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Loath - Unwilling
Eg--> He was loath to admit that he was included in the deal.


Loathe - To hate intensely
Eg--> He loathes spiders.

my new word is
affray

affray means fightin or havin a quarrel...?

my new word is
affray

can u tell me the meaning of "square deal"
is it1.fairly bargained
or 2.unbaised deal

I think it shld be the 2nd option i.e:- Unbiased deal....
Bcuz when we say its now equal..V sometyms call it as its all square now. N unbiased fits with it well,i guess. .

Another favorite words used in choosing the correct word between two similar looking words...

Lager - A general term for a beer made with fermenting yeast
Laager - A camp defended by circular formation of wagons..

Picked it up in CL mocks..Hope it helps u all :D

can u tell me the meaning of "square deal"
is it1.fairly bargained
or 2.unbaised deal

I have come across a very good book:INTERACTIVE VOCABULARY DRILLS, THE author has presented a very innovative way, to enrich vocab.
Here is the technique used in the book


Let us take 'Assiduous' , an adjective which means 'hardworking'. We can
learn various similar words of 'hardworking' from this word.


A - Assiduous
S - Sedulous
S - Studious
I - Industrious
D - Diligent
U - Untiring
O - Operose
U - Unflagging
S - Steady

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brooch:a pin or a clasp
She wore a brooch.

Broach: introduce a new topic
broach a subject.

Plaintive---It is an adjective, meaning expressing sorrow or melancholy.mournful.

Plaintiff--is a person who brings suits to court.

Thanks
Ashish

Creak : squeaking sound
The door creaked when I opened it slowly

Creek : a stream smaller than a river
Tidal creeks are teeming with shore wildlife in this area

Another favorite words used in choosing the correct word between two similar looking words...

Lager - A general term for a beer made with fermenting yeast
Laager - A camp defended by circular formation of wagons..

Picked it up in CL mocks..Hope it helps u all

hey i need help please tell me how to mug up words? because i don't know how to do so i am having enough time (an year or Two)
please tell me the best possible method to bell the cat as far as verbal section is taken in to consideration

If 'belling the cat' is a concern then you can do it with or without mugging up words.

Trust me,mugging up words won't help ! It's time you start to focus on sub-topics such as Parajumbles,RCs,Para. completion,Sentence correction etc....There are ways to score big in an exam and particularly the VA section ( Sec-2).Go back to doing the things i mentioned above and you can land up with a coveted call,without mugging up a single word.

All the best !

hey i need help please tell me how to mug up words? because i don't know how to do so i am having enough time (an year or Two)
please tell me the best possible method to bell the cat as far as verbal section is taken in to consideration

Can somebody upload a list of commonly used foreign language words please...
have been looking for them for long now, dint find any consolidated list.

Also, if some links are available to know their usage, will be icing on the cake :)

Thanks !

Few words in my BOOK shall help ...

AFRICAN LANGUAGES:
Banana
Daishiki
Chimpanzee
Samba
Yam
Okra
Tse-tse

Dutch Words
Landscape
Holster
Sleigh
Caboose
Coleslaw
Boss
Cookie
Freight
Snoop
Skipper
Bumpkin
Bed Spread

Japanese Words
Tsunami
Hibachi
Tycoon
Bonsal
Bonzai
Origami
Samurai
Karate
Shogun
Kimono

Celtic Words
Banshee
Plaid
Shamrock
Vassal
Gravel
Truant
Galore
Collen
Blarney
Bog
Brogue
Lawn
Crag
Quay
Loch
Gull
Javelin
Tory
Clan
Glengarry

read somewhere....

always easy to learn words when you visualize them in your mind...

so here a trick from my side....

Gyan Dhara 3

luv special----
>serenaded- a complimentary performance given to express love for someone( usually done during propose)
>clandestine meeting(meeting arranged in secret),

>nudge(to push gently---girls used to kick boys)

>cuddle-hold close in ones arm as a way of showing affection

>abstain-girls usually abstain boys from alcohol(yeah ...i know..bla bla)

>chivalrous- Courteous and gallant, esp. toward women(i heard this word in transformer 3...megan fox said...)
>hyperbole- an obvious and intentional exaggeration in speech.we usually do to impress girls(aapki jheel si aakhien)

and after breakup
>indelible-impossible to remove(an indelible memory)
>solitary, desolate,speculate, ascetic, abstainer( all point towards loneliness)
>sad, mourn, lugubrious, melancholy, grief, ennui--- all point towards sad leads to pessimism, cynicism, despondency(hopeful of wrong in future)

and when search for next start
>skeptic--doubter(shall i approach her, or her, or her.....)
>dipsomaniac, insobriety, inebriation, intoxication(excess intake of alcohol)----lets start again boys.
>connoisseur-one who gives critics(if u r single u r legally authorized to give critics on other girls


(this is just a way to learn words ,neither i want to hurt sentiments of girls nor to those who drink alcohol.....if it do not comply with the rules of pagalguy, kindly revert back me....waiting for the response)

" fuur fuur duu duu ............"

Prophylactic: (noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the ***** during intercourse
(Tag: ) pro+phy+lactic -> professionals use lactic acid(in milk) to prevent diseases.
Propinquity: (noun) the property of being close together
(Tag: ) Propinquity has PIN in it. If you pin two things together they are close together
Propitiate: (verb) make peace with
(Tag: Global) propiti + ate .. propiti sounds very close to property.. + ate .. so just imagine if you elder brother ate (here it means encroach) all your property ....you will quarrel with him... your father will try to appease or pacify you.

Can somebody upload a list of commonly used foreign language words please...
have been looking for them for long now, dint find any consolidated list.

Also, if some links are available to know their usage, will be icing on the cake :)

Thanks !

I'm uploading a 'common grammatical mistakess' file that i compiled myself.Hope it serves the purpose.

Hmmmm. Share your latest keywords. I have more dictionary for your words help.

CHOOSE THE SYNONYMS:

Question 1:No idea what this word means {never heard of it}.:shocked:

Question 2:OPTION 4
Convene {heard this word as a position in college fests as in Convener of fests should be b/w 1 and 4}

Question 3:OPTION 2
Macabre means very horrible and upsetting generally its pertaining to Death.
very difficult to choose b/w option 2 and 4.

Question 4:OPTION 3
Knew the meaning of this word.

Question 5:OPTION 2
Boorish is someone who is rude and impolite.
But the problem that I am facing is that I dont know the meaning of Oafish.
But other options like brave,romantic,speedy are dead gone.
Left Dry and Oafish.
Dry some how looks ok as someone who is dry wont be very friendly but that does not mean that he/she is impolite its just that they wont be polite.
So in exam I would have chosen 2 even I have no idea what it means.

Puys can use the word tests at Vocabulary.com - Learn Words - English Dictionary to hone their vocab skills.

I found this application over here and found it really great http://bit.ly/nZPos3 may be it helps you people as well. it contains high frequency words from barrons and kaplan a must memorize for all cat aspirants.

Quickfire answer

Difference between :

Announce-To Make a public and typically formal declaration
Pronounce-To utter or sound in a particular manner in speaking

Mendicant-practicing begging
Mendacious-telling lies, especially habitually

Uninterested- not personally concerned in something
Disinterested-unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives

Better-morally superior
Bettor-a person who bets

Borough-an incorporated municipality smaller than a city
Burrow-a hole or tunnel ,a place of retreat

Quickfire answer

Difference between :

Announce/Pronounce
Mendicant/Mendacious
Uninterested/Disinterested
Better/Bettor
Borough/Burrow

Here are the answers:

Q1. 1
Q2. 4
Q3. 2
Q4. 3
Q5. 2

CHOOSE THE SYNONYMS:

Q1. APHASIA

(1) volubility
(2) necessity
(3) pain
(4) crack
(5) prayer


Q2. CONVENE
(1) propose
(2) restore
(3) question
(4) gather
(5) motivate


Q3. MACABRE
(1) musical
(2) frightening
(3) chewed
(4) wicked
(5) exceptional


Q4. SEQUESTER
(1) request
(2) preclude
(3) seclude
(4) witness
(5) evolve


Q5. BOORISH
(1) brave
(2) oafish
(3) romantic
(4) speedy
(5) dry

WOULD POST IN THE ANSWERS SOON...ALL THE BEST!!

1.
2. gather
3. frightening
4.
5. oafish

persiflage
badinage
banter
cathartic
parsimonious

CHOOSE THE SYNONYMS:

Q1. APHASIA

(1) volubility
(2) necessity
(3) pain
(4) crack
(5) prayer


Q2. CONVENE
(1) propose
(2) restore
(3) question
(4) gather
(5) motivate


Q3. MACABRE
(1) musical
(2) frightening
(3) chewed
(4) wicked
(5) exceptional


Q4. SEQUESTER
(1) request
(2) preclude
(3) seclude
(4) witness
(5) evolve


Q5. BOORISH
(1) brave
(2) oafish
(3) romantic
(4) speedy
(5) dry

WOULD POST IN THE ANSWERS SOON...ALL THE BEST!!

1) ??? saw this word 1st time
2) gather
3) frightening
4) seclude
5) oafish

eviscerate
sinecure
factotum

1)
2)4
3)2
4)3
5)5

CHOOSE THE SYNONYMS:

Q1. APHASIA

(1) volubility
(2) necessity
(3) pain
(4) crack
(5) prayer


Q2. CONVENE
(1) propose
(2) restore
(3) question
(4) gather
(5) motivate


Q3. MACABRE
(1) musical
(2) frightening
(3) chewed
(4) wicked
(5) exceptional


Q4. SEQUESTER
(1) request
(2) preclude
(3) seclude
(4) witness
(5) evolve


Q5. BOORISH
(1) brave
(2) oafish
(3) romantic
(4) speedy
(5) dry

WOULD POST IN THE ANSWERS SOON...ALL THE BEST!!

Outmanoeuvre ????:D

u shud hv given another word...no probs

I give 3 words -

a) Verisimilitude

b) Phantasmagoria
c) Sadomasochism :drinking:

is it large...

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loquacious, garrulous(like old lady), wordy, verbal, babble(like child),verbose, voluble, vociferous, talkative, bombast(use of rants), grandiloquent(use of heavy words), pompous, rants, magniloquence, rhetoric(use of words in effective manner), articulate(free talker)

/ inarticulate(shy,not open),laconic(much meaning), reticent(shy)





English is simple

state the differences between the following :

1)simple / simplistic

2)regrettably / regretfully

3)prostrate / prostate


will post answers by the end of the day . .

Being simplistic means trying to explain something complicated as being simpler than it is; that is, oversimplifying.

regret, meaning to feel sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something. Regrettable means able to regret, while regretful means full of regret:

prostrate (lying face down; kneeling down humbly or adoringly) and prostate (a gland found in male mammals)

simple-not complex
simplistic-that which is inherently simple

regrettably-unfortunately
regretfully- with regret

prostrate-to lie flat on ones face
prostate-a gland on the urinary system

state the differences between the following :

1)simple / simplistic

2)regrettably / regretfully

3)prostrate / prostate


will post answers by the end of the day . .

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

New words-
1.bacchanalia
2.contrite
3.fiduciary

bacchanalia - a gathering which involves wild celebration .

contrite - being remorseful or regretful and wanting to resolve it

fiduciary - trust worthy

new words
swindle
pugnacious

swindle- to cheat someone of his/her belonging (a swindler is a con)
pugnacious- when you have a tendency to fight/argue with people at the drop of a hat
New words-
1.bacchanalia
2.contrite
3.fiduciary

nebulize - to convert something into fine particles ........

new words
swindle
pugnacious