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    Re: Word of the Day

    Doosara(Cricket) - its the form of a bowling strategy. it is done by a spin bowler when he turns the ball in other direction then his regular one.


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    Word of the Day


    obloquy :

    Meaning---Disgrace resulting from public condemnation

    Eg:

    Jimmy Carter is a man who is prepared to risk the obloquy and criticism of die-hard neocons and nervous fellow senior Democrats to break the chains of Washington's foolish Middle East peace policy."


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    Word Of The Day

    excoriate

    Meaning:

    To severely criticize someone or something,

    Eg:

    Why is she being excoriated for trying to implement her campaign promise?"


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    Word Of The Day

    Jive

    Meaning:

    1. To deceive, to flatter, to taunt, to talk nonsense.

    2. To go together, to fit in.

    Eg:

    Designwise, the focus remains on the house-garden connection -- the need for garden rooms and plants to jive with architecture and interiors."
    Turning over a new leaf


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    Word Of The Day

    dibs

    Meaning: The right or claim on something.

    Eg:

    Department officers were given first dibs for the job.


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    Re: Word of the Day

    Word Of The Day

    cloying

    Meaning:

    Disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess; also : excessively sweet or sentimental

    eg:

    Although Smith usually likes detective novels, he found this one so cloying that he couldn’t even finish it.


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    sometimes usefull read...
    thanks for information


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    Re: Word of the Day

    Send me some new words


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    Smile Re: Word of the Day

    Dramedy = Combination of 'drama' and 'comedy'.
    A film, play or TV programme that mixes drama and comedy.


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    Thumbs up Re: Word of the Day

    resultant
    Definition: (adjective) Issuing or following as a consequence or result.
    Synonyms: accompanying, attendant, concomitant, consequent, ensuant, incidental, sequent
    Usage:Ned...clapped his open hand down on Tom's magazine he was carrying home to read again, and the resultant noise was a sharp crack.


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