Vocab : Sep 2013

Ultracrepidarian

• beyond the limit

Resuscitate

• to revive or raise

Anguished

•  extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering
• मनोवेदना से भरा

Deferred

• to delay something until a later time
• टालना

Envy

•  to wish that you had something that another person has
• ईर्ष्या करना

Nonchalant

• behaving in a calm manner, often in a way that suggests you are not interestedor do not care:
• उदासीन

Aug 2013

Delude 

•  to make someone believe something that is not true.
• धोखा देना
• Mislead,Myth,Lie,Bad faith

Hector

•  to talk and behave towards someone in a loud and unpleasantly forceful way,especially in order to get them to act or think as you want them to.
• धमकाना
• Drone on ,Croak,Grunt

Embargo

• an order to temporarily stop something, especially trading or giving information
• व्यापार-प्रतिरोध लगाना

Contentious

• involving or likely to cause controversy
• विवादपूर्ण
• combative,disputative

Binge

• an occasion when an activity is done in an extreme way, especially eating,drinking, or spending money
• रंगरलियाँ मनाना
• orgy , splurge ,gorge , glut

Ultra Vires

• beyond the legal power or authority of the person performing an action
• अधिकारातीत

Vociferously

• express opinion loudly and repeatedly
• शोर सहित

Extirpate

• eradicate , remove

Sabbatical

• interval from normal work,leave

Seemly

• appropriate , proper , suitable

Surly

• bad-tempered, rude

Shrew

• bad-tempered woman

Sadistic 

• inclined to cruelty , tendency to derive pleasure from cruelty

Sagacious

• wise , sound judgement

Facile

• effortless ,done with great ease

Mirth

• gladness, happiness

Hegemony

• predominant influence

Quack

• untrained person who pretends to be physician

Abashed

• ashamed , uneasy

Idioms-July

SLUG IT OUT

• If two people slug it out, they fight or argue violently until one of them wins.
• जीत होने तक लड़ना