Sunday, June 23, 2013

Antiprotean

Meaning: One who never tires of doing the same thing, again and again.
Pronunciation: Ant-tea-pro-tea-un.
Usage: An antiprotean approach of sticking to the same line and length yielded huge dividends to Glenn McGrath.
Root: Antiprotean is the antonym of protean (meaning versatile).

Friday, June 07, 2013

Blockbluster

Meaning: Proclaiming a movie as a blockbuster even before it becomes one.
Pronunciation: Block-bluster.
Usage:  'Vetri nadai podugiradhu' kinda blockbluster is a sure sign that a movie isn't faring too well.
Root: Self explanatory.