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Voracious |
ندیدہ ۔ حریص ۔ شدید خواہش مند desiring or consuming great quantities |
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Eminent |
اعلٰی ۔ بلند مرتبہ ۔ بلند پایہ Outstanding, having high reputation |
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Steeped |
بھگویا ہوا ۔ soaked, drenched, saturated |
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Replete |
بھرا ہوا ۔ لبریز completely filled or supplied with |
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On the tip of one's tongue |
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To eat humble pie |
to admit your error and apologise |
After his candidate had lost the election, the boastful camoaign manager had to eat humble pie. |
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Abound |
بکثرت/ بہتات |
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Prognosticate |
پیش گوئی کرنا to predict or foretell a future event |
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Abode |
گھر / مسکن / ٹھکانہ a place where one lives |
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A pig in a poke |
an item purchased without being seen; a disappointment |
The mail order bicycle that my nephew bought turned out to be a pig in a poke and he is now trying to get his money back. |
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Paradox |
تضاد n. A true statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself; An untrue statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems logical |
Mr. Cooper is a political paradox; he's a staunch Republican who votes for democrats. |
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Realm |
سلطنت Special field, kingdom |
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Annals |
تاریخی واقعات |
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Compound |
مرکب |
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Tinge |
ہلکی سی آمیزش ۔ جھلک |
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A flash in the pan |
Promising at the start vut then disappointment |
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Voracious |
ندیدہ ۔حریص۔ شدید خواہش مند زیادہ مقدار میں مانگنے والا desiring or consuming great quantities |
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Indiscriminate |
بلا امتیاز |
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Replete |
بھرا ہوا |
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Laconic |
جامع مختصر |
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Throng |
ہجوم ۔ مجمہ |
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Intrepid |
نڈر ۔ شیردل |
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Accost |
راستہ روک کر بات کرنا |
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Reticent |
کم گو ۔ کم سخن |
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Sword of Damocles |
لٹکتی تلوار |
Although the president seemed quite securw, he always believed that there was a sword of Damocles hanging over his head. |
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Furtive |
مکاری سے ۔ چوری چھپے Secret, Hidden, stealthy |
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Felon |
مجرم ۔ سزایافتہ Prisoner. Convicted. Guilty of a major crime. |
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Plethora |
بہت زیادہ Excessive amount |
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Hapless |
بدبخت ۔ ناکام و نامراد Unfortunate |
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Irate |
غضب ناک ۔ آگ بگولا ۔ غصے میں لال پیلا ہونا ۔ |
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Pyrrhic victory |
a too costly victory |
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Brash |
Showing too much confidence and too little respect |
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Frenzy |
Frantic outburst |
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Scoff |
To mock |
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Scurrilous |
Vulgar, using indecent language |
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Sordid |
Filthy, ignoble |
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Dregs |
Most worthless part. |
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Frenzy |
Frantic outburst |
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Admonish |
To scold, warn |
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Clandestine |
Hidden, secret |
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Concor |
To agree |
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Construe |
To interpret |
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Distraught |
Agitated |
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Duplicity |
Double-dealing |
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Duress |
Force, coercion |
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Egregious |
Adj. formal. disapproving. Often of mistakes, extremely bad. |
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Elicit. |
v. formal. to get or produce sth esp information or reaction |
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Impunity |
freedom from punishment or from unpleasant results of an action |
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Inane |
Silly |
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Inexorable |
adj. fml. Continuing w/o any fear or any possibility of being stopped. |
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Pernicious |
Adj. fml. Having a very harmful effect or influence |
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Rampant |
Adj. sth bad. to increase with an uncontrollable speed. |
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Technology |
تکنیکی علم |
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Automation |
خودکار مشین A Robot |
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Badger |
تنگ کرنا ۔ ہیچھا کرنا۔ بیزار کرنا To pester, nag, annoy persistently. |
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Implore |
التجا کرنا۔ منت و سماجت کرنا To plead urgently for aid for or mercy |
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Interminable |
بیزار کن۔ لاامتناہی ۔ نہ ختم ہونے والا |
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Drudgery |
مشقت. ۔ |
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Perceive |
سمجھنا۔ جان لینا |
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Get one's in a row |
To have everything organized. Have one's facts straight |
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Belligerant |
Seeking war. Hostile |
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Belittle |
to speak as un important |
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Brash |
Insolent |
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Castigate |
To punish, chastise |
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Feint |
Pretense |
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Acrimonious |
Caustic, bitter |
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Flagrant |
adj. of a bad action, situation or person etc. |
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