Monday, August 30, 2010

Vocabulary Words (30th August - 3rd September)

1.Subliminal - (adj.) existing/acting below the threshold of consciousness


2.Regression - (n.) the going in reverse, an act of going back to a previous state or situation


3.Hindrance - (n.) a stop or something that slows/prevents a process.

4.Vigilance - (n.) watchfulness; paying utmost attention

5.Undulate - (v.) to move very wave-like or to bend with curves in each direction.

6.Consternation - (n.) A sudden and dreadful realization.

7.Vague - (adj.) indefinite, unclear or confusing.

8.Resilient - (adj.) Easily recovering from a usually bad event.

9.Intermittent - (adj.) stopping for a time and continuing without a noticeable pattern.

10.Luminous - (adj.) Associated with being bright or lit up.