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icy.aqua
 Post subject: lexicon
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:17 pm 
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hey guys.........................

i just want to start a new thread.
this thread basically comprises of words and phrases.
i will start it from 2morrow.
this thread will be moving at a slower pace as i cannot come online all the time.
but u can find some gud words in this thread.
neway njoy and have fun. :)
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icy.aqua
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 2:06 pm 
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i m posting some words every day with all the sources i had.
learn them with fun. :D

zany fool, clown
zealot fanatic
zephyr mild breeze
wry twisted
wroth angry
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icy.aqua
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all the words in a line are synonyms
i placed some space bween the word and its meaning but i wasnot able to see after submitting the post.
could anyone help me out in this regard.
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icy.aqua
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zany= fool, clown
zealot =fanatic
zephyr =mild breeze
wry =twisted
wroth =angry
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icy.aqua
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waft =odor or sound carried thru air
wan = pale
wanton= reckless, immortal
weal = well being
welter = confusion, turmoil
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icy.aqua
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wheedle = to coax
whet = to arouse , stimulate
windfall = unexpected gain
wizened = dried up , withered
wraith = ghost , apparition
wragle = to quarrel
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icy.aqua
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portentous = ominous
posit = to postulate
posterity = future generations
postulate = hypothesis , axiom
potable = suitable for drinking
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icy.aqua
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pythonic = monstrous
putrefy = to rot
putative = assumed to exit
pusillanimous = lacking courage and resolve
purport = to give an appearance of , intend
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CZ@@@H@@@R
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:05 am 
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Nice !!

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shaji
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icy.aqua wrote:
waft =odor or sound carried thru air
wan = pale
wanton= reckless, immortal
weal = well being
welter = confusion, turmoil


Hi;

The word 'immortal' shold read 'immoral'. A change of alphabet changes the entire meaning!!!

Regards;

Shaji
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icy.aqua
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maniacal=Wildly disordered , raving mad , Talking or behaving irrationally
purloin = to steal
pugnacious = belligerent
arraignment = A legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment
pulchritude = beauty
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icy.aqua
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thanks for ur replies :lol:
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icy.aqua
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palatable = agreeable to the senses
pall = to loose effectiveness
palliate = to reduce the intensity of
pallid = pale
palpable = obvious , easily perceived
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icy.aqua
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jaded = fatigued , surfeited
paltry = pretty
panacea = remedy for all maladies
stymie = present an obstacle , stump
pandemic = widely spread
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icy.aqua
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now i deal with few phrases given in the hindu news paper.
u can search abt all the phrases directly
:lol:
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