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27-02-2008, 12:10 PM
Hi Puys
There are a couple of other threads on word meanings but what i noticed there is that dedicated puys post the most typical words along with their meaning and no usage....
and in my personal opiniun this practice is not gud..(forgive me if nyone feels that i m criticizing nyone)....my only point is that word without usage are very hard to be remembered in the long run.....
to crack ny entrance exam we need to understand a word and not just its meanings....apart frm CAT other entrance exams are famous for giving a gud 20% of the paper on word usage in the form of synonyms,antonyms or at times direct vocab....
what i have planned for this thread is that we will post word meanings in the below format...and the words mostly picked up from the day's newspaper...
Word:
Meaning:
Root:
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
USAGE:
(wil try my best to fill the above heads where ever possible)..
also as a clarification: there are many online dictionaries which have the words in the above format(or may be better than that)...but the only question is that how many of us do really visit them and do sum R&D....
so puys i need to know how many of us are together...and how many of us agree to this....
if everyone gives a nod i will start posting words here rght away and stop posting it on the VA GUIDE 2008 thread as i had been doing till date...
all suggestions invited.....
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27-02-2008, 12:24 PM
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27-02-2008, 12:38 PM
continuing from the VA thread.. USAGE #1: Word: ABOMINABLE (adj) Meaning : very disgusting
Root : omen = a sign, min/men/ment = mind
Synonyms detestable, loathsome, abhorrent
Antonyms likeable, loveable, adorable
Usage Child labour is an abominable custom
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USAGE # 2: Word: NEPOTISM
Part Of Speech:noun
Meaning: undue favouritism to one's relations and close friends.
Root of the word -
Synonyms favouritism, partiality, partisanship, patronage, unfairness Antonyms impartiality
Usage Nepotism is not uncommon in the political and bureaucratic circles of India.
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USAGE # 3: Word: ASSAY
Part Of Speech: verb & noun
Meaning evaluation
Root of the word -
Synonyms try, examine, probe
Antonyms -
Usage Abraham Lincoln’s first assay into politics was a disaster.
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USAGE # 4: Word: BRAVADO
Part Of Speech:noun
Meaning false show of confidence
Root of the word -
Synonyms swagger, bluster
Antonyms humility
Usage Such bravado will lower your esteem among your friends.
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USAGE # 5: Word: SANCTUM
Part Of Speech:noun
Meaning a sacred place
Root of the word
Synonyms holy place, shrine, sanctuary, altar, inner sanctum
Antonyms
Usage I experienced a feeling of absolute serenity as I entered the sanctum of the temple.
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