Daily English Vocabulary 27-May-2016

Daily English Vocabulary For SSCCGL, IBPS & Other exam

27-May-2016 English Vocabulary

1. Sprightly [adj]
• Lively, spry, energetic, active, उत्साहयुक्त, आनंदपूर्ण, खुशमिजाज
• When he returned he was accompanied by a sprightly young girl
2. Shirk [n,v]
• Evade, dodge, avoid, get out of, बचना, काम चोर
• He shirks his duties.
3. Necropolis [n]
• A cemetery, especially a large one belonging to an ancient city, क़ब्रिस्तान, श्मशान
• Absolute silence reigned in the whole necropolis.
4. To be in abeyance [idiom]
• In suspense, असमंजस, दुविधा
• He is in abeyance.
5. A lady man [idiom]
• A lover of women company
6. Rule the roost [idiom]
• To become popular, मुखिया होना
• In almost every party, my friends tries to rule the roost.
7. Hysteria [n]
• Exaggerated, uncontrollable emotion, excitement, वातोन्माद
• The anti-Semitic hysteria of the 1890s.
8. Cenotaph [n]
• A monument to someone buried elsewhere, especially one commemorating people who died in a war, स्मारक
• The war memorial in Whitehall, London, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and erected in 1919–20.
9. Excursion [n]
• A short journey or trip, especially one taken as a leisure activity.
• An excursion to London Zoo.
10. Abhorrent [adj]
• Detestable, detested, hateful, hated, घृणित
• Racism was abhorrent to us all.

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