Saturday 11 June 2016

vocab - (11 June 2016)

WORDS
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Irony
Difference between what is expected and what actually happen.
She described her vacation with heavy irony as “an educational experience.”
Lucid
Very clear and easy to understand.
He is able to recognize his wife in his lucid moments.
Lurid
Causing shock or disgust : involving sex or violence in a way that is meant to be shocking.
The light from the fire cast a lurid glow on everything.
Mar
To ruin the beauty or perfection of (something) : to hurt or damage the good condition of (something)
A large scar marred his face.
Meander
A winding path or course.
The path meanders through the garden.

Friday 10 June 2016

vocab - (10 June 2016)

WORDS
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Dispute
To say or show that (something) may not be true, correct, or legal
You can dispute your bill if you believe it is inaccurate.
Skeptical
Having or expressing doubt about something (such as a claim or statement)
She's highly skeptical of the researchers' claims.
Paranoid
Of, relating to, or suffering from a mental illness that causes you to falsely believe that people are trying to harm you
She's a little paranoid about her job.
Insidious
Causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed
Most people with this insidious disease have no idea that they are infected.
Laborious
Requiring a lot of time and effort.
A slow and laborious process had slow down the production of the famous cookies.

Thursday 9 June 2016

vocab - (9 June 2016)

WORDS
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Incontrovertible
Not controvertible; not open to question or dispute; indisputable.
There was, however, one incontrovertible and highly significant difference between the two baby photo calls.
Incorrigible
Incapable of being corrected or improved.
Because my daughter's behaviour is incorrigible, she might be grounded for at least a year.
Incredulous
not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
“He died for lack of a filling in his tooth,” she says, incredulous.
Inherent
Innate , inborn, natural
He has an inherent sense of fair play.
Innocuous
Not harmful or injurious; harmless
He told a few innocuous jokes.

Wednesday 8 June 2016

vocab - (8 June 2016)

WORDS
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Iconoclast
a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
Concerned and kind, he was also the ultimate risk taker, an iconoclast with an edgy, hard charging quality about him.
Idiosyncrasy
a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
The cruelty of boys is an idiosyncrasy in their otherwise generous character.
Impeccable
faultless; flawless; irreproachable
He salutes her wonderful films, impeccable taste, and versatile strength to the end.
Impetuous
of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive, spontaneous .
The old Kaiser Franz Joseph, faithful and hardworking, was the obverse of the feckless and impetuous German kaiser.
Impetus
Motivation.
Shaum cites the institution of Casual Fridays as an impetus for the change.

Tuesday 7 June 2016

vocab - (7 June 2016)

WORDS
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Folly
The state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.
I joined them in a moment of folly, to protect a friend whom I knew to be one.
Furtive
Taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret
He fancied himself a Marxist, lived in rooming houses under aliases and was a furtive, nasty man.
Generic
Of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
Gone would be the subsidies that will eventually cover 75 percent of the cost of generic drugs.
Hedonist
Someone driven by pleasure.
The old Don was a loving father and husband, and a hedonist.
Heresy
Belief that goes against the established opinion.
It might be considered heresy to suggest such a notion.

Monday 6 June 2016

vocab - (6 June 2016)

WORDS
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Exasperate
To irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely.
Would not subdue the savages; it would only exasperate them.
Excise
Remove.
A personal crusade to excise racist and sexiest references in newspaper.
Faction
A group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like.
A peace agreement will be signed by the leaders of the country’s warring factions.
Fallacy
A deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief,
To prove the fallacy of said cargo cult, Olson goes into the numbers.
Fastidious
Requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking.
He fastidiously copied every word of his note on to clean paper.

Sunday 5 June 2016

vocab - (5 june 2016)

WORDS
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Enigma
Mystery
But Stone, it appears, has lived most of his 45 years as something of an enigma.
Equanimity
Mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.
In person, Reagan was a great deal like Obama, in his self-confidence and his equanimity under pressure.
Erroneous
Containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong
From a political perspective, the erroneous but strategic conflation of inequality and mobility makes obvious sense.
Evince
To show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
The preference for a state-run plan seems to evince a lack of understanding of the policy issues.
Equitable
Characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable:
equitable treatment of all citizens.
The pursuit of equitable distribution of wealth must be replaced with the more realistic equitable distribution of opportunity.

FREE TO PLAY


                Hi guys!. Today i am going to do a review about a virtual world movie. A fascinating and mind blowing. This movie will absolutely give you a whole new perspective to the virtual vs reality world. This is a review about Free To Play movie that had been produced by Valve Company. It is an awesome movie. Although this movie was not kind of  'high-rated' in the chart, but believe me, never judge a book by its cover or in this case i would say, never judge a movie by its rating.

                First of all, this movie were about analogical stories and documentary behind Dota game. It was about how the world twist their thought about Dota. One issue that had been discussed in this movie was the conflict between parent and their child ambition. I am not denying that every parent in this world wanted their child to be such an ambitious person. A doctor, pharmacist, pilot, scientist, engineer. These were most of the choices that given a parent to their child. Nevertheless, the world had undergone an evolution where technological advancement were playing their role not to just making life easier but in fact, it could make the rusty brain of human to work effectively.

              What is game? does it waste your time?. This questions always circling inside the elder's head. If we look on the other point of view, game can be such a good thing. In fact, people does earn living through games. In China, playing games have been a professional career. Dota is game that can generate and train critical thinking inside our brain. In this movie, they conflict was developed when all of the teams from all over the world competed to be the champion of the Dota competition that worth one million USD. They undergone many hindrances to be the best among the best.

               This movie is great and it can open the eyes of people around the world. Please do take a break from the materialistic life businesses and watch this  movie.

Saturday 4 June 2016

vocab- (4 june 2016)

WORDS
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Elude
Try to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc. ; evade.
Beautiful, daring and smart, Sophie managed to elude arrest on many occasions.
Embitter
To make bitter; cause to feel bitterness.
The situation is painful enough, let us not embitter it by words.
Empirical
Derived from or guided by experience, observation or experiment.
How do archaeologists wrap an empirical mind around capturing history?
Decimate
To destroy a great number or proportion.
The pollution could decimate the river’s thriving population of kingfisher.
Encompass
to form a circle about; encircle; surround , to include comprehensively.
A bleakness and melancholy seemed to encompass the spot on this sombre day.

Friday 3 June 2016

vocab - (3 june 2016)

WORDS
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Disseminate
Scatter or spread widely.
The  internet allows us disseminate information faster.
Dormant
Not active but able to become active.
The seeds remain dormant until the spring.
Eclectic
Including things taken from many sources.
The collection includes an eclectic mix of historical artifacts.
Efface
To cause something to fade or disappear.
Human memories are efface by time.
Eloquence
The ability to speak or write well and in effective way.
The senator’s eloquence is well known.

Thursday 2 June 2016

vocab - (2 june 2016)

WORDS
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Devoid
Lacking.
The picnic jug was completely devoid after only a few minutes.
Dire
Urgent, dreadful.
The circumstances are now more dire than ever.
Discourse
Discussion.
He likes to engage in lively discourse with his visitors.
Discredit
Damage the reputation of someone.
The citizens had attempted to discredit the governor.
Discrepancy
Differences especially between things that should be the same.
Discrepancies in the firm’s  financial statements had led to an  investigation..

Wednesday 1 June 2016

vocab - (1 june 2016)

WORDS

DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Deprecate
To criticize or express disapproval of ( someone or something)
He completely deprecated one of his employee suggestion.
Derogatory
Insulting or disrespecting.
Fans made a steady stream of derogatory remarks about the players on the visiting team.
Destitute
Extremely poor.
His business failure left him destitute.
Deter
Prevent , discourage.
Painting the metal will deter rust.
Detrimental
Causing a damage or injury : harmful.
There were serious concerns that the factory’s waste was detrimental to the local environment.