3 October,2014

imagery

noun

1. 1.

   visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

   "Tennyson uses imagery to create a lyrical emotion"
2. 2.

   visual images collectively.

   "the impact of computer-generated imagery on contemporary art"

2 October,2014

accord

verb

1. 1.

   give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition).

   "the powers accorded to the head of state"

   synonyms:

   give, grant, tender, present, award,
2. 2.

   (of a concept or fact) be harmonious or consistent with.

   "his views accorded well with those of Merivale"

   synonyms:

   correspond, agree, tally, match up, concur, coincide, be in agreement,be consistent, equate, harmonize, be in harmony, be compatible, be consonant, be congruous, be in tune, dovetail, correlate

noun

1. 1.

   an official agreement or treaty.

   "opposition groups refused to sign the accord"

   synonyms:

   pact, treaty, agreement, settlement, deal, entente, "the two countries were about to sign an economic cooperation accord"

1 October,2014

hitherto

adverb

1. until now or until the point in time under discussion.

   "hitherto part of French West Africa, Benin achieved independence in 1960"

   synonyms:

   previously, formerly, earlier, so far, thus far, before, beforehand, to date

30 September, 2014

moot

adjective

1. 1.

   subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty.

   "whether the temperature rise was mainly due to the greenhouse effect was a moot point"

   synonyms:

   debatable, open to debate, open to discussion, arguable, questionable,at issue, open to question

verb

1. 1.

   raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility).

   "the scheme was first mooted last October"

   synonyms:

   raise, bring up, broach, mention, put forward, introduce, advance

noun

1. 1.

   historical

   an assembly held for debate, especially in Anglo-Saxon and medieval times.
2. 2.

   LAW

   a mock judicial proceeding set up to examine a hypothetical case as an academic exercise.

   "the object of a moot is to provide practice in developing an argument"

29 September, 2014

condone

verb

1. accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive).

   "the college cannot condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs"

   synonyms:

   deliberately ignore, not take into consideration, disregard, take no notice of, take no account of, make allowances for, let pass, turn a blind eye to,, wink at, blink at, connive at;

28 September,2014

cockamamie

adjective NORTH AMERICAN

      ridiculous; implausible.

1. "a cockamamie theory"