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Saturday, December 13, 2008
Transpire
Transpire
=
Trans
(
transition
) +
pire
(
pier
= channel connecting platform to sea)
(transition from sea to platform via pier)
meaning
- become known,
to come up
from hidden surfaces
connotation
- positive
pic
-
Transpiration
is the evaporation of water from the aerial parts of plants
Traduce
Traduce
=
Tra
(
to
) +
duce
(
reduce
)
meaning
- to insult, defame, to reduce reputation
connotation
- negative
synonyms
- malign
pic
- lady boss traducing young freshers (symbolic!)
Tipple
Tipple
=
tip
(
topple
after) +
ple
(
nipple
)
meaning
- an alcoholic drink
pic
- He
toppled
after drinking
tipple
from
nipple
Friday, December 12, 2008
Tiff
Tiff
=
Tiff
(
Tiffin
pe
argument
)
meaning
- slight argument
synonyms
- bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble
pic
- tiffs @ tiffin
Throng
Throng
=
Th
(
There
) +
r
(
are
) +
ong
(
long
queues
)
meaning
- crowd
synonyms
- concourse , multitude
pic
-
Throng
consisting of Simpsons
Tessellate
Tessellate
=
Tessel
(
Vessel
) +
late
(
lay
)
meaning
- to fit together in a pattern with no spaces in between (like titles in kitchen)
pic
- in this pic you can see vessels
tessellate
the kitchen rack.
Tether
Tether
=
Tet
(
tie
) +
her
(
her
)
meaning
- restraint consisting of a rope
connotation
- noun
pic
-
hor
se is
restrained
from moving since it is tied with tether
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Trident
Trident
=
Tri
(
3
) +
dent
(
tooths
)
meaning
- a weapon used in the past consisting of a pole with 3 sharp metal points on the end
Hindi-help/pic
- Shivji's
Trishul
is a Trident
Testy
Testy
=
Test
(
tests
) +
y
(
but y
)
meaning
- easily irritated or annoyed
connotation
- negative
synonyms
- cranky,
pic
- students during exams often become
testy
Monday, December 8, 2008
Tenet
Tenet
=
Te
(
tea
) +
net
(
not
)
One of the tenets of gurukul - Tea-not
meaning
- one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based
connotation
- positive
synonyms
- dogma
pic
- Dharma, Karma, Moksha are some the tenets of Hinduism
Sporadic
Sporadic
=
Spor
(
spores
) +
a
(
anti
) +
dic
(
periodic
)
meaning
- recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
connotation
- negative
synonyms
-
antonym
- anti-periodic
pic
- spores/ cells grow sporadically
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Obdurate
Obdurate
=
Ob
+
durate
(
durable
)
A durable thing
resists
and refuse to change inspite persasion
meaning
- stubborn; refusing to change one's belief inspite persuasion and argument
connotation
- neagtive
synonyms
- flint, stubborn, cussed, obstinate, unrepentant
pic
- "I am stubborn: gimme my job back"
Lethargic
Lethargic
-
Leth
(
less
) +
argic
(
energic
)
meaning
- deficient in alertness or activity
connotation
- negative,
synonyms
- unenergetic
pic
- a
tired
athlete
Monday, December 1, 2008
Blowhard
Blowhard
=
Blow
+
hard
meaning
- a very boastful and talkative person
pic
- Sidhu is a blowhard
connotation
- positive, habit
easy synonyms
- boaster, braggart, bragger, line-shooter
Diffidence
Diffidence
=
Diffi
(
difference in
) +
dence
(
confidence
)
meaning
- not confident of your abilities
pic
- first pic shows her diffidence and second one shows her confidence.
connotation
- negative
Didactic
Didactic
=
Did
(
did
) +
act
(
act
) +
tic
(
in a hurry
)
meaning
- intended to teach (
moral
way), especially in a way that is too determined or eager, and often fixed and unwilling to change
pic
- In Taare Zameen Par, Aamir Khan played a role of a didactic
teacher
in developing learning skills of Eeshan (a dyslexic child)
Flaunt
Flaunt
=
Fl
(
fake
) +
aunt
(
aunt
)
meaning
-
the act of displaying something ostentatiously, act of show off
connotation
- negative, behaviour
synonyms
- swank, ostentate, flash, show off
pic
-
komolika
aunty (starring in
kyuki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi
) used to always
show off
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