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February 19&20, 2005 skip The verb skip often means to move along by taking a series of jumps from one foot to another. But skip also means to not do something, particularly something you would normally do. Second seed Coria had opted to skip his favoured claycourt events in South America this month to develop his all-court game, but the move did not pay off. He sometimes skips his own medication to make sure they have enough money to pay for his wife's. Her mother ran a makeshift movie theatre in a nearby barn and would often allow Winona to skip school to watch movies. I swung along to bold music, skipping under arched arms and spinning somewhat dizzily. February 18, 2005 consummate (KON sa meit) The verb consummate means to make a marriage or a relationship complete by having sex. Consummate can also mean to complete an agreement. The noun form is consummation (kon sa MAY shun). Uniformed and plainclothes police searched motels around the city for minors looking to consummate their affection yesterday. The defence said Ms Ibrahim's marriage was not consummated, so she could not be guilty of adultery. In Spain, El Pais observes that the No from the Greek Cypriots "pronounces a death sentence" on Kofi Annan's peace plan and "consummates the entry into the EU of a country divided by barbed wire and patrolled by blue berets". The support of banks, and major investors including France Telecom, will allow the firm to progress a restructuring set for "final consummation" by the end of September, Mr Knapp said. February 17, 2005 slog The noun slog refers to a task that is difficult and tiring, one that requires a lot of effort. The verb form is also slog and it means to work hard and steadily to accomplish something. The UN says that fighting against climate change will be a long, hard slog. Learning a foreign language requires a lot of mental effort and slog. Some people slog away and don't get any improvement." The two championship contenders slog it out today at Leicester. February 16, 2005 protrude (pra TREWD) The verb protrude means to stick out of something. His leg had been broken in the fall and the bare bone was protruding. Depending on the tides and wind, up to five metres of the sunken vessel protrudes from the water. One by one, their three heads protruded from the window. Some yellow stuffing protruded from a slit in the seat back. February 15, 2005 presence of mind The phrase presence of mind refers to the ability to stay calm and react quickly in a difficult or dangerous situation. After hitting the ground, he was in severe pain, could hardly move, and had no idea where he was, but still had the presence of mind to use his cellphone to call for help. Showing remarkable presence of mind, he reached down to see if his legs were still intact. Investigators noted that Sweeney even had the presence of mind to relay the exact seat numbers of the four suspects. As the tornado approached, Duke still had the presence of mind to call his news director. February 14, 2005 zoom The verb zoom means to move very quickly. An outcast star is zooming out of the Milky Way, the first ever seen escaping the galaxy, astronomers reported yesterday. Endeavor hooked up with Alpha as the spacecraft zoomed more than 230 miles above Central Asia. As American helicopters zoomed in, Iraqi militiamen called ahead using mobile phones. For a while he was caught behind a truckload of smelly chickens and he zoomed around them as quickly as he could. Click here to see our words in the news for the previous week. Return to our home page |© The Post Publishing Public Co., Ltd. All rights reserved 2005 | Last modified: February 17, 2005