Sunday, October 10, 2010

[Word Powers] Today's Words

Evanescent (ev-uh-nes-uhnt) (adj)

1. Vanishing; fading away.

2. Tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.

The fashions during these days are so evanescent that you can't hold on to a wardrobe for long.

Pyrrhic (pir-ik) (adj)

1. Successful with heavy losses

2. A victory that is offset by staggering losses

It will be termed as a pyrrhic victory wherein the considerable losses outweigh the gains.




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