Thursday, August 16, 2012

Word of The Day


pru·dentAdjective
Definition:
1.wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
2.careful in providing for the future; provident: a prudent decision.

Synonyms:
Advisable,
Canny,
 Careful,
 Cautious,
Circumspect,
 Discerning,
Discreet,
Economical,
 Far-sighted,
Frugal,
Hedging one's bets,
Judicious,
Leery,
Playing safe,
Politic,
Provident,
Reasonable,
Sagacious,
Sage,
Sane,
Sapient,
Shrewd,
Sound,
Sparing,
Tactical,
Thinking twice,
Thrifty,
Vigilant,
Wary

Antonyms: careless, imprudent, incautious, unwise

Friday, August 3, 2012

Word Of the Day

Word Of the Day
sincere 
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: straightforward, honest
Synonyms:
  • actual, 
  • candid, ( straight forward, candid talk )
  • dead-level, 
  • dear, 
  • devout, 
  • earnest, 
  • faithful, 
  • forthright, 
  • frank, 
  • genuine, 
  • guileless, ( without skill of hiding)
  • heartfelt, 
  • honest to God, 
  • like it is, 
  • meant, 
  • natural, 
  • no fooling, 
  • no-nonsense, 
  • on the level, 
  • on the line, 
  • on up and up, 
  • open, 
  • outspoken, 
  • plain, 
  • pretensionless, (without pretension)
  • real, 
  • regular, 
  • righteous, ( doing the right deed)
  • saintly, ( like a saint, sincere)
  • serious, 
  • sure enough, 
  • true, 
  • trustworthy, 
  • unfeigned,  ( not feigning or pretending)
  • unpretentious, ( not pretending or true)
  • up-front,  ( used to describe behaviour of a person)
  • wholehearted. ( used for efforts)

Root word of the day

Root Words  Of the Day



ego : self
egoistic – self-centered; alter ego – a higher aspect of oneself;
egomania – excessive preoccupation with oneself.

em, en: into, cover with, cause

empathy – intention to feel like another person;
empower – put into power; engorge – make larger.

endo:within, inside

endotherm – a creature that can keep its inside temperature fairly constant;
endocrine – relating to glands that secrete directly into the blood or lymph;
endogamy – the custom to marry within one’s clan, tribe etc.


enn/i, anni: years

bicentennial – of or relating to an age or period of 200 years;
 centennial – of or relating to an age or period of 100 years;
 perennial -lasting through many years.

en, in : inside, inwards
envision – to picture in the mind; enclose – lock inside;
 inwards – towards the inside.



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