Pronunciation: MEYK-beyt , noun; Meaning: One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator; A plant, Jasminum fruticans Origin: Makebate stems from the Middle English word bate which meant “contention”. Uses: He was such a makebate that his family disowned him. Get Daily MBA Preparation Alerts :
Pronunciation: im-PON-der-uh-buhl , Noun: 1. A thing that cannot be precisely determined or measured. Adjective: 1. Not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated. Origin: Imponderable comes directly from the Medieval Latin word imponderābilis which had the same meaning. Synonyms: Adjective: incalculable, weightless Uses: Predicting robust global economy is quiet imponderable. Get Daily MBA Preparation Alerts :
Pronunciation: myool , verb; 1. To cry, as a baby, young child, or the like; Synonyms: verb: mew, miaow, whimper, meow Origin: Mewl is an imitative word that mimics the sound of a whimper. Uses: The baby mewled too loud to have a candy that made her parents feel embarrassed. Get Daily MBA Preparation Alerts :
Pronunciation: FAN-tast , Noun 1. An impractical, impulsive person; a dreamer 2-someone who predicts the future Origin: Fantast entered English from German, though it is based on the Greek word phantastḗs which meant “boaster”. It is related to the other English word fantastic . Synonyms: noun: visionary Uses: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is a Fantast who saw the bright prospects in Biotechnology industry even when it was non-existant in … Read More →
Pronunciation: RAV-uhl-muhnt Noun; 1. Entanglement; confusion Origin: Ravelment derives from the word ravel which means “to become tangled”. It entered English in the early 1800s. Uses: He gifted her a mignon diamond ring on the occassion of their wedding anniversary. Get Daily MBA Preparation Alerts :
Pronunciation: poh-CHEEZ-moh , Noun; 1. An English word or expression borrowed into Spanish. 2. A form of speech employing many such words. 3. An adopted U.S. custom, attitude, etc. Origin: Pochismo entered English in the 1940s. It is a variation of the word pocho which refers to a person of Mexican heritage who has adopted American customs. The suffix -ismo is usually the Spanish equivalent of the English suffix -ism . Uses: That Linda Rondstat can sure sing in Spanish but she can’t even speak … Read More →
Pronunciation: dahy-VUHLS , Verb; 1. To tear away or apart. Origin: Divulse comes from the Latin root vellere meaning “plucked”. The prefix di- is a variation of dis- before the letter v meaning “apart” or “away”, as in disown . Get Daily MBA Preparation Alerts :
Pronunciation: ap-uh-plek-tik Adjective; 1. Intense enough to threaten or cause a stroke. 2. Of or pertaining to apoplexy. 3. Having or inclined to apoplexy. Noun: 1. A person having or predisposed to apoplexy. Origin: Apoplectic stems from the Greek word apoplēktikós which meant “pertaining to stroke”. It literally meant “struck down”. Uses: Government will dismiss a rise in fuel price hike as ” mostly in petrol price hike” , whilst becoming quite apoplectic about Petrol and CNG. Get Daily MBA Preparation Alerts :
Noun; 1. Behavior or speech for effect, as insincere or exaggerated expression of an emotion. 2. Dramatic representation; theatricals; acting. Origin: Though it sounds like the word history, histrionics has a different root. It comes from the Etruscan root histriōn- which meant “actor”. Uses: The guy in the office was behaving histrionically, that everybody around felt irritated by him. Get Daily MBA … Read More →
Adjective: 1. Homey; cozy and unpretentious, Warm and comfortable, folksy Origin: Haimish stems from the Yiddish word of the same spelling, which comes from the German word heimisc that literally means “pertaining to the home.” Uses: She welcomed us with a great smile and warmth which made us feel Haimish. Get Daily MBA Preparation Alerts :
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