Daily English Vocabulary 15-May-2016

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15-May-2016 English Vocabulary

1. Flank [v]
• Be on each or on one side of, guard, strengthen, बीच में
• The leader was flanked by his security staff.
2. Motley [adj,n]
• Miscellaneous, disparate, diverse, multicoloured, many-coloured, मिश्रित, रंग बिरंगा
• A motley collection of old clothes.
3. Put/Throw a spanner in the works [idm]
• To do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding, समस्या पैदा करना
• China has thrown a spanner in the works for India.
4. Set to [phrv]
• Begin doing something vigorously, जोश से लड़ाई या विवाद आरंभ करना,  हाथापाई करने लगना
• Indian-American feminist set to make electoral history.
5. Parable [n]
• A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, नीतिकथा
• The parable of Kisa Gotami and the mustard seeds.
6. Inevitably [adv]
• Certain to happen, necessarily, अनिवार्य रूप से
• she realised that death came inevitably to every home.
7. Oncology [n]
• The study of cancer, the study and treatment of tumours, अर्बुदविज्ञान
• She was formerly the head of Esophageal oncology.
8. Lurch [v,n]
• Stagger, stumble, sway, an abrupt uncontrolled movement, leave in trouble, let down, झटका
• I felt my stomach lurch when I saw this image.
9. Fistfuls [n]
• The amount that can be held in the hand, मुठ्ठी भर
• She threw a fistful of dirt on him during their fight.
10. Exemption [n]
• Exclusion, freedom, release, मुक्ति, छुटकारा, छूट
• Several Western countries also were opposed to the exemption.

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