Sunday, March 1, 2015

Gamut (n)

The gamut(n) : The complete range of a particular kind of thing.

Eg:-

  1. The network will provide the gamut of computer services to your home.  
  2. The entire scale of musical notes.
  3. The complete range or scope of something: the whole gamut of human emotion


Wednesday, November 19, 2014

line(n-inf) - A Story , excuse

line(n-inf) - A Story , excuse

Eg: - If you want me to believe you , you should give me a better excuse. I have heard  that line loads of times!


Monday, July 14, 2014

Devoid of (adv)

Without.
Eg: His performance of the concerto was flat and devoid of all emotion.



Sunday, July 13, 2014

Decisive Action

Immediate response to a situation

Eg: The government has been criticised for falling to take decisive Action



Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Compatible(adj)

Capable of existing or living together in harmony

Eg: David and Victoria don't seem compatible but they are still married.



Monday, June 30, 2014

Class conscious

Aware of the differences between various social classes.

Eg:- Briton is perceived to be more class conscious than Canada  




Sunday, March 9, 2014

Learn New English Words

a Freak accident (col) - An unusual accident

Eg :- He was killed in a freak accident when a neighbour's pet pig fell on him from a balcony.

a getaway car - A car used by robbers to escape from the scene of a crime. 

Eg :- she didn't rob the banks herself but she did drive the getaway car several times.

an appraisal - A judgment of the value , performance or nature of someone or something

Eg:- She read my critical appraisal of his work.      

an applicant - A person who makes a formal request for something 

Eg:- There were over 50 applicants for the job.

an ally - A person who supports and helps someone else

Eg:-The foreign minister is the president's  closest political ally  

an adversary - A formal or literary word for enemy 

Eg:- In the epic english poem Beowulf's great adversary was the monster Grendel.  

an accomplish - A person who helps someone commit a crime

Eg:- The burglar's wife was arrested as his accomplish.

amusing(adj) - Slightly funny 

Eg:- Some of her stories are rather amusing but not funny as her poems

alight (v-uk) / disembark (v-us) -  To get out of a vehicle.

Eg:- Please alight here for Northbound trains.
    

an arch enemy (n) - A particularly bad enemy. 

Eg :- Professor Moriarty was the arch-enemy of Sherlock Holmes. 

an eccentric - A person with an unusual or odd personality.

Eg:- Salvador Dali was considered an eccentric for his strange ideas