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Thursday, October 22, 2009

denouement: \ˌdā-ˌnü-ˈmäⁿ, dā-ˈnü-ˌ\

the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work.

Shakespearean plays are well-known for the denouement.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

loquacious: \lō-ˈkwā-shəs\ :

full of excessive talk : wordy; talkative

He bored everyone with his loquacious speech.

taciturn: \ˈta-sə-ˌtərn\

temperamentally disinclined to talk; silent

Can a judge be a taciturn ?

Friday, October 16, 2009

ambivalence \am-ˈbi-və-lən(t)s\

inconsistent, contradictory

Many women today feel ambivalent about marriage.

ambiguous
\am-ˈbi-gyə-wəs\

'having more than one possible meaning'

She gave a cleverly ambiguous reply.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

turbid \ˈtər-bəd\

opaque and cloudy;

The river was slow & turbid.

turgid: \ˈtər-jəd\

swollen & overflowing;

The river is turgid after the heavy rains.

abjure: \ab-ˈjr\

to renounce ; (more generally) to abandon or abstain from;

He had abjured from all religious belief.

adjure
\ə-ˈjr\

to request earnestly;

They were all shouting at once adjuring each other to have another pint.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

faux pas: \ˈfō-ˌpä, fō-ˈ\

a social blunder

The official addressed the CM as PM , which is a faux pas.

fatwa
\ˈfət-wə, ˈfät-wä\

a legal ruling given by the religious leader of the islamic community.

The imam gave the fatwa , which cannot be disobeyed


Thursday, October 8, 2009

malign \mə-ˈlīn\

evil in nature, influence, or effect

the malign effects of illicit drugs.

malinger: \mə-ˈliŋ-gər\

to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness.

He malingered when he was asked to work over time.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

exhilarate:\ig-ˈzi-lə-ˌrāt\

to make cheerful and excited

Rama was exhilarated by her success.

exuberant:
: \-b(ə-)rənt\

joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic

They were over joyed by their exuberant prosperity

Monday, October 5, 2009

emaciated: \i-ˈmā-shē-ˌāt\

becoming wasted away & thin

Jews at the concentration camp were emaciated.

emancipated
: \i-ˈman(t)-sə-ˌpāt\

freed from bondage & slavery

They were emancipated after the World War.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

"facetious": \fə-ˈsē-shəs\

joking or jesting often inappropriately

She was reprimanded for a facetious remark.

fractious" : \ˈfrak-shəs\

tending to be troublesome

He had to face a fractious crowd.

factious: \ˈfak-shəs\

having to do with opposition or being outrageous

They always indulge in factious disputes.

factitious
\fak-ˈti-shəs\

not genuine ; made u
p

They created a factitious demand by spreading rumors of shortage
.

Friday, October 2, 2009

climactic: \klī-ˈmak-tik, klə-\

related to climax scene

The film's climactic scene has captured our mind.

climatic: \klī-ˈma-tik, klə-\

pertaining to climate,

The climatic conditions are suitable for the growth of coffee bean here.