Wordsmith – D2G’s Glossary Ep 114

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1)Laconic : Adjective
Meaning :(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.संक्षिप्त
Sentence: his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic.

2)Raze: Verb
Meaning: completely destroy (a building, town, or other site).उखेड़ना
Sentence: villages were razed to the ground.

3)Refute: Verb
Meaning : prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.खंडन
Sentence : these claims have not been convincingly refuted.

4)Vertigo: Noun
Meaning: giddiness.सिर चकराना
Sentence: Tinnitus may be present for months or years before hearing loss or vertigo is noticed.

5)Enigma: Noun
Meaning : a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.रहस्य
Sentence : His diaries record recurrent struggles to understand the enigma of his own personality, his spiritual emptiness and addictiveness.

6)Libel: Noun
Meaning: a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation.परिवाद
Sentence: Ironically, the action is over a short story concerning a previous libel action.

7)Didactic: Adjective
Meaning: intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.शिक्षाप्रद
Sentence: a didactic novel that set out to expose social injustice.

8)Anomaly: Noun
Meaning : something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.विसंगति
Sentence : there are a number of anomalies in the present system.

9)Morose: Adjective
Meaning: sullen and ill-tempered.उदास
Sentence: A morose mood of deep melancholy has descended upon me this afternoon.

10)Senile:Adjective
Meaning:(of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties बूढ़ा.
Sentence:she couldn’t cope with her senile husband.

 

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