Sunday, March 4, 2012

[Word Powers] Today's Words

 

 

Bonanza (buh-nan-zuh) (Noun)

1.    A rich mass of ore, as found in mining.

2.    A source of great and sudden wealth or luck

“Monsoon bonanza for areca growers as yields rise”

 

 

           

 

Elitist (ih-lee-tist) (Adjective)

 

Considered superior by others or by themselves, as in intellect, talent, power

 

Elitist clubs are no longer regulated by birth and blood.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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Thursday, March 1, 2012

[Word Powers] Today's Words (Perspicacious /Idoneous )

 

Perspicacious (pur-spi-key-shuhs) (adjective)

 

Having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning.

 

You are perspicacious, know the ways of the world, and are more tactful than most men of your age

 Idoneous (ahy-doh-nee-uhs) (adjective)

 

Appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.

 

It would hardly be possible to apply less idoneous adjectives to it than Watson's reiterated "wailing" and "haunting."

 

 




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