Vacabularies of the Day - October 2, 2008

1. Orator
- is a (public) speaker
- one distinguished for skill and power as a public speaker
- An eloquent and skilled public speaker

2. stoked
- being in an enthusiastic or exhilarated state
- exhilarated; excited.
- intoxicated or stupefied with a drug; high.

3. poignantly
- touching manner
- painfully affecting the feelings
- designed to make an impression
- "she spoke poignantly"

4. anguished
- dalamhati, pighati, sakit, hinagpis
- extreme pain, distress, or anxiety
- synonyms (sorrow)

5. eulogize
- to speak or write in high praise of
- to praise highly.
- to speak or write a eulogy about
- To praise highly in speech or writing, especially in a formal eulogy.

6. thrill
- kaagtingan, kiligin
- to cause to experience a sudden sharp feeling of excitement
- to cause to have a shivering or tingling sensation
- To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly.

7. playwright
- a person who writes plays
- a writer of plays; dramatist

8. liberated
- freed from or opposed to traditional social and sexual attitudes or roles
- to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage
- to steal or take over illegally:
- The soldiers liberated a consignment of cigarettes.
- liberated woman / marriage

9. speculation
- pakikipagsapalaran; pagbabakasakali
- an act or instance of speculating:
- assumption of unusual business risk in hopes of obtaining commensurate gain
- Engagement in risky business transactions on the chance of quick or considerable profit.

10. pragmatic
- relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters :
- practical as opposed to idealistic
- Active; busy, Active in an officious or meddlesome way.
- Dogmatic; dictatorial.
- pragmatic men of power have had no time or inclination to deal with social morality

11. maneuver \mə-ˈnü-vər, -ˈnyü-\
- A strategic or tactical military or naval movement.
- a procedure or method of working usually involving expert physical movement
- an action taken to gain a tactical end
- synonyms, trick

12. scant \ˈskant\
- Barely sufficient: paid scant attention to the lecture.
- Falling short of a specific measure: a scant cup of sugar.
- Inadequately supplied; short: We were scant of breath after the lengthy climb.

13. invaluable
- napakamahalaga; lubhang mahalaga
- valuable beyond estimation : priceless
- Of inestimable value
- invaluable paintings; invaluable help.

14. podium
- An elevated platform, as for an orchestra conductor or public speaker.
- A stand for holding the notes of a public speaker; a lectern.
- Architecture
- A low wall serving as a foundation.
- A wall circling the arena of an ancient amphitheater.
- Biology
- A structure resembling or functioning as a foot.

15. draw
- to cause to go in a certain direction (as by leading) (drew him aside)
- to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance (draw your chair up by the fire)
- to move (as a covering) over or to one side (draw the drapes)
- to pull up or out of a receptacle or place where seated or carried (draw water from the well) (drew a gun)
- to cause to come out of a container or source (draw water for a bath) (the nurse drew a blood sample) (the wound drew blood)