Words of The Day 04.02.2013

Monday, February 4, 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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