BILLET

billet:

noun:

1. an official order directing that a soldier or a member of a military force be provided with lodging

2. a section of a log; especially one cut for fuel

verb:

1- to provide lodging

2- to obtain lodging

3- to direct a soldier by order where to lodge; to serve with a written order to provide lodging for a military force

HOMOLOGATE

homologate:

1- to approve; to confirm officially

2- to recognize a type of car or a car component as in making it eligible for a motor race

Example: However, according to him, the matter has not been finalised yet and a lot of engineering works needs to be done for this. “We need to do make technical changes to meet our needs. We need to homologate our cars again to be launched with any Fiat engine in India," he said. [Reference: business-standard.com, Maruti not to commit further investment in engines]

QUIDNUNC

quidnunc: busybody; yenta; one who is curious to know all the latest news, gossip, or everything that passes

Example: He insulted the persistent journalist by calling her a quidnunc.

NEBULIZE

nebulize:

1- to convert a liquid to a fine spray

2- to treat with a medicated spray

3- to become vague or indistinct

Example: As a Senior Vice President of Sales at Sepracor, Inc., Mr. Graff built and scaled a fully integrated specialty sales organization from inception as part of the launch of Xopenex®, a nebulized respiratory product that eventually achieved annual sales in excess of $550 million. [Reference: MAP Pharmaceuticals Appoints Frederick H. Graff Vice President, Commercial Operations]