Monday, May 21, 2007
Words - 21 May
Hi,
Here is the list of words for the day
1) Brusque : Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt.
Usage: Brusque, brusque'ly adv., brusque'ness n.
Root: brusco "sharp, tart, rough,"
Synonyms: abrupt, bluff, blunt, brief, crusty, discourteous, gruff, hasty, impolite, sharp, short, snappy, snippy, surly, tart, terse, unmannerly
Eg: The CEOs brusque remarks hurt all the managers who sat in the meeting.
2) Decant :
1) To pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
2) To pour (a liquid) from one container to another.
Usage: Decant, Decantation, Decanted, Decanting, Decants
Eg: The bartender decanted the wine into my glass.
3) Burlesque :
1) Involving ludicrous or mocking treatment of a solemn subject
2) An artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity
Usage: Burlesquely, Burlesquer, Burlesqued, Burlesquing, Burlesques
Root: burla, joke
Synonyms: caricatural, comic, ironical, ludicrous, mock, mocking, parodic, satirical
Eg: The burlesque comment made by the great Historian on the Great Indian diamond left all the audience agape.
4) Complacent :
Pleased, esp. with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied
Usage: Complacently
Root: com-, intensive pref.; see com- + placēre, to please
Synonyms: conceited, confident, easy-going, gratified, happy, obsequious, pleased, satisfied, self-assured, self-contented, self-possessed, self-righteous, self-satisfied, serene, smug, unconcerned.
Eg: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
5) Descant :
1) To comment or discourse at great length, Discourse
2) A melody
Eg: The descant sung by the Delhi University students was awesome.
6) Amiable : Friendly, sociable
Usage: Amiability, Amiableness, Amiably
Synonyms: affable, amicable, attractive, benign, breezy, buddy-buddy*, charming, cheerful, clubby*, complaisant, cool*, copacetic*, cordial, cozy, delightful, downright neighborly*, easy, engaging, friendly, genial, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, home cooking*, kind, kindly, lenient, lovable, mellow, mild, obliging, pleasant, pleasing, prince, pussycat*, responsive, right, righteous, sociable, sweet-tempered, swell*, tight*, warm, warm-hearted, winning
Eg: People like talking to amiable persons.
7) Amicable : Same as amiable
8) Esoteric :
1) understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest
2) private; secret; confidential
Usage: Esoterically
Synonyms: abstruse, arcane, cabalistic, cryptic, deep, heavy, hermetic, hidden, inner, inscrutable, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, orphic, private, profound, recondite, secret
Eg: This poetry is full of esoteric allusions.
9) Exoteric :
Not belonging, limited, or pertaining to the inner or select circle, as of disciples or intimates.
Opp. of esoteric
Usage: Exoterically, Exotericism
Eg: The wikipedia site is very exoterically created.
10) Bedraggled : To make wet or limp
Usage: Bedraggling, Bedraggles
Eg: The rain bedraggled the entire garden.
The words again
Here is the list of words for the day
1) Brusque : Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt.
Usage: Brusque, brusque'ly adv., brusque'ness n.
Root: brusco "sharp, tart, rough,"
Synonyms: abrupt, bluff, blunt, brief, crusty, discourteous, gruff, hasty, impolite, sharp, short, snappy, snippy, surly, tart, terse, unmannerly
Eg: The CEOs brusque remarks hurt all the managers who sat in the meeting.
2) Decant :
1) To pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
2) To pour (a liquid) from one container to another.
Usage: Decant, Decantation, Decanted, Decanting, Decants
Eg: The bartender decanted the wine into my glass.
3) Burlesque :
1) Involving ludicrous or mocking treatment of a solemn subject
2) An artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity
Usage: Burlesquely, Burlesquer, Burlesqued, Burlesquing, Burlesques
Root: burla, joke
Synonyms: caricatural, comic, ironical, ludicrous, mock, mocking, parodic, satirical
Eg: The burlesque comment made by the great Historian on the Great Indian diamond left all the audience agape.
4) Complacent :
Pleased, esp. with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied
Usage: Complacently
Root: com-, intensive pref.; see com- + placēre, to please
Synonyms: conceited, confident, easy-going, gratified, happy, obsequious, pleased, satisfied, self-assured, self-contented, self-possessed, self-righteous, self-satisfied, serene, smug, unconcerned.
Eg: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
5) Descant :
1) To comment or discourse at great length, Discourse
2) A melody
Eg: The descant sung by the Delhi University students was awesome.
6) Amiable : Friendly, sociable
Usage: Amiability, Amiableness, Amiably
Synonyms: affable, amicable, attractive, benign, breezy, buddy-buddy*, charming, cheerful, clubby*, complaisant, cool*, copacetic*, cordial, cozy, delightful, downright neighborly*, easy, engaging, friendly, genial, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, home cooking*, kind, kindly, lenient, lovable, mellow, mild, obliging, pleasant, pleasing, prince, pussycat*, responsive, right, righteous, sociable, sweet-tempered, swell*, tight*, warm, warm-hearted, winning
Eg: People like talking to amiable persons.
7) Amicable : Same as amiable
8) Esoteric :
1) understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest
2) private; secret; confidential
Usage: Esoterically
Synonyms: abstruse, arcane, cabalistic, cryptic, deep, heavy, hermetic, hidden, inner, inscrutable, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, orphic, private, profound, recondite, secret
Eg: This poetry is full of esoteric allusions.
9) Exoteric :
Not belonging, limited, or pertaining to the inner or select circle, as of disciples or intimates.
Opp. of esoteric
Usage: Exoterically, Exotericism
Eg: The wikipedia site is very exoterically created.
10) Bedraggled : To make wet or limp
Usage: Bedraggling, Bedraggles
Eg: The rain bedraggled the entire garden.
The words again
- Exoteric
- Esoteric
- Bedraggled
- Complacent
- Amiable
- Amicable
- Decant
- Descant
- Brusque
- Burlesque
Happy Cracking,
Niti
