Monday 14 November 2011

Some Research on words

Dismay is a feeling of discouragement and unhappiness .you are in dismay when some one scolds(berates) you ignominiously (causing disgrace ) 

  • protract -lasting for a long time .we can always protract negotiations  .When we want to extend our negotiations ,we will call it protracting the negotiations .We protracted our stay by few more days .
  • When you are angry ,you may speak severely to someone ,because they have done something wrong .this is called reprimand .

The power of Adjectives

  • a plebeian outlook on life means that you have a ordinary or common outlook on life .If you want to describe something as ordinary and undistinguished and common ,just like a person lacking imagination call it as plebeian .
  • Obsequious attentions of the headwaiter .An act that indicates overattentive 
  • a maudlin motion picture ,something which is emotional and sentimental 
  • An Inane remark -Something which is meaningless or which lacks significance .
  • A flagrant misuse of company funds -You have misused the company funds so much ,that it cannot be ignored 

Sunday 13 November 2011

Words about your Feelings

1.Nostalgia
2.Satiated-Filled Beyond natural desire
3.Benevolence -Desire for the welfare of others
4.Frustration
5.Lethargy

Examples - the large dinner left him satiated (I am done with the dinner) .That was the time when he thought it was better to be benevolent (I should have shared my food )