Wordsmith – D2G’s Glossary Ep 80

WORDSMITH

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1)jaundice:Noun
Meaning:a medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes.पीलिया
Sentence:If untreated, jaundice can lead to infection and abscesses in the liver, which can be fatal.

2)panicky:Adjectiveघबराहट
Meaning:panic-stricken,
Sentence:feeling or characterized by uncontrollable fear or anxiety.

3)pander:Noun, Verb
Meaning:a pimp,gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.).
Sentence:newspapers are pandering to people’s baser instincts.

4)parry:Noun,Verb
Meaning:an act of parrying,ward off (a weapon or attack), especially with a countermove.हिफ़ाज़त
Sentence:he parried the blow by holding his sword vertically.

5)peremptory:adjective
Meaning:(especially of a person’s manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.अनुशासित
Sentence:Just do it!” came the peremptory reply.

6)lambaste:verb
Meaning:criticize (someone or something) harshly.पीटना
Sentence:they lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth.

7)latent:adjective
Meaning:(of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden; concealed.अव्यक्त
Sentence:discovering her latent talent for diplomacy.

8) lithe:adjective
Meaning:(especially of a person’s body) thin, supple, and graceful.लचीला
Sentence:She could feel the strength his lithe body possessed, even wounded and laying on a table.

9)largess:noun
Meaning:generosity,उदारता
Sentence:presumably public money is not dispensed with such largesse to anyone else.

10) pensive:adjective
Meaning:engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.चिंतनशील
Sentence:a pensive mood.


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