Tuesday, 24 June 2014

June 24 - Sahil

1. makeshift: improvise

I invariably used the side of my college-id as a makeshift ruler, keeping the lines straight.

2. patent: obvious (secondary meaning)

His resume claimed that he held a patent, which was a patent lie.

3. patronizing: looks down, condescending
I now had more money than I had ever had before, and I began patronizing secondhand bookstores.

4.outstrip: defeat, surpass
No matter what they do, a competitive person always strives to outstrip others 

5. paradigm 
paradigm is a way of looking at something.







2 comments:

  1. Sahil makeshift means improvise= to work with whatever is available
    Improvise has a secondary meaning. See meaning 3

    im·pro·vise (mpr-vz)
    v. im·pro·vised, im·pro·vis·ing, im·pro·vis·es
    v.tr.
    1. To invent, compose, or perform with little or no preparation.
    2. To play or sing (music) extemporaneously, especially by inventing variations on a melody or creating new melodies in accordance with a set progression of chords.
    3. To make or provide from available materials: improvised a dinner from what I found in the refrigerator.
    v.intr.

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  2. he had a patent which was patent lie .. goood one

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