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11-01-2008, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by sheetikantha Thanks buddy....for initiating this ...try to continue till next D-day.. |
Hi buddy,
We have a dedicated thread for CAT 2008 Aspirants where I was continuing this job.......It was a suggestion from the group members there and this thread is a brainchild that has its roots in that thread since my postings were spread out............what u are seeing here is just a consolidation that had been posted there to allow people to go through it in a single place........so u seem to notice that all posts are in a single day...........and so I am pretty much confident that I will keep this thread alive and growing............ | | | | | The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to freakinbubu For This Useful Post: | | | | | |
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11-01-2008, 02:02 PM
Thanks buddy for dis good intiative taken by u,So that all ppl can benefit from these. The True PAGAL for PaGaLgUy | | | | | | | |
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11-01-2008, 11:33 PM
Day 5:: PRAGMATISM:: character or conduct that emphasizes practicality. a philosophical movement or system having various forms, but generally stressing practical consequences as constituting the essential criterion in determining meaning, truth, or value. Usage: We can move forward if only we think pragmatically. EDIFY:: to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually; uplift, To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement. Usage: religious paintings that edify the viewer. CYNOSURE:: something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance, interest, etc. something serving for guidance or direction. Usage: the cynosure of all eyes. VOLTE FACE:: a turnabout, esp. a reversal of opinion or policy. Usage: The reasons for his dramatic volte-face have provoked much discussion DERIDE:: to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock, To speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth Usage: He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics. | | | | | | | |
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11-01-2008, 11:34 PM
This is the entire daily edition of The Hindu......right on your desktop for free and without the hassles of registration and all..............Check out the small link on the left of the page that says "National" and then look again for the small link on the left of the next page said "Opinion"...................That is the editorial page...................Hapy Rreading........... The Hindu : Front Page News : Friday, January 11, 2008
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12-01-2008, 01:35 AM
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Originally Posted by freakinbubu This is the entire daily edition of The Hindu......right on your desktop for free and without the hassles of registration and all..............Check out the small link on the left of the page that says "National" and then look again for the small link on the left of the next page said "Opinion"...................That is the editorial page...................Hapy Rreading........... The Hindu : Front Page News : Friday, January 11, 2008 | hi bro....gr8 initiative....here's my contribution billingsgate:billings is an old gate and fishmarket of london and the language heard there was mostly abusive.Hence billingsgate means foul,scurrilous and abusive language. gargantuan:Gargantua was a gigantic,loud-mouthed king.Anything of large scale or tremendous proportions may thus be called gargantuan i.e huge,colossal. panjandrum:a self important or pretentious officer cogito,ergo,sum.... | | | | | | | |
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12-01-2008, 11:58 PM
Here is my contribution
kerb crawling - > It is the activity of driving slowly along the side of the road in order to find and hire a prostitute
claustrophobia -> A morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
remonstrate - > If you remonstrate with someone, you protest to them about something you do not approve of or agree with, and you try to get it changed or stopped.
Usage: "He remonstrated with the referee."
indentured -> "an indentured servant" means a servant who is bound by contract to work for his master. One of its meaning is apprenticeship
reproof -> An act or expression of criticism and censure
Usage: "She raised her eyebrow in reproof" | | | | | | | |
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15-01-2008, 10:51 PM
PERUSE::
to read through with thoroughness or care, to read, to survey or examine in detail.
Usage: to peruse a report
CORUSCANT::
sparkling or gleaming; scintillating; coruscating, Giving forth flashes of light; glittering.
Usage: A coruscant piece of metal.
HAPPENSTANCE::
a chance happening or event.
Usage: Marriage loomed only as an outgrowth of happenstance; you met a person.
CHICANERY::
trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry, a quibble or subterfuge used to trick, deceive, or evade.
Usage: He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job.
ARTIFICE::
a clever trick or stratagem, a cunning, crafty device or expedient, wile. trickery, guile, craftiness, cunning, ingenuity, inventiveness, a skillful or artful contrivance or expedient.
Usae: A drawing-room comedy crafted with artifice and elegance. | | | | | | | |
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17-01-2008, 11:47 PM
nice guys..
i'm also a party to this initiative of urs.. i have this love for words 'n wud try to contribute as much as possible at the same time gaining from u ppl.. keep up the good work.. | | | | | | | |
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POLEMIC::
1. a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
2. a person who argues in opposition to another; controversialist.
Usage: The worst offense that can be committed by a polemic is to stigmatize those who hold a contrary opinion as bad and immoral men.
ILK::
family, class, or kind; (in Scotland) of the same family name or place like Ross of that ilk, i.e., Ross of Ross; each and every.
Usage: can't trust people of that ilk or he and all his ilk.
DRACONIAN::
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Draco or his code of laws, (often lowercase) rigorous; unusually severe or cruel.
Usage: Draconian forms of punishment.
JOUST::
combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances, this type of combat fought in a highly formalized manner as part of a tournament., a personal competition or struggle, to contend, compete, or struggle.
Usage: The candidates will joust in a television debate.
BOURSE::
This French term can be used to refer to any European exchange however, it is most often used in reference to the Paris Stock Exchange. | | | | | | | |
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30-01-2008, 07:34 PM
 Do check These..
SPLURGE : BING; FLING;An act of IMMODERATE INDULGENCE
SHIBBOLETH : MOTTO;SLOGAN;CATCHWORD
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