A Word – Synonym, Antonym & its usage sentence for your ready reference
Haggle - hagul
Synonym:
Noun:
1. An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
Verb:
1. Dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something
Antonym - Comply
Usages:
1. Let’s not haggle over a few dollars
2. The two sides are haggling over television rights
3. Don’t haggle over few bugs
Friday, December 12, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Know a word - Degrade
Know a word - Degrade
A Word – Synonym & its usage sentence for your ready reference
Degrade: (verb) – di’greyd
Synonym:
1. Lower the grade of something; reduce its worth; lower the character or quality of
2. Breakdown or deteriorate chemically
3. Reduce (someone) to a lower rank
Antonym: Aggrade
Usages:
1. She thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded woman
2. Vast areas of natural habitants have been degraded
3. The bacteria will degrade hydrocarbons
A Word – Synonym & its usage sentence for your ready reference
Degrade: (verb) – di’greyd
Synonym:
1. Lower the grade of something; reduce its worth; lower the character or quality of
2. Breakdown or deteriorate chemically
3. Reduce (someone) to a lower rank
Antonym: Aggrade
Usages:
1. She thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded woman
2. Vast areas of natural habitants have been degraded
3. The bacteria will degrade hydrocarbons
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Know a word - Conjecture
A Word – Synonym & its usage sentence for your ready reference
Conjecture (noun) – kun’jekchur
Synonym:
1. Guess work, speculation
2. A hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with the little hard evidence)
3. A opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
4. Reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
Usages:
1. I’m glad that my conjecture worked
2. He missed it as mere conjecture
3. Conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied
Conjecture (noun) – kun’jekchur
Synonym:
1. Guess work, speculation
2. A hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with the little hard evidence)
3. A opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
4. Reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
Usages:
1. I’m glad that my conjecture worked
2. He missed it as mere conjecture
3. Conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Know a word - Boggle
A Word – Synonym, Antonym & its usage sentence for your ready reference
Boggle (verb) – bo’gul
Synonym:
1. (Of a person or their mind) be astonished or baffled when trying to imagine something
2. Hesitate to do or accept
3. Confuse, stun
Usages:
1. The mind boggles at the spectacle
2. The inflated salary of a manager boggles the mind
3. You never boggle at plain speaking
4. The speed of the light boggles my mind
Boggle (verb) – bo’gul
Synonym:
1. (Of a person or their mind) be astonished or baffled when trying to imagine something
2. Hesitate to do or accept
3. Confuse, stun
Usages:
1. The mind boggles at the spectacle
2. The inflated salary of a manager boggles the mind
3. You never boggle at plain speaking
4. The speed of the light boggles my mind
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Know a word - Astonish
A Word – Synonym, Antonym & its usage sentence for your ready reference.
Astonish (verb) – u’sto’nish
Synonym:
1. Surprise or impress (someone) greatly
2. Amaze
Usages:
1. You never fail to astonish our Superiors.
2. An astonishing achievement by HK team in the implementation of paperless work.
Astonish (verb) – u’sto’nish
Synonym:
1. Surprise or impress (someone) greatly
2. Amaze
Usages:
1. You never fail to astonish our Superiors.
2. An astonishing achievement by HK team in the implementation of paperless work.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Know a word - Ostentatious
A Word – Synonym, antonym & its usage for your ready reference.
Word - Ostentatious (adj) - 'O'stunteyshus
Synonym: 1. Intended to attract notice and impress others
2. Showy display
Antonym: Modest, Unostentatious
Usages: 1. An ostentatious sable coat
2. Stop being Ostentatious
Word - Ostentatious (adj) - 'O'stunteyshus
Synonym: 1. Intended to attract notice and impress others
2. Showy display
Antonym: Modest, Unostentatious
Usages: 1. An ostentatious sable coat
2. Stop being Ostentatious
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Know a word - Verve
A Word – Synonym, Antonym & its usage sentence for your ready reference.
Verve (noun) – vurv
Synonym – Vigour and spirit or enthusiasm
Antonym – idleness
Usages:
1. Pavin displays great verve
2. Sonu sings with supreme verve and flexibility
Verve (noun) – vurv
Synonym – Vigour and spirit or enthusiasm
Antonym – idleness
Usages:
1. Pavin displays great verve
2. Sonu sings with supreme verve and flexibility
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