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Frage		Antworten
arrogant Lernen beginnen		irritating
ascertained Lernen beginnen		determined
farcial Lernen beginnen		ridiculous
mooted Lernen beginnen		suggested
apprehended Lernen beginnen		arrested
unruly Lernen beginnen		disobedient
plunged Lernen beginnen		jumped
soaring the cost of living is soaring Lernen beginnen		rising
rife Lernen beginnen		widespread
disguise Lernen beginnen		mask
impending Lernen beginnen		awaiting
beau Lernen beginnen		boy friend
nuptials Lernen beginnen		weddings
trousseau Lernen beginnen		bridal goods
zoonosis Lernen beginnen		a disease which can be transmitted to humans from animals
encephalitis/ encephalaitis Lernen beginnen		inflammation of the brain caused by infection
efficacy Lernen beginnen		the ability to produce a desired result
succumb Lernen beginnen		fail to resist pressure, to die or suffer badly from an illness
toll Lernen beginnen		the number of deaths or casualities
altercation Lernen beginnen		noisy argument especially in public
thrashed Lernen beginnen		beat repeatedly with a stick
clutch Lernen beginnen		grasp tightly
assault Lernen beginnen		physical attack
allegedly he allegedly came home before curfew last night Lernen beginnen		supposedly but no proof
detained Lernen beginnen		kept in official custody
blandishment Lernen beginnen		a flattering or pleasing statement or action used as a means of gently persuading someone to do something
woo Lernen beginnen		seek the support of
condemn Lernen beginnen		express complete disapproval
hung Lernen beginnen		having no political party with an overall majority
purported Lernen beginnen		do something, especially falsely
ascribe Lernen beginnen		give the credit for
ascension Lernen beginnen		the action of rising to an important position
nixing Lernen beginnen		cancel or put an end to
catastrophe Lernen beginnen		disaster
oeuvre/ ovra Lernen beginnen		composer
infused Lernen beginnen		filled
renowned Lernen beginnen		famous
excelled Lernen beginnen		perform exceptionally well
tumultuous/ tyumalchuous Lernen beginnen		loud
anthologies Lernen beginnen		a published collection of poems
forthright Lernen beginnen		direct and outspoken
archaic Lernen beginnen		very old or old fashioned
hoax Lernen beginnen		fraud, fake, a humorous or malicious deception
carving Lernen beginnen		model
snubbed Lernen beginnen		ignored
amid Lernen beginnen		in the middle of
panacea / peneciya Lernen beginnen		a solution or remedy for all difficulties
divulge / daivulge Lernen beginnen		reveal
paved Lernen beginnen		covered with flat stones or bricks
belittled Lernen beginnen		dismiss as unimportant
contend Lernen beginnen		to assert or maintain earnestly. he contended that taxes were too high
plank Lernen beginnen		a long thin flat piece of timber
incumbency Lernen beginnen		the period during which one is held
wrest Lernen beginnen		forcibly pull from a person's grasp
slid Lernen beginnen		moved smoothly
leapfrogged Lernen beginnen		overtaked another to move in to a leading position
whopping Lernen beginnen		very large
meagre Lernen beginnen		lacking in quantity
scourge/ s' kege Lernen beginnen		curse
vitriolic Lernen beginnen		filled with bitter criticism
acrimony/ acrimeny Lernen beginnen		ill feeling
urge Lernen beginnen		recommend strongly
wary Lernen beginnen		cautious
abate Lernen beginnen		become less intense
fatality Lernen beginnen		an occurrence of death by accident
baited Lernen beginnen		provoked
tryst Lernen beginnen		a private romantic rendezvous between lovers
rendezvous Lernen beginnen		a meeting place
coaxing Lernen beginnen		persuade gradually or gently to do something
have one's hand full Lernen beginnen		busy- i have my hands full with 3 proposals
wash one's hand off Lernen beginnen		i went for a medical leave to wash my hands off from that project
try one's hand at something Lernen beginnen		i want to try my hand on swimming
know something like the back of one's hand Lernen beginnen		i know rl and cp creation like the back of my hand
free hand Lernen beginnen		i gave a free hand to my cousin to clean the house(negatively used)
a piece of a cake Lernen beginnen		programming is a piece of cake for me
couch potato Lernen beginnen		i have a friend who is a couch potato, he doesn't go out but simply sit and watch tv
cup of one's tea Lernen beginnen		driving isn't my cup of tea
in a pickle Lernen beginnen		in a difficult situation- roshny is in a pickle now
take with a pinch of salt Lernen beginnen		don't believe- i have a friend who talks about a lot of adventurous stories but people in office take that with a pinch of salt
profuse Lernen beginnen		plenty and abundant
disavow/ disevow Lernen beginnen		disclaim knowledge of or to say that you know nothing about something, reject
vested Lernen beginnen		permanently
foster Lernen beginnen		raise or to bring up
ire Lernen beginnen		intense anger
inebriated Lernen beginnen		drunken
overwhelmed / overwhemed Lernen beginnen		to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force
estranged Lernen beginnen		made unfriendly
doting Lernen beginnen		excessively fond
grit Lernen beginnen		firmness of character
innate Lernen beginnen		native
yardstick Lernen beginnen		any standard of measurement
hiatus Lernen beginnen		break
loggerheads management and staff are at loggerheads over the plAn Lernen beginnen		to strongly disagree
bereaved/ bireaved Lernen beginnen		having a close relation or friend who has recently died
curb Lernen beginnen		to control or limit something that is not wanted you really need to curb your spending
ostensible the ostensible goal is to clean up government corruption but their real aim was to unseat the government Lernen beginnen		appearing or claiming to be one thing when it's really something else
entrust Lernen beginnen		to give someone a thing or a duty
topsy-turvy Lernen beginnen		a state of utter confusion
debilitating/ dibilitating Lernen beginnen		causing weakness
deteriorate Lernen beginnen		to become worse
miffed she is a bit miffed that we are not taking her with us Lernen beginnen		annoyed at someone's behaviour towards you
rear Lernen beginnen		nurture
secretion/ sicrishan Lernen beginnen		discharge, emission
culled/ kalld Lernen beginnen		destroyed
stringent Lernen beginnen		strict
cerebrospinal Lernen beginnen		relating to the brain and spine
perpetuate/ pepechuate Lernen beginnen		keep going
desist/ disist Lernen beginnen		stop doing something
venture Lernen beginnen		go, undertake risky or daring journey
habitat Lernen beginnen		natural home
at bay Lernen beginnen		away
surveillance/ saveilance Lernen beginnen		close observation
allegedly/ allejedly Lernen beginnen		supposedly
probe Lernen beginnen		a thorough investigation
apprised Lernen beginnen		inform or tell someone
apparently Lernen beginnen		it seems(that)
pelted Lernen beginnen		attacked or showered
scaremonger/ scaremunge Lernen beginnen		a person who spreads frightening reports or rumours
divisive/ divaisive Lernen beginnen		isolating
awash Lernen beginnen		covered or flooded with
prophesied/ prophesaid Lernen beginnen		predicted
referendum Lernen beginnen		public vote
exuded Lernen beginnen		display strongly and openly
rebut/ ribaat Lernen beginnen		to argue that a statement or claim is not true
stance Lernen beginnen		the attitude of a person or organization
ally/ alai Lernen beginnen		associate with
cut from the same cloth Lernen beginnen		very similar. me and my hubby are cut from the same cloth
dressed to kill Lernen beginnen		attractive. once i had a party and i dressed to kill
at the drop of a hat Lernen beginnen		immediately without thinking. my sister buy things from online at the drop of a hat
a feather in one's cap Lernen beginnen		achievement. getting that promotion is a feather in my cap
keep your shirt on Lernen beginnen		stay calm and relaxed. informal idiom. we can say this to our friend when she excited to do something
conjectured/ kanjectured Lernen beginnen		form an opinion
weird Lernen beginnen		very strange
overture/ eeverchu last r silent Lernen beginnen		opening
chaperone / chapperon Lernen beginnen		a person who escort
swooning Lernen beginnen		adoration
buxom Lernen beginnen		heavy breasted
sought after Lernen beginnen		much in demand
elan/ eilan Lernen beginnen		energy, style and enthusiasm
lass Lernen beginnen		a girl or young woman
imminent Lernen beginnen		about to happen
apprehension Lernen beginnen		worry about the future
relinquish Lernen beginnen		to give up something such as a responsibility
unfazed Lernen beginnen		not surprised or worried
unceremonious Lernen beginnen		done in a rude, sudden, or informal way
modality Lernen beginnen		a particular way of doing or experiencing something
engulfed Lernen beginnen		surrounding and immersing
soar Lernen beginnen		fly or rise high in the air
dilly-dally don't dilly dally for too long Lernen beginnen		waste time through aimless wandering
appalling/ eppoling Lernen beginnen		horrific
ostracism Lernen beginnen		to avoid someone intentionally
shunned Lernen beginnen		rejected
dossier Lernen beginnen		case study
scathing/ skething Lernen beginnen		severely critical
stalwarts/ stolwots Lernen beginnen		reliable, loyal and hardworking supporter
behest/ bihest Lernen beginnen		instruction
viper Lernen beginnen		a venomous snake with large hinged fangs
fang Lernen beginnen		sharp tooth
stung Lernen beginnen		wound or pierce with a sting
roll up one's sleeves if you want to get good marks, roll up your sleeves and do the homework Lernen beginnen		get ready to work hard
have ants in pants i have a big presentation today, ohh god i have ants in my pant Lernen beginnen		nervous or anxious about something
bore the pants off someone i went to a music concert but the band bored the pants off the audience Lernen beginnen		bored
in someone's shoes Lernen beginnen		put yourself in roshny's shoes then you will understand that feeling
fill someone's shoes my friend who is very intelligent resigned from the manager post of his company. i don't think anybody can fill his shoes Lernen beginnen		take ownership of another person's tasks, negatively used
sting Lernen beginnen		a small sharp pointed organ
thrived Lernen beginnen		grow vigorously
brisk Lernen beginnen		active and energetic
netizen Lernen beginnen		a habitual user of the internet
brink Lernen beginnen		a point at which something is about to happen
haywire/ heiwei Lernen beginnen		out of control
protagonist/ preta' genist Lernen beginnen		leading character
detractor Lernen beginnen		fault finder
vindicate Lernen beginnen		free from blame
clinch Lernen beginnen		confirm or settle
cross wind Lernen beginnen		a wind blowing across one's direction of travel
slush Lernen beginnen		watery mud
cold feet Lernen beginnen		loss of confidence
helmed Lernen beginnen		directed
ace Lernen beginnen		expert
rake Lernen beginnen		gather
affable/ afebel Lernen beginnen		friendly
persuasion/ peswasion Lernen beginnen		a belief or set of beliefs
abstention Lernen beginnen		refusal to vote
mete Lernen beginnen		harsh treatment
disguise Lernen beginnen		give a different appearance in order to conceal one's identity
downplay Lernen beginnen		make something appear less important thab it really is
unlikely Lernen beginnen		doubtful
notwithstanding Lernen beginnen		in spite of
reckoned Lernen beginnen		establish by calculation
mobbed Lernen beginnen		surround
prowess/provess Lernen beginnen		skill
abyss/ ebis Lernen beginnen		depth
scribes Lernen beginnen		reporters
swarm/ sworm Lernen beginnen		move somewhere in large numbers
loathe Lernen beginnen		hate
get along with my son get along with people easily Lernen beginnen		a good relationship
get around George likes to get around Lernen beginnen		to travel
get away the byke robbers got away from the police Lernen beginnen		escape from someone
get into i got into painting this year Lernen beginnen		come involved
get over it took many years for janet to got over fron her father's sudden death Lernen beginnen		to cover from the feeling
bully Lernen beginnen		someone who hurts or frightens someone else
hinder Lernen beginnen		bottleneck
garner / ganer Lernen beginnen		to collect something
benevolent Lernen beginnen		kind and helpful
superfluous Lernen beginnen		too much and unnecessary
rag Lernen beginnen		a torn piece of old cloth
undeterred Lernen beginnen		excited, interested and enthusiastic
reprimand Lernen beginnen		to express strong disapproval
crestfallen Lernen beginnen		feeling sad and unhappy
laud Lernen beginnen		praise
woes Lernen beginnen		big problems
taboo/ tebue Lernen beginnen		abolish
baffle Lernen beginnen		puzzle and confuse
derail Lernen beginnen		to prevent a plan or process from succeeding
chores Lernen beginnen		works
confront Lernen beginnen		meet
enrage his thoughtless behavior enraged us Lernen beginnen		to cause someone to become very angry
vagrant/ vegrant Lernen beginnen		a person who is poor and does not have job
atone Lernen beginnen		to do something that shows you are Sorry for something bad that you did
spearhead Lernen beginnen		lead
instigate Lernen beginnen		causing things to happen
wane Lernen beginnen		fade/ diminish the colourful bangles are a testimony to this enduring tradition which will never wane
ornate Lernen beginnen		decorative
finery Lernen beginnen		attires
decked Lernen beginnen		ddecorated
gushes Lernen beginnen		rushes
incursions Lernen beginnen		intrusions
fray Lernen beginnen		fight
stranded Lernen beginnen		stuck
topples Lernen beginnen		collapaes
atrocities Lernen beginnen		killings
imparted Lernen beginnen		reported
acquitted Lernen beginnen		innocent
cranked Lernen beginnen		reeled
nuances Lernen beginnen		shades
meticulously Lernen beginnen		accurately
vengeance Lernen beginnen		revenge
pitted Lernen beginnen		uneven
captivating Lernen beginnen		attractive
hues Lernen beginnen		sorts
incoherent Lernen beginnen		confused
awe/ o Lernen beginnen		admiration
cronies Lernen beginnen		friends
foil Lernen beginnen		stop
albeit Lernen beginnen		even though
unfurl Lernen beginnen		expands
flabby Lernen beginnen		loose
snapped Lernen beginnen		broken suddenly
rupture Lernen beginnen		break
menace Lernen beginnen		threat
infringement Lernen beginnen		violation
refute Lernen beginnen		prove to be wrong
abduct Lernen beginnen		kidnap
honour killing Lernen beginnen		the killing of a relative
dampen Lernen beginnen		make less strong
scuffle/ scuffel Lernen beginnen		a short confused fight
irked Lernen beginnen		irritated
laxity Lernen beginnen		lack of care
gored Lernen beginnen		pierced
good riddance Lernen beginnen		said to express relief at being free of an unwanted person or thing
you are kidding me Lernen beginnen		joking me
last but not the least Lernen beginnen		priority of a list or persons
come what may Lernen beginnen		come what may, i am going to fight
it's easier said than done Lernen beginnen		not easy to satisfy somebody keeping a wife happy is easier said than done
deadpan Lernen beginnen		unexpressive
naive/ naive Lernen beginnen		innocent
wtf Lernen beginnen		what the fuck
zombie Lernen beginnen		a person who appears lifeless
mugging Lernen beginnen		attacking
layman Lernen beginnen		ordinary person
verbose Lernen beginnen		talkative
surge Lernen beginnen		a sudden large increase
surge Lernen beginnen		a sudden large increase
sacked Lernen beginnen		dismiss from employment
demeanor/ dimine Lernen beginnen		outward behavior
rampant/ rampent Lernen beginnen		uncontrolled
ploy Lernen beginnen		a cunning plan
assault Lernen beginnen		physical attack
nonchalant Lernen beginnen		not displaying interest
rogue Lernen beginnen		a dishonest or unprincipled man
incriminate Lernen beginnen		make someone appear guilty of a crime
intimidate Lernen beginnen		frighten, terrify
vouched Lernen beginnen		confirmed
endorse/ indorse Lernen beginnen		support
flip-flop Lernen beginnen		a backward handspring
retracted Lernen beginnen		drawn back
wee Lernen beginnen		tiny, little
condoned Lernen beginnen		accepted
battered Lernen beginnen		injured by repeated blows
beleaguered Lernen beginnen		put in a very difficult situation
omnipotent Lernen beginnen		unlimited power
clout Lernen beginnen		influence or power
adversaries Lernen beginnen		rivals
tacit Lernen beginnen		understood
covert Lernen beginnen		not openly displayed
inimical Lernen beginnen		unfriendly
deft Lernen beginnen		capable
tilted Lernen beginnen		causr to change in favor of one person or thing
bastion/ bastien Lernen beginnen		institutions
what have you been up to? Lernen beginnen		what was going on your life?
can't complain Lernen beginnen		everything is really cool
beat around the Bush Lernen beginnen		not speaking directly
best of both the worlds Lernen beginnen		it has all the advantages
feud Lernen beginnen		dispute
nabbed Lernen beginnen		caught doing something wrong
adjournment/ajernment Lernen beginnen		interruption
loom Lernen beginnen		appear
wane Lernen beginnen		decrease
swayed Lernen beginnen		control or influence
plonking she plonked her glass on the table Lernen beginnen		set down heavily
glib Lernen beginnen		fluent but insecure and shallow
sluggish alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish Lernen beginnen		lacking energy
trounce Lernen beginnen		defeat heavily in a contest
perishables Lernen beginnen		food items likely to decay quickly
plight Lernen beginnen		dangerous or difficult situation
connive/ kenaif Lernen beginnen		deliberately ignore
deprived Lernen beginnen		disadvantaged
purge Lernen beginnen		cleared
tantalizing Lernen beginnen		tortured
drudgery Lernen beginnen		hard/sweated labour
predominantly Lernen beginnen		mainly
vying Lernen beginnen		competing
gourmet Lernen beginnen		an expert in food
connoisseur/ konosse Lernen beginnen		expert
jitter Lernen beginnen		feelings of extreme nervousness
sabotage/sabetosh Lernen beginnen		deliberately destroy
destitute Lernen beginnen		very poor
scorching Lernen beginnen		very hot
jubilant Lernen beginnen		very happy
parched Lernen beginnen		very thirsty
squalid Lernen beginnen		very dirty
spotless Lernen beginnen		Very clean
hold on Lernen beginnen		wait
hold your hourses Lernen beginnen		have patience
hold your peace Lernen beginnen		shut up
hold your tongue Lernen beginnen		shut up
hold up Lernen beginnen		something is making you waiting
hold up Lernen beginnen		robbery
hold my own Lernen beginnen		to be as good as anyone else
hold my ground Lernen beginnen		not change your position
money burns a hole in ones pocket if money burns a hole in your pocket, you never have ant for emergencies Lernen beginnen		an expression describing someone who spends money as soon as it's earned.
money talks Lernen beginnen		money is important
prodigious Lernen beginnen		great
poignant Lernen beginnen		tearful
steadfast Lernen beginnen		dedicated
hawker Lernen beginnen		seller
pungent Lernen beginnen		having a sharply strong taste or smell
impounded Lernen beginnen		seize and take legal custody of
Imperil Lernen beginnen		put in danger
fatricidal/ fatrisaidal Lernen beginnen		denoting conflict within family
trite Lernen beginnen		lacking originality
smug Lernen beginnen		self satisfied
flat out Lernen beginnen		very busy
train of thought my mom called and i have completely lost my train of thought Lernen beginnen		lost the thoughts by distraction
off track Lernen beginnen		deviated from the main topic
to bank on Lernen beginnen		to bet something will happen in a better way
to brush up on i need to brush up on my skills on guitar Lernen beginnen		update or improve your skills
to bring something to the table good think is that he brings excellent communication skills to the table Lernen beginnen		to provide something to be useful

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