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We come across some typical vocabulary while reading any article, editorial or any kind of news edition. I am here to present you some good set of words along with their figurative explanations.
Here are the new set of words extracted from The Hindu daily news paper.
Read and Memorize and Apply them to your daily conversation.
Turmoil: a state of confusion or disorder or uncertainty
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We come across some typical vocabulary while reading any article, editorial or any kind of news edition. I am here to present you some good set of words along with their figurative explanations.
Here are the new set of words extracted from The Hindu daily news paper.
Read and Memorize and Apply them to your daily conversation.
Turmoil: a state of confusion or disorder or uncertainty
Example sentence:
As soon as the gun-carrying man entered the restaurant, turmoil broke out as customers screamed and dived for the floor.
Janet and her family moved to the country in hopes of avoiding the turmoil of city life.
Trait: a critical characteristic of a person’s personality; a genetically determined characteristic
Parenting trait..
Example sentence:
The trait that someone needs the most to be a good leader is the determination to succeed in their organization’s goal.
If there is one trait that no one appreciates in a friend, it is deceitfulness, because a friend you cannot trust is no friend at all.
Plague: to constantly bother or distress
Get well soon!!
Example sentence:
Jim likes to plague his younger sister by hiding her dolls.
Jack has been plagued by ill health.
Debilitate: to make someone or something physically weak
Example sentence:
Cancer can quickly debilitate an otherwise healthy person.
For a writer, a hand injury can absolutely debilitate him.
Elusive: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Example sentence:
Since I am not very good at math, earning an “A” in geometry is an elusive goal for me.
After searching for a job for six months with no leads, Marvin started to believe employment was elusive.
Romp: to play in an excited and energetic way
How sweet! :)
Example sentence:
The noisy pack of children romped around the gardens.
Behold: to see or look at someone or something
Look! The guy beholds the gadget very carefully..
Example sentence:
When I arrived home early, I was shocked to behold a thief attempting to break into my house.
Ostensible: outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended
Example sentence:
Gary’s ostensible purpose for calling his mother was to see how she was doing, but she soon figured out that he needed money again.
The ostensible reason for his absence was illness, but everyone knew he'd gone to a football match.
Herald: a person who brings news or announces something; be a sign that (something) is about to happen
Herald heralding the upcoming issues..
Example sentence:
Our school herald delivered the announcements every morning.
the speech heralded a change in policy
Noisome: having an extremely offensive smell
Noisome from a pair of socks
Example sentence:
As soon as the police arrived on the scene, they became aware of the noisome odor of a gas leak.
When we walked into the restaurant, we were overwhelmed by the noisome odor of old fish.
Clamorous: making a loud and confused noise
Could you please reduce the volume?
Example sentence:
As soon as the home team scored, the fans became clamorous in their excitement.
Because the workers were upset about pay cuts, they were very clamorous during their protest.
Dodge: avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.
Man dodging bull..
Example sentence:
I managed to leap aside and dodge the bite.
His car almost hit me but I dodge it.
