Vocabularies of the Day - October 4, 2008

1. prompt
adj., prompt·er, prompt·est.

1. Being on time; punctual.
2. Carried out or performed without delay: a prompt reply.

tr.v., prompt·ed, prompt·ing, prompts.

1. To move to act; spur; incite: A noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate.
2. To give rise to; inspire: The accident prompted a review of school safety policy.
3. To assist with a reminder; remind.
4. To assist (an actor or reciter) by providing the next words of a forgotten passage; cue.

n.

1.
1. The act of prompting or giving a cue.
2. A reminder or cue.
2. Computer Science. A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.
3. Business.
1. A prompt note.
2. The time limit stipulated in a prompt note.

2. eloquence - n. kahusayan sa pagbigkas o pananalita
n.

1.
1. Persuasive, powerful discourse.
2. The skill or power of using such discourse.
2. The quality of persuasive, powerful expression.

3. voyeur
n.

1. A person who derives sexual gratification from observing the naked bodies or sexual acts of others, especially from a secret vantage point.
2. An obsessive observer of sordid or sensational subjects.

4. instinctive
adj.

1. Of, relating to, or prompted by instinct.
2. Arising from impulse; spontaneous and unthinking: an instinctive mistrust of bureaucrats.

5. exclaim - v. bumulalas; sumigaw; ibulalas; isigaw

6. symphony

n., pl. -nies.

1. Music.
1. An extended piece in three or more movements for symphony orchestra.
2. An instrumental passage in a vocal or choral composition.
3. An instrumental overture or interlude, as in early opera.
2. Music.
1. A symphony orchestra.
2. An orchestral concert.
3. Harmony, especially of sound or color.
4. Something characterized by a harmonious combination of elements.


7. precedent

n.

1.
1. An act or instance that may be used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar instances.
2. Law. A judicial decision that may be used as a standard in subsequent similar cases: a landmark decision that set a legal precedent.
2. Convention or custom arising from long practice: The President followed historical precedent in forming the Cabinet.


8. impeccable - perfect
adj.

1. Having no flaws;
2. Incapable of sin or wrongdoing.



9. merry - n. masaya; maligaya
adj., -ri·er, -ri·est.

1. Full of high-spirited gaiety; jolly.
2. Marked by or offering fun and gaiety; festive: a merry evening.
3. Archaic. Delightful; entertaining.
4. Brisk: a merry pace.

10. dexterity - n. kahusayan; kasanayan; katalinuhan

11. endure - v. pagtiisan; palawigin; matagalin; tiisin; mapagtisan

12. loom - n. habihan

intr.v., loomed, loom·ing, looms.

1. To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image: “I faced the icons that loomed through the veil of incense” (Fergus M. Bordewich). See synonyms at appear.
2. To appear to the mind in a magnified and threatening form: “Stalin looms over the whole human tragedy of 1930–1933” (Robert Conquest).
3. To seem imminent; impend: Revolution loomed but the aristocrats paid no heed.

n.

A distorted, threatening appearance of something, as through fog or darkness.

13. awkward - adj. kahiya-hiya; asiwa

14. facile - easy
adj.

1. Done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy. See synonyms at easy.
2. Working, acting, or speaking with effortless ease and fluency.
3. Arrived at without due care, effort, or examination; superficial: proposed a facile solution to a complex problem.
4. Readily manifested, together with an aura of insincerity and lack of depth: a facile slogan devised by politicians.
5. Archaic. Pleasingly mild, as in disposition or manner.

15. deprivation
n.

1.
1. The act or an instance of depriving; loss.
2. The condition of being deprived; privation.
2. A removal of rank or office.

16. chain - n. tanikala; kabit; kadena

17. torrential
adj.

1. Resembling, flowing in, or forming torrents: torrential mountain streams; a torrential downpour.
2. Resulting from the action of fast-flowing streams: torrential erosion.
3. Flowing or surging abundantly; wild: torrential applause.

18. downpour - n. A heavy fall of rain.

19. arbitrary
adj.

1. Determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle: stopped at the first motel we passed, an arbitrary choice.
2. Based on or subject to individual judgment or preference: The diet imposes overall calorie limits, but daily menus are arbitrary.
3. Established by a court or judge rather than by a specific law or statute: an arbitrary penalty.
4. Not limited by law; despotic: the arbitrary rule of a dictator.

20. converse
intr.v., -versed, -vers·ing, -vers·es.

1. To engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts, ideas, or feelings; talk. See synonyms at speak.
2. Archaic. To be familiar; associate.

n. (kŏn'vûrs')

1. Spoken interchange of thoughts and feelings; conversation.
2. Obsolete. Social interaction.

21. envy - n. kainggitan; pangingimbulo

22. vengeance - n. paghihiganti; higanti

23. pervasive
adj.

Having the quality or tendency to pervade or permeate: the pervasive odor of garlic.

24. pervade - v. laganapan

25. invade - v. lumusob; sumalakay; lusubin; salakayin

26. bitter - v. mapait

27. oppressor
n.

[L.]
One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.

The orphan pines while the oppressor feeds.

Shak.

To relieve the oppressed and to punish the oppressor.

Swift.

28. grace - n. kabutihan; kagandahan; biyaya; dasal sa pagkain

29. rancor - n. galit; sama ng loob; hinanakit

30. aptitude - n. hilig; kakayahan; kaloob; talino

31. esthetic / aesthetic - IN BRIEF: n. - (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful adj. - Concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste.

32. prosthetic - n. (used with a sing. verb)

The branch of medicine or surgery that deals with the production and application of artificial body parts.

33. synthetic - adj.

1. Relating to, involving, or of the nature of synthesis.
2. Chemistry. Produced by synthesis, especially not of natural origin.
3.
1. Not natural or genuine; artificial or contrived: “counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic” (George F. Will).
2. Prepared or made artificially: synthetic leather. See synonyms at artificial.
4. Linguistics. Relating to or being a language, such as Latin or Russian, that uses inflectional affixes to express syntactic relationships.
5. Logic & Philosophy. Relating to or being a proposition that attributes to a subject a predicate not inherent in the subject and that does not result in a contradiction if negated.

n.

A synthetic chemical compound or material.

34. potluck - A potluck is a gathering of people where each person is expected to bring a dish of food to be shared among the group.

35. podcast - A podcast is a digital media file, or a related collection of such files, which is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. The term, like "radio", can refer either to the content itself or to the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also termed podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster.

36. hook - n. kawit; taga; kalawit; pangalawit
n.

1.
1. A curved or sharply bent device, usually of metal, used to catch, drag, suspend, or fasten something else.
2. A fishhook.
2. Something shaped like a hook, especially:
1. A curved or barbed plant or animal part.
2. A short angled or curved line on a letter.
3. A sickle.
3.
1. A sharp bend or curve, as in a river.
2. A point or spit of land with a sharply curved end.
4. A means of catching or ensnaring; a trap.
5. Slang.
1. A means of attracting interest or attention; an enticement: a sales hook.
2. Music. A catchy motif or refrain: “sugary hard rock melodies [and] ear candy hooks” (Boston Globe).
6. Sports.
1. A short swinging blow in boxing delivered with a crooked arm.
2. The course of a ball that curves in a direction away from the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the left of a right-handed player.
3. A stroke that sends a ball on such a course.
4. A ball propelled on such a course.
5. In surfing, the lip of a breaking wave.
7. Baseball. A curve ball.
8. Basketball. A hook shot.

37. slant - n. hilis; palagay
v., slant·ed, slant·ing, slants.

v.tr.

1. To give a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal to; make diagonal; cause to slope: She slants her letters from upper right to lower left.
2. To present so as to conform to a particular bias or appeal to a certain audience: The story was slanted in favor of the strikers.

v.intr.

To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.
n.

1.
1. A line, plane, course, or direction that is other than perpendicular or horizontal; a slope.
2. A sloping thing or piece of ground.
2. Printing. A virgule.
3.
1. A personal point of view or opinion.
2. A bias.
4. Offensive Slang. Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or descent.
dignified

38. weep - v. umiyak; lumuha; tumangis; umiyak; humagulgol

39. fend off - v Definition: keep at bay Antonyms: let in

40. thumping - adj. Informal.

Outstanding in size, degree, or quality: a thumping success; a thumping party.


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