User:Arch119:Vocabulary
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[edit] January, 2006
- innate : intrinsic, present from birth.
- concede : To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit.
- assort : to arrange or assign according to type.
- blazing : burning brightly, conspicuously brilliant or resplendent.
- resplendent : shining brilliantly.
- prowess : extraordinary ability, bravery. E.g. PS3 owes its prowess to IBM's Cell processor.
- capricious : whimsical; changeable.
- levitate : to rise or cause to rise into the air and float in apparent defiance of gravity.
- unilateral : Performed or undertaken by only one side. unilateral disarmament.
- ideology : set of doctrines or beliefs that form the basis of a political, economic, or other system.
- flamboyant : marked by or given to strikingly elaborate and colorful display or behaviour.
- glitch : a minor malfunction, mishap or technical problem. E.g. computer glitch, a glitch in the negotitations
- secular : Worldly rather than spiritual, Not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body: secular music
- delude : to deceive the mind or judgement of. The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool.
- smear : to stain by or as if by spreading or daubing with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance.
- taunt : to ridicule; to reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner.
- emaciate : to make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation.
- chalk up : to credit or ascribe. E.g. They chalked up their success to experience.
- lucid : clear, easily understandable, intelligible, mentally sound, sane , rational.
- despondent : feeling dejected, depressed, hopeless.
- recoup : to receive an equivalent for, to make up for, recover, reimburse. E.g. recoup loss
- hinder : to get in the way, to obstruct or delay the progress of.
- juxtapose : to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- epiphany : a comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization.
- aversion : an intense dislike; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because it has been associated with an unpleasant or painful stimulus
[edit] Idioms and Phrases
- in all likelihood : in all probability, almost certainly.
[edit] March, 2006
- uxorious : Excessively fond of or submissive to a wife.
- confer : to bestow ( a medal etc. ), to meet in order to deliberate together or compare views.
- ordain : to appoint, authorize, confer holy orders.
- trepidation : A state of alarm or dread; apprehension.
[edit] April, 2006
- soar : arise e.g. interest rates soared.
- redeem : convert into cash. e.g. redeem stocks.
- assess : to determine the value, significance or extent of.
- mitigate : to moderate the intensity or force, alleviate.
- alleviate : to make the pain more bearable. e.g. a drug that alleviates headache
