by Wordpandit | Aug 5, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Propensity • An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way. Usage: His propensity for violence. 2. Petard • A small bomb made of a metal or wooden box filled with powder, used to blast down a door or to make a hole in a wall. Usage: But, with any...
by Wordpandit | Aug 5, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Concur • Be of the same opinion or agree Usage: People pretend to concur with their seniors in order to be in their good books. Synonyms: Accord 2. Sterile • Lacking in imagination Usage: The movie we watched last weekend was sterile. Synonyms: pointless,...
by Wordpandit | Aug 1, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Phraseology • Phraseology is the study of set or fixed expressions, such as idioms, phrasal verbs, and other types of multi-word lexical units, in which the component parts of the expression take on a meaning more specific than or otherwise not predictable from the...
by Wordpandit | Aug 1, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Snag • An unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback. Usage: there’s one small snag. • Catch or obtain Usage: So far, two ice cream manufacturers have managed to snag the official license for low-carb super-premium ice cream products. 2. Usurper • A usurper is...
by Wordpandit | Aug 1, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Knee-jerk • Of a response automatic and unthinking. Usage: A knee-jerk reaction of the semi-final loss was the public going out of hand in the stadiums. 2. Expeditiously • With speed and efficiency. Usage: The detectives will move expeditiously to reach a...
by Wordpandit | Aug 1, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Touchstone • A standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized. Usage: They tend to regard English grammar as the touchstone of all language performance. Synonyms: criterion, standard, yardstick, benchmark, barometer, litmus test. 2. Stout • Fat or...