Collocations

Within the area of corpus linguistics, collocation is defined as a sequence of words or terms which coöccur more often than would be expected by chance.

Collocation comprises the restrictions on how words can be used together, for example which prepositions are used with particular verbs, or which verbs and nouns are used together. Collocations are examples of lexical units. Collocations should not be confused with idioms.

We can say highly sophisticated, and we can say extremely happy. Both adverbs have the same lexical functions, that is adding the degree, or magnifying the impact of the adjectives (sophisticated, happy), However, they are not interchangeable. Still, other adverbs can replace both highly and extremely, very is one of them.

(Text taken from wikipedia)

Please visit the site given below, and attempt the exercises to understand COLLOCATION better.

http://www.better-english.com/strongcoll.htm

VA 5, confusibles

Confusables

A confidant (noun) is someone in whom you confide; confident means bold and trusting.

The group had a hunch that Kate knew about Jack's secret plan, since she was Jack's confidant.

After trying the algorithm a dozen times we were confident that it was foolprrof.

A corps is a body of people acting together under common direction, especially troops; a corpse is a dead body.

Rival corps will compete with eachother for the best DEPARTMENT AWARD.

Don't move the corpse before you send for the police.

A council (noun) is an assembly, whose members are councilors; counsel is advice, and a counselor is either an adviser or a senior diplomat.

It is contended that the national council ought to have no concern with any object of internal administration.

Many students visit counsellors before they apply to various courses abroad.

A crevasse is a hole in ice; a crevice is any small fissure.

There were large crevasses in the ground, which indicated that there had been an earthquake.

Bob was looking eagerly spying on his neighbours through a crevice left in the imperfectly-drawn curtains of the bed.


Crochet is rather like knitting; a crotchet is a musical note

Mary can crochet beautifully, but he can't make a living for his family.

The crotchet needs to be read properly or else the sound produced can differ from the desired sound.

A curb is a restraint, and to curb is to restrain; the edge of a pavement is a curb or a kerb.

We were so exhausted that we sat down on the kerb that was no the main road.

In order to save, you must curb your spending.

A cygnet is a young swam, but a signet is a seal (used to make documents official), often set in a ring.

Here and there a cygnet spotted among the ducklings in the brown pond.

Wingrave's face never changed; but his fingers gripped the arms of his chair so that a signet ring he wore cut deep into his flesh.

Cyprus is an island, but a cypress is a tree.

VA 5 , roots

Root

Cide- which means killing

1. amicicide

Rare. 1. the murder of one friend by another.
2. the killer of a friend.

2. avicide

the killing of birds.

3. fratricide

1.the killing of one’s brother.
2. a person who has killed his brother. — fratricidal, adj.

4. fungicide

a substance that kills fungi or retards the growth of spores.

5. genocide

the killing of an entire people or of a very large number of a people. — genocidal, adj.

6. germicide

any substance for killing germs, especially bacteria. — germicidal, adj.

7. herbicide

a substance for killing unwanted plant growth.

8. homicide

1.a general term for murder; the killing of another human being.
2. the murderer of another. — homicidal, adj.

9. infanticide

1.the murder of infants.
2. a person who kills infants. — infanticidal, adj.

10. insecticide

a substance used for killing insects. — insecticidal, adj.

11. matricide

1. the killing of one’s mother.
2. a person who has killed his mother. — matricidal, adj.

12. microbicide

a substance that kills microbes.

13. miticide

a substance for killing mites. — miticidal, adj.

14. parricidism

1.the murder of a parent or close relative.
2. one who has killed a parent or close relative. — parricidal, adj.

15. patricide

1. the killing of one’s father.
2. a person who has killed his father. — patricidal, adj.

16. pesticide

any chemical substance used for killing pests, as insects, weeds, etc.

17. regicide

the murder of a king. — regicide, n. — regicidal, adj.

18. rodenticide

a substance that kills rodents.

19. sororicide

1.the killing of one’s sister.
2. a person who has killed his sister. — sororicidal, adj.

20. suicide

1. the killing of oneself.
2. one who has killed himself. — suicidal, adj.

21. tyrannicide

the killing of a tyrant.

22. uxoricide

the killing of one’s wife.
2. a person who has killed his wife. — uxoricidal, adj.

23. vaticide

the killing of a prophet. — vaticidal, adj.

More words relating to the act of killing with different roots.

24. decollation

1.the act of decapitation; beheading or being beheaded. — decoilator, n.

2. To separate the copies of (a multiple-copy computer printout, for example).

25. defenestration

the act of hurling from a window, especially people.

26. euthanasia

1. the act of putting to death without pain a person incurably ill or suffering great pain; mercy killing.
2. an easy, painless death. — euthanasic, adj.

27. felo-de-se

Felo de se, Latin for "felon of himself," is an archaic legal term meaning suicide

1.the act of suicide.
2. a person who commits suicide.

28. hecatomb

a sacrifice of one hundred oxen at one time, as in ancient Greece.
2. any slaughter on a large scale; a massacre.

29. holocaust

1.a burnt offering or sacrifice.
2. large-scale destruction by fire or other violent means.

30. homicidomania

a mania for murder.

31. immolation

he process of sacrificing, espeeially by flre. — n. immolator,

32. jugulation

the act of cutting a person’s throat.

33. lapidation

the process or act of pelting with stones, sometimes as a form of execution.

34. mactation

the act of killing something for the purpose of sacrifice.

35. occision

Obsolete, a killing or an act of killing.

36. scaphism

a punishment in old Persia, in which criminals were imprisoned in a log or hollow tree. The head, arms, and legs of a victim were left exposed and smeared with honey to attract insects.

37. suttee

1. the suicide of a Hindu widow by immolation on the funeral pyre of her husband.
2. a Hindu widow who died by suttee.

38. Aceldama

In the New Testament, a potter's field near Jerusalem purchased by the priests as a burial ground for strangers with the reward that Judas had received for betraying Jesus and had later returned to them.

genus, genesis-, -gen, -gene, -genesis, -genetic, -genic, -geny, -genous

(Latin: birth, beget; descent, origin, creation, inception, beginning, race, sort, kind, class)

1. Congenital

Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development.

2. Eugenics

The study of methods of improving the human race, esp. by selective breeding

3. Gender

the state of being male, female, or neuter

4. Genre

a kind or type of literary, musical, or artistic work

5. Indigenous

Originating in and naturally living, growing, or occurring in a region or country.

6. Genocide

The deliberate and systematic extermination of a racial or national group.

7. Heterogenous

Not arising within the body

8. Homogenous

having a similar structure because of common ancestry

Vocab assignment 4 , multiple meanings

and again look at everyday so called simple words with multiple meanings , In recent years in a lot of verbal tests the focus has shifted from big word vocabulary towards usage driven questions , in this post we list a few words with many many meanings with samples , the focus should be on understanding how the same word can be used in many ways depending on the context and intent.

todays words are , Attach , Fix, Move , change and shift

1. Attach

Verb

attached, attaching, attaches

1. To fasten, secure, or join:

Eg: - To listen to the music on your laptop you need to install Windows media player and also attach speakers to it.

2. To connect as an adjunct or associated condition or part:

Eg:- Many major issues are attached to this case.

3. To affix or append; add:

Eg :- I have mailed you the assignment along with the required attachments

Eg: - I have mailed you the assignment as an attachment.

4. To ascribe or assign:

Eg:- There is a lot of importance attached to this deal.

5. To bind by emotional ties, as of affection or loyalty:

Eg:- I am very attached to my family.

6. To assign (personnel) to a military unit on a temporary basis.

Eg:- Col. Rohan has been attached to the Maratha regiment in the absence of Col. Mehta.

7. Law To seize (persons or property) by legal writ.

Eg:- In the judgment passed yesterday the Supreme court has ordered CBI to attach all the Properties of Mr Mehta, a prime accused in the biggest Financial scam of the country.

8. To adhere, belong, or relate:

Eg:- Very little prestige attaches to this position.

2. Fix

Verb

Fixed, fixing, fixes

1.

a. To place securely; make stable or firm:

Eg:- In the competition Called “Tent in no Time” John’s team won because Mark fixed the tent poles in the ground in no time.

b. To secure to another; attach:

Eg:- Rahul was last seen fixing the notice to the board with tacks.

2.

a. To put into a stable or unalterable form:

Eg: - Martha tried very hard to fix the conversation in her memory.

b. To make (a chemical substance) nonvolatile or solid.

Eg:- Scientist these days are trying to find a way to fix the chemical called “mercury”, which is of upmost importance in their ‘new experiment’, supposed to be the one which will change Chemical Engineering forever

3. To direct steadily:

Eg:-After a near collision with the truck coming from the opposite direction Martha fixed her eyes on the road ahead.

4. To capture or hold:

Eg:- The man with the long beard fixed our attention.

5.

a. To set or place definitely; establish:

Eg:- After a lot of deliberations Rohan finally fixed his residence in a coastal village.

b. To determine with accuracy; ascertain:

Eg- After a lot of analysis of the findings from the recent excavations, the archeologists finally managed to fix the date of the ancient artifacts.

c. To agree on; arrange:

Eg:- I have already fixed the time for our meeting with officer.

6. To assign; attribute:

Eg:- There is no point in fixing the blame on each other.

7.

a. To correct or set right; adjust.

Eg:- It is high time we fix our old and antiquated system of accounting.

b. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:

Eg:- I have to go to the mechanic to fix my bike.

8. To make ready; prepare:

Eg:- Have you fixed the Guest room?

Eg:- Martha’s primary responsibility is to fix lunch for the kids

9. To influence the outcome or actions of by improper or unlawful means:

Eg:- The jury of the beauty contest was fixed.

10. To direct one's efforts or attention; concentrate:

Eg:- All the members of the team have fixed their eyes on the goal of becoming the no.1 team in the world.

11. To become stable or firm; harden:

Eg:- Fresh plaster will fix in a few hours.

12. To be on the verge of; to be making preparations for.Used in progressive tenses with the infinitive:

Eg:- We were fixing to leave without you..

Eg:- We are in the process of fixing a time for the Movie.

Noun

1. Something that repairs or restores; a solution:

Eg:- There is no easy fix for an intractable problem.

2. A clear determination or understanding:

Eg:- The briefing gave us a fix on the current situation.

3. Move

Verb

Moved, moving, moves

1. To change in position from one point to another:

Eg:- In order to avoid himself from being hit by the stone, Suraj moved away from the window.

2. To progress in sequence; go forward:

Eg:- A novel that moves slowly.

3. To follow a specified course:

Eg:- Earth moves around the sun.

4. To progress toward a particular state or condition:

Eg:- Due to his hard work Nishant is moving up in the company;

Eg:- In the last 5 seconds, Gregory moved into the lead.

5. To be disposed of by sale:

Eg:- Woolen clothes move slowly in the summer.

8. To change posture or position; stir:

Eg:- Nishant was afraid to move his sitting position because of the superstition that his movement will have adverse effects on the performance of the Indian Cricket team..

9. To be active in a particular environment:

Eg:- Mr Mehta’s movement in the diplomatic circles is quite noticeable.

Eg:- Mr Mehta is often seen moving around in diplomatic circles.

10. To stir the emotions:

Eg:- Prime Minister’s speech on the Independence day was quite moving.

11. To make a formal motion in parliamentary procedure:

Eg:- After a long day of a blames and accusations the Parliament moved for an adjournment at 6 pm in the evening.

12. To change the place or position of:

Eg:- After a lot of deliberations Neha finally moved her office to the southern part of the town.

13. To cause to go from one place to another:

Eg:- The security personnel moved the crowd away.

14. To change the course of:

Eg:- Rohan very smartly moved the discussion to other matters.

15. To dislodge from a fixed point of view, as by persuasion:

Eg:- "Speak to him, ladies, see if you can move him"

16. To prompt to an action; rouse:

Eg:- Anger moved her to speak out.

17. To excite or provoke to the expression of an emotion:

Eg:- The film moved me to tears

Noun

1. A particular manner of moving:

Eg:- She made some intricate moves on the dance floor.

2. An action taken to achieve an objective; a maneuver:

Eg:- The decision was taken as a move to halt the arms race.

Change

Verb ; changed, changing, changes

1

a. To cause to be different:

Eg:-You have misspelled the word, you need to change the spelling of a word..

b. To give a completely different form or appearance to; transform:

Eg:- Nishant has changed his look completely. And now sports a clean shaven look.

2. To give and receive reciprocally; interchange:

Eg:- Rahul and Nikhil have been told change places.

3. To exchange for or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category:

Eg:- UTI bank has changed its name to Axis Bank.

Eg:- I got my New Mobile phone changed yesterday as it had some faults in it.

4.

a. To lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; switch:

Eg:- They have to change their method of operation.

Eg:- The prime witness in the hit and run case seems to have changed sides by turning hostile.

b. To transfer from (one conveyance) to another:

Eg:-As there is no direct flight from Pune to Chandigarh, one has to change planes.

5. To give or receive the equivalent of (money) in lower denominations or in foreign currency.

Eg:- When I tendered Rs 500 note to the shopkeeper he requested me give him change.

6. To put a fresh covering on:

Eg:- I need to change and get ready for the party by 8 pm.

Noun

1. The act, process, or result of altering or modifying:

Eg:- As soon as Saili was told to study there was change in her facial expression.

2. The replacing of one thing for another; substitution:

Eg:- After a series of victories under their belt there is a drastic change of atmosphere in the INDIAN team’s dressing room.

Eg:- The recent buy out of the shares of the company by Tata, has results in change of ownership.

3. A transformation or transition from one state, condition, or phase to another:

Eg:- The advent of rains is a signal of the change of seasons from Summer to Monsoon.(doubt-grammar)

4. Something different; variety:

Eg:- Today I ate early for a change.

5. Coins:

Eg:- John had change jingling in his pocket.

5. Shift

Verb

Shifted, shifting, shifts

1. to change the position or direction of.

Eg:- We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around;

Eg:- The wind shifted to the west overnight. van rigting verander يُغَيِّر وَضْع أو مَكان премествам (се) přemístit se, obrátit se (k) flytte; skifte verschieben,umspringen αλλάζω θέση, μετακινώ, αλλάζω κατεύθυνση mover, desplazar nihutama, pöörama تغيير مكان دادن siirtää, kääntyä déplacer לְשָנוֹת כִּיווּן बदलना pomicati, premetati áthelyez; eltolódik mengubah posisi færa, flytja til spostare, spostarsi 移す ...의 위치를 바꾸다[]; 위치를 변경하다 keisti(s) pārvietot; pārvietoties mengalih van plaats (doen) veranderen skifte, flytte (på) przesuwać, przerzucać mudar a deplasa перемещать, менять направление premiestniť; obrátiť sa (na) premikati pomerati flytta [], skifta, ändra sig, slå om, växla เคลื่อนย้าย yerini değiştirmek, kımıldatmak 移動，轉變 переміщати(ся); пересувати(ся) منتقل ہونا یا کرنا đổi chỗ, di chuyển 移动，转变

2 to transfer

Eg:- She shifted the blame on to me. verskuif يَنْقُل، يُحَوِّل прехвърлям (се) přenést skyde abschieben μεταθέτω, μετατοπίζω traspasar, transferir lükkama انتقال دادن sysätä rejeter לְהַעֲבִיר दूसरे पर डालना prebaciti áttol mengalihkan koma yfir á, færa til spostare 転ずる (...에게) ...을 전가하다 perkelti pārcelt; (par vainu) nogrūst mengalihkan schuiven op (for)skyve, lesse over på przenosić transferir a transfera, a da (vina pe) перекладывать preniesť preložiti prebaciti skjuta (vältra) över เคลื่อนย้าย atmak, yüklemek 推委, 推託 скидати, звертати منتقل کرنا chuyển , giao 推委, 推托

3 to get rid of

Eg:- This detergent shifts stains.

4. To exchange (one thing) for another of the same class:

Eg:- Rohan and Nilay shifted assignments among the themselves.

5. To provide for one's own needs; get along:

Eg:- See me safe up: for my coming down, I can shift for myself

Noun

6. The working period

Eg:- Every alternate week I have night shift.

7. A change in direction:

Eg:- A shift in the wind has resulted in lot of hardships for the sailors.

8. A change in attitude, judgment, or emphasis.

Eg:- There has been a drastic shift in his thought process since he has come back from abroad.

9. a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

Eg:- There was arrangement of lunch for the morning shift.

Vocab assignment 3 , confusibles

Confusables

A beret is a hat; a berry is a fruit

This colorful, well-illustrated book moves crochet from something your grandmother created into the funky funky world of teens and tweens. It includes scarves, bracelets, bookmarks, pillows, belts, punk gloves, a purse, a beret, and even a mini-skirt.

A berth is for sleeping in; birth is being born.

The lamp alarms and frightens Jonah; as lying in his berth his tormented eyes roll round the place, and this thus far successful fugitive finds no refuge for his restless glance.

A CONTROVERSY prevailed among the beasts of the field as to which of the animals deserved the most credit for producing the greatest number of whelps (A child; a youth) at a birth.

beside is by the side of, or compared with; besides is as well as, or other than.

This proposal seems quite reasonable beside the others.

No one besides the owner could control the dog.

A bloc is a combination of parties, governments, or groups. Use block for all other meanings-

A boar is a male pig; a bore is a dull person or thing, or a tidal wave. The verb is bore.

Bogey is a golf score, bogey or bogy is a goblin, a cause of annoyance or harassment, a bogie is a wheeled truck.

A child is born; borne means carried, or given birth to: she has borne two sons.

A breach is a gap or a breaking, but breech for a gun or for breech birth.

A bridle is for horses; bridal concerns brides and weddings.

By is the adverb or preposition; bye is a term in cricket or golf, or is short for goodbye.

A caddie caries golf clubs; a caddy is a container of tea.

A cannon is a gun or a stroke in billiards; a canon is a clergyman, a law, or a term in music.

Canvas is cloth, canvass (v) means to examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize

A piece of coarse canvas screened the opening between the two rooms in place of the door.

The evidence had been repeatedly canvassed in American courts.

Carousal is noisy drinking party/celebration; a carousel is at an airport of luggage, or else it is a merry-go-round

In the mean time, Major Hartmann began to grow noisy and jocular; glass succeeded glass, and mug after mug was introduced, until the carousal had run deep into the night, or rather morning

A censer (noun) contains incense; a censor (noun) examines books, films, etc. before public release; to censure (noun & verb) is to disapprove.

Chord is for music, mathematics, and engineering; cord is any kind of string, including such anatomical ’strings’ as the spinal cord and vocal cords.

Complaisant means politely acquiescent; complacent is self-satisfied

A complement makes something complete; to compliment is to praise

Vocab Assignment 3, Roots

pan-, panto-, pant-

(Greek: all, every, entire)

panacea

A cure-all; a remedy claimed to be a curative of all diseases.

pananxiety

Mass hysteria.

panegyric

A formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment.

panendoscope

A cystoscope that gives a wide (over all) view of the bladder.

panentheism

1. A philosophy founded on the notion that all things are in God.

2. A notion that “God is all reality, but not all reality is God”.

panentheist

A person who believes that all things are in God.

panic

Etymologically, "terror caused by the god Pan". The ancient Greeks believed that he lurked in lonely spots, and would frighten people by suddenly appearing or by making noises. English acquired the word via French panique and modern Latin panicus from Greek panikos, "of Pan".

panophobia, panphobia, pantophobia, pamphobia

An irrational fear of a nonspecific fear; a fear of everything; a state of general unexplained anxiety.

panmnesia

The belief that all mental impressions remain in the memory.

panorama, panoramic, panoramically

An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area; a 360 degree view: an unobstructed view extending in all directions, especially of a landscape.

panpathy

A feeling common to all or everyone.

pantaphobia

Lacking fear, having no fear; an abnormal fearlessness.

Pantaphobia can be a dangerous condition in which there is absolutely no fear of anything; broken down as panto- (all, every) and a- (no, not) + phobia (fear). It can lead to a careless life style resulting in a shorter span of existence.

The antonyms (opposites) of pantaphobia, or terms that indicate an excessive or abnormal fear of everything, include such words as: panphobia, panophobia, and pantophobia.

pantheism

1. The belief that God and the material world are one and the same thing and that God is present in everything.

2. The belief in and worship of all or many deities.

pantheist

One who believes that God is present in everything or one who believes in many gods.

pantheon

A circular temple in Rome that was completed in 27 B.C. and dedicated to all the deities of the world, but which has been used as a Roman Catholic church since A.D. 609.

Pantherine

panther like (trivia - harry potter movie - team name slitherine - snake like)

1. Resembling a panther, spotted like a panther; of, belonging to, or characteristic of a panther.

2. Applied to a fierce or savage man.

pantograph

an instrument for copying drawings or maps to any scale

pantomime

1. Some one who acts without speaking but who simply uses gestures and expressions.

2. A performance using gestures and body movements without words.

omni-, omn-

(Latin: all, every)

ante omnia

Before all things.

co-omnipotence

Joint command; jointly all-powerful.

omnibus

a collection of works by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprinted in one volume

Omnicide (extension of topic - also read eschatology)

The total extinction of the human species as a result of human action. Most commonly it refers to human extinction through nuclear warfare, but it can also refer to such extinction through other means such as global anthropogenic ecological catastrophe.

omnifarious

Of all varieties, forms, or kinds

Eg. "He experienced emotions quite omnifarious, from joy to anger to frustration."

omnigraph

A device for converting Morse Code signals that are punched on a tape into audio signals, used in the training of telegraph operators.

omnilingual

Speaking or understanding all languages.

omnipotent

All powerful, almighty.(omnipotence - state of having unlimited power)

omniscience

The fact, state, or quality of having infinite knowledge.

Omnivores

Animals, including humans, which eat all kinds of plants and animals in combination or separately.

Trivia -

Latin phrases - Tempus omnia revelat - Time reveals everything.

Latin phrases - Veritas omnia vincet - Truth conquers all things.

Latin phrases - Vincit omnia veritas - Truth conquers everything.

Latin phrases - Sal sapit omnia - Salt seasons everything.

fix-

(Latin: fasten; to attach; from fixus, past participle of figere)

affix, affixing, affixed

To fasten, join, or attach (usually followed by to): "He wanted to affix stamps to the envelope."

crucifix

1. An image or figure of Jesus on the cross.

2. A cross viewed as a symbol of Jesus' crucifixion.

fix, fixing, fixed

1. To place securely; to make stable or firm.

2. To secure to another; to attach.

3. To repair; to mend.

4. To put in order or in good condition; to adjust or to arrange.

5. To make firm or stable.

6. To place definitely and more or less permanently.

7. To settle definitely; to determine; such as, to fix a price.

fixate

To pay attention to exclusively and obsessively.

fixable

1. That which may be fixed, established, or rendered firm.

2. Capable of being made ready for service.

medifixed

A reference to an anther or other plant part; attached by the middle.

postfix

To add a letter or group of letters to the end of a word; a suffix.

prefix

To put or attach something before or in front of.

refix

To fix again or to renew the establishment of something.

transfix

To render motionless, as with terror, amazement, or awe.

unfix

To loosen or to detach something.

sec-, seg-, -sect, -section, -sectional

(Latin: to cut)

bisect

To bisect is to cut into two parts.

longisect

To bisect lengthwise and horizontally.

multisect

Divided into many similar segments

Section

a part cut off or separated from the main body of something

Sect

1. a subdivision of a larger religious or political group

2. a group of people with a common interest

Sector

a part or subdivision, esp. of a society or an economy

transect

cut across

trisect

To divide or cut into three parts; especially, into three equal parts.

vivisect

To perform operations on living animals that involve cutting into their bodies in order to gain knowledge of pathological or physiological processes.

hooch

"The Lok Sabha was adjourned during zero hour on Monday when Congress members from Gujarat disrupted proceedings over the Gujarat hooch tragedy"

Hooch : Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or bootleg liquor
.
which leads to today's root

Lic-Licit : permit or allow
from the latin Licere which means to permit following is the list of words

1. License: Freedom to act ; permit
James bond has the license to kill .
License raj is a blot in indian economic history and should be quickly forgotten.

and some variations

Licensed :authorized
Licensee: the one to whom a license is granted
Licenser: the one who grants the license

Licensure: the granting of license
Licentiate : one who is licensed to practice a profession

2. Licentious: taking liberties , disregarding rules especially in morals also promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.

and then he got into the company of a more refined, licentious sort of people, and taking to all their wanton ways rushed into the opposite extreme from an abhorrence of his father's meanness.

Immoral, licentious, anarchical, unscientific -- call them by what names you will -- yet, from an aesthetic point of view, those ancient days of the Colour Revolt were the glorious childhood of Art in Flatland -- a childhood, alas, that never ripened into manhood, nor even reached the blossom of youth.

3. licit/Illicit : legal/ illegal

the hooch deaths in gujarat once again pointed towards the need to curtail this sorry trade of illicit alcohol.