Daily Wordlist 23-03-2011

lackadaisical [ lak-uh’-DEY-zi-kuh’ l ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. devoid of spirit or vigour; listless 2. lazy or reluctant to work
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Government babus are renowned for their lackadaisical attitude to work.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Such guidelines were essential to ensure that the erring officers were prosecuted and sent to jail for neglecting duty, it said, taking a strict view of the lackadaisical policing in the country.  The Indian Express, Cops refusing to file FIRs should be taken to task: SC to state govts, July 15,2008
fluster [ FLUHS-ter ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr.v.) to confuse, make tipsy or befuddle 2. (intr.v.) to cause confusion or get confused 3. (n.) a confused, agitated or excited state or condition
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	She was flustered by his explanation of what had happened.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The rain certainly doesn’t fluster the mood of the partygoers in the city. The Times of India, Rain and Rannvijay... , 6 Jul 2008
ascetic [ uh'-SET-ik ]
	[ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) a person who, in order to achieve spiritual discipline, forgoes material comforts and leads a life of rigorous self-denial and contemplation 2. (adj.) austere or self-denying
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He gave up everyday comforts to live life as an ascetic.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Mr Chamlong - an ascetic Buddhist and retired military general - urged supporters not to abandon the site if he were arrested.  BBC, Thailand PM vows not to use force, 28 August 2008
assert [ uh'-SURT ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to assure or affirm 2. to state with confidence
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The lad asserted his innocence before the community by saying that all poor people are not thieves.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	One draft also asserted that Britain's record towards Jews fleeing the Nazi regime was "positively shameful in some respects". The Telegraph, Immigrant crime fear airbrushed from Government report, Tom Whitehead, 27 October 2009.
truncate [ TRUHNG-keyt ]
	[ adjective, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to shorten by cutting off 2. (tr. v.) to cut short 3. (tr. v.) to shorten a number by dropping or leaving out a digit 4. (adj.) seeming to terminate abruptly 5. (adj.) lacking a top or peak
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The preacher would not truncate his sermon despite the incessant coughing from by some bored members of the congregation.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Allison Burnett's screenplay follows Gore's template, beginning with a new round of candidates trying out for the school and then following them through four years of heavily truncated life lessons.  CNN, Review: 'Fame' should be called 'Anonymity', Tom Charity, 25 September 2009