Daily English Vocabulary 21-July-2016

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21-July-2016 English Vocabulary

1. Persecute [v]

• Oppress, abuse, victimize, harass, hound, सताना, ज़ुल्म करना
• Her followers were persecuted by the authorities.

2. Perpetrate [v]

• Carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action), पाप या दोष करना
• No one could explain how a calm and balanced person like him could perpetrate such a mindless act on his friends.

3. Synthesis [n]

• Combination, union, amalgam, blend, संश्लेषण, संयोग, कृत्रिम रचना
• The synthesis of intellect and emotion in his work.

4. Iniquity [n]

• Wickedness, sinfulness, immorality, impropriety, अधर्म, अनैतिकता
• A den of iniquity.

5. Apostasy [n]

• The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle, स्वधर्म त्याग
• The execution of their leader for apostasy brought widespread criticism.

6. Piquant [adj]

• Spicy, tangy, spiced, peppery, intriguing, stimulating, चटपटा, तीखा, मसालेदार, दिलचस्प
• The teacher heard a piquant bit of gossip in the class room.

7. Sow dragon’s teeth [idiom]

• Make a bad situation worse

8. Make mincemeat of [idiom]

• To defeat or destroy completely, परास्त करना
• A hostile Public Prosecutor would make mincemeat of her.

9. Colonnade [n]

• A row of evenly spaced columns supporting a roof, an entablature, or arches, समानांतर स्तंभ-पंक्ति

10. Phlegmatic [adj]

• Without emotion or interest, निरुत्साह
• The phlegmatic British character.

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