Archive for June, 2008

Apportion

June 19, 2008

ap·por·tion play_w2(“A0381700″) (-pôrshn, -pr-)

tr.v. ap·por·tioned, ap·por·tion·ing, ap·por·tions

To divide and assign according to a plan; allot: “The tendency persists to apportion blame as suits the circumstances” Natalie Angier.

Retroactive

June 18, 2008

ret·ro·ac·tive play_w2(“R0198200″) (rtr-ktv)

adj.

Influencing or applying to a period prior to enactment: a retroactive pay increase.
eg:- he will get paid retroactively.

Belligerent

June 18, 2008

bel·lig·er·ent play_w2(“B0175200″) (b-ljr-nt)

adj.

1. Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.
2. Of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare.
n.

One that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war.

Ensue

June 18, 2008

en·sue play_w2(“E0156900″) (n-s)

intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues

1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow.
2. To take place subsequently.

Enlist

June 18, 2008

en·list play_w2(“E0151100″) (n-lst)

v. en·list·ed, en·list·ing, en·lists
v.tr.

1. To engage (persons or a person) for service in the armed forces.
2. To engage the support or cooperation of.
v.intr.

1. To enter the armed forces.
2. To participate actively in a cause or enterprise.
eg:- Authoring tools are used by business partners to change content independent of software releases so that alterations can be made without enlisting the help of IT.

Kosher

June 16, 2008

ko·sher play_w2(“K0104200″) (kshr) also ka·sher (kä-)

adj.

1. Judaism

a. Conforming to dietary laws; ritually pure: kosher meat.
b. Selling or serving food prepared in accordance with dietary laws: a kosher restaurant.
2. Slang

a. Legitimate; permissible: “consolidating noneditorial functions of the papers, which is kosher” Christian Science Monitor.
b. Genuine; authentic.
tr.v. ko·shered, ko·sher·ing, ko·shers

To make proper or ritually pure.
eg:- It’s so easy to create a Web page these days as long as everything is kosher around you, but are you ready for the rainy days?

Eviscerate

June 16, 2008

e·vis·cer·ate play_w2(“E0255800″) (-vs-rt)

v. e·vis·cer·at·ed, e·vis·cer·at·ing, e·vis·cer·ates
v.tr.

1. To remove the entrails of; disembowel.
2. To take away a vital or essential part of: a compromise that eviscerated the proposed bill.
3. Medicine

a. To remove the contents of (an organ).
b. To remove an organ, such as an eye, from (a patient).
v.intr. Medicine

To protrude through a wound or surgical incision.

Glacial

June 16, 2008

gla·cial play_w2(“G0137500″) (glshl)

adj.

1.

a. Of, relating to, or derived from a glacier.
b. Suggesting the extreme slowness of a glacier: Work proceeded at a glacial pace.
2.

a. often Glacial Characterized or dominated by the existence of glaciers. Used of a geologic epoch.
b. Pleistocene. See Table at geologic time.
3. Extremely cold; icy: glacial waters. See Synonyms at cold.
4. Having the appearance of ice.
5.

a. Lacking warmth and friendliness: a glacial stare.
b. Coldly detached: a glacial composure.

Congregation

June 16, 2008

con·gre·ga·tion play_w2(“C0569100″) (knggr-gshn)

n.

1. The act of assembling.
2. A body of assembled people or things; a gathering.
3.

a. A group of people gathered for religious worship.
b. The members of a specific religious group who regularly worship at a church or synagogue.
4. Roman Catholic Church

a. A religious institute in which only simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken.
b. A division of the Curia.

Piety

June 16, 2008

pi·e·ty play_w2(“P0295700″) (p-t)

n. pl. pi·e·ties

1. The state or quality of being pious, especially:

a. Religious devotion and reverence to God.
b. Devotion and reverence to parents and family: filial piety.
2. A devout act, thought, or statement.
3.

a. A position held conventionally or hypocritically.
b. A statement of such a position: “the liberated pieties of people who believe that social attitudes have kept pace with women’s aspirations” Erica Abeel.