Word Power - Page 2

Nonchalant · #11 Sunday, November 18, 2007

@omer
your request is definately noted...tauqeer will answer you...
but i just want to tell you the spelling and how to pronounce the word "PRONUNCIATION" itself...
well i dont wanna sound extra efficient..but ive noticed many poeple and teachers also that they do the same mistake...
omer you have spelled it wrongly...and that means that you would pronounce it wrongly too...
Correct spelling: Pronunciation
And How To Say this Word: pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn..(nun sounds like the english word nun..)
we often say it like pro-noun-ciation...and it is wrong...
well..ive lost my track(Heehee)and i know wat will the threadstarter say...
but i hope it will help you...
Cheers

Nonchalant · #12 Sunday, November 18, 2007

Elusive:eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define: an elusive concept.
difficult to describe; "a haunting elusive odor"
*skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline
*be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change";

Pronunciation:i-loo-siv

Omer · #13 Sunday, November 18, 2007

panacea, noun:

A remedy for all diseases, problems, or evils; a universal medicine; a cure-all.

He considered education "the great panacea" and insisted that access to knowledge was the key to all social progress.

Pronunciation: pan-uh-SEE-uh

Princess Royal · #14 Sunday, November 18, 2007

Exempt

Pronunciation: ig'zempt

1) (adj.)if somebody/something is exempt from something, they are not affected by it, do not have to do it, pay it etc.
(in compounds, forming adjectives): tax-exempt donations to charity.
The interest on the money is exempt from tax.
Some students are exempt from certain exams.

2)(verb)to give or get somebody's official permission not to do something or not to pay something they would normally have to do or pay.
His bad eyesight ewempted him from military service.
In 1983, charities were exempted from paying the tax.

Nonchalant · #15 Monday, November 19, 2007

Tatty [tat-ee]adjective:
1. cheap or tawdry; vulgar: a tatty production of a Shakespearean play.
2. shabby or ill-kempt; ragged; untidy: an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains

Princess Royal · #16 Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Yearn :to want something very much, especially when it is very difficult to get.

There was a yearning look in his eyes.
She yearned to escape from her office job.

Omer · #17 Tuesday, November 20, 2007

supernal, adjective:

1. Being in or coming from the heavens or a higher place or region.
2. Relating or belonging to things above; celestial; heavenly.
3. Lofty; of surpassing excellence.

In 1616, a pope and a cardinal inquisitor reprimanded Galileo, warning him to curtail his forays into the supernal realms.

Pronunciation: soo-PUR-nuhl

Nonchalant · #18 Tuesday, November 20, 2007

@omer
hello
thnx for your kind post...BUT...as ive told you before..and im telling you again..and Inshallah i'll tell you again...uffff!
the word which your highness has posted...starts with the word"S"...
and before your post..Nida has posted the word"YearN"....
so the rule is(arghhhh)..you should choose your word which either starts with a "Y" or "N"...coz the word YearN..has the starting word Y..and the word in the end is N...i hope abb apko samajh aayee hogee..agar nai to...i'll tell you again..and again..nd again... :-((

Predator · #19 Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Besmirch \bih-SMERCH\ verb

: sully, soil

Example sentence:

In order to besmirch the reputation of his opponent, Clay made sure to bring up the subject of the senator’s tax troubles during their first debate.

Predator · #20 Tuesday, November 20, 2007

skulduggery \skull-DUG-uh-ree\ noun

:underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; also : a devious device or trick

Example sentence:

The investigation uncovered that the company had falsified their records, along with other sorts of financial skulduggery.