7 Words A Day For MBA,CAT,GRE Aspirants

      

April 8, 2007

Day 59

Filed under: Must Know Words.
  • Wont (n): Accustom; habit.

         She got wonted to the winters of Kashmir.

  • Hubbub (n): Uproar; a confused sound of many voices.

         When the budget was presented there was a hubbub in the parliament.

  • Avow (v):To affirm; declare.

         The extremists avowed war on the present government.

  • Cogent (adj): Convincing; powerful.

         The representative of Red-Cross gave a cogent speech on the importance of hygiene.

  • Scoff (v): To feed greedily or quickly; laugh at with contempt and derision.

         The hungry prisioner scoffed into his plate of food.

  • Milieu :Environment; neighbourhood.

         The milieu of the farm house was enchanting.

  • Febrile (adj): Feverish; relating to fever.

         After eating the road-side food he felt febrile the next morning.

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