Daily English Vocabulary 25-May-2016

English Vocabulary For CGL, IBPS & Other exam

25-May-2016 English Vocabulary

1. Siesta [n]
• Afternoon sleep, nap, catnap, doze, दुपहरी आराम
• She went to rest room to have a Siesta.
2. Ephemeral [adj,n]
• [adj] transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, अल्पकालिक,  क्षणभंगुर
• [n] an ephemeral plant
• Fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old.
3. Putrid [adj]
• Rotting, rotten, bad, off, very unpleasant, सड़ा हुआ, दुर्गन्धित, भ्रष्ट
• Putrid decomposition.
4. Tenacious [adj]
• Firm, tight, fast, retentive, good, persistent, pertinacious, determined, dogged, single-minded, दृढ़, संलग्नशील, अटल
• Sameera was tenacious in doing the penance.
5. Go places [idiom]
• Be successful, मैदान मारना
• Anil's ambitious plans indicated that he would go places in life.
6. Get in someone hair [idiom]
• Bother & make someone very angry
• I know that the children get in your hair, but you should try not to let it upset you.
7. Hushed up [phrv]
• Suppressed, दबा दिया
• The scandal involving a high official was hushed up by the authorities.
8. A sitting duck [idiom]
• In a vulnerable position, a person or thing with no protection against an attack, वह आदमी जिस पर आक्रमण करना बहुत आसान हो
• The soldier on duty at the border is a sitting duck.
9. Lay into [phrv]
• Attack, assail, hit, strike, वार करना
• He knocked me to the ground and began laying into me with his feet.
10. Anecdote [n]
• A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person, छोटी सी कहानी, किस्सा
• I love to read anecdotes published in `Readers Digest`.
11. Plaintiff [n]
• A person who brings a case against another in a court of law, अर्जीदार
• The plaintiff commenced an action for damages.
12. Canister [n]
• A round or cylindrical container used for storing such things as food, chemicals, or rolls of film, कनस्तर
• Riot police fired tear-gas canisters into the crowd.

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