Vocabularies of the Day - October 5, 2008

1. legislature - n. legislatura; kapulungang mambabatas; batasan
n. An officially elected or otherwise selected body of people vested with the responsibility and power to make laws for a political unit, such as a state or nation.

2. recast
tr.v., -cast, -cast·ing, -casts.

1. To mold again: recast a bell.
2. To set down or present (ideas, for example) in a new or different arrangement: recast a sentence.
3. To change the cast of (a theatrical production).

3. doting
adjective

1. Feeling and expressing affection: affectionate, devoted, fond, loving. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, love/hatred.
2. Exhibiting the mental and physical deterioration often accompanying old age: doddering, senile. See youth/age/maturity.

4. transcribe - v. igawa ng sipi; isalin sa ibang papel
tr.v., -scribed, -scrib·ing, -scribes.

1. To make a full written or typewritten copy of (dictated material, for example).
2. Computer Science. To transfer (information) from one recording and storing system to another.
3. Music.
1. To adapt or arrange (a composition) for a voice or instrument other than the original.
2. To translate (a composition) from one notational system to another.
3. To reduce (live or recorded music) to notation.
4. To record, usually on tape, for broadcast at a later date.
5. Linguistics. To represent (speech sounds) by phonetic symbols.
6. To translate or transliterate.
7. Biology. To cause (DNA) to undergo transcription.

5. notch
n.

1.
1. A V-shaped cut.
2. Such a cut used for keeping a record.
2. A narrow pass between mountains.
3. Informal. A level or degree: a notch or two higher in quality.

Informal. To achieve; score: notched 30 wins in a single season.

6. gravitate
intr.v., -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.

1. To move in response to the force of gravity.
2. To move downward.
3. To be attracted by or as if by an irresistible force:

“My excuse must be that all Celts gravitate towards each other” (Oscar Wilde).

7. nutshell - idiom - in a few words
n.

The shell enclosing the meat of a nut.
idiom:

in a nutshell

1. In a few words; concisely: Just give me the facts in a nutshell.

8. stacks - n. manadla; salansan v. punuin; itambak

9. reinforce - v. palakasin; dagdagan

10. vital - adj. kailangan; mahalaga

11. noteworthy - adj. wala / important

adj., -thi·er, -thi·est.

Deserving notice or attention; notable: a noteworthy advance in cancer research.

Antonyms: common, inconsequential, insignificant, ordinary, unexceptional, unimportant


12. alongside
adv.

Along, near, at, or to the side: stood with a bodyguard alongside; honked and drove up alongside.
prep.

By the side of; side by side with.

13. persuade - v. akitin; himukin; mahimok; mapahinuhod

14. compell
tr.v., -pelled, -pel·ling, -pels.

1. To force, drive, or constrain: Duty compelled the soldiers to volunteer for the mission.
2. To necessitate or pressure by force; exact: An energy crisis compels fuel conservation. See synonyms at force.
3. To exert a strong, irresistible force on; sway: “The land, in a certain, very real way, compels the minds of the people” (Barry Lopez).

Antonyms: compel

v Definition: force to act
Antonyms: block, check, delay, deter, hinder, impede, obstruct, stop


15. hone - to sharpen

n.

1. A fine-grained whetstone for giving a keen edge to a cutting tool.
2. A tool with a rotating abrasive tip for enlarging holes to precise dimensions.

tr.v., honed, hon·ing, hones.

1. To sharpen on a fine-grained whetstone.
2. To perfect or make more intense or effective: a speaker who honed her delivery by long practice.


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