My Dic is a dictionary of new words I come across everyday.
See also: 2007, My Dic 2006
Each word has a definition from answers.com, and an example sentence with a link to the source of the example.
A
acrimony (article)
The move comes a day after the assembly was adjourned amid acrimony and calls for its dissolution.
ad hominem (article)
I intentionally didn’t respond to individuals because I didn’t want to legitimize their ad hominem attacks
anathema (article)
Why not fund increased consumption at home, rather than that of the richest country in the world, to pay for a tax cut for the richest people in the richest country, or to fight a war which most view as anathema?
B
brinkmanship (article)
Iraqi MPs have made an breakthrough in parliament by passing three important laws after weeks of delays and brinkmanship between rival factions.
C
collusions (article)
cronyism (article)
The modus operandi of political life requires a recipe of bribery, nepotism, cronyism, secret deals, and financial collusions.
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E
ephemeral (article)
Was the Wall a heavily defended frontier for centuries - or an ambitious engineering project, perhaps abandoned after no more than ephemeral use?
enigma (article)
The 'Red Snake' is unmatched in so many respects and an enigma in yet more.
F
facetious (article)
The tone of the blog is chatty, at times even facetious.
G
graft (article)
Shanghai F1 boss jailed for graft.
H
hedonistic (article)
Now a chorus of depression seems to be drowning out Beirut's famous hedonistic vibe.
I
insouciance (article)
The nurse’s admonitions to Vis, once her charge has realized she is married to someone for whom she feels no affection, are given with cynical insouciance.
J
K
kibosh (article)
Put the kibosh on
kiln (article)
These huge bricks were produced on an industrial scale. Our surveys indicate that brick kilns line most of the Wall.
L
laudatory (article)
A laudatory review of the new play
lick (article)
Flames lick the pyre of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Allahabad, India, as thousands of the late guru's followers gather for his cremation.
lobotomy (article)
ludicrous (article)
M
mogul (article)
Police study Georgia mogul death.
motley (article)
Wall Street fluctuated Friday, struggling to score a second straight day of gains as investors sifted through a motley batch of corporate profit reports and outlooks.
N
nepotism (article)
The modus operandi of political life requires a recipe of bribery, nepotism, cronyism, secret deals, and financial collusions.
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P
podgy (article)
Australia allows 'podgy posties'
Australia's postal service has raised its weight limit for new recruits to attract a wider range of applicants.
protagonist (article)
Kiarostami has a reputation for using child protagonists, for documentary style narrative films, for stories that take place in rural villages, and for conversations that unfold inside cars, using stationary mounted cameras.
pyre (article)
Flames lick the pyre of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Allahabad, India, as thousands of the late guru's followers gather for his cremation.
Q
R
restive (article)
A senior Pakistani army officer is among eight people killed in a helicopter crash in the restive South Waziristan region.
S
sondage (article)
Two collapsed arches offered an opportunity to dig a sondage into the interior without destroying any preserved architecture.
spurn (article)
Germany spurns US troop appeal.
stilettos (article)
A women's health physiotherapist, stressed the findings did not suggest that stilettos were a good thing for those keen on improving their pelvic floor function, but for women who like a slightly higher heel, the findings are reassuring.
swathe (article)
Dozens of people have been killed in violent tornadoes that cut a swathe of destruction across southern United States.
T
U
undermine (article)
underpin (article)
Pound sterling will enjoy a positive rate differential to the U.S. dollar and that should underpin the currency as we move through 2008.
V
W
wreath (article)
Trumpeters of the Russian honour guards play at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika lays a wreath during his visit to discuss energy ties.
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