Tuesday, September 7, 2010

[Word Powers] Today's Words

Mire (mir) (Verb):

1.            Entrap

2.            Be unable to move further

Cricket was mired in a betting scandal once again on Sunday after a British tabloid carried out a sting that allegedly showed two of Pakistan's finest bowlers deliberately bowling no-balls against English batsmen in return for cash.             

 

Mitigate (miti-ge-yt) (Verb):

1. Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

2. Make less severe or harsh

Microsoft has released software that can be used to mitigate a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer.



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