[satnam_singh]

Originally Posted by Apple

Friday, Sep 30, 2005
Finding a cure for the tiger trade
Fora(n)-A public meeting or assembly for open discussion
Unwitting(adj)-Not intentional
Procrastination(n)-putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time
Germany's post-poll stalemate
Clout(n)-Special advantage or influence
Labyrinthine(adj)-Highly involved or intricate

Apple

great goin guys......kudos to APPLE and KOSERAM bhai..

[coolsurfer23in]

Saturday, October 01, 2005


Moral policing in Tamil Nadu

coerced-force to act or think in a certain way by use of pressure, compel

discerned-detect, distinguish

sanctimonious-excessively or hypocritically pious

revocation-act or an instance of revoking, annulled, cancelled

diktat- An authoritative statement,decree


Are the coloured revolutions fading out?

morass- Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms

oligarch-A member of a small governing faction


India, Iran and the Congressional hearings on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal

blithely-lighthearted, carefree, casual

pretzel-upper arm

imperil-endanger

tangentially-relating to

imbecile-silly


The United Kingdom's phantom party

scoffed-to mock at

baronial-stately and grand

grovelling-behave in a servile or demeaning manner, cringe

umbilical-relating to

atrophied-deterioration

Utopianism-idealistic and impractical social theory

dogma-authoritative principle, belief, or statement of ideas or opinion

stratagems-clever, often underhanded scheme for achieving an objective, wile


How Bush's people help Osama

sniping-make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks

precipitous-Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt

parochial- Narrowly restricted in scope or outlook



ciao

[vamsi0077]

Originally Posted by ryan_mohit

Agree with u ... we are going in the right direction but stil take time and more over to achieve this we need to go at steady inspite with all odds and need to stand tall against them
. Anway .. i am Mohit ...r u Vamsi Mohan from Bombay.

Bye
Mohit

Hi mohit... this is Vamsi Krishna frm Hyderabad .. me doin b.tech frm NIT Warangal...

[koseram]

OCT 01...Continued.....

Moral policing in Tamil Nadu
vein - a distinctive style or manner
sexism - abusive behavior towards members of opposite sex
orgy - act of immoderate indulgence
obscurantist - person who is deliberately vague


re the coloured revolutions fading out?
sobering - become more realisitc;"sober up"
become dull n' serious;


India, Iran and the Congressional hearings on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal
quid pro quo - in exchange
in a nutshell - summed up briefly
dense - slow to learn or understand;

The United Kingdom's phantom party
stomp off - walk heavily
plaintively - mournful
grubbing - search busily;
ask for n' get free, bumming, be a parasite
verve - energetic style
blandishments - cajolery; flattery intended to persuade
decried - express strong disapproval
strangulation - choking

How Bush's people help Osama
debunk - expose with ridiculing

[koseram]

OCT 3

Back to the battleground in Bihar
tumultuous - disordered, troubled, turbulent
dissonance - disagreement; dissension
squabble - quarrel for petty reasons; bicker;
chastened - punish; censure
brashness - offensively bold; temerarious
opprobrium - disgrace; dishonor; obloquy
insubstantial - lacking substance; unreal

Restoring the balance
beset with - surrounded
beset by - attack persistently
yawning gap - wide gap

The case for an aeronautics commission
mad scramble - disorgnaized approach
disuse - state of unuse of neglect

Will America see a conservative retreat?
gerrymander - divide unfairly to one's advantage;(of voting areas...)
at arm's length - distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
drive a coach and horse through
ubiquitous - omnipresent
hegemonic - domination of one country over its allies
bevy - group of people, animals, things
cranking out - produce in a routine,monotonous manner
supine - indolent; unresisting

Bali bombers didn't need Al-Qaeda
brazen - impudent; being rude

[Karan Garg]

Hey I am highly baffeled with the new concept of FBT, the more I get into it the more I am lost so somebody can explain me the concept of FBT.

[tushar_laghate]

Originally Posted by koseram

OCT 3

Back to the battleground in Bihar
tumultuous - disordered, troubled, turbulent
dissonance - disagreement; dissension
squabble - quarrel for petty reasons; bicker;
chastened - punish; censure
brashness - offensively bold; temerarious
opprobrium - disgrace; dishonor; obloquy
insubstantial - lacking substance; unreal

Restoring the balance
beset with - surrounded
beset by - attack persistently
yawning gap - wide gap

The case for an aeronautics commission
mad scramble - disorgnaized approach
disuse - state of unuse of neglect

Will America see a conservative retreat?
gerrymander - divide unfairly to one's advantage;(of voting areas...)
at arm's length - distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
drive a coach and horse through
ubiquitous - omnipresent
hegemonic - domination of one country over its allies
bevy - group of people, animals, things
cranking out - produce in a routine,monotonous manner
supine - indolent; unresisting

Bali bombers didn't need Al-Qaeda
brazen - impudent; being rude

Hi,
I am Tushar.

Here is an addendum to

Will America see a conservative retreat?

'to be holed below the waterline' - on a decline / retreat

over-reach - Fail by aiming too high or trying too hard

'quasi-corruption' - having some resemblance to corruption

kickbacks - bribe

'drive the coach and the horses through the rules' - break through the rules

'grease the palms' - pay bribe to

[Karan Garg]

Ganguly v/s Chappel

Culpable: - deserving blame (Ganguly)
Ameliorate: - improve (BCCI)
Exigent: - Urgent (Reform)
Obviate: - Making unnecessary (BCCI Greg's remarks against Ganguly)
Convoluted: - complex or complicated (Media role )

[koseram]

04Oct

The day Britain lost the plot in Iraq
inured - cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
proteges - a person who has received support and protection from an influential
patron who furthers the protege's career.
sniff out - recognize of detect

Nobel prize's changing landscape
mull over - reflect deeply on a subject


Encroaching on individual freedoms
innuendo - an indirect implication; insinuation;
chastity - abstain from sexual relations;
chasten - correct by punishment; censure severely

[Apple]

The price of democracy
asunder(adj)-apart
deviance(n)-A state or condition markedly different from the norm
espouse(v)-Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
caliphate(n)-The territorial jurisdiction of a the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
Right show, right time (fantastic article)
ascension(n)-rise
wonks(n)-nerd
irksome(adj)-So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
dichotomy(n)-Being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
comatose(n)-Relating to or associated with a coma
funk(n)-A state of nervous depression
Chief Justice Roberts takes charge
adduced(v)-Advance evidence for
docket(n)-(law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities
recalcitrant(adj)-Marked by stubborn resistance to authority
bulwark(n)-A fence-like structure around a deck
Growth with equity
predilections(n)-A strong liking
CHeers Apple