Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Word and Thought for the day

FOIST To force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably
Ex: To foist inferior merchandise on a customer
to bring, put or introduce surreptitiously or fraudulently
Ex: To foist political views into a news story.
Ex:They had extra work foisted on them because they couldn't say no to the boss.
Ex: They foisted unfair provisions into the contract

Dissemble To disguise or conceal, to mislead
Ex: Her coy attempt to dissemble her plagiarism were completely transparent, no one believed her.
Ex: Dissembling on your grad school application is an absolute no no
Ex: How to dissemble the new I-Pod touch


Thought for the day



The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. - William Arthur Ward

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