CHALLENGING VOCAB WORDS FROM THE ARTICLE. Going Grey

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1 CHALLENGING VOCAB WORDS FROM THE ARTICLE Going Grey

2 News Line-The decision is both appropriate and overdue, given Pakistan s blatant violation of its obligations to crack down on groups banned by the Security Council. Blatant [bleyt-nt]

3 Blatant Meaning-(Adj)-completely obvious, especially in an offensive manner. Trick- jab tent me blah blah blah ka noise hona obvious hota to bnta h Blatant. Meaning in Hindi- ज़बरदस

4 Blatant Syno- flagrant, unabashed, shameless, bald, gaudy, impudent. Anto.-concealed, secret, hidden, quiet, subtle, silent. Example-If you want to show your respect for a police officer, it is not wise to offer him a blatant bribe.

5 Blatant means to: slovenly insurmountable untoward conspicuous

6 Blatant means to: slovenly insurmountable untoward conspicuous

7 News Line -By doing this, successive Pakistani governments have jeopardised ties with India, and shown disregard for the outcry against terrorism worldwide. Jeopardise [jep-er-dahyz] 4

8 Jeopardise Meaning-(V)-to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil. Trick- when somebody sends you to paradise to bnta h jeopardise. Meaning in hindi-ख़तर म ड लन 5

9 Jeopardise Syno- threaten, stake, gamble, gamble, tempt fate. Anto.-guard, protect, save, design, plan. Example-He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.

10 News Line - The FATF plenary failed to reach the consensus needed to list Pakistan, despite a formidable team of the U.S., U.K., France and Germany proposing the resolution against it. Plenary [plee-nuh-ree]

11 Plenary Meaning-(Adj)-full; complete; entire; absolute; unqualified. Trick- Plane jab air me jata h to sara (complete) jaruri saaman le ke jata h to bnta h plenary. Meaning in hindi-प रप णर

12 Pleanry Syno.- absolute, full, general, inclusive, all done. Anto.- incomplete, partial, limited, restricted. Example-During the plenary faculty meeting, all teachers will have an opportunity to vote for the location of the holiday party.

13 The opposite of plenary is: cheerful limited frequent hilarious

14 The opposite of plenary is: cheerful limited frequent hilarious

15 Consensus [kuh n-sen-suh s] 20

16 Consensus Meaning(N)-general agreement about something. Trick- consensus comes from word consent and trick to learn is consent is concert where many people agree for common thing and works on that. so same is for consensus. Meaning in hindi-आम सहम त 21

17 Consensus Syno.- consent, accord, harmony, unity. Anto- denial, dissension, refusal, disagreement, opposition. Example-The teacher asked the group to reach a consensus on who would present their data to the class. 21

18 Consensus means: materialism antagonism compatible merriment

19 Consensus means: materialism antagonism compatible merriment

20 Formidable [fawr-mi-duh-buh l] 20

21 Formidable Meaning(N)-extremely impressive in strength or excellence. Trick-Let s divide this into parts for+me+devil, jo cheez mere lae devil h who ofcourse bhoot powerful hoga, hence the word comes formidable. Meaning in hindi- डर वन 21

22 Formidable Syno.- dangerous, daunting, dreadful, terrific, fearful. Anto- calm, trivial, friendly, powerless. Example-My financial situation at the moment seems formidable, but winning the lottery would make everything better. 21

23 Formidable means: inclined alarming sheepish obtainable

24 Formidable means: inclined alarming sheepish obtainable

25 News Line -The pressure is ratcheted up with financial strictures on its banks and businesses and targeted sanctions imposed against specific law enforcement and intelligence officials, it may yet bear fruit. Stricture [strik-cher]

26 Stricture Meaning-(N)-severe criticism. Trick- It can be taken as (strict+sir) and a strict teacher always critcize severely. Meaning in hindi- न द

27 Stricture Syno.- blame, reprobation, rebuke. Anto.-compliment, praise, applaud. Example-In college, the students must obey the stricture forbidding alcohol on campus.

28 Stricture means: serenity jubilation mimicry censure

29 Stricture means: serenity jubilation mimicry censure

30 CHALLENGING VOCAB WORDS FROM THE ARTICLE No discrimination

31 News Line -The case involved a rare heart condition based on which United India Insurance Company rejected the claim, viewing it as a manifestation of a genetic disorder. Manifestation [man-uh-fuh-stey-shuh n]

32 Manifestation Meaning-(N)-easy to understand or recognize; obvious. Trick-(Mani+festation) Many people s frustration is clearly visible. Meaning in hindi- दख न

33 Manifestation Syno.- demonstration, expression, disclosure, exposure, instance. Anto.-concealment, secret, vagueness, reality. Example-The love on Amy s face was manifest and obvious to everyone.

34 Manifestation means: evidence distribute comprise interject

35 Manifestation means: evidence distribute comprise interject

36 News line - But then, policies sold to individuals invariably contain a plethora of exclusions in the fine print, diminishing their practical value. Plethora [pleth-er-uh]

37 Plethora Meaning-(N)-overabundance; excess. Trick-Plethora sounds like play+thora but for kids it is never thora rather it is always in excess. Meaning in hindi-अ धकत

38 Plethora Syno.-deluge, profusion, plenty, surplus. Anto.- lack, scarcity, little, rarity, few. Example-Because the restaurant staff accidentally created a plethora of food, many diners received free meals.

39 Idioms

40 Practice makes perfect. Meaning-Continuously doing something to improve. Sentence- Let s keep studying for IELTS. Practice makes perfect.

41 Pulling your leg Meaning-Joking around. Sentence- Oh well, I got 5.5 in IELTS again. Back to the drawing board!

42 Take a rain check Meaning-To decline an offer that you will take up later. Sentence- Sorry but I think I ll take a rain check on that.

43 Rule of thumb Meaning-Principal that is strictly adhered / kept to. Sentence- As a rule of thumb, I don t study at weekends. I spend the time with my family.

44 Smell a rat Meaning-To sense that something is not right. Sentence- I can smell a rat. He said he has a PhD but he can t even remember which university he studied at.

45 The spitting image Meaning-To look exactly like someone else. Sentence- She s the spitting image of her mother.

46 The ball's in your court Meaning-Telling someone it's now their turn to make a decision. Sentence- The ball's in your court now. What are you going to do?

47 Until the cows come home Meaning-For a very long time. Sentence- Unfortunately I think he ll be studying for IELTS until the cows come home. His English is very poor.

48 Tongue-in-cheek Meaning-Something said in humour rather than seriously. Sentence- It was all tongue-in-cheek. He didn t really mean what he said.

49 Meaning-Unwell. Under the weather Sentence- She s feeling under the weather today so she won t be going to work.

50 List of idioms practice makes perfect pulling your leg rule of thumb smell a rat take a rain check the ball's in your court the spitting image till the cows come home tongue-in-cheek under the weather

51 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 1) Sentence-Wow the painting is.of you. Who drew it?

52 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 1) Answer- Wow the painting is the spitting image of you. Who drew it?

53 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 2) Sentence- I'm a bit busy so I ll., but thanks for inviting me.

54 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 2) Answer- I'm a bit busy so I ll take a rain check, but thanks for inviting me.

55 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 3) Sentence- I've been a bit since last night. I think it may have been something I ate.

56 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 3) Answer- I've been a bit under the weather since last night. I think it may have been something I ate.

57 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 4) Sentence- Are you.? I don't believe you really did that.

58 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 4) Answer- Are you pulling my leg? I don't believe you really did that.

59 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 5) Sentence- The police.when he said he wasn't involved in the crime. Someone fitting his description had been seen in the area.

60 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 5) Answer- The police smelt a rat when he said he wasn't involved in the crime. Someone fitting his description had been seen in the area.

61 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 6) Sentence- Don't worry if you can't do it yet. Keep trying..

62 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 6) Answer- Don't worry if you can't do it yet. Keep trying practice makes perfect.

63 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 7) Sentence- The.. in our house is not to talk about politics it always ends in arguments!

64 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 7) Answer- The rule of thumb in our house is not to talk about politics it always ends in arguments!

65 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 8) Sentence- The TV programme was a look at American culture. It wasn't that serious.

66 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 8) Answer- The TV programme was a tonguein-cheek look at American culture. It wasn't that serious.

67 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 9) Sentence- I've told him how angry I am, so.. now. We'll see what he does.

68 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 9) Answer- I've told him how angry I am, so the ball's in his court now. We'll see what he does.

69 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 10) Sentence-10. We'll be waiting for England to win the football World Cup again.

70 Let s check the new knowledge now by filling up the correct idiom in the blank. 10) Answer- We'll be waiting till the cows come home for England to win the football World Cup again.