Friday, January 22, 2010

Communication - Word(s) for the day?

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02/16/10
1.Inexorable - Unyielding; Relentiess.

02/10/10
1.Tarradiddle - A fib; also , pretentious nonsense.

02/09/10
1.Vitiate - To make faulty or Imperfect.
Ex -
Mac Nelly is one of the few contemporary political cartoonists who can use humor to accentuate,not vitiate , his points.

02/02/10
1. Gelid - Extremely cold ;icy.

Ex -
The house was silent,filled with a Gelid,wintery hush even as lilac and dogwood leaves brushed darkly against the windowpanes.

01/29/10

1.Verboten - Forbidden;Prohibited.
Ex -
I'd observed several people taking photographs of these with their camera -phones,although a sign on a tripod just inside the door announced that all photography was verboten.

01/28/10

1.Machination- A crafty scheme intended to accomplish some usually evil end.
Ex-
Alongside the various representations of sincere tears, then, are a series of representations of insincerity and emotional machination.

01/27/10
1. Panjandrum - An important or self-important official.
Ex -
I have appointed myself the chairman,high panjandrum,Grand inquisitor --and sole member - - of a grievance committee of my own making.

01/26/10
1. Evince- To show in a clear manner.

Ex -
Those who supported the war in vietnam evinced no such fears and no reluctance about new adventures abroad.

01/25/10
1. Plenipotentiary - It refers to the person who has "full powers"

Ex-
An ambassador plenipotentiary or minister plenipotentiary has full power or authority to represent their country

01/23/10
1. Frangible -Capble of being broken .

Ex -
A frangible light pole base is designed to break away when a vehicle strikes it. This lessens the risk of injury to occupants of the vehicle.

01/22/10
2. Prevaricate - avoid giving a direct answer or making a firm decision.

Ex -
A. British ministers continued to prevaricate
B. The leadership's perennial obsession with secrecy led it to prevaricate about the extent of the disease in the capital for five months.

1. Nudge - To push gently
Ex -
A. I nudged Stan and pointed again.
B. This is an existing issue, but seems like it needs a good nudge.

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