Draconian et. al.

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Some intesting words I came across in an article  at Fortune Mag and defined by www.freedictionary.com,  www.merriam-webster.com and dictionary.reference.com. I own up to the examples. 🙂

1.  Draconian –  very harsh or severe as in He is serving a draconian punishment for just a petty offense.

2. Surfeit – intemperate or immoderate indulgence, disgust caused by excess as in He was surfeit of arrogance that people get annoyed by his presence.

3. Middling – Of medium size, position, quality or mediocre as in  Last year’s merit increases for rank and file were middling vis-a-vis two (2) years ago.

4. Annals – A record of events arranged in yearly sequence; historical events generally as in The team’s sweep of its games this season will surely go into the annals of sports history.

5. Denigrate – To belittle as in Among my New year’s Resolutions include not to denigrate people and their accomplishments.

6.  Grouse – Persistent complaint, also a kind of chicken or fowl- but let us steer clear of fauna.  No one likes a grouse.

7. Hubris – Arrogance as in His hubris was the apparent cause of his destruction.

 

From Geoff Calvin

From Geoff Calvin’s article on IBM’s CEO Sam Palmisano published in Fortune Mag, December 12, 2011 issue.

1.  “Best business leaders can bat from either side of the plate. ”   referring to leaders’ ability to use  their left and right brains adeptly.

2.  “The most valuable learning is delivered not by a teacher but by the world. ”

3.  “Much of the pay-off from leadership development is far down the road.”