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Definitions by uttam maharjan

longlist 

a list of candidates yet to be shortlisted.
He did not even make it to the longlist, let alone the shortlist.
longlist by uttam maharjan October 21, 2010

face-fallen 

After failing to win first prize, the boy came home face-fallen.
face-fallen by uttam maharjan October 21, 2010

bonafidarian 

a person who is a bona fide student, member, etc.
We are all bonafidarians.
bonafidarian by uttam maharjan October 21, 2010

camophyte 

a CAM plant (a plant that depends on the crassulacean acid metabolism to adapt itself to xeric conditions).
Camophytes show some xerophytic features.
camophyte by uttam maharjan October 21, 2010

malafidarian 

one who has ill intentions; one who acts in bad faith.
It is a good thing that the malafidarian was chucked out of the party.
malafidarian by uttam maharjan October 21, 2010
I cannot bear with that bear. She has such bearish behaviour.
bear by uttam maharjan October 15, 2010

paraknowledge 

knowledge of something that is beyond the ken of ordinary people.
Albert Einstein had paraknowledge.
paraknowledge by uttam maharjan October 15, 2010