Friday, April 13, 2007
Words for 13th of April
Hi,
Here is the list of words for today!
1)Ambivalent - uncertainty or fluctuation,
esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; "was ambivalent about having children"
2)Ambrosial - Amrutham
1. Exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
2. Worthy of the gods; divine.
3)Admonitory - Containing warning
4) Antithetical - directly opposed or contrasted
; Opposite of the nature of or involving antithesis.
5) Abrogate - to abolish by formal or official means;
Annul by an authoritative act
(The King abrogated the charges against his son)
Syn: abolish, ankle, annul, cancel, dissolve, end, finish off, invalidate, knock out, negate, nix, nullify, quash, reject, renege, repeal, retract, revoke, scrub, torpedo, undo, vacate, vitiate, void
6) Ameliorate - to make or become better, more bearable
Or more satisfactory; improve meliorate.
Syn: alleviate, amend, help, improve, lighten, meliorate, mitigate, relieve, step up, upgrade
7)Amortize - to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation),
Esp. by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. To write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
8) Comatose - affected with or characterized by coma.
lacking alertness or energy; torpid: comatose from lack of sleep
9) Apartheid - brutal racial discrimination
Any system or practice that separates people according to race, caste, etc.
Syn: ageism, belief, bias, bigotry, chauvinism, contemptuousness, detriment, discrimination, disgust, dislike, displeasure, disrelish, enmity, foregone conclusion, head-set, illiberality, injustice, jaundiced eye, misjudgment, narrow-mindedness, one-sidedness, partiality, pique, preconceived notion, preconception, prejudgment, prepossession, racism, repugnance, revulsion, sexism, umbrage, unfairness, xenophobia
10) Aplomb - Self Confidence
1. imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
2. the perpendicular, or vertical, position.
11) Apostate - a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc.
one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
Syn: backslider, defector, deserter, dissenter, heretic, nonconformist, rat*, recreant, renegade, turncoat
12) Apotheosis - the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god.
the ideal example; epitome; quintessence:
This poem is the apotheosis of lyric expression
13) Apprehensive - uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
1. Quick to learn or understand.
2. Perceptive; discerning (usually fol. by of).
They are apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
14) Apropos - appropriate to the situation apt
Fitting; at the right time; to the purpose; opportunely
15) Ardor - Enthusiasm
Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion: She spoke persuasively and with ardor
The words once again
1) Aplomb
2) Apostate
3) Ardor
4) Antithetical
5) Comatose
6) Apropros
7) Ambivalent
8) Ambroisal
9) Admonitory
10) Abrogate
11) Ameliorate
12) Amortize
13) Apartheid
14) Apotheosis
15) Aprehensive
See you later with more words.
Living life the CAT way!!
Here is the list of words for today!
1)Ambivalent - uncertainty or fluctuation,
esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; "was ambivalent about having children"
2)Ambrosial - Amrutham
1. Exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
2. Worthy of the gods; divine.
3)Admonitory - Containing warning
4) Antithetical - directly opposed or contrasted
; Opposite of the nature of or involving antithesis.
5) Abrogate - to abolish by formal or official means;
Annul by an authoritative act
(The King abrogated the charges against his son)
Syn: abolish, ankle, annul, cancel, dissolve, end, finish off, invalidate, knock out, negate, nix, nullify, quash, reject, renege, repeal, retract, revoke, scrub, torpedo, undo, vacate, vitiate, void
6) Ameliorate - to make or become better, more bearable
Or more satisfactory; improve meliorate.
Syn: alleviate, amend, help, improve, lighten, meliorate, mitigate, relieve, step up, upgrade
7)Amortize - to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation),
Esp. by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. To write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
8) Comatose - affected with or characterized by coma.
lacking alertness or energy; torpid: comatose from lack of sleep
9) Apartheid - brutal racial discrimination
Any system or practice that separates people according to race, caste, etc.
Syn: ageism, belief, bias, bigotry, chauvinism, contemptuousness, detriment, discrimination, disgust, dislike, displeasure, disrelish, enmity, foregone conclusion, head-set, illiberality, injustice, jaundiced eye, misjudgment, narrow-mindedness, one-sidedness, partiality, pique, preconceived notion, preconception, prejudgment, prepossession, racism, repugnance, revulsion, sexism, umbrage, unfairness, xenophobia
10) Aplomb - Self Confidence
1. imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
2. the perpendicular, or vertical, position.
11) Apostate - a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc.
one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
Syn: backslider, defector, deserter, dissenter, heretic, nonconformist, rat*, recreant, renegade, turncoat
12) Apotheosis - the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god.
the ideal example; epitome; quintessence:
This poem is the apotheosis of lyric expression
13) Apprehensive - uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
1. Quick to learn or understand.
2. Perceptive; discerning (usually fol. by of).
They are apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
14) Apropos - appropriate to the situation apt
Fitting; at the right time; to the purpose; opportunely
15) Ardor - Enthusiasm
Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion: She spoke persuasively and with ardor
The words once again
1) Aplomb
2) Apostate
3) Ardor
4) Antithetical
5) Comatose
6) Apropros
7) Ambivalent
8) Ambroisal
9) Admonitory
10) Abrogate
11) Ameliorate
12) Amortize
13) Apartheid
14) Apotheosis
15) Aprehensive
See you later with more words.
Living life the CAT way!!
