discombobulate: \ˌdis-kəm-ˈbä-b(y)ə-ˌlāt\
To upset or confuse

She discombobulated her students.

chutzpah \ˈhu̇t-spə, ˈḵu̇t-, -(ˌ)spä\

temerity , audaciously mischievous which we do admire sometimes

His grandparents loved his chutzpah which made him a prankster !

abrogate \ˈa-brə-ˌgāt\means' to repeal, annul, or cancel'.

The new regime abrogated the constitution.

arrogate: \-ˌgāt\ means' to lay claim to without justification often in the structure ' arrogate (something) to oneself'.

The regime arrogated to itself whatever powers it chose.

19th August 2009
Wednesday


Today's words

1.Ad hoc \ˈad-ˈhäk, -ˈhōk; ˈäd-ˈhōk\

An ad hoc committee of doctors was formed to study the effects of swine flu

2. Haute couture- \ˌōt-ku̇-ˈtu̇r\

the houses or designers that create exclusive and often trend-setting fashions for women; also : the fashions created

Paris is famous for its Haute Couture

Today's words...
1.Nouveau- \nü-ˈvō\
newly arrived or developed

2.Avant garde-\ˌä-ˌvän(t)-ˈgärd, ˌa-; ə-ˈvänt-ˌ; ˌa-ˌvōⁿ-ˈ, ˌa-ˌvȯn(t)-ˈ\
an intelligentsia that develops new or experimental concepts especially in the arts

Welcome to the world of words

This is my debut.This is for the folks who want to feed their Tabula Rasa....
I am posting three new words everyday from today on...
Increase in vocabulary would actually mean increase in the power to
communicate and expand your vistas whatever you do as a profession..
So lets go on...
1.Tabula Rasa-: \ˌta-byə-lə-ˈrä-zə, -sə\
a : the mind in its hypothetical primary blank or empty state before receiving outside impressions
b: something existing in its original pristine state