http://mohina.blogsome.com a naive's journey to the world Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:58:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Word Meaning Synonyms Antonyms Parts of speech Obsequious Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery Fawning ; toadyish sincere adjective Xenophobia A fear of foreigners or strangers A kind of social phobia Unafraid Noun Jollification A boisterous celebration; a merry festivity Merry making ; conviviality Joyless Noun Deus ex machina Any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty Crusade ... http://mohina.blogsome.com/2008/04/06/wordsmith-6/   Word meaning synonyms antonyms Parts of speech anathema A detested person , A formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication Bete noire bless noun plethora Extreme excess, over plus Superfluity Valuable, worthy noun repine Express discontent Complain, kvetch cheer verb misnomer An incorrect or unsuitable name Describe , Determine or distinguish the nature Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to noun acrid Strong and sharp; harsh and corrosive in tone Bitter , ... http://mohina.blogsome.com/2008/03/30/wordsmith-5/   word meaning synonyms antonyms Parts of speech chagrin Acute vexation Embarrassment, humiliation pride noun indolent Lazy ,work shy Inactive, slothful Active, hard working adjective nefarious Wicked in the extreme villainous virtuous adjective transmute To change from one nature ,form,  substance , or state into another Metamorphose, transform unalterable verb acerbic Sharp ,biting, or acid in temper, expression,  or tone Sour or bitter in taste, blistering Pleasant , pacifying tone adjective myriad Consisting of a very great but indefinite number Innumerable, uncounted Numerous, ... http://mohina.blogsome.com/2008/03/23/wordsmith-4/   Word Meaning Synonyms Antonyms Parts of speech gewgaw A showy trifle; a trinket; a bauble N/A noun inchoate In an initial or early stage; just begun. Imperfectly formed or formulated. Completed, brought to an end adjective assuage To make milder or less severe; to reduce the intensity of; to ease; to relieve. To appease; to satisfy; To soothe or calm; to pacify. harsh verb diffident Lacking self-confidence; ... http://mohina.blogsome.com/2008/03/16/wordsmith-3/   word meaning Synonyms Antonyms Parts of speech garrulous Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; Wordy; talkative;Verbose. Reticent; uncommunicative; taciturn; close-mouthed. adjective recherche Excessively refined; affected; Pretentious; overblown. Rare; exotic;Exquisite; choice. common adjective probity Complete and confirmed integrity Uprightness;virtue deceit, dishonesty, unfairness, untrustworthiness noun busker A person who entertains (as by playing music) in public places. Street musician N/A noun Rara avis A rare or unique person or thing. Rare bird; unusual person; rarity Often; ... http://mohina.blogsome.com/2008/03/09/wordsmith-2/     word meaning synonyms antonyms Parts of speech and pronunciation Irrupt To burst in forcibly or suddenly To intrude, to increase rapidly in number. predetermined Intransitive verb Lissome Supple; flexible Light in action; nimble. Hard; inactive adjective Aplomb Confidence;Self-possession. Coolness; Assurance of manner or of action. Awkwardness;Self-consciousness;Embarrassment. noun Temerarious Recklessly or presumptuously daring Careless; rash Caring, sensible adjective Fallible Liable to make a mistake Liable to be inaccurate or erroneous. accurate Adjective Supererogatory Going beyond what is required or expected Superfluous;unnecessary Necessary adjective Amanuensis one employed ... http://mohina.blogsome.com/2008/03/02/wordsmith-1/ Absolutely delighted after I came across this advertisement… It has brought back many scenes from my childhood… I don’t remember but either one of our relatives or my maternal grandma had introduced the complan drink to me… I never liked the taste of complan until unless the chocolate flavored one came out… But as ... http://mohina.blogsome.com/2008/02/25/iam-complan-girl/   Paneer tikka masala with garlic naan, aromatic smell coming from baked puff pastry sheets stuffed with veggies, red spinach daal, bhindi ka kurma , sumptuous egg curry ,cauliflower masala accompanying them was the vegetable biryani…and of course not to forget the Indian delicacy rasmalai… Roses,tulips,daises, white chocolate covered yummy cherry cake, ... http://mohina.blogsome.com/2008/02/24/what-i-did-last-week-3/   * When I was in school, my English teacher used to encourage all the students in class, * To learn a new word every day* To make our own notes with those words* Iam still trying to continue the “learn a word per day “ * But I have failed ... http://mohina.blogsome.com/2008/02/23/wordsmith/                                         Today afternoon I took a nap for an hour. After waking up I played an online pool game ..from there I landed up on this site tarot quiz .                                       although Iam not a believer in such things ..I took it for fun or can I say it as friday ... http://mohina.blogsome.com/2008/02/22/friday-evening-activity/