Monday, November 1, 2010

concede

-Verb

1. Admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it.
2. Admit (defeat) in a contest: "he conceded defeat".

1. സമ്മതിക്കുക
2. അനുവദിക്കുക
3. വിട്ടുകൊടുക്കുക
4. ഇളവു ചെയ്യുക

Sunday, October 31, 2010

rupture

1. പൊട്ടല്‍
2. വിള്ളല്‍
3. ഭിന്നിപ്പ്

a rupture in a pressurized system of super critical water

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

mammoth

n.
1. Any of various large, hairy, extinct elephants of the genus Mammuthus, especially the woolly mammoth.
2. Something of great size.
adj.
Of enormous size; huge.

surreal

Adj

Having an oddly dreamlike quality.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

megalomania

n.

1. A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
2. An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.

Friday, October 22, 2010

hypothesis

2. an assumption used in an argument without its being endorsed; a supposition
3. an unproved theory; a conjecture

Friday, October 8, 2010

Deja vu

n.
Psychology . The illusion of having already experienced something actually being experienced for the first time.


Noun

1.deja vu - the experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before
reminder - an experience that causes you to remember something

Thursday, October 7, 2010

serene


–adjective


1.calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age.
2.clear; fair: serene weather.
3.( usually initial capital letter ) most high or august (used as a royal epithet, usually prec. by his, your, etc.): His Serene Highness.
–noun

4.serenity; tranquillity.
5.Archaic . a clear or tranquil expanse of sea or sky.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

genesis

an origin, creation, or beginning.


parthenogenesis (ˌpɑːθɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]

— n
1. a type of reproduction, occurring in some insects and flowers, in which the unfertilized ovum develops directly into a new individual
2. human conception without fertilization by a male; virgin birth

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

strike a chord

Fig. to cause someone to remember something; to remind someone of something; to be familiar.

Eg:
The woman in the portrait struck a chord with me, and I realized that it was my grandmother.

His name strikes a chord, but I don't know why.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

flimsy

adj. flim·si·er, flim·si·est
1. Light, thin, and insubstantial: a flimsy fabric.
2. Lacking solidity or strength: a flimsy table.
3. Lacking plausibility; unconvincing: a flimsy excuse.

n.
pl. flim·sies
1. Thin paper usually used to make multiple copies.
2. Something written on this thin paper.


Easily damageable.

euthanize

— vb
( tr ) to kill (a person or animal) painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness

Friday, September 24, 2010

silhouette

n.
1. A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.
2. An outline that appears dark against a light background. See Synonyms at outline

rummage

v.tr.
1. To search thoroughly by handling, turning over, or disarranging the contents of.
2. To discover by searching thoroughly.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

reprimand

To reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way.

n.
A severe, formal, or official rebuke or censure.


Tuesday, September 14, 2010

ergonomic

adj
1. of or relating to ergonomics
2. designed to minimize physical effort and discomfort, and hence maximize efficiency



ergonomics
"scientific study of the efficiency of people in the workplace," coined 1950 from Gk. ergon "work" (see urge (v.)) +

The science of people-machine relationships.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

predicament

n.
1. A situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult. See Usage Note at dilemma.
2. Logic One of the basic states or classifications described by Aristotle into which all things can be placed; a category.



pre·dica·mental (-mntl) adj.
pre·dica·mental·ly adv.


Synonyms: predicament, plight1, quandary, jam1, fix, pickle
These nouns refer to a situation from which it is difficult to free oneself.
A predicament is a problematic situation about which one does not know what to do: "Werner finds himself suddenly in a most awkward predicament" (Thomas Carlyle).

A plight is a bad or unfortunate situation: The report examined the plight of homeless people.

A quandary is a state of perplexity, especially about what course of action to take: "Having captured our men, we were in a quandary how to keep them" (Theodore Roosevelt).
Jam and fix are less formal terms that refer to predicaments from which it is difficult to escape: kids who were in a jam with the authorities; "If we get left on this wreck we are in a fix" (Mark Twain).
An informal term, a pickle is a disagreeable, embarrassing, or troublesome predicament: "I could see no way out of the pickle I was in" (Robert Louis Stevenson).

Friday, September 10, 2010

scrutiny

n. pl. scru·ti·nies
1. A close, careful examination or study.
2. Close observation; surveillance.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Tow

To draw or pull behind by a chain or line: a tugboat towing a barge.
n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of towing.
b. The condition of being towed: a car with a trailer in tow.
2. Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
3. Something, such as a barge or car, that is towed.
4. A rope or cable used in towing.
Idiom:
in tow

1. Under close guidance; in one's charge: The new student was taken in tow by a peer counselor.
2. As a companion or follower: came to dinner with a friend in tow.

unison

n.
1. Music
a. Identity of pitch; the interval of a perfect prime.

b The act or an instance of speaking the same words simultaneously by two or more speakers.
c. An instance of agreement; concord.
Idiom:
in unison
1. In complete agreement; harmonizing exactly.
2. At the same time; at once.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

aversion

noun
1.a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually fol. by to ): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.

2.a cause or object of dislike; person or thing that causes antipathy: His pet aversion is guests who are always late.

3.Obsolete . the act of averting; a turning away or preventing.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

poaching

noun

1.the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission.

2.any encroachment on another's property, rights, ideas, or the like.
Use poaching in a Sentence

-verb

to take without permission and use as one's own: to poach ideas; a staff poached from other companies.

Informal . to cheat in a game or contest.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

narcolepsy

noun Pathology .
a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.

stagnation

A good example of stagnation was the U.S. economy in the 1970s.

-verb

1.to stop developing, growing, progressing, or advancing: My mind is stagnating from too much TV.

2.to be or become sluggish and dull: When the leading lady left, the show started to stagnate.

antidote

noun

1.a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.

2.something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects: Good Jobs are the best antidote to teenage crime.

verb (used with object)

3.to counteract with an antidote: Medication was given to antidote the poison the child had swallowed.

മറുമരുന്നു, ഒറ്റമൂലി

Monday, August 9, 2010

Resurrect

1. To take from the grave; to disinter. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]

2. To reanimate; to restore to life; to bring to view (that
which was forgotten or lost)
. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]

Sunday, August 8, 2010

limbo

-noun
an imaginary place for lost, forgotten, or unwanted persons or things

an unknown intermediate place or condition between two extremes: in limbo

Boring stage...

Eg: The game is in limbo.

limbo

-noun
an imaginary place for lost, forgotten, or unwanted persons or things

an unknown intermediate place or condition between two extremes: in limbo

Boring stage...

Eg: The game is in limbo.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

litigious

adjective
1.of or pertaining to litigation.

2.excessively or readily inclined to litigate: a litigious person.

3.inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative.

panting

verb (used without object)
1.to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion.

2.to gasp, as for air.

3.to long with breathless or intense eagerness; yearn: to pant for revenge.

Eg: He said, panting after the jog.

sprint

I sprinted out of the hall. (ran away from hall)
n.
1. The act or an instance of sprinting, especially a short race at top speed.
2. A burst of speed or activity.
v. sprint·ed, sprint·ing, sprints

humiliate

verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.

sue

-verb (used with object)

1.to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against: to sue someone for damages.

2.to woo or court.

3.Obsolete . to make petition or appeal to.

verb (used without object)
4.to institute legal proceedings, or bring suit: She threatened to sue.

5.to make petition or appeal: to sue for peace.

6.to court a woman.


Eg: I wondered if a groom can sue his father-in-law for molestation.

translucent

adjective
1.permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.

2.easily understandable; lucid: a translucent explication.

3.clear; transparent: translucent seawater.


Eg: He wore a translucent lungi.

Monday, August 2, 2010

suffice

verb (used without object)
1.
to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.
verb (used with object)
2.
to be enough or adequate for; satisfy.


Examples:

Suffice to say, there were no errors of fact apparent to me.

Hope this will suffice.

A combination of email and the members website should suffice in most cases.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

doyen

A man who is the senior member of a group

Eg: Doyen of Malayalam print media departs.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

valour

noun

boldness or determination in facing great danger, esp. in battle; heroic courage; bravery: a medal for valor.

n
courage or bravery, esp in battle

obsession

noun


the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.

n
1. a persistent idea or impulse that continually forces its way into consciousness, often associated with anxiety and mental illness
2. a persistent preoccupation, idea, or feeling

lieutenants

An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his
absence; a representative

പ്രതിനിധി
Eg: If he can't attend, he will send his lieutenant.

assertion

noun
a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason: a mere assertion; an unwarranted assertion.

an act of asserting.
ആരോപണം
( claim, contention, allegation)

substantiate

verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
1.to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
2.to give substantial existence to: to substantiate an idea through action.
3.to affirm as having substance; give body to; strengthen: to substantiate a friendship.

Eg: However, he has never produced any evidence to substantiate that assertion.

unsavory

–adjective

1.not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal.
2.unpleasant in taste or smell; distasteful.
3.unappealing or disagreeable, as a pursuit: Poor teachers can make education unsavory.
4.socially or morally objectionable or offensive: an unsavory past; an unsavory person.

rhetoric

-noun

in classical oratory) the art of influencing the thought and conduct of an audience.

the study of the effective use of language.

the ability to use language effectively.

profane

adjective
1.characterized by irreverence or contempt for god or sacred principles or things; irreligious.

2.not devoted to holy or religious purposes; unconsecrated; secular ( opposed to sacred).

3. unholy; heathen; pagan: profane rites.

4.not initiated into religious rites or mysteries, as persons.

5.common or vulgar.
verb (used with object)

6.to misuse (anything that should be held in reverence or respect); defile; debase; employ basely or unworthily.

7.to treat (anything sacred) with irreverence or contempt; violate the sanctity of: to profane a shrine.

transgenders'

–noun
1.a person appearing or attempting to be a member of the opposite sex, as a transsexual or habitual cross-dresser.

–adjective Also, trans·gen·dered.
2.being, pertaining to, or characteristic of a transgender or transgenders: the transgender movement.

Transcends

–verb (used with object)

1.to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.

2.to outdo or exceed in excellence, elevation, extent, degree, etc.; surpass; excel.

circumambulate

To walk or go about or around, esp. ceremoniously.

Circumambulate (vb)
Circumambulation (n)
Cirumambulator (n)
Circumambulatory (adj)