Thursday 14 May 2015

THE HINDU NEWS PAPER - ENGLISH WORDS


1. Abhorrence - disgust; detestation / a feeling of extreme loathing
2. Allude - to refer indirectly
3. Allure - to notice/attract/charm
4. Denunciation - a strong, public criticism
5. Exacerbate - to make worse
6. Eugenics - the study of methods of improving the quality of the human race
7. Fragile - easily damaged, broken or harmed
8. Imbroglio - a confused situation
9. Infanticide - the practice of killing newborn infants
10. Insidious - gradually and secretly causing harm
11. Lenient - strong in punishment or judgement as would be expected
12. Ravage - to cause great damage
13. Sceptical - not convinced that something is true; doubtful

Tuesday 5 May 2015

A-Z english from Quizlet

Absymal  - very bad

Adamant - Uncompromising, unyeilding

Phoney- Not genuine, fraud.

Allure - the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating

Ambiguous - open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
                   synonyms-  obscure, doubtful, uncertain 

Amenity-  a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place
               synonyms- comfort, benefit.
Analogous- comparable, similar.

Important English words meanings with synonyms

Imminent-     about to happen , synonyms- close (at hand) near (fast) approaching

Confront -     meet (someone) face to face with hostile or argumentative intent

Emphasized-  give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing

                     synonyms- focus, draw attention, point.