Word(s) of the day

anand — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 02:53:28 +0000

Disclaimer:
Meaning of the words listed below were taken either from Merriam-Webster's online site or from dictionary.com, unless otherwise stated.

malefactor (noun):
1: one who commits an offense against the law; especially : FELON
2: one who does ill toward another

Iraq was a military dictatorship with a horrible record of human rights abuse and a well-earned reputation as an international malefactor that had attacked its neighbors.

inkhorn (adjective):
ostentatiously learned

If I start using inkhorn words like eructation (a violent belching out or emitting) in my blog entries, chances are I will start losing faithful readers to other bloggers who use simpler words to express themselves.

My new project: GRE (Graduate Record Examination)

anand — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 06:55:46 +0000

It seems like yesterday, but it was almost a decade ago that I took my GRE exam in order to apply for higher education in United States. My scores were average at best, but I am glad it was good enough for Arizona State

Can't say that I had any intention of doing it all over again. However, as a first step towards fulfilling my aspirations of pursuing a PhD from a kick-ass school, I need to give GRE again, and hopefully ace it this time around. Anyhow, to make a long story short, I decided to create a new category in my blog today called English Vocabulary. Entries in this category would be my way of internalizing some of the words that I come across during my preparations for the Verbal section, a section that I did not do too well in ten years ago!

Wish me luck and if you have a few pointers for me, please feel free drop in a note. It will be much appreciated

Segmentation Fault: Core dumped..;-)

Word(s) of the day

My new project: GRE (Graduate Record Examination)