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New Words

  • December 31, 2007 at 5:10 am

    #177818

    Hi All,

    I have learnt the following new words from this site.

    Cater - Provide what is wanted

    Intended - Planned for the future

    proposal - plan , suggested idea or plan

    juggle - have dificulty holding something ( i was juggling coffee and a plat of pizza in one hand)

    beef up = make stronger

    curiosity - A desire to know or learn

    curious - Interested,questioning

    spooling - curious,interested,questioning

    bestow - To Present as a gift or To Apply

    garage - A building or indoor space in which to park or keep a motor vehicle

    concur - To be of the same opinion or To act together

    jackass - A foolish or stupid person or A male *** or donkey

    curious - Eager to know

    foe - personal enemey,An enemy in war

    Adversary - An opponent,Enemy

    quiesce - become quit or quiter

    obscuring - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred,make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"

    blurred - unclear in form or expression

    delicious - greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke"

    pleasing - giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"

    delicacy - something considered choice to eat

    recurring - be repeated indefinitely , occur again

    cou·ra·geous - brave,able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

    val·iant - A brave person,Possessing valor Possessing - To have a property or own i.e owning Courage and Brave

    val·or - Courage and boldness, as in battle; bravery

    extensive - Large in range or amount

    accomplishment - something completed successfully, an achievement or an ability that has been acquired by training

    fac·tor - One that actively contributes to an accomplishment, result, or process: "Surprise is the greatest factor in war"

    - anything that contributes causally to a result

    - broker or agent

    circumstance - a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

    wand -Magic Stick

    surpassing - exceeding

    inspired - motivated , encouraged

    quite - To the greatest extent; completely: quite alone; not quite finished.

    - Actually; really: I'm quite positive about it.

    - To a degree; rather: quite soon; quite tasty.

    - actually or truly or to an extreme; "was quite a sudden change"; "it's quite the thing to do"; "quite the rage"; "Quite so!"

    solidify - To make hard or strong

    fact - reality or truth

    scare - Fear , Sudden fear or alarm,frighten

    inflation - price rises or increase

    invade - occupy,attach,enter by force,march in,"Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"

    touting - Show off

    Phrases :

    bear down

    1. To advance in a threatening manner: The ship bore down on our canoe.

    2. To apply maximum effort and concentration: If you really bear down, you will finish the task.

    bear out

    To prove right or justified; confirm: The test results bear out our claims.

    bear up

    To withstand stress, difficulty, or attrition: The patient bore up well during the long illness.

    idioms:

    under/in no circumstances - In no case ,never

    under/in the circumstances - given these conditions ,such beign the case

    bear down on

    To effect in a harmful or adverse way: Financial pressures are bearing down on them.

    bear fruit

    To come to a satisfactory conclusion or to fruition.

    bear in mind

    To hold in one's mind; remember: Bear in mind that bridges freeze before roads.

    Thanks for this site people.

    karthik

  • December 31, 2007 at 5:56 am

    #763680

    Also i have improved my written skill.

    karthik

  • December 31, 2007 at 10:54 am

    #763755

    Very nice list and thanks!

    Good luck in your endeavors.

  • January 11, 2008 at 2:14 am

    #766999

    Hey Karthikeyan u can also try

    http://www.freerice.com

    This is a gr8 site that helps u build ur vocabulary and while ur at it, u would also be donating 10gms of rice to the needy for every correct answer. This is what I call "killing two birds with one stone" 🙂

  • January 11, 2008 at 3:24 am

    #767016

    Jerome,

    Strange site.But it is useful.

    I have donated 200 grains of rice.:)

    I have planned to donate 200 grains on daily basis.Also i have a chance to learn 10 new words.As you said,"killing two birds with one stone".:)

    karthik

  • January 11, 2008 at 9:55 pm

    #767388

    Heh... go around talking like those words, and you'll be labeled as pompous a$$ for sure...

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

    Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

  • January 11, 2008 at 10:06 pm

    #767389

    Hey, come on, if v do not encourage him, lets atleast c to that lets not discourage him......

  • January 11, 2008 at 10:11 pm

    #767390

    Actually... wasn't talking to him... 😉

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

    Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

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