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Eternity ( [ih-tur-ni-tee / ഇറ്റെര്‍ണിറ്റി]) = Infinite or unending time - നിത്യത, അനശ്വരത - Their love was sealed for eternity
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Dawdle ( [dawd-l / ഡോഡില്‍]) = Waste time; be slow - വെറുതെ സമയം കളയുക - I couldn't dawdle over my coffee any longer
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Loath ( [lohth, lohth / ലോത്ത്]) = Reluctant; unwilling - മനസ്സില്ലാത്ത, ഇഷ്ടമില്ലാത്ത - I was loath to leave
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Malaise ( [ma-leyz / മലൈസ്) = A general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify - ആകുലത, അസ്വാസ്ഥ്യം - Society afflicted by a deep cultural malaise
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Afflict ( [uh-flikt / അഫ്ലിക്ട്]) = Cause great unhappiness for; distress - വിഷമിപ്പിക്കുക, ക്ലേശിപ്പിക്കുക - She was afflicted by the death of her parents
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Monday, August 16, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
ഇന്നത്തെ വാക്കുകള്‍ (12/08/2010)
Curb ( [kurb / കേര്‍ബ്]) = Restrain or keep in check - നിയന്ത്രിക്കുക - She promised she would curb her temper.
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Sporadic ( [spuh-rad-ik / സ്പൊറാഡിക്]) = Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places - അങ്ങിങ്ങായി സംഭവിക്കുന്ന, ഇടയ്ക്കിടയ്ക്കുണ്ടാകുന്ന - sporadic fighting broke out
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Cagey ( [key-jee / കേയ്ജി]) = Reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion - ഉള്ളിലുളളതു പുറത്തു വിടാത്ത, സൂക്ഷിച്ചു പ്രവര്‍ത്തിക്കുന്ന - Manufacturers are cagey about the recipes they use to create a wine.
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Dapper ( [dap-er / ഡാപ്പെര്‍]) = (typically of a man) Neat and trim in dress - വൃത്തിയും ചൈതന്യവുമുള്ള, ചുറുചുറുക്കുള്ള - He looked very dapper in his new suit.
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Gale ( [geyl / ഗെയില്‍]) = A very strong wind - ശക്തിയായ കൊടുങ്കാറ്റ് - It was almost like blowing a gale
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Sporadic ( [spuh-rad-ik / സ്പൊറാഡിക്]) = Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places - അങ്ങിങ്ങായി സംഭവിക്കുന്ന, ഇടയ്ക്കിടയ്ക്കുണ്ടാകുന്ന - sporadic fighting broke out
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Cagey ( [key-jee / കേയ്ജി]) = Reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion - ഉള്ളിലുളളതു പുറത്തു വിടാത്ത, സൂക്ഷിച്ചു പ്രവര്‍ത്തിക്കുന്ന - Manufacturers are cagey about the recipes they use to create a wine.
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Dapper ( [dap-er / ഡാപ്പെര്‍]) = (typically of a man) Neat and trim in dress - വൃത്തിയും ചൈതന്യവുമുള്ള, ചുറുചുറുക്കുള്ള - He looked very dapper in his new suit.
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Gale ( [geyl / ഗെയില്‍]) = A very strong wind - ശക്തിയായ കൊടുങ്കാറ്റ് - It was almost like blowing a gale
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Monday, August 9, 2010
ഇന്നത്തെ വാക്കുകള്‍ (09/08/2010)
Lull (ləl / ലള്‍) = Send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements - താരാട്ടുക, താരാട്ടി ഉറക്കുക - Eg: ... to lull a child by singing.
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Exult (ig-zuhlt / ഏക്സള്‍ട്) = Show or feel a lively or triumphant joy - തുള്ളിച്ചാടുക, വിജയോത്സവം നടത്തുക - They exulted over their victory
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Abase ( [uh-beys / അബേയ്സ്]) = Behave in a way so as to degrade someone - അപമാനപ്പെടുത്തുക, തരം താഴ്ത്തുക - I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees.
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Babel ( [bey-buh
l, bab-uhl / ബേബല്‍] ) = A confused noise, typically that made by a number of voices - കോലാഹലം - Eg: ...the babel of voices on the road.
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Banish ( [ban-ish / ബാനിഷ്]) = Send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment - നാടുകടത്തുക - They were banished to Siberia for political crimes.
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Exult (ig-zuhlt / ഏക്സള്‍ട്) = Show or feel a lively or triumphant joy - തുള്ളിച്ചാടുക, വിജയോത്സവം നടത്തുക - They exulted over their victory
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Abase ( [uh-beys / അബേയ്സ്]) = Behave in a way so as to degrade someone - അപമാനപ്പെടുത്തുക, തരം താഴ്ത്തുക - I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees.
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Babel ( [bey-buh
l, bab-uhl / ബേബല്‍] ) = A confused noise, typically that made by a number of voices - കോലാഹലം - Eg: ...the babel of voices on the road.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Banish ( [ban-ish / ബാനിഷ്]) = Send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment - നാടുകടത്തുക - They were banished to Siberia for political crimes.
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
ഇന്നത്തെ വാക്കുകള്‍ (05/07/2010)
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Reek (rēk / റീക്ക് ) = Smell strongly and unpleasantly - ദുര്‍ഗന്ധം, രൂക്ഷഗന്ധം - Eg: The building reeks of smoke.
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Crave (krāv / ക്രേവ്) = Feel a powerful desire for, Beg for - കെഞ്ചുക, കേണപേക്ഷിക്കുക, ആഗ്രഹിക്കുക - Eg: I must crave your indulgence.
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Acumen (uh-kyoo-muhn / ആക്യുമെന്‍) = The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain - സൂക്ഷ്മബുദ്ധി, കാര്യഗ്രഹണശേഷി - Eg: I want to improve my business acumen
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Nebulous (ˈnebyələs / നെബ്യുലസ്) = In the form of a cloud or haze - മൂടലുള്ള, മങ്ങിയ - Eg: ..nebulous concepts like quality of life.
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Strenuous (stren-yoo-uhs / സ്റ്റ്രെന്യുവസ്) = Characterized by or performed with much energy or force - ചുറുചുറുക്കുള്ള - Eg: .. strenuous efforts that have been made to secure the future.
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Reek (rēk / റീക്ക് ) = Smell strongly and unpleasantly - ദുര്‍ഗന്ധം, രൂക്ഷഗന്ധം - Eg: The building reeks of smoke.
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Crave (krāv / ക്രേവ്) = Feel a powerful desire for, Beg for - കെഞ്ചുക, കേണപേക്ഷിക്കുക, ആഗ്രഹിക്കുക - Eg: I must crave your indulgence.
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Acumen (uh-kyoo-muh
n / ആക്യുമെന്‍) = The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain - സൂക്ഷ്മബുദ്ധി, കാര്യഗ്രഹണശേഷി - Eg: I want to improve my business acumen---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nebulous (ˈnebyələs / നെബ്യുലസ്) = In the form of a cloud or haze - മൂടലുള്ള, മങ്ങിയ - Eg: ..nebulous concepts like quality of life.
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Strenuous (stren-yoo-uh
s / സ്റ്റ്രെന്യുവസ്) = Characterized by or performed with much energy or force - ചുറുചുറുക്കുള്ള - Eg: .. strenuous efforts that have been made to secure the future.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monday, August 2, 2010
ഇന്നത്തെ വാക്കുകള്‍ (02/08/2010)
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Slipshod (sl'ɪpʃɒd / സ്ലിപ് ഷോഡ്) = Marked by great carelessness - ശ്രദ്ധയില്ലാത്ത, അലസമായ - Eg: The hotel had always been run in a slipshod way.
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Probity (pr'oʊbɪti / പ്രൊബിറ്റി) = High standard of correct moral behaviour - സത്യസന്ധത - Eg: He enjoys an exaggerated reputation for probity.
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Imbibe (ɪmb'aɪb / ഇംമ്പൈബ്) = Drink, Take or receive into the mind, as knowledge, ideas, or the like . - കുടിക്കുക, ഉള്‍ക്കൊള്ളുക, വലിച്ചെടുക്കുക - Eg: Plants imbibe moisture from the soil
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Dainty (d'eɪnti / ഡെയ്ന്റി) = Delicately beautiful , Something delicious to the taste - മ്രുദുലമായ, കോമളമായ, രുചികരമായ - Eg: ...dainty pink flowers.
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Clandestine (klænd'estɪn / ക്ലാന്‍ഡെസ്റ്റിന്‍) = Hidden or kept secret - രഹസ്യമായ, ഗൂഢമായ - Eg: He left the country clandestinely.
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Slipshod (sl'ɪpʃɒd / സ്ലിപ് ഷോഡ്) = Marked by great carelessness - ശ്രദ്ധയില്ലാത്ത, അലസമായ - Eg: The hotel had always been run in a slipshod way.
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Probity (pr'oʊbɪti / പ്രൊബിറ്റി) = High standard of correct moral behaviour - സത്യസന്ധത - Eg: He enjoys an exaggerated reputation for probity.
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Imbibe (ɪmb'aɪb / ഇംമ്പൈബ്) = Drink, Take or receive into the mind, as knowledge, ideas, or the like . - കുടിക്കുക, ഉള്‍ക്കൊള്ളുക, വലിച്ചെടുക്കുക - Eg: Plants imbibe moisture from the soil
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Dainty (d'eɪnti / ഡെയ്ന്റി) = Delicately beautiful , Something delicious to the taste - മ്രുദുലമായ, കോമളമായ, രുചികരമായ - Eg: ...dainty pink flowers.
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Clandestine (klænd'estɪn / ക്ലാന്‍ഡെസ്റ്റിന്‍) = Hidden or kept secret - രഹസ്യമായ, ഗൂഢമായ - Eg: He left the country clandestinely.
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