by Wordpandit | Sep 20, 2011 | Contextual Vocabulary |
(The difference in spelling depends on the version of English you adopt: Single L is American and Double L is British) To gruel is to go through the hard laps, toil hard and spend every ounce of your energy to the point where one might end up exhausted and without an...
by Wordpandit | Sep 20, 2011 | Contextual Vocabulary |
Rejig in Context: The given context is actually a pretty good explanation for rejig: the reshuffle that we had in the cabinet of ministers. A reshuffle is essentially a rejig. There are two more words that can learnt from this paragraph: 1. Revamp: To renovate and...
by Wordpandit | Sep 20, 2011 | Contextual Vocabulary |
In dire circumstances, hope dwindles. In situations when we absolutely need some money, the moolah (Informal term for money) dwindles. In situations when we need to be mentally strong, our faith and confidence dwindles. And the golden rule of life: youth has to...
by Wordpandit | Sep 19, 2011 | Contextual Vocabulary |
The first task one is entrusted with for this word is to go through the list of definitions that the dictionary provides for it: 1. To transmit (money) in payment. 2. a. To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel. b. To pardon; forgive: remitted...
by Wordpandit | Sep 18, 2011 | Contextual Vocabulary
Sparse is word conveying a very simple sentiment: that of scarcity and shortage. For example, Rain and trees are sparse in a desert. Food is sparse is draught hit areas. Life forms are sparse in the arctic region. Time is sparse when one works in the modern day...
by Wordpandit | Sep 16, 2011 | Contextual Vocabulary |
The word undermine is an interesting one. It current day usage, it is mostly used in the sense of weakening somebody or something in a discreet or subtle way. We can actually break down undermine into: under+ mine, that is to mine under a place. An extension of this...
