Words of The Day 07.02.2013

1. Assimilate (Verb) u'si-mu,leyt

Meaning;  Take up mentally
E.g.; "he assimilated the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" 

Meaning; Become similar to one's environment
E.g.; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"

Meaning;  Make similar
E.g.;  "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"

Meaning;   Take (gas, light or heat) into a solution

Meaning;  (phonetics) become similar in sound
E.g.;  "The nasal assimilates to the following consonant"

Derived:

Noun assimilation assimilator
Adjective assimilative assimilating assimilatory

Synonyms
Absorb
Imbibe
Ingest 

Antonyms
Dissimilate

2. Inevitable (Adjective) I’ne-vitu-bul

Meaning; Incapable of being avoided or prevented

E.g.; "the inevitable result"

Meaning; Invariably occurring or appearing

E.g.; "the inevitable changes of the seasons"

Inevitable (Noun) I’ne-vitu-bul

Meaning; An unavoidable event

E.g.; "don't argue with the inevitable"

Derived:

Noun inevitability inevitableness

Adjective evitable

Adverb inevitably

Antonyms

Evitable

3. Aloof (Adjective) u’loof

Meaning; Remote in manner

E.g.; "stood apart with aloof dignity"

Aloof (Adverb) u’loof

Meaning; In an aloof manner

E.g.; "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"

Derived:

Noun aloofness

Adverb aloofly

Synonyms

Distant

Upstage

 

 

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Worlds of The Day 05.02.2013

1. Authentic (Adjective) o'then-tik

Meaning; Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
E.g.; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"

Meaning; Not counterfeit or copied
E.g.; "an authentic signature"

Derived
Noun authenticity authenticness
Adjective unauthentic inauthentic
Adverb authentically

Synonyms
Bona fide
Reliable
Veritable


2. Exhibit (verb) ig'zi-bit or eg'zi-bit

Show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
"he exhibits a great talent"
To show, make visible or apparent
"The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"
Give an exhibition of to an interested audience
"She exhibits her dogs frequently"
Walk ostentatiously
"She exhibits her new husband around town"

Exhibit (noun) ig'zi-bit or eg'zi-bit

Meaning; An object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence

Meaning;  Something shown to the public
E.g.; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"

Derived
Noun exhibition exhibitor
Adjective exhibitive

Synonyms
Demonstrate
Expose
Parade


3. Destroy (verb) di'stroy

Meaning; Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
E.g.; "The fire destroyed the house" 

Meaning; Damage beyond use or repair 
E.g.; "You have destroyed my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"

Meaning; Defeat soundly
E.g.; "The home team destroyed the visitors"

Meaning;  Put (an animal) to death
E.g.; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"

Derived
Noun destruction destroyer
Adjective destroyable destructible destructive destroyed 

Synonyms
Demolish
Ruin
Spifflicate

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Words of The Day 04.02.2013

1. Swollen 

Adjective swollen swow-lun


Meaning; Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
E.g.; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"

Derived;
Noun swollenness
Adjective overswollen
Adverb swollenly
 
Verb Swell (swelled, swollen) swel


Meaning;  Increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
E.g.; "The music swelled to a crescendo"
Meaning; Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
E.g.; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
Meaning; Expand abnormally
E.g.; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
Meaning; Come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
E.g.; "Smoke swelled from it"


Derived;
 Noun swelling swellness

Adjective swelled


 Synonyms
Egotistical
Conceited
Tumefied



2. Retract (Verb)

Meaning; Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
E.g.; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
Meaning; Pull away from a source of disgust or fear
Meaning; Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
Meaning; Pull inward or towards a center
E.g.; "The cat retracted his claws"

Derived;
Noun retractor retraction
Adjective retracted retractable


Synonyms
Abjure
Forswear
Resile



3. Ignorant (Adjective) ig-nu-runt

 

 Meaning; Uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
 "an ignorant man"
 Meaning; Uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field
 "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"
Meaning;  Unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
 "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"
 Meaning; Showing no courtesy; rude


Derived;
Noun ignorance ignorantness
Adverb ignorantly 

Synonyms
Discourteous
Nescient
Unwitting

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Stooge | Shirk | Incumbent

Stooge

1.       A butt or foil

2.       An assistant or subordinate esp. for unpleasant or routine work

 

Shirk

1.       Shrink from

2.       Avoid

3.       Get out of (duty/work/responsibility/fighting etc)

 

Incumbent

1.       The holder of an office or post

2.       Currently holding office(the incumbent president)

 

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Spasmodic

Spasmodic :

Fitful

Irregular

Intermittent

Spasmodic though the last year champions were in their work outs, whenever they made a move, they looked dangerous.

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skulk
(v.) to move secretly, implies sinister
The thief skulked around the neighborhood hoping to find his next target.
They found the boy skulking in the bushes.
The woman attempted to skulk away from cleaning the house by hiring a
cleaning service.

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