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Word Of The Day: Dally

Neha Yadav — Sat, 04 May 2013 18:56:00 +0000

Dally >> sounds like dolly or doll with u like to play >> dally also sounds like delay. lazy people delay work Meaning: Verb >> Act or move slowly >> Have a casual romantic or sexual liaison with someone. >> Behave carelessly or indifferently >> To waste time >> To talk or behave amorously, without

Word Of the Day: Babble

Neha Yadav — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:26:32 +0000

Babble babble = bab – ble bla bla bla ( ble) which means to chatter foolishly Meaning: (verb) >> to talk enthusiastically or excessively. >> to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds (like a baby) >> to utter in an incoherently or meaninglessly repetitious manner. (noun) gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby Synonyms: bumble, chat,

Word Of The Day: Cacophonous

Neha Yadav — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:18:06 +0000

Cacophonous (adj.) caco sounds like cactus and phonous like phone. So kindly try to remember it like this…a phone with a cactus makes irritating sounds. Meaning: >> having a harsh or discordant sound. >> Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds. Synonyms: dissonant, strident, grating, raucous, discordant, inharmonious Examples: >> Unfortunately the

Word of the Day: Iconoclast

Neha Yadav — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:50:57 +0000

Iconoclast (n) ICONOCLAST-> Icon = idol + Clash = fragments. So, one who destroys idols into pieces is iconoclast. Meaning >> A person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs >> A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions. >> A destroyer of images used in religious worship. Synonyms bohemian, counterculturist, deviant, free

Word of the day: Lachrymose

Neha Yadav — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:05:42 +0000

Lachrymose (adj) lachrymose- lac+chry (cry)+mose (most)…. so when you cry most you produce ‘tears’. Meaning ~ given to tears or weeping ~ tending to cause tears Synonyms : dolorous, tearful, weeping, mournful Example: ~ The funeral home was filled with lachrymose people. ~ She is always so lachrymose that it’s hard to be around her without

Word of the Day: Imbibe

Neha Yadav — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:48:35 +0000

Imbibe(v) Sounds like bribe… if you bribe someone they are absorbed to your side. Verb ~ To receive and absorb into the mind. ~ Absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge): “propaganda you imbibed in your youth”. ~ To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink,

GRE word of the Day: Remonstrate (v)

GRE Word of The Day Team — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:30:34 +0000

Remonstrate (v) Remonstration is a demonstration against a particular decision made by governing body. (Courtesy: greenpeace.org ) (Courtesy: thewe.cc ) Meaning: >> To say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof. (Courtesy: yimg.com ) Example: >> She did not remonstrate, except again to repulse him quietly but firmly. >> I only tell you this, in

Mnemonic Word of the Day: Emetic

GRE Word of The Day Team — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:30:15 +0000

Emetic (n/adj) So emetic which is miti or soil if u eat it u will have vomit.Meaning: Something which brings vomit. Usage: I mean this: When a carpenter is ill he asks the physician for a rough and ready cure; an emetic or a purge or a cautery or the knife,– these are his remedies.

Picture GRE Word of the Day:

GRE Word of The Day Team — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:30:57 +0000

Salubrious (adj) Salubrious reminds of apna sallu bhai who is very healthy. Meaning: Favorable to or promoting health; healthful. Usage: A salubrious climate. Salubrious air. salubrious (adj) a) invigorating b) salutary c) sanitary d) bedizen e) lugubrious

Picture Word of the Day: Veneer

GRE Word of The Day Team — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:30:43 +0000

Veneer (n) Sounds like paneer which always have a thin layer in foods. Meaning- Thin layer Choose your antonym and write in answer box. Veneer (Antonym) a) facade b) front c) mask d) guise e) exposure