Word+of+the+day


 * January,2012**

Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.

- Stephen Kaggwa

/ rɪˈvɪə(r) / || to feel great respect or admiration for somebody/something || He is now revered as a national hero.fff ||  || /ˈswæŋki/ || fashionable and expensive in a way that is intended to impress people || a swanky new hotel ||  || /ˌveɪnˈɡlɔːriəs / || too proud of your own abilities or achievements ||  ||   || /ˈəʊnərəs / formal || needing great effort; causing trouble or worry || an ** onerous duty/task/responsibility**   ||   || /ˈsnæzi/ || fashionable, bright and modern, and attracting your attention snazzier, snazziest ( informal ) ( of clothes, cars, etc. ) || **Synonym** [|jazzy], smart a snazzy tie ||  ||
 * == revere ==
 * == swanky ==
 * **vainglorious**
 * == onerous ==
 * == snazzy ==
 * == luminary ==

/ˈluːmɪnəri/ || a person who is an expert or a great influence in a special area or activity || He has played with all the great jazz luminaries. ||  ||
 * == porous ==

/ˈpɔːrəs/ || having many small holes that allow water or air to pass through slowly || He added sand to the soil to make it more porous. ||  ||
 * == **let up ** == || let-up (in something) a period of time during which something stops or becomes less strong, difficult, etc; a reduction in the strength of something || Preparation: More is better. Much more is much better. You never get to a point where you can let up . Never. ||  ||

**December, 2011**

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 * == Endowment ==

/ɪnˈdaʊmənt / || money that is given to a school, a college or another institution to provide it with an income; the act of giving this money

[ countable, usually plural ] a quality or an ability that you are born with || Few people are blessed with her mental endowments. ||  ||
 * == fallacy ==

/ˈfæləsi / || a false idea that many people believe is true || **It is a fallacy** to say that the camera never lies. ||  || /əʊˈpeɪk / || 1.not clear enough to see through or allow light through 2.difficult to understand; not clear || opaque glass || **Opposite** [|transparent] ||
 * == opaque ==
 * == procrastinate ==

procrastination
|| to delay doing something that you should do, usually because you do not want to do it || People were dying of starvation while governments procrastinated. ||  ||
 * == //in·fer·ence// ==

/ˈinf(ə)rəns/
|| An assumption or conclusion that is rationally and logically made, based on the given facts or circumstances. || "Although the [|data] was not [|conclusive], upon [|analysis] he was [|able] to come up with a [|reasonable] inference that satisfied his [|boss] and allowed them to move forward with the [|project]." || syn [|deduction] || inferring, inferred || to reach an opinion or decide that something is true on the basis of information that is available || Readers are left to infer the killer's motives. || syn deduce ||
 * ==** infer **==

 an **onerous duty/task/responsibility**