SOME WORDS:
obviate [ verb ] MEANING : To anticipate and remove a difficulty USAGE : The system will allow cricketers to challenge the umpire's decision to obviate controversies and bring in greater transparency in the game.
The Times of India, ICC chief to inspect third umpire referral system, 20 Jul, 2008 nave [ noun, adjective ] MEANING : (adj.)1) Having an unaffected simplicity
2) Lacking sophistication and critical judgment
(n.) Someone who is uncritical, innocent and trusting USAGE : We were naive to let them back into the game.
BBC, Halifax were naive, says Wilder, 3 October 2007 quaint [ adjective ] MEANING : 1) Oddly pleasant or charming, esp. in an old-fashioned way
2) Strange or peculiar, usu. in a pleasing, interesting way
3) Skilfully or artfully made
4) (Obsolete) Skilled; expert; wise USAGE : Like the train after which it is named, Anderson's comedy-drama is quaint and ramshackle, but it does the job of taking the audience in unexpected and pleasing directions.
The Herald, Welcome on board the quirky train, ALISON ROWAT Machiavellian [ adjective ] MEANING : 1) Of or pertaining to Machiavelli
2) Suggestive or marked by the principles analysed by Machiavelli especially those concerned with deceit, cunning or expediency USAGE : So despite my VCR blues, I'm hanging in there, while overlooking occasional plot lapses (instead of launching a Machiavellian scheme to undermine Jack's efforts, why don't the homicidal bad guys merely kill him when they have the chance?) that baffle me probably because I'm not up on every nuance.
Newsday, From the Los Angeles Times - Miss an hour, and you've cut into '24', By Howard Rosenberg misanthrope [ noun ] MEANING : One who hates, mistrusts, or dislikes everyone in general USAGE : Many readers will find themselves drawn to Engleby, a witty misanthrope who rails against modern life, declining standards of education and almost all music after Steely Dan.
ABC News,Sebastian Faulks Returns With 'Engleby', JILL LAWLESS, September 15, 2007.
