rum·mage play_w2(“R0344400″) (r
m
j)
Archive for the ‘R’ Category
Rummage
April 1, 2009Recuperate
August 1, 2008re·cu·per·ate play_w2(“R0093900″) (r
-k
p
-r
t
, -ky
-)
Recourse
July 21, 2008re·course play_w2(“R0090200″) (r
kôrs
, -k
rs
, r
-kôrs
, -k
rs
)
Retroactive
June 18, 2008ret·ro·ac·tive play_w2(“R0198200″) (r
t
r
-
k
t
v)
Relegate
February 28, 2008rel·e·gate play_w(“R0139000″)
(r
l
-g
t
)
Ramble
February 1, 2008ram·ble play_w(“R0031700″)
(r
m
b
l)
Regale
January 11, 2008re·gale play_w(“R0122100″)
(r
-g
l
)
Rudder
December 3, 2007rud·der play_w(“R0337700″)
(r
d
r)
n.
1.
a. A vertically hinged plate of metal, fiberglass, or wood mounted at the stern of a ship or boat for directing its course.
b. A similar structure at the tail of an aircraft, used for effecting horizontal changes in course.
2. A controlling agent or influence over direction; a guide.
eg:- Kingfisher, Jet Airways is a one-man show (without Naresh Goyal or Vijay Mallya, both companies would be rudderless), making it a shared weakness.
Renegade
December 3, 2007ren·e·gade play_w(“R0150800″)
(r
n
-g
d
)
n.
1. One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
2. An outlaw; a rebel.
Rife
November 28, 2007rife play_w(“R0241400″)
(r
f)
adj. rif·er, rif·est
1. In widespread existence, practice, or use; increasingly prevalent.
2. Abundant or numerous.
eg:- Java programs are so rife with concurrency bugs that they work only “by accident”.