[koseram]

stealing my job :twis ted:

Originally Posted by coolsurfer23in

for a change its me

17th Sept 2005


Pressing on with détente

détente - release from tension(French word)

contention-rivalry,disaccord

.................................................

[koseram]

some more I'd like to add.....


Beware of what you wear!
1. obscurantism - deliberate act to make something obscure or vague;
2. taboos - an inbition resulting from emotional aversion

Japan emerging as a more normal democracy
1. venality - corruptive
2. hounded - chase relentlessly
3. obliterating - make imperceptible or undecipherable
4. vivid - having clarity, freshness and striking characteristics
5. rout - overwhelming defeat
6. rector - (modern) head of some universities and colleges.;
person authorized to conduct religious worship; preist

Of chit funds and loan lotteries
1. booty - goods or money obtained illegally
2. gypped - deprive of by deceit

Inducing consolidation by banks
1. overheads - expense for maintaining a property(e.g paying property
taxes,utilities and insurance)
2. ethos - distinctive spirit (or attribute) of a culture or era.
3. vis-a-vis - face to face; a person having the same function or characteristic

Germany drifting towards a grand coalition?
1. slug it out - fight it out
2. patrons - supporter; a regular customer; proprietor of a inn
3. laissez faire - with minimally restricted freedom in commerce; policy of
non-interference
4. gridlock - a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible

Originally Posted by coolsurfer23in

for a change its me

17th Sept 2005


Pressing on with détente

détente - release from tension(French word)

contention-rivalry,disaccord

..............................

[koseram]

18Sep05

Our embattled cities
1. embattled. - beset with attackers or controversy or conflict
2. denizens - inhabitants
3. pewter - any of the alloys of tin
4. precariously - fraught with danger; affording no ease or reassurance
5. repose - free from stress or emotion
6. egregious - outrageous
7. transmogrified - change completely the nature or appearance; transfigured
8. shantytown - slum area
9. In the same vein - in the same manner(or way)
10. hemmed - tightly sewed together
11. pilfer - plunder; steal
12. cauldrons - large vessel
13. jostling - pushing
14. epoch - era
15. kaleidoscope - tube containing mirrors and pieces of colored glass producing changing refelected patterns when shaken
16. ethos - the distinctive attribute of a culture or an era

On dissent and a dress code
1. moratorium - abeyance
2. egalitarian - favoring social equality
3. skimpy - meagre; insufficient
4. virulent - venomous; harsh in tone
5. quasi-ideological - semi-ideological
quasi: resembling partly

Face the reality of child abuse
1. conscritping - enrol into service compulsorily
2. flak - criticism

Victimised by Katrina
1. poignant - emotional
2. laissez-faire - minimally restricted freedom in commerce
3. callousness - insensitive
4. egregious - outrageous
5. plutocracy - political system governed by wealthy people
6. unblushing - shameless
7. fend for themselves - defend or look after (oneself)

My work? How dull it is
1. humdrum - dull and lacking excitement; monotonous
2. unremitting - ceaseless
3. drudgery - hard monotonous routine work; donkey work

The Sensex, Sania and starvation
1. hinterland - a remote and underdeveloped area

[koseram]

19Sep05

Oh! What a lovely war
trample - walk with heavy foot steps
moorings - ties; bonds
vanquished - beat s'one in a competion, race or conflict;
machinations - plots
tragicomic - both tragic and comic
umbilical - having a mother-child relationship
gusto - zest; enthusiasm

The critical role of regulators
sway - controlling influence

A glass at least half full
cull - pick

The LTTE shadow over India
syndrome - characteristic combination of opinions,emotions,behavior etc
(....syndrome running together
inane - foolish
perfidy - betrayal
chauvinist - person who is a fanatic esp. of his country's cause
waffle - verbose but aimless or ignorant talk or writing

Too big to last?
resurgent - rising or arising again
ice rink - surface of ice used for ice hockey or ice skating


"There is a need to calibrate subsidies"
misled - misleaded
calibrated - fine tuned; measure the calibre of
(calibrate a gun)

[satnam_singh]

Hi,

Kudos to all junta for coming up with this wonderful thread. I found it really useful.

Great work guys...keep it up...

[catikon]

i've started reading Hindu only since last week and kicking myself why on earth i was away frm such a nice paper (TOI Sucks .. specially that meaningless Page3(realised just now)) ... nyways better late than never... this thread is the highest caret gem among others ...

keep posting

[koseram]

20Sep05:

Roadblocks to judicial appointments
collegium - council or committe of equally empowered members.
unconscionable - lacking conscience; exorbitant
blatant - completely obvious(with out any attempt of concealment);
conspicuously and offensively loud
filibustered - obstruct deliberately by delaying; stymied

Germany's inconclusive verdict
egregious - outrageous

Seeds of doubt in Maharashtra
bloated - inflated
scoff at - show contempt and disregard
fiasco - a total failure
scuttling - to move about or proceed hurriedly

Waiting for a government in Germany
cliffhanger - a contest whose outcome is uncertain upto the very end
limbo - imaginary place for lost or neglected things(oblivion)

[vamsi0077]

koseram bhai!!!!

apne kamal kardiya hai...!!!

when i started a thread on the Hindu Editorial.. i xpected ppl to find it useful.. and boy oh boy ur really consistent and ur doing a gr8 work....

no word can describe ur consistency!!

keep it up!!!

Cheers
Vamsi krishna

[satnam_singh]

Originally Posted by koseram

20Sep05:

Roadblocks to judicial appointments
collegium - council or committe of equally empowered members.
unconscionable - lacking conscience; exorbitant
blatant - completely obvious(with out any attempt of concealment);
conspicuously and offensively loud
filibustered - obstruct deliberately by delaying; stymied

Germany's inconclusive verdict
egregious - outrageous

Seeds of doubt in Maharashtra
bloated - inflated
scoff at - show contempt and disregard
fiasco - a total failure
scuttling - to move about or proceed hurriedly

Waiting for a government in Germany
cliffhanger - a contest whose outcome is uncertain upto the very end
limbo - imaginary place for lost or neglected things(oblivion)

No words to praise ur effort man ( probably that y i read this page everyday ...

[koseram]

thanks for the good words frnds....keep rocking ...

21Sep05:

For a two-track response to naxalism
gamut - extent or range

Iran and the invention of a nuclear crisis
charade - lampoon; mocking
elude - evade; escape from s'one or s'ones understanding
hitherto - thus far
surfeit - satisfied

China, Japan, and a new vision of the U.N.
nuanced - a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
envision - conceive of; imagine

Some uncomfortable questions
transcripts - written copy;a reproduction of a written record
expletives - profane or obscene expression of surprise or anger
paper trail - written account or evidence of someone's activities
incriminating - suggestive of guilt or blame

A Prime Minister's road trip and after
vagaries - unexpected and inexplicible change
discourse - lecture or speech; conversation
mired - involve in difficulties
haughty - hubris; supercilious
ward off - avert
to toe the American line
unscathed - unharmed
sinker - a weight that sinks
disinformation - misinformation
sized up - scrutinize
faux pas - gaffe; social blunder
vis-a-vis - face to face; a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
sangfroid - great coolness and composure under strain
being detained - cause to slow down or delayed; deprive of freedom
per se - w.r.t its inherent nature ; intrinsically
grandstanding - perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and
with an eye to applause.


Freedom of speech non-negotiable
gravest - extremely serious or threating
trumped-up - fabricate or invent
blight - harmful or destructive force

Is the U.K. Government the obstacle?
chokehold - complete power over a person or situation; stranglehold
mound - hillock; v. form into a rounded elevation