Saturday, August 20, 2011

disdain (noun)
Contempt or scorn, or the expression thereof.
Although she was disgusted at the rude behavior of her dinner companions, Sophie did a good job of disguising her disdain. (19/8/2011)

dementia (noun)
Insanity; madness; weakness of mind; inability to reason.
The biography of the famous inventor demonstrates that the line between dementia and genius can sometimes be a fine one. (18/8/2011)
indignant (adj)

Feeling wrath, as when a person is exasperated by unworthy or unjust treatment, by a mean action, or by a degrading accusation.
 
Indignant about the press coverage concerning her personal life, the pop star vowed she would never speak to reporters again.(17/8/2011)

anarchy (noun) Chaos, lack of social order.
Some who reluctantly supported the tyrant feared that without a visible police presence, the country would spiral into anarchy. (16/8/2011)

cultivate (verb) Refine, civilize or improve.
His temper tantrum was so violent that it destroyed his carefully cultivated reputation as an imperturbable, gentle soul. (15/8/2011)

frantic (adj)
Raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly.
Already late for her appointment, Tonya made a frantic search for her car keys (14/8/2011)




grimace (Verb) :
To make an expression of disapproval, disgust, pain or discomfort.

Example:
The quarterback's grimace betrayed the fact that his ankle injury was still bothering him  8/19/11

Saturday, July 30, 2011

GRE ;word of today _ 7/25/2011

configure (v) to arrange in a certain form ,figure or shape.
No matter how he configured the furniture in his dorm room, the student could never make enough room for the huge television he wanted to purchase.

Word of the Day 7/9/2011

bolster (v) support , strengthen
The aspiring politician's five-year stint in the police force was expected to bolster support for his candicacy within the law enforcement community.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

GRE_Word of the Day(2)

beguile (verb) :
To deceive or trick.

Example:
Hansel and Gretel were beguiled by the witch's candy house.

GRE_Word of the Day(1)

bewilder (verb) :
Confuse, perplex, mystify.

Example:
Sent to the store to buy shampoo for his sister, Andreas was utterly bewildered by the selection: there were shampoos for straight hair, long hair, limp hair, fair hair. Overwhelmed, he left empty-handed.