Daily English Vocabulary 13-July-2016

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13-July-2016 English Vocabulary

1. Hit the nail on the head [idiom]

• Do something exactly right, find exactly the right answer, बहुत सटीकता से
• Mike hit the nail on the head when he said most people can use a computer without knowing how it works.

2. Ameliorate [v]

• Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better, सुधारना
• The army has been called to ameliorate the city situation.

3. Palliate [v]

• Alleviate, ease, relieve, soothe, camouflage, hide, कम करना, घटाना, परदा डालना
• Treatment works by palliating symptoms.

4. Pester [v]

• Badger, hound, annoy, bother, harass, तंग करना, सताना
• The cows were continually pestered by flies.

5. Pique [v,n]

• Irritation, annoyance, bother, stimulate, arouse, चुटकी लेना, पैदा करना, मनमुटाव, चिढ़
• she was piqued by his curtness.

6. Camouflage [n,v]

• Disguise, concealment, protective colouring, smokescreen, cover-up, hide, छुप जाना, छद्मावरण से छिपाना
• Seahorses change their color according to the colour of the environment and camouflage themselves.

7. Lugubrious [adj]

• Mournful, gloomy, sad, unhappy, doleful, शोकाकुल, उदास
• His face looked even more lugubrious than usual.

8. Exuberance [n]

• Ebullience, buoyancy, exhilaration, excitement, उल्लास, अधिकता
• A sense of youthful exuberance.

9. Hindsight [n]

• Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed, पश्च दृष्टि, बाद में समझ आना
• Hindsight is always better than foresight.

10. Omen [n]

• Portent, sign, signal, token, forewarning, सगुन, लक्षण
• The raven seemed a bird of evil omen.

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