Wordsmith – D2G’s Glossary Ep 45

1)Artillery:Noun
Meaning:large-calibre guns used in warfare on land.तोपें
Sentence:tanks and heavy artillery.

2)Démarche:Noun
Meaning:a political step or initiative.
Sentence:foreign policy démarches.

3)Spiralling:Adjective
Meaning:move in a spiral course.चढ़ती
Sentence:a wisp of smoke spiralled up from the trees

4)Gabble:Noun, Verb
Meaning:talk rapidly and unintelligibly.बड़बड़ाना
Sentence:he gabbled on in a panicky way until he was dismissed

5)Venial:Adjective
Meaning:(of a fault or offence) slight and pardonable.अमर
Sentence:we cannot prevent ourselves sometimes from dreaming of performing venial if not mortal sins.

6)Coeval:Adjective,Noun
Meaning:having the same age or date of origin; contemporary.मामूली गलती
Sentence:these lavas were coeval with the volcanic activity

7)Assuage:Verb
Meaning:make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.शांत करना
Usage:the letter assuaged the fears of most members.

8)Subvert:Verb
Meaning:undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).– पलट देना
sentence:an attempt to subvert democratic government.

9) Imbued :Verb
Meaning:inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality).
Sentence:his works are invariably imbued with a sense of calm and serenity.

10)Innuendo:Noun
Meaning:an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one. इंगित
Sentence:she’s always making sly innuendoes.


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