Sequestered

11 04 2011

adjective
(of a place) isolated and hidden away

verb
1) isolate or hide away (someone or something)
2) take legal possession of (assets) until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met





Never the Twain Shall Meet

10 04 2011

Phrase: never the twain shall meet

Meaning: Suggests that two things are too different to coexist





Infographics

4 04 2011

Infographics also known as information graphics is visually representing information, data or knowledge to communicate more quickly and clearly allowing to shorten the processing of information.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_graphics





Esoteric

3 08 2010

According to dictionary.com

- adjective

1. understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest.
2. belonging to the select few.
3. private; secret; confidential.





Cordial

3 08 2010

According to dictionary.com

- adjective

1. courteous and gracious; friendly; warm
2. invigorating the heart;
3. sincere; heartfelt





Impetus

6 03 2010

According to dictionary.com,

noun

1. A moving force, impulse,  stimulus.
2. The momentum of a moving bodym especially with reference to the cause of motion.





Words

9 02 2009
  1. brevity
  2. concise
  3. laconic
  4. pithy
  5. quiescent
  6. reticent
  7. succint
  8. taciturn
  9. terse




Numnah

31 05 2008

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Sporadic

11 04 2008

According to www.dictionary.com American Heritage Dictionary, it is an adjective and pronounced as spo·rad·ic

Sporadic means the following:

1. Occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time.
2. Appearing singly or at widely scattered localities as a plant or disease/
3. Isolated; unique.

 





assimilation

3 04 2008

According to www.dictionary.com to WordNet:

noun

1. the state of being assimiliated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family.
2. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another.
3. the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion.
4. a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound.
5. the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure.








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