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Category Archives: Chasing word trails
Meet the Heroes
Beware you wretched downtrodden self proclaimed wicked villains, here comes our hero. Or rather the whole bandwagon of heroes. They existed everywhere trouncing upon the rogues of the world. Killing them, massacring them, giving those bad evil creatures a taste … Continue reading
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Villain-iser
Bad guys, ugly looking mean people. Odd gangsters who live their lives by their rules. Every society has them, every movie has them, every book contains the villain. The sweet stories become more sweeter when the good triumphs over the … Continue reading
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Ladies to be wary of…!
Loud mouthed and audible. Shrewd and always have a knack of disgusting the people they talk to. Can’t really have a conversation with these people. Careful , you don’t want to mess with these ladies! They are battle hardened, ossified … Continue reading
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Tongue in cheek
Humans love talking , we communicate mostly through talking , we share a lough a concern , narrate a story or listen to an anecdote told by someone. We talk to learn , we talk to think out loud and … Continue reading
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unruffle those feathers
Word Cluster Grouping words together anywhich way you can imagine is a good idea for learning since your brain seems to be designed that way i.e to gather networked , associated information. This is filtering VVV Vord List and grouping … Continue reading
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Tagged abate, alleviate, ameliorate, appease, assuage, balm, mollify, pacify, placate
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Skill Ratings: High!!
maestro noun ( pl. maestri |ˈmīstrē| or maestros ) a distinguished musician, esp. a conductor of classical music. • a great or distinguished figure in any sphere : a movie maestro. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: Italian, ‘master,’ from Latin magister. … Continue reading
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Tagged ace, adept, adroit, Consummate, Crackerjack, doyen, genius, hotshot, maestro, maven, past master, prodigy, virtuoso, wizard, wunderkind
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Skill Rating: Low
From Videogames since forever “When your power eclipses mine I will become expendable. This is the Rule of Two: one Master and one apprentice. When you are ready to claim the mantle of Dark Lord as your own, you must … Continue reading
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Tagged apperentice, Fledgeling, greenhorn, Newbie, Novice, probationer, Rookie, tenderfoot, Tyro
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Neo is new , Lith is stone and a monk lives alone.
Neolithic : the new Stone age adjective Archaeology of, relating to, or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed. monolithic adjective 1 formed of a single large block of stone. … Continue reading
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Start with Panache, elan till you are A la Mode
Panache 1. a dashing manner; style; swagger 2. (Clothing & Fashion) a feathered plume on a helmet Usage : He rides his bike with panache. The orchestra played with great panache. John asked Mary out for dinner in a panache … Continue reading
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Tagged a la mode, elan, elegant, flamboyant, graceful, gracious, panache, sophisticated
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Physical presence : Not required
Dream 1. A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. 2. A daydream; a reverie. 3. A state of abstraction; a trance. 4. A wild fancy or hope. 5. A … Continue reading
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Rid of
Rid To free from. be rid of ; get rid of to have removed, to remove; to free oneself from Usage: He was finally able to rid himself of all financial worries. Senator John attempted to rid the country of … Continue reading
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Tagged be rid of, comb out, disencumber, dispose, do away with, dump, expel, get rid of, jettison, rid, unload, weed out
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Good riddance of removal
Removal 1. a. The act of removing. b. The fact of being removed. 2. Relocation, as of a residence or business. 3. Dismissal, as from office. Usage : The doctor insisted on the removal of the small lump. John’s removal … Continue reading
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Tagged deletion, dismission, purge, remotion, removal, riddance
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Learning Vocab, Famous Personalities – I
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Tagged adroit, brainbox, braniac, dextrous, eminent, genius, hotshot, innovative, inventive, maven, profoundness, virtuoso, wizard
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