30 March 2008

Oxymoron



Oxymoron: a figure of speech that combines two normally contradictory terms.

22 March 2008

Caveat emptor

caveat emp·tor: A principle that states that the buyer and buyer alone is responsible for assessing the quality of a purchase before buying.

Cliche's In Conversation


cli·ché: a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse

20 March 2008

Prerequisite


pre·req·ui·site: Required or necessary as a prior condition.

I never knew that the prerequisite of a happy married life was a profile - and that too of at least 100 words!


14 March 2008

Weekly Status Report





Déjà vu: The experience of feeling sure that one has witnessed or experienced a new situation previously (an individual feels as though an event has already happened or has repeated itself)