Daily Wordlist 26-03-2011


hustings [ HUHS-tingz ]

[ noun ]

MEANING :

the proceedings of a parliamentary election

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

During the recently held parliamentary hustings, voter apathy in Mumbai seemed to be at an all time high.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

With little chances of beating either Samajwadi Party (SP) or Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) at the hustings, both BJP and Congress are preparing to take on each other for next year's UP assembly polls. 
The Times of India, BJP can't find young faces for UP polls, Mohua Chatterjee, 8 Sep 2006, TNN

equestrian [ i-KWES-tree-uh' n ]

[ noun, adjective ]

MEANING :

1. (adj.) pertaining to or of horse-riders or horsemen
2. (adj.) composed of or pertaining to knights
3. (n.) a horseman or horse-rider

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

Her equestrian pursuits earned her a gold medal.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

One of Scotland's most famous police horses has died in retirement after clocking up the longest track record of any equestrian public servant.
The Herald, A quiet farewell as Fergus ends life of service, DAMIEN HENDERSON, January 27 2007

austere [ aw-STEER ]

[ adjective ]

MEANING :

1. stern, strict or ascetic
2. grave or serious
3. bare or unadorned

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

His austere appearance managed to scare the new students.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

Photographer Samantha Appleton treks through the adventure travel classic to experience the austere natural beauty coexisting with the harsh political reality.
National Geographic, Nepal on the Brink, By Rachel Scheer

cosmic [ KOZ-mik ]

[ adjective ]

MEANING :

1. pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos
2. pertaining to the regions of the Universe outside the Earth
3. vast or infinitely extended

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

The plot of the book revolved around the cosmic laws and how the protagonist used those very laws to outwit the villain and his cronies.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

The devotees may well be blissfully unaware of that, keeping their minds firmly fixed on cosmic forces of the spiritual kind.
CNN, Quick Guide & Transcript: UK teen breaks transatlantic record, Hindus gather at the Ganges, 4 January 2007.

amiable [ EY-mee-uh'-buh'l ]

[ adjective ]

MEANING :

1. having or showing friendly, pleasant or good-natured personal qualities
2. affable, cordial, courteous or sociable
3. having an agreeable disposition

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

She was the most popular girl in college because of her amiable disposition.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

He ran Heywood accountancy firm PBAIS and details of Atkinson's services spread by word of mouth as people recommended him to their friends and family as a man of "charisma" who was amiable and trustworthy. 
The Telegraph, Accountant who stole £2.3m including church funds is jailed, 15 March 2010.

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