7 Words A Day For MBA,CAT,GRE Aspirants

      

February 21, 2007

Day 22

Filed under: Must Know Words.

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  • Nettle (v): Annoy,vex.

         Do not nettle her with your sarcastic remarks.

  • Niggle (v): Spend too much time on minor unimportant things.

         Let’s not niggle over details.

  • Obloquy (n): Slander; throw aspersions; defame.

         I hate the obloquy that you are casting on my reputation.

  • Obstreperous (adj): Noisy; boisterous.

         The mayor considered rock music to be obstreperous.

  • Ominous (adj): Threatening.

         The thief ominously looted the passerby with his knife.

  • Pastoral (adj):  Rural.

         He chose to live in a pastoral village rather than an eloquent bunglaow.

  • Parochial (adj): Narrow in outlook.

         Today’s youth accuse their elderly to be parochial in all aspects of life.

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