Daily English Vocabulary 29-May-2016

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29-May-2016 English Vocabulary

1. Envoy [n]
• Representative, delegate, deputy, ambassador, emissary, diplomat, राज-दूत, प्रतिनिधि
• The UN envoy met the warring groups.
2. Rebuff [v,n]
• Reject, turn down, spurn, refuse, decline, दो टूक जवाब, रोकना, पराजय
• His advances were rebuffed by the girl.
3. Intriguing [adj,v]
• Interest, be of interest to, fascinate, plot, hatch a plot, conspire, दिलचस्प, साज़िश, गुप्त प्रेम संबंध, लुभावना
• I was intrigued by your question.
4. Surmise [v,n]
• Guess, conjecture, suspect, deduce, शंका, अनुमान
• This is a pure surmise on my part.
5. Acrimonious [adj]
• Bitter, rancorous, caustic, acerbic, scathing, उग्र, रूखा, चिड़चिड़ापन, कटु, तीखा
• She passed some acrimonious remark on her.
6. Stall [v]
• Obstruct, impede, interfere with, hinder, अवरुद्ध
• His car stalled at the crossroads.
7. Sectarianism [n]
• Excessive devotion to a particular sect, especially in religion, सांप्रदायिकता
• The Indian Constitution prohibits sectarianism and discrimination in any religion.
8. Dearth [n]
• Lack, scarcity, scarceness, shortage, shortfall, कमी, दुर्लभता, अकाल
• There is a dearth of evidence.
9. Pragmatic [adj]
• Dealing with things sensibly and realistically, व्यावहारिक, तथ्यात्मक
• Scientists apply pragmatic solution to the problem.
10. Lull [v,n]
• [v] soothe, quiet, assuage, allay, ease, abate, die down, subside, शांत करना, सुलाना
• [n] pause, respite, interval, break, hiatus, suspension, मंदी, ठहराव
• The fighting lulled for a moment.
11. Beat about the bush [idiom]
• To talk in a round about manner, घुमा फिराकर बात करना
• We should always come to the point & should not beat about the bush.
12. Bring to book [idiom]
• To Punish, to call to account, दण्डित करना
• The manager was bought to book for his negligence.
13. Philately [n]
• The collection and study of postage stamps, टिकट संग्रह
• Philately is my hobby.
14. Aesthetics [n]
• The philosophy of fine art, सौंदर्य शास्त्र
• Traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value.
15. Bear away [phrv]
• Win, जीतना
• Suhani bore away the first prize in dance competition.

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