Showing posts with label words of the day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label words of the day. Show all posts

WOTD 15032011

1 cottage (noun): a small house in the country.

2 castle (noun): a very large strong building, built in the past as a safe place that could be easily defended against attack.

3 pub (noun): a building in Britain where alcohol can be bought and drunk, and where meals are often served.

4 rural (adj): happening in or relating to the countryside, not the city [-|| urban].

5 suburb (noun): an area where people live which is away from the centre of a town or city.

WOTD 12032011

1: banquet (noun): a formal dinner for many people on an important occasion.
2: brunch (noun): a meal eaten in the late morning, as a combination of breakfast and lunch.
3: delicacy (noun): something good to eat that is expensive or rare.
4: dessert (noun): sweet food served after the main part of a meal.
5: ripe (adj): ripe fruit or crops are fully grown and ready to eat [-|| unripe]

WOTD 09032011

1: outfit (verb): to provide someone or something with a set of clothes or equipment, especially ones that are needed for a particular purpose.
2: bare (adj): not covered by clothes [= naked]
3: gear (noun): a set of clothes that you wear for a particular occasion or activity.
4: costume (n): a set of clothes worn by an actor or by someone to make them look like something such as an animal,famous person.
5: wardrobe (noun): the clothes that someone has.

WOTD10032011

1: maize (noun): a tall plant with large yellow seeds that grow together on a cob (=long hard part), and which are cooked and eaten as a vegetable [= corn in American English]
2: renewable (adj): if an agreement or official document is renewable, you can make it continue for a further period of time after it ends [-|| non-renewable]
3: starch (noun): a substance which provides your body with energy and is found in foods such as grain, rice, and potatoes, or a food that contains this substance [= carbohydrate]
4: cereal (noun): a breakfast food made from grain and usually eaten with milk.
5: disruption (noun): a situation in which something is prevented from continuing in its usual way.

WOTD 08032011

1: nice-looking = attractive
2: good-looking (adj): someone who is good-looking is attractive.
3: elegant (adj) : beautiful, attractive, or graceful.
4: glamorous (adj) : attractive, exciting, and related to wealth and success.
5: picturesque (adj) : a picturesque place is pretty and interesting in an old-fashioned way.

WOTD 07032011

1: facilitator (noun): someone who helps a group of people discuss things with each other or do something effectively.
2: fabric (noun): cloth used for making clothes, curtains.
3: fabulous (adj): extremely good or impressive [= wonderful].:
4: fabricate (verb): to invent a story, piece of information etc in order to deceive someone.:
5: fable (noun): a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially a story about animals.

WOTD 04032011

1 : contestant (n):someone who competes in a contest.
2 : Canoe (n):a long light boat that is pointed at both ends
3 : orienteering (n):a sport in which people have to find their wa
4 : parachuting (n):a piece of equipment fastened to the back of p
5 : defeat (n):failure to win or succeed.

other words of the day from friends

1 : fetid (adj): having a strong bad smell
2 : fatuous (adj): very silly or stupid [= idiotic]
3 : feral (adj): wild, savage
4 : florid (adj): a florid face is red in colour
5 : fastidious (adj): very careful about small details in your app

1 : tournament (n):a competition in which players compete against
2 : luge (n):a vehicle with blades instead of wheels on which ....
3 : champion (n):SO or ST that has won a competition
4 : defender (n):one of the players in a game such as football who
5 : stadium (n):a building for public events, especially sports.

WOTD 03032011

1 : beyond (pre):on or to the further side of something
2 : antennae (n):a wire rod etc used for receiving radio and telev
3 : metabolism (n):chemical processes by which food is changed int
4 : emit (v):send out gas, heat, light, sound
5 : epidemiology (n)the study of the way diseases spread, and how

WOTD 02032011

1 : ecstatic (adj):feeling extremely happy and excited
2 : edify (v): improve someone's mind
3 : eager (adj):very keen and excited about something
4 : edible (adj):ST that is edible can be eaten
5 : earnest (adj):very serious and sincere

other words of the day from friends

1 : exigent (adj): urgent, critical
2 : effulgent (adj): beautiful and bright
3 : ecstasy (n):a feeling of extreme happiness
4 : effrontery (n):impudence, nerve, insolence
5 : earl (n):a man with a high social rank

2 : eccentric (adj):behaving in a way that is unusual
3 : expunge (v): to obliterate, eradicate
4 : eschew (v):to shun, avoid
5 : egregious (adj):extremely bad

1 : earache (n):a pain inside your ear
3 : eatable (adj):in a good enough condition to be eaten
5 : eco-friendly (adj):not harmful to the environment

1 : earthquake (n):a sudden shaking of the earth's surface
2 : ebullient (adj):very happy and excited
5 : edge (n):the part of an object that is furthest from its centre

1 : earthquake (n):a sudden shaking of the earth's surface
2 : ecstatic (adj):feeling extremely happy and excited
5 : economize (v): reduce the amount of money, time, goods

4 : eardrum (n):a tight thin piece of skin over the inside of ....
5 : earthwards (adv):towards the earth's surface

WOTD 28022011

1 : offence (n):an illegal action or a crime
2 : murderer (n):someone who murders another person
3 : terrorist (n):SO who uses violence to obtain political demands
4 : jail (n) = prison
5 : caution (n):the quality of being very careful to avoid danger

other words of the day from my friends

1 : fraud (n):the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something
2 : innocent (adj):not guilty of a crime
3 : shoplifter (n):to take something from a shop without paying for it
4 : investigate (v):try to find out the truth about or the cause of something such as a crime, accident, or scientific problem:
5 : burglary (n):the crime of getting into a building to steal things

1 : flunk (v): to fail a test
2 : coeducation (n):when students of both sexes are educated together
3 : assignment (n):a piece of work that is given to SO as part of of their job
4 : binder (n):a removable cover for holding loose sheets of paper, magazines etc
5 : credit (n):a completed part of a course at a university or college

WOTD 25022011

my post for words of the day
1 : callow (adj):young and without experience - used to show disapproval /immature
2 : cabin (n):a small room on a ship in which you live or sleep
3 : camera (n):equipment used to take photographs or make film
4 : capacious (adj): able to contain a lot
5 : cage (n): cage lo :P

other words of the day from my friends

1 : capture (v): catch a person and keep them as a prisoner
2 : capital (n):important city where main government of a country
3 : cake (n): cake lo!!! :P
4 : canteen (n):place in a factory, school etc where meals are provided
5 : calm (adj):relaxed and quiet, not angry, nervous, or upset

1 : callus (n):an area of thick hard skin
2 : capsule (n): click to see picture ---> ??
3 : cadaver (n): a dead human body, especially one used for study
4 : calamity (n): = disaster
5 : calligraphy (n):the art of producing beautiful writing using special pens or brushes, or the writing produced this way

1 : cannery (n):a factory where food is put into cans
2 : canny (adj):clever, careful, and not easily deceived
3 : repetitive of 1 above
4 : cacophony (n): a loud unpleasant mixture of sounds
5 : cackle (v): laugh in a loud unpleasant way,making short high sounds

WOTD 24022011

1 : launch (v): to start something big or important
2 : policymaker (n) SO who decides what policies of government will implement
3 : volunteer (n): SO who does a job willingly without being paid
4 : release (v): let official information be known and printed
5 : gain (n): an advantage or improvement

WOTD 23022011

time for my words of the day :)

1 : baker (n):SO who bakes bread and cakes
2 : babysit (v):take care of children while their parents are away
3 : backpack (n):a bag used for carrying things on your back
4 : backstage (adj,adv):in private, especially within the secret
5 : baggage (n): the cases, bags, boxes etc carried by SO who is

words of the day from my friend's list

1 : backtalk (n):a rude reply to SO who is telling you what to do
2 : balloon (n):an object made of brightly-coloured thin rubber
3 : bachelor (n):a first university degree
4 : balance (v): get into a steady position
5 : backache (n):a pain in your back

1 : baby (n):a very young child
2 : backstreet (adj):activities are done in a secret or illegal wa
3 : backward (adj):looking or facing in the direction that is behind
4 : backdoor (adj):secret, or not publicly stated as your intentio
5 : band (n):a group of musicians

WOTD 22022011

just saw this application used by my friend today
and was introduced to 5 new words per day
cool way to start learning again :)
1 : flop (v) : to sit or lie down
2 : gist (n) : the main idea and meaning of something
3 : hard-earned (adj) : earned or achieved after a lot of effort
4 : groundless (adj) : not based on facts or reason
5 : telepathy (n) : a way of communicating in which thoughts (mental communication)
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