Daily Wordlist 27-Jan-10

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	Daily Wordlist orient [ n., adj. AWR-ee-uh'nt, -ee-ent, OHR-; v. AWR-ee-ent  ]   [ noun, verb, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) the east; also the eastern region of the heavens 2. (n.) Asian countries 3. (adj.) exceptionally lustrous or iridescent 4. (tr. v.) to adjust to or become familiar with 5. (tr. v.) to place or position so as to face the east 6. (tr. v.) to align with respect to a point of reference   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Businessmen tour the orient in search of lucrative trade opportunities.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   But Brazil still needs market oriented reforms of taxation, pensions and education. CNN, Heatwaves, trade wars and a World Cup victory for Brazil, 31 December 2009.   degenerate [ v. di-JEN-uh'-reyt; adj., n. di-JEN-er-it ]   [ noun, verb, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) having lost the qualities appropriate to humankind 2. (adj.) having sunk below the desired level of moral qualities 3. (n.) a person who has fallen from a normal standard of moral character 4. (tr. v.) to sink below the normal standard in mental, physical or moral qualities 5. (intr. v.) to bring about deterioration   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was shunned by society because he was a degenerate person   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Hamas-organized rally began peacefully but degenerated into violence with hundreds of Palestinians throwing rocks across the border wall. CNN, One dead in aid convoy clash on Egypt, Gaza border, Kevin Flower, 6 January 2010.   motif [ moh-TEEF  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a recurrent theme in an artistic or literary work 2. a distinctive and recurring shape appearing in a design 3. a dominant concept, feature or central idea   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The decorative motif on the curtains was very eye-catching.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Journalists shown around the compound earlier this week noted cushions emblazoned with diamante skulls, and walls decorated with a flame motif. BBC, Celebrity Big Brother finale could star Pamela Anderson, 3 January 2010.   circumspect [ SUR-kuh'm-spekt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) cautious or watchful and discreet 2. (adj.) mindful of the circumstances and consequences 3. (adj.) prudent   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The confident trickster had never been caught because of his circumspect behaviour.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Defense Secretary Robert Gates praises former President Reagan for being "circumspect" about putting American troops at risk. CNN, Gates on Regan foreign policy, 11 November 2009.   sextant [ SEK-stuh'nt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an instrument used to determine latitude and longitude at sea by measuring the altitudes of the stars or other celestial bodies   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   In the old days, before the discovery of radar the sextant was used in the navigation of ships.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Last week, a sextant -- an instrument used by navigators to measure the angular distance of the sun from the horizon -- with the inscription "Mercier" was found near "the fault". CNN, French explorer's shipwreck found, 10 May 2005.   Spelled Pronunciation Key Stress marks: [ CAPS ] indicates the primary stressed syllable, as in newspaper [NOOZ-pey-per ] and information [ in-fer-MEY-shuh' n ] CONSONANTS [b] boy, baby, rob [d] do, ladder, bed [f] food, offer, safe [g] get, bigger, dog [h] happy, ahead [j] jump, budget, age [k] can, speaker, stick [l] let, follow, still [m] make, summer, time [n] no, dinner, thin [ng] singer, think, long [p] put, apple, cup [r] run, marry, far, store [s] sit, city, passing, face [sh] she, station, push [t] top, better, cat [ch] church, watching, nature, witch [th] thirsty, nothing, math [th'] this, mother, breathe [v] very, seven, love [w] wear, away [hw] where, somewhat [y] yes, onion [z] zoo, easy, buzz [zh] measure, television, beige   VOWELS [a] apple, can, hat [ey] aid, hate, day [ah] arm, father, aha [air] air, careful, wear [aw] all, or, talk, lost, saw [e] ever, head, get [ee] eat, see, need [eer] ear, hero, beer [er] teacher, afterward, murderer [i] it, big, finishes [ahy] I, ice, hide, deny [o] odd, hot, woffle [oh] owe, road, below [oo] ooze, food, soup, sue [oo'] good, book, put [oi] oil, choice, toy [ou] out, loud, how [uh] up, mother, mud [uh'] about, animal, problem, circus [ur] early, bird, stirring   FOREIGN SOUNDS [a*] Fr. ami [kh*] Scot. loch, Ger. ach or ich [œ] Fr. feu, Ger. schön [r*] Fr. au revoir, Yiddish rebbe [uh*] Fr. oeuvre [y*] Fr. tu, Ger. über   SAMPLE NASALIZED VOWELS [an*] Fr. bien [ahn*] Fr. croissant [awn*] Fr. bon [œn*] Fr. parfum [in*] Port. Principe

Daily Wordlist 26-Jan-10

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	Daily Wordlist impede [ im-PEED  ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to obstruct 2. halt the progress of 3. hinder   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They felt they could impede the construction of the factory by blocking the road which led to the site.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   But his injury did little to impede his rise through the ranks, and much to add to his personal charisma. BBC, ISRAEL'S GENERALS: MOSHE DAYAN, 14 June 2004.   chivalrous [ SHIV-uh'l-ruh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. possessing qualities like gallantry, honour, courage and courtesy 2. characterized by being considerate and courteous to women 3. being gracious and honourable to a defeated foe   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His friends advised him to be chivalrous and play the gentleman when out on a date.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Generally, it's safe to say that deep down, most women do appreciate chivalrous gentlemen. BBC, Student diary: the book they never wrote but should have, 12 January 2010.   awl [ awl ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a pointed instrument or tool used for piercing leather or wood   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He used an awl to sew a patch on to his leather jacket.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He said he was angry that the company demanded workers repair sidewall blisters by punching holes in the tire with an awl. CNN, Firestone CEO, former workers answer questions in tire lawsuits, 27 October 2007.   lineaments [ LIN-ee-uh'-muh'nt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a feature of a figure considered with respect to the whole 2. distinctive characteristics 3. prominent features   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The witness claimed that the lineaments of the thief's countenance were deeply etched on his mind.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   However, while seismicity concentrates there, potentially active lineaments occur elsewhere. BBC, Italy at the mercy of fault lines, 31 October 2002.   conduit [ KON-dwit ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a tube or pipe for conveying fluids 2. a duct for enclosing electric cables   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The two tanks were connected by a conduit.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   One conduit would push the warm water from the ocean's surface down. CNN, Can Bill Gates stop hurricanes? Scientists doubt it, Ayesha Tejpar, 1 september 2009.   Spelled Pronunciation Key Stress marks: [ CAPS ] indicates the primary stressed syllable, as in newspaper [NOOZ-pey-per ] and information [ in-fer-MEY-shuh' n ] CONSONANTS [b] boy, baby, rob [d] do, ladder, bed [f] food, offer, safe [g] get, bigger, dog [h] happy, ahead [j] jump, budget, age [k] can, speaker, stick [l] let, follow, still [m] make, summer, time [n] no, dinner, thin [ng] singer, think, long [p] put, apple, cup [r] run, marry, far, store [s] sit, city, passing, face [sh] she, station, push [t] top, better, cat [ch] church, watching, nature, witch [th] thirsty, nothing, math [th'] this, mother, breathe [v] very, seven, love [w] wear, away [hw] where, somewhat [y] yes, onion [z] zoo, easy, buzz [zh] measure, television, beige   VOWELS [a] apple, can, hat [ey] aid, hate, day [ah] arm, father, aha [air] air, careful, wear [aw] all, or, talk, lost, saw [e] ever, head, get [ee] eat, see, need [eer] ear, hero, beer [er] teacher, afterward, murderer [i] it, big, finishes [ahy] I, ice, hide, deny [o] odd, hot, woffle [oh] owe, road, below [oo] ooze, food, soup, sue [oo'] good, book, put [oi] oil, choice, toy [ou] out, loud, how [uh] up, mother, mud [uh'] about, animal, problem, circus [ur] early, bird, stirring   FOREIGN SOUNDS [a*] Fr. ami [kh*] Scot. loch, Ger. ach or ich [œ] Fr. feu, Ger. schön [r*] Fr. au revoir, Yiddish rebbe [uh*] Fr. oeuvre [y*] Fr. tu, Ger. über   SAMPLE NASALIZED VOWELS [an*] Fr. bien [ahn*] Fr. croissant [awn*] Fr. bon [œn*] Fr. parfum [in*] Port. Principe

Daily Wordlist 25-Jan-10

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	Daily Wordlist shirk [ shurk ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to evade 2. (tr. v.) to avoid or neglect 3. (intr. v.) to avoid one's duty   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was dedicated and never shirked his responsibilities.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He has never shirked a challenge and some of our best known companies have benefited from his leadership and guidance. The Telegraph, Telegraph award: industry acclaim for Sir Philip Hampton, a businessman for all seasons, Roland Gribben, 11 November 2009.   impudence [ IM-pyuh'-duh'ns ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. insolence or the act of being offensively bold 2. impertinent behaviour   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The impudence of the team leader only served to provoke a non-cooperative attitude from the team.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Kisumu, which is dominated by the Luo tribe, voted overwhelmingly for Raila Odinga, Mr Kibaki's defeated challenger, and the authorities, they said, were punishing them for their impudence. The Telegraph, Inside Kenya: The tribal slaughter, Adrian Blomfield, 1 January 2008   metamorphosis [ met-uh'-MAWR-fuh'-sis ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism 2. a complete change in the character, appearance or circumstances 3. a transformation by magic or sorcery   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The documentary film was about the metamorphosis of a tadpole into a frog.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Arthropod hatchling vary from miniature adults to grubs and caterpillars that lack jointed limbs and eventually undergo a total metamorphosis to produce the adult form. BBC, Arthropods   conjecture [ kuh'n-JEK-cher ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a guess 2. (n.) a theory without sufficient evidence or proof 3. (tr. v.) to guess or infer from evidence that is inconclusive 4. (intr. v.) to make a guess   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was not clairvoyant though his predictions which were based on conjecture sometimes turned out to be true.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There was much conjecture on Wednesday about how good sales at Marks & Spencer really were over Christmas. The Telegraph, Look past M&S's sales semantics, James Hall, 6 January 2010.   atavism [ AT-uh'-viz-uh'm ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the reappearance of characteristics of some remote ancestor, in an individual, that have been absent for some generations 2. a throwback or a reversion to an earlier type   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The proud father explained to his wife that the sixth toe on the left foot of their baby was due to atavism.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Murray is neither sentimental nor whimsical when he writes about this atavism on the edge of our world; as a Hebridean native himself, he understands the culture as a living and changing thing, mourning the loss of people first, and folk-ways only in as much as they form part of a holistic system. The Telegraph, The Guga Hunters by Donald S Murray - review, Will Self, 26 November 2008.   Spelled Pronunciation Key Stress marks: [ CAPS ] indicates the primary stressed syllable, as in newspaper [NOOZ-pey-per ] and information [ in-fer-MEY-shuh' n ] CONSONANTS [b] boy, baby, rob [d] do, ladder, bed [f] food, offer, safe [g] get, bigger, dog [h] happy, ahead [j] jump, budget, age [k] can, speaker, stick [l] let, follow, still [m] make, summer, time [n] no, dinner, thin [ng] singer, think, long [p] put, apple, cup [r] run, marry, far, store [s] sit, city, passing, face [sh] she, station, push [t] top, better, cat [ch] church, watching, nature, witch [th] thirsty, nothing, math [th'] this, mother, breathe [v] very, seven, love [w] wear, away [hw] where, somewhat [y] yes, onion [z] zoo, easy, buzz [zh] measure, television, beige   VOWELS [a] apple, can, hat [ey] aid, hate, day [ah] arm, father, aha [air] air, careful, wear [aw] all, or, talk, lost, saw [e] ever, head, get [ee] eat, see, need [eer] ear, hero, beer [er] teacher, afterward, murderer [i] it, big, finishes [ahy] I, ice, hide, deny [o] odd, hot, woffle [oh] owe, road, below [oo] ooze, food, soup, sue [oo'] good, book, put [oi] oil, choice, toy [ou] out, loud, how [uh] up, mother, mud [uh'] about, animal, problem, circus [ur] early, bird, stirring   FOREIGN SOUNDS [a*] Fr. ami [kh*] Scot. loch, Ger. ach or ich [œ] Fr. feu, Ger. schön [r*] Fr. au revoir, Yiddish rebbe [uh*] Fr. oeuvre [y*] Fr. tu, Ger. über   SAMPLE NASALIZED VOWELS [an*] Fr. bien [ahn*] Fr. croissant [awn*] Fr. bon [œn*] Fr. parfum [in*] Port. Principe