tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156634102011-04-22T02:53:22.518+05:30Ahh.. I have been trying to mug up vocab since long. I think the best way to learn vocab is to share it!Aragornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414155557927404536noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663410.post-1125582608396823652005-09-01T18:57:00.000+05:302005-09-01T19:20:08.406+05:30<b>Root</b> :<br /><br /><b>As Adjective : </b>tending to find and call attention to faults, marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections, calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument<br /><br /><b>Synonyms </b>: critical, carping<br /><b>Antonyms </b>: (please suggest)<br /><br /><b>Related Words </b>: faultfinding,<br /><br /><b></b><b>Usage </b>: The edit on the government performance so far was more captious than expected.<br /><br /><b>Connotation </b>: critical, negative<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15663410-112558260839682365?l=vocab4cat.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Aragornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414155557927404536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663410.post-1124965612046192962005-08-25T15:16:00.000+05:302005-08-25T15:56:52.050+05:30<b>As Verb </b>: to utter maliciously false statements, charges, or imputations about<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>someone.<br /><br /><b>Synonyms </b>: malign, slander<b></b><br /><br /><b>Related Words </b>: libel, denigrate<br /><br /><b>Usage </b>: Humans are basically sadistic; watch how toddlers calumniate their siblings, just to watch the spectacle of the punishment<br /><b></b><br /><b>Connotation </b>: negative<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15663410-112496561204619296?l=vocab4cat.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Aragornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414155557927404536noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663410.post-1124772082203316532005-08-23T09:44:00.000+05:302005-09-01T19:21:53.790+05:30<b>Root</b> : <span style="font-style: italic;">plat</span>, meaning flat<br /><br /><b>As Noun </b>: a trite remark, commonplace statement. Also, dull, insipid<br /><br /><b>Synonyms </b>: prosaism, cliche<br /><b>Antonyms </b>: esoteric (suggest by 'sat', thanks :) )<br /><br /><b>Related Words </b>: commonplace, banality<br /><br /><b></b><b>Usage </b>: The platitudes of the orator would have had impressed the majority of the junta, but they failed to attract the attention of critics.<br /><br /><b>Connotation </b>: critical of speech<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15663410-112477208220331653?l=vocab4cat.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Aragornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414155557927404536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663410.post-1124713651711042342005-08-22T17:48:00.000+05:302005-08-22T17:57:31.716+05:30<b>Root</b> : <i>venum, </i>meaning sale; <i>vasna, </i>meaning price<br /><br /><b>As Adjective </b>: capable of being bribed, capable of being corrupted.<br /><br /><b>Synonyms </b>: <b> </b>bribable, corruptible, dishonest, purchasable<br /><b>Antonyms </b>: incorruptible<br /><br /><b>Related Words </b>: dishonest, unethical, unprincipled<br /><br /><b>Usage </b>: A few venal bureaucrats in the administration are responsible for the whole system being damned.<br /><b></b><br /><b>Connotation </b>: negative<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15663410-112471365171104234?l=vocab4cat.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Aragornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414155557927404536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663410.post-1124702955251059422005-08-22T14:42:00.000+05:302005-08-22T15:07:24.603+05:30<span style="font-weight: bold;">Root :</span> <i>femina, </i>meaning woman.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">As Noun :</span> having feminine qualities untypical of a man <b>:</b> not manly in appearance or manner<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">As Verb : </span>marked by an unbecoming delicacy or overrefinement.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Synonyms :</span><b> </b>feminine, girlish, sissy, unmanly, womanish, womanlike, womanly<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Antonyms :</span> manlike, manly, mannish, masculine<br /><br /><b>Related Words : </b>old-maidish, overnice, spinsterish; dandyish, foppish, sappy<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Usage :</span> Effeminate guys are often bullied and abused in schools (noun)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Usage : </span>(someone please suggest verb usage)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Connotation :</span> Often negatively used, to described homosexuality. Also used to describe feminine behaviour as a result of a medical condition.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15663410-112470295525105942?l=vocab4cat.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Aragornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414155557927404536noreply@blogger.com0