Monday, November 30, 2009
1.The act of conferring a benefit.
2.A benefit conferred; especially, a charitable donation.
Synonyms: Aid, alms, contribution, donation, endowment, gift, legacy, relief
*Firmament,noun;
1.The region of the air; the sky; the heavens.
2.The field or sphere of an interest or activity.
Synonyms:Empyrean, lid, sky, the blue, the skies, vault, welkin, wild blue yonder
Antonyms:Hell
*vociferous, adjective;
1.Making a loud outcry; clamorous; noisy.
Synonyms: Boisterous, clamant, clamorous, distracting, loud-mouthed, noisy, obstreperous, ranting, shouting, shrill, strident, uproarious, vehement, vociferant
Antonyms:Quiet, silent.
*Confrere , noun;
1.A fellow member of a fraternity or profession; a colleague; a comrade; an intimate associate.
Synonyms:Accomplice, adherent, aide, ally, assistant, associate, companion, company, comrade, confrere, consociate, contingent, disciple, follower, friend, hand, legion, mate, myrmidon, pal, partisan, regiment, satellite, sidekick, stall, supporter
Antonyms:Enemy, opponent
*Digerati , plural noun;
1.Persons knowledgeable about computers and technology.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Salubrious , adjective;
1.Favorable to health; promoting health; healthful.
Antonyms:Insalubrious, unhealthy, unwholesome
Synonyms:Beneficial, good, healthful, healthy, hygienic,
Notes: salacious means characterized by lust or suggestive of or tending to moral looseness, while salubrious means favorable to health or promoting health
*Fiat, noun;
1.An arbitrary or authoritative command or order.
2.Formal or official authorization or sanction.
Synonyms:Authorization, command, decree, dictate, dictum, edict, endorsement, mandate, ordinance, permission, precept, sanction, ukase, warrant
Antonyms:Question, request.
*Billet , noun;
1.Lodging for soldiers.
2.An official order directing that a soldier be provided with lodging.
3.A position of employment; a job.
transitive verb:
1.To quarter, or place in lodgings.
2.To serve (a person) with an official order to provide lodging for soldiers.
intransitive verb:
1.To be quartered; to lodge.
*Incongruous , adjective;
1.Lacking in harmony, compatibility, or appropriateness.
2.Inconsistent with reason, logic, or common sense.
Synonyms:Alien, bizarre, conflicting, contradictory, disconsonant, discordant, disparate, distorted, divergent, extraneous, fantastic, fitful, foreign,
Antonyms:compatible, congruous, consistent, corresponding, fitting, harmonious, matched, suitable, uniform
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
1)Forgo:To do without.
2)Patina: A superficial layer
3)Sentient:capable of perceiving by the senses.-
1)Halcyon:peaceful.
2)Sub rosa:Secretly; privately;
3)Tirade: A long angry speech. -
1)Faineant:doing nothing
2)Mellifluous:Flowing sweetly or smoothly
3)Eschew:To shun; to avoid. -
1)Exegesis:Exposition; explanation; especially.
2)Billet:Lodging for soldiers. -
1)Concise:Expressed briefly and simply; succinct.
2)Preamble:An introductory statement. -
1)Fiduciary:Relating to the holding of something in trust for another.
2)Perspicacity:Clearness of understanding.
3)Legerdemain:Sleight of hand. -
1)Inamorata:A woman whom one is in love with.
2)Polymath:A person of great or varied learning. -
1)Nefarious: Wicked in the extreme
2)Agitprop: Propaganda
3)Diffident: Bashful or unassertive. -
1)Importunate:Troublesomely urgent
2)Dishabille:The state of being carelessly or partially dressed -
1)Discursive:Digressive;rambling; also,marked by analytical reasoning.
2)Pukka:Genuine,Authentic,or good;proper.
3)kvetch: to complain habitually
1)Debouch: To emerge; to issue.
2)Machination: A crafty scheme intended to accomplish some usually evil end.
3)Dictum: An authoritative statement.-
1)Videlicet:That is; namely; to wit.
2)Cap-a-pie :From head to foot.
3)Brobdingnagian: Of extraordinary size; gigantic; enormous. -
1)Jejune: Lacking in nutritional value.
2)Fallible: Liable to make a mistake. -
1)Benison: Blessing; benediction.
2)Caveat: A warning or caution.
3)Confluence: A flowing or coming together.
4)Ascribe: To attribute. -
1)Firmament:The sky; the heavens.
2)Inure:To make used to.
3)Redivivus:Living again; revived; 1)Faction:A usually contentious group or party
2)Badinage:Light,playful talk
3)Halcyon:Peaceful-
1)Importunate: Troublesomely urgent.
2)Pin money: Money for incidental expenses.
3)Chimera: A mental fabrication.
4)Winsome: Light-hearted. -
1)Germane:Appropriate or fitting;
2)Nettle:To irritate .
3)Pittance:a small portion, amount. -
1)Jape:A trick or practical joke
2)Labile:Open to change
3)Claque:A group of fawning admirers. -
1)Nimiety:Excess.
2)Sapid: having flavor.
3)Contemn:To scorn; to despise.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
1)Vituperation: Abusive language.
2)Lubricious: Lewd; also, slippery or smooth.
3)Oblation: An offering.-
4)Galumph: To move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread.
5)Rejoinder: An answer to a reply.
6)Distrait: Divided or withdrawn in attention. -
7)Asseverate:To affirm or declare positively or earnestly
8)Carapace:The thick shell that covers the back of the turtle, the crab, and other animal -