9 Feb 2011 - 10 New Words from the local papers
Date: 9 Feb 2011
Main Source: The Straits Times - Prime News
Word: Demarcated
Meaning: To set apart
Article: Showflats: Is what you see what you get?
Usage: Balcony space would also be clearly demarcated so that the living room space is not made to look larger than it actually is.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/PrimeNews/Story/STIStory_632754.html
Word: Calamitous
Meaning: being, causing, or accompanied by calamity
Article: Calamities could hit Australia's growth
Usage: The calamitous weather that has battered resource-rich Queensland state since December could cause the country's robust economy to shrink for the first time since the height of the global financial crisis.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/PrimeNews/Story/STIStory_632767.html
Main Source: The Straits Times - Singapore
Word: Exacerbated
Meaning : to make more violent, bitter, or severe
Article: More data on immigration will aid integration
Usage: Dr Tan said increased transparency would reduce the resentment felt towards foreigners, exacerbated by a widening income gap and a perceived unequal balance of benefits and obligations between Singaporeans and foreigners.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_632714.html
Word: Plenary
Meaning : fully attended or constituted by all entitled to be present
Article: Expo scurries to build more space for Mice
Usage: 'Max Atria will be well-suited to host not just conferences, corporate meetings and companion breakout sessions, but also a multitude of events such as plenary sessions, product launches and award ceremonies, as well as banquets and receptions.'
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_632708.html
Word: Luminaries
Meaning: a person of prominence or brilliant achievement
Article: More arbitration cases head Singapore's way
Usage: They were attended by prominent legal luminaries such as Law Minister K. Shanmugam, Judge of Appeal V.K. Rajah and Rodyk & Davidson's Mr Philip Jeyaretnam, all of whom delivered keynote speeches.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_632716.html
Word: Arbitration
Meaning : the hearing and determination of a case in controversy by an arbiter
Article: More arbitration cases head Singapore's way
Usage: The pay-off is being seen in the kind of foreign-party arbitration cases that took place at Maxwell Chambers last year.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_632716.html
Word: Grouting
Meaning: to fix in place by means of grout
secondary Word(SW): Grout
Meaning of (SW):
1. thin mortar used for filling spaces (as the joints in masonry); also : any of various other materials (as a mixture of cement and water or chemicals that solidify) used for a similar purpose
2. Plaster
Article: Owners resolve dispute with CDL, contractors
Usage: The 280 points - stated by its lawyers - referred to proposed grouting points to address the leakage, it said.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_632721.html
Word: Grapple
Meaning: A contest for superiority or mastery
Article: NTU team targets cheap energy from water
Usage: Another problem scientists have to grapple with is that sunlight cannot be concentrated in a single area, which adds to inefficiency in the process of extracting hydrogen from water.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_632718.html
Word: Envisage
Meaning : to have a mental picture of especially in advance of realization
Article: NTU team targets cheap energy from water
Usgae: I would envisage a scenario where solar panels could be installed on roofs to provide the basic electrical needs, while appliances could be run on hydrogen,' he said.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_632718.html
Main Source: The Straits Times - Asia
Word: Contravenes
Meaning : to go or act contrary to : violate
Article: Two Koreas back at the table
Usage: South Korea and the United States want the United Nations Security Council to punish the North for the programme, because it contravenes past resolutions, whereas Beijing favours dealing with the matter in the six-party talks that also involve Japan and Russia.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Asia/Asia/Story/STIStory_632735.html
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Credits for dictionary meaning:
www.merriam-webster.com
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In review, I highly doubt I will use all these words...
Main Source: The Straits Times - Prime News
Word: Demarcated
Meaning: To set apart
Article: Showflats: Is what you see what you get?
Usage: Balcony space would also be clearly demarcated so that the living room space is not made to look larger than it actually is.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/PrimeNews/Story/STIStory_632754.html
Word: Calamitous
Meaning: being, causing, or accompanied by calamity
Article: Calamities could hit Australia's growth
Usage: The calamitous weather that has battered resource-rich Queensland state since December could cause the country's robust economy to shrink for the first time since the height of the global financial crisis.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/PrimeNews/Story/STIStory_632767.html
Main Source: The Straits Times - Singapore
Word: Exacerbated
Meaning : to make more violent, bitter, or severe
Article: More data on immigration will aid integration
Usage: Dr Tan said increased transparency would reduce the resentment felt towards foreigners, exacerbated by a widening income gap and a perceived unequal balance of benefits and obligations between Singaporeans and foreigners.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_632714.html
Word: Plenary
Meaning : fully attended or constituted by all entitled to be present
Article: Expo scurries to build more space for Mice
Usage: 'Max Atria will be well-suited to host not just conferences, corporate meetings and companion breakout sessions, but also a multitude of events such as plenary sessions, product launches and award ceremonies, as well as banquets and receptions.'
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_632708.html
Word: Luminaries
Meaning: a person of prominence or brilliant achievement
Article: More arbitration cases head Singapore's way
Usage: They were attended by prominent legal luminaries such as Law Minister K. Shanmugam, Judge of Appeal V.K. Rajah and Rodyk & Davidson's Mr Philip Jeyaretnam, all of whom delivered keynote speeches.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_632716.html
Word: Arbitration
Meaning : the hearing and determination of a case in controversy by an arbiter
Article: More arbitration cases head Singapore's way
Usage: The pay-off is being seen in the kind of foreign-party arbitration cases that took place at Maxwell Chambers last year.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_632716.html
Word: Grouting
Meaning: to fix in place by means of grout
secondary Word(SW): Grout
Meaning of (SW):
1. thin mortar used for filling spaces (as the joints in masonry); also : any of various other materials (as a mixture of cement and water or chemicals that solidify) used for a similar purpose
2. Plaster
Article: Owners resolve dispute with CDL, contractors
Usage: The 280 points - stated by its lawyers - referred to proposed grouting points to address the leakage, it said.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_632721.html
Word: Grapple
Meaning: A contest for superiority or mastery
Article: NTU team targets cheap energy from water
Usage: Another problem scientists have to grapple with is that sunlight cannot be concentrated in a single area, which adds to inefficiency in the process of extracting hydrogen from water.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_632718.html
Word: Envisage
Meaning : to have a mental picture of especially in advance of realization
Article: NTU team targets cheap energy from water
Usgae: I would envisage a scenario where solar panels could be installed on roofs to provide the basic electrical needs, while appliances could be run on hydrogen,' he said.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_632718.html
Main Source: The Straits Times - Asia
Word: Contravenes
Meaning : to go or act contrary to : violate
Article: Two Koreas back at the table
Usage: South Korea and the United States want the United Nations Security Council to punish the North for the programme, because it contravenes past resolutions, whereas Beijing favours dealing with the matter in the six-party talks that also involve Japan and Russia.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Asia/Asia/Story/STIStory_632735.html
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Credits for dictionary meaning:
www.merriam-webster.com
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In review, I highly doubt I will use all these words...