue: regret, feel sorry about, be repentant, lament.
Ruminate:  ponder, think over, meditate.

[nusrat-diu]

Thanks goodboy:)

Here are some new words:

1. censure
2. cistern
3. comatose
4. compact
5. colossal

[orange.tarek]

orange tarek is back  :)

sorry mam, there was a problem with my account. i was trying but couldn't log in foram.
now it's ok   :)

here is my answer :

1. censure-severe criticism ,    admonishment, admonition
2. cistern-alembic, bag, beaker, bin, bottle, bowl, box, bucket, bunker, caisson,
can, canister, canteen,
3. comatose-unconscious,drugged, hebetudinous, inconscious
4. compact-condensed,appressed, bunched, close, compressed
5. colossal-very large ,enormous, gargantuan, giant.


OrAnGe TaReK
111-15-1303
Dept. of CSE
sec-c

[nusrat-diu]

@ Orange...glad to get u back in this thread!

Thanks for answering me anyway.

Here are few more words for u:

1. carping
2. celibate
3. centrifugal
4. chaffing
5. capacious

[orange.tarek]

My pleasure mam  :)  . here is my today's  answer..


1. carping-bother, cavil, censure, complain, criticize, find fault,
   fuss, grumble, hypercriticize, knock,
2. celibate-    chaste, continent, pure, virgin, maiden
3. centrifugal-deviating, diffusive, divergent, diverging
4. chaffing-    banter, deride, fun, jeer, jolly, josh, kid, mock
5. capacious-    abundant, broad, comfortable, commodious,

orange tarek
111-15-1303
CSE -SEC-C

[nusrat-diu]

Find out the opposite meaning of the word in capital letters:

1. CARPING

a. rapid   b. uncritical   c. unintellectual  d. illegal    e. terse

[nusrat-diu]

some new words:

1. felon
2. ferment
3. ferret
4. filial
5. filch

[goodboy]

The opposite word for "carping" is "Uncritical".

Here are the W/M:

1. Felon: criminal, murderer, offender, thief.
2. ferment: uproar, confusion, excitement, turmoil.
3. ferret: search, hunt, scrabble, flush.
4. filial: perfect for a son or daughter.
5. filch: steal, pinch, rob, snatch.

Mam, please describe the word, "FILIAL'??

[orange.tarek]

here is my answers :)

1. felon-con, convict, criminal, delinquent, evildoer, ex-con, felon,
fugitive, guilty party, jailbird,
2. ferment-agitation, uprising,ailment, brouhaha, clamor,
3. ferret-beat, break, burrow, clean, clear, comb
4. filial--  :o
5. filch-thieve,steal,snipe, snitch

orange tarek
111-15-1303
CSE-C