Dec 6, 2013

Aug 2013 - Vocab


Delude 

  •  to make someone believe something that is not true.

  • धोखा देना

  • Mislead,Myth,Lie,Bad faith

Hector

  •  to talk and behave towards someone in a loud and unpleasantly forceful way,especially in order to get them to act or think as you want them to.

  • धमकाना

  • Drone on ,Croak,Grunt

Embargo

  • an order to temporarily stop something, especially trading or giving information

  • व्यापार-प्रतिरोध लगाना

Contentious

  • involving or likely to cause controversy

  • विवादपूर्ण

  • combative,disputative

Binge

  • an occasion when an activity is done in an extreme way, especially eating,drinking, or spending money

  • रंगरलियाँ मनाना

  • orgy , splurge ,gorge , glut

Ultra Vires

  • beyond the legal power or authority of the person performing an action

  • अधिकारातीत

Vociferously

  • express opinion loudly and repeatedly

  • शोर सहित

Extirpate

  • eradicate , remove

Sabbatical

  • interval from normal work,leave

Seemly

  • appropriate , proper , suitable

Surly


  • bad-tempered, rude

Shrew

  • bad-tempered woman

Sadistic 

  • inclined to cruelty , tendency to derive pleasure from cruelty

Sagacious

  • wise , sound judgement

Facile

  • effortless ,done with great ease

Mirth

  • gladness, happiness

Hegemony

  • predominant influence

Quack

  • untrained person who pretends to be physician

Abashed

  • ashamed , uneasy