Tuesday, September 15, 2009

15-09-09

baffled
M: to confuse, bewilder, or perplex
U: He was baffled by the technical language of the instructions.
U: I'm still baffled by how he pulls it off

mundane
M: of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly:
M: common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
M: of or pertaining to the world, universe, or earth.
U: mundane affairs
U: i was amazed with the philosophical concept that arises from some mundane event.

omniscient
M: having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things. M: the Omniscient, God.

meandering
M: to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course
M: to wander aimlessly; ramble
U: The stream meandered through the valley.
U: The talk meandered on.

deduce
M: to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer
M: to trace the derivation of; trace the course of
U: From the evidence the detective deduced that the gardener had done it.
U: to deduce one's lineage.

sloppiness
M: muddy, slushy, or very wet
U: The field was a sloppy mess after the rain.
M: splashed or soiled with liquid.
M: careless; loose
U: sloppy writing.
M: untidy; slovenly:
U:sloppy clothes; a sloppy eater.
M: overly emotional; gushy
U: sloppy sentimentality.
U: I do not see how the sloppiest reasoner can evade that

digress/ digression
M: to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.
M: Archaic. to turn aside.
U: ponder/ing:M: reflect, cogitate, deliberate, ruminate.
M: to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate over.
M: (used with object) to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
U: He pondered his next words thoroughly.

legacy
M: inheritance birthright heritage bequest
M: Law. a gift of property, esp. personal property, as money, by will; a bequest.
M: anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor
U: the legacy of ancient Rome.

haunting
M: remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten
U: Rahman scored a haunting music for this film
U: haunting memories.

Compiled by: Senthil Ganesh Shenbagamoorthy