[Word Powers] Today's Words

Resurgent (ri-sur-juh nt) (Adj): Rising or tending to rise again; reviving; renascent.

Even today, the resurgent Taliban draw considerable sympathy from fellow Pashtuns in Pakistan.

 

Skeptic (skep-tik) (noun):

1.            A person who habitually doubts, questions, or suspends judgment upon matters generally accepted.

2.            A person who doubts religious doctrines.

Global warming skeptic Fred Singer stated that "some good experts believe" that atmospheric CO2 concentration will not double since economies are becoming less reliant on carbon.

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Simper (SIM-per) (verb/noun):

 

1.       To smile in a silly, self-conscious way. A self-conscious smile.

2.       To say with a simper.

 

She gave her teacher a simper.

 

 

Rubric  (ROO-brik) (noun):

 

1.       A set of instructions, etc., especially on an examination paper and usually printed in a different style or color.

 

2.       Any established mode of conduct or procedure; protocol.

 

Read/Follow the rubric carefully.

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Delirious (dih-leer-ee-uhs) (Adj): Wild with excitement, enthusiasm.

The crowd of nearly 30,000 went delirious as Sachin surpassed the previous highest score in one-day internationals.

Epochal (ep-uh-kuhl) (Adj): Highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era.

The epochal discovery of insulin by Alexander Fleming opened up a whole new chapter in the history of diabetes.

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Hallowed (hal-od) (Adj):

 

1)            Sacrosanct, highly venerated, regarded as sacred, blessed

 

After his exams ended, he went on a pilgrimage to the hallowed city of Mecca.

 

 

Rapture (rap-cher) (Noun):

 

1)            Ecstatic joy or delight, bliss, exaltation

 

Morphine, the commonly used analgesic, can induce a state of psychedelic rapture in an individual for a short duration.

 

2)            The carrying of a person to another place or sphere of existence, especially to heaven

 

Saints are believed to undergo a divine rapture after their physical body dies.

 

               

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[Word Powers] Today's Words ~~Tuesday Tutor - Kannada ~~

Scorching (skor-ch-ing) (Adjective/Adverb):

 

1.            Hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface.

 

2.            Capable of causing burns.

 

Residents are panting; blame it on the scorching heat and unscheduled power cuts over the past few days        

 

Behest (be-hest) (noun): 1. An authoritative command or request.

 

He said that those who had suffered the most had not been at the behest of the State.

                               

 

 

‘ Tuesday Tutor - Kannada’:

 

 

 hattira ( ha-thi-ra ) (adjective/adverb):  Near

 

nayigalu               manjina                hattira                  ive

dogs       snow    near      (are) there

 

                 

 Doora    ( doo-ra ) (adjective/adverb):  Far

 

nimma  mane      estu     doora?

Your       (is) Home             how     far?

 

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Vivify (viv-uh-fahy) (verb):

 

1.            To give life to; animate; quicken.

2.            to enliven; brighten; sharpen.

 

Stories not only provide context for statistical statements but can illustrate and vivify them as well.          

 

Gastronome (gas-truh-nohm) (noun):

 

1.            A person who enjoys and has a discriminating taste for foods.

2.            A connoisseur of good food and drink.

 

Even though Paris was then considered the culinary capital of Europe, the food at the Cercle was so highly revered that many well-known gastronomes regularly made the trip to Lyon to eat there

 

 

Fillip (FIL-uhp) (noun):  Something which causes a sudden improvement

 

The athletics win provided a much-needed fillip for national pride.

 

Effulgent  (ih-FUHL-juhnt) (adj):Shining forth brilliantly; radiant.

 

The violet sky seemed branded with the effulgent figure of the sun  lowering over the sea on the edge of the horizon.

 

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Coup (kooh) (noun): A highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move.

Lalit Modi has pulled off a coup by forging a tie up with search engine giant Google to stream IPL3 live on YouTube.

 

Perfunctory (per-fuhngk-tuh-ree) (Adj): Lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic.

Don't just give these instructions a perfunctory glance; go through them carefully, and don't be afraid to ask the medical staff to elaborate things you don't completely understand.   

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Gaffe (gaf) (Noun):

 

1)            A clumsy social error or blunder, faux pas, blatant mistake

 

George Bush, the former president of the USA, is exceptionally well known for his English related gaffes also known as ‘Bushisms’.

 

 

Ulterior (uhl-teer-ee-er) (Adj):

 

1)            Lying beyond what is evident, revealed or avowed especially being concealed intentionally, undisclosed

 

Sheila never knew about the ulterior motives behind his friendly demeanour – which were revealed when he proposed marriage to her.

 

2)            Occurring later, coming at a subsequent time or stage in future

 

The elections were marred by the ulterior events of vote rigging.

 

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