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Abate |
v. (of wind, noise, pain etc) :to become less intense. :decrease - lessen +the storm showed no signs of abating.
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We waited for the mob's fury to abate. Bad weather abates when good weather begins to return. |
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Banal |
adj. very usual. Excessively repeative. containing nothing new or special. |
The kids were asked to wear banal dresses at the show. |
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Capricious |
adj. changing . suddenly |
Capricious boss is difficult to please. |
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Daunt |
v. intimidate . frighten make sb feel nervous or less confident abt doing sth. |
Switching to a new school can be very daunting. |
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Ebullient |
adj. full of confidence enthusiasm |
New employees have been found to be ebullient and quick-learners. |
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Facetious |
unserious. humorous. j oking (often unappropriately) |
She kept making facetious remarks. |
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Gainsay |
Deny, reject |
There's no grainsaying his honesty. i.e we cant deny his honesty. |
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Harangue |
long, passionate, emotional speech. vehement. |
Haranging the troops before a battle. |
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Iconoclastic |
attacking cheerish traditions destroying religious properties |
Iconoclastic religious cleric encouraged the mod to attack the Mandir in Karak KPK. |
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Laconic |
Brief & to the point Precise Using few words |
Give me a laconic explanation of yesterday's lesson. |
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Magnamity |
Generosity. Bravery. Wisdom. |
The King was famous for his magnanimity. |
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Negate |
Nullify. Cancel out. Deny. To make ineffective or void. |
The Chancellor negated the proposal for creating new jobs. I can neither negate not affirm this claim. |
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Obdurate |
Rigid. Stubborn. Refusing to change one's belief. |
The old lady's misery melt the judge's obdurate heart. |
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Paragon |
Model of perfection. |
A paragon of virtue and morals. |
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Qualified. |
to modify,limit or restrict. to make less harsh or severe. |
I qualified my criticism to offend anyone. |
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Rarefied |
General Physics) (of a gas, esp the atmosphere at high altitudes) having a low density; thin. |
the rarefied air of the high peaks. |
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Sage |
wise individual who gives others helpful advice |
1. The sage of the Indian tribe was able to heal the badly wounded man. |
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Ken |
مرکزی ۔ اہم حصہ Range of knowledge. Beyond's one's ken. |
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Tacit |
چپ چاپ Understood (without expressing) Not to put into words. |
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Ubiquitous |
ہر جگہ موجود Being everywhere. Omnipresent. |
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Vacilate |
ڈگمگانا Waver. Fluctuate. |
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Wade |
کسی شے سے گزرنا walk through a substance such as water that imoeses movement |
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Yen |
بے تاب کردینے والی خواہش strong desire, Longing Urge |
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Zealot |
جنونی Having strong and extreme political and religious beliefs. |
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Zany |
احمقانہ / مسخرانہ انداز سے comical, crazy, humourous in a foolish way |
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Alacrity |
Cheerful promptness without reluctance. بےزاری ظاہر کیے بغیر کام کو بخوشی سرانجام دینا ۔ |
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Jab |
نوکدار آلے سے گائو لگانا ۔ Poke abruptly with sth sharp, Punch with strong blows |
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Abdicate |
v. to step down from a position or power or responsibility |
Abby abdicated her responsibilities as vice president by dumping in the garbage the reports she was supposed to present to the board of directors and flying to the Bahamas. |
