PERDURABLE

perdurable: extremely durable; continuing long; lasting


Example: “Birdland” begins with a mesmerizing and heartbreaking monologue, inspired by Peter Reich’s Book of Dreams, of a young boy at his father’s funeral, awaiting his—Wilhelm Reich’s—return for him in a UFO. “Land” is Chris Kenner’s perdurable “Land of 1000 Dances” bracketed by the story of Johnny—essentially William Burroughs’s Johnny in The Wild Boys: sex object and all-American Kilroy—and his delirious visions of horses turning into waves turning into horses. [Reference: The Mother Courage of Rock, FEBRUARY 9, 2012, Luc Sante]

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]

MACHETE

machete: a large heavy cleaver-like knife used for agricultural purposes; e.g. cutting sugarcane and underbrush, and as a weapon

Machete

FOPPISH

foppish: affecting very elegance in dress and manner; to dress to resemble a dandy; behaving in the manner of a fop

Example: Asked what made Carmichael popular on screen, Mr Durden-Smith, 76, said: "He had a twinkle in his eye, a wonderful sense of humour, he was marvellously foppish in a theatrical way. You used to wonder what he would say next." [Reference: BBC News: Actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89]

TURN IN

turn in:

- to deliver (Example: The police officer was ordered to turn in his badge after he was caught taking a bribe.)

- to give over

- (Informal) to go to bed (Example: He turned in at half past ten because he has an early start tomorrow morning.

SPECIATION

speciation: the evolutionary process by which new biological species arise