1. Hew:-to shape (something) by cutting with a sharp tool (such as an ax)
Examples:-
(a)They hewed logs to build a cabin.
(b)The walls are built of stones hewn by skilled craftsmen.
Synonyms: chop (down), cut (down), fell, mow
Examples:-
(a)They hewed logs to build a cabin.
(b)The walls are built of stones hewn by skilled craftsmen.
Synonyms: chop (down), cut (down), fell, mow
2. Emissary:-a person who is sent on a mission to represent another person or organization
Examples:-
(a)She acted as the president's personal emissary to the union leaders.
(b)most of the industrialized nations of the world sent emissaries to the conference on global warming
Synonyms: agent, delegate, ambassador, envoy, legate, minister, representative
Examples:-
(a)She acted as the president's personal emissary to the union leaders.
(b)most of the industrialized nations of the world sent emissaries to the conference on global warming
Synonyms: agent, delegate, ambassador, envoy, legate, minister, representative
3. Imbue:-to cause (someone or something) to be deeply affected by a feeling or to have a certain quality
Examples:-
(a)A feeling of optimism imbues her work
(b)her training at the school for the deaf imbued her with a sense of purpose that she had never known before
Synonyms: endue (or indue), infuse, inculcate, ingrain (also engrain), inoculate, invest, steep, suffuse
Examples:-
(a)A feeling of optimism imbues her work
(b)her training at the school for the deaf imbued her with a sense of purpose that she had never known before
Synonyms: endue (or indue), infuse, inculcate, ingrain (also engrain), inoculate, invest, steep, suffuse
4.Outlive:- to continue to exist longer than(something)
Examples
(a)No mother wants to outlive her children
(b)He outlived his wife by 10 years.
Examples
(a)No mother wants to outlive her children
(b)He outlived his wife by 10 years.
5. Wager:-an agreement in which people try to guess what will happen and the person who guesses wrong has to give something (such as money) to the person who guesses right
Examples:-
(a)He has a wager on the game.
(b)I don't think the horse will win. What's your wager?
Examples:-
(a)He has a wager on the game.
(b)I don't think the horse will win. What's your wager?
6. Bally:-not doing what is wanted or expected
Examples:-
a balky toddler who only seemed to know the word “no” when told to do something
Synonyms: disobedient, contrary, contumacious, defiant, froward, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, obstreperous
Examples:-
a balky toddler who only seemed to know the word “no” when told to do something
Synonyms: disobedient, contrary, contumacious, defiant, froward, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, obstreperous
7.Festoon:- (a)a long chain or strip of something(such as flowers or cloth) that is hung as a decoration
(b)to cover or decorate (something) withmany small objects, pieces of paper, etc.
Examples
(a)We festooned the halls with leaves and white lights.
(b)The balcony is festooned in ivy.
(c)His office is festooned with newspaper clippings.
Synonyms: adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, caparison, deck, do, doll up, do up
(b)to cover or decorate (something) withmany small objects, pieces of paper, etc.
Examples
(a)We festooned the halls with leaves and white lights.
(b)The balcony is festooned in ivy.
(c)His office is festooned with newspaper clippings.
Synonyms: adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, caparison, deck, do, doll up, do up
8. Dungaree:-
1 :a heavy coarse durable cotton twill woven from colored yarns; specifically :blue denim
2: clothes made usually of blue denim
1 :a heavy coarse durable cotton twill woven from colored yarns; specifically :blue denim
2: clothes made usually of blue denim
9. Bedouin:-a nomadic Arab of the Arabian, Syrian, or northern African deserts
10. Ensconce: to firmly place or hide (someone or something)
Examples:-
(a)The sculpture is safely ensconced behind glass.
(b)He ensconced himself in front of the television.
Synonyms: install, lodge, nestle, perch, roost, settle
Examples:-
(a)The sculpture is safely ensconced behind glass.
(b)He ensconced himself in front of the television.
Synonyms: install, lodge, nestle, perch, roost, settle
11. Appendage:-(a)medical : a body part (such as an arm or a leg) connected to the main part of the body
(b) something connected or joined to a larger or more important thing
Examples:-
(a)The court system acts as an appendage to the government.
(b)an appendage of a larger political party
Synonyms: accoutrement, adapter (also adaptor), add-on, adjunct
(b) something connected or joined to a larger or more important thing
Examples:-
(a)The court system acts as an appendage to the government.
(b)an appendage of a larger political party
Synonyms: accoutrement, adapter (also adaptor), add-on, adjunct
12. Like a bat out of hell:-very fast or sudden.
Example:-
The car pulled away from the curb like a bat out of hell.
Example:-
The car pulled away from the curb like a bat out of hell.
13. Dastardly:-very cruel : using tricks to hurt people
Examples:-
(a)a dastardly attack on innocent civilians
(b)his dastardly conduct in a critical moment haunted him for the rest of his life
Synonyms: chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-livered, craven, cowardly, gutless, lily-livered
Examples:-
(a)a dastardly attack on innocent civilians
(b)his dastardly conduct in a critical moment haunted him for the rest of his life
Synonyms: chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-livered, craven, cowardly, gutless, lily-livered
14. At the wheel:-driving a vehicle
Example:-
Don't worry, Katie's at the wheel, and she is very good at driving in the snow.
Example:-
Don't worry, Katie's at the wheel, and she is very good at driving in the snow.
15. Demeanour:-a person's appearance and behavior :the way someone seems to be to other people
Example:-
the director of the opera company has a haughty demeanor that can be irritating
Synonyms: actions, address, bearing, comportment, conduct
Example:-
the director of the opera company has a haughty demeanor that can be irritating
Synonyms: actions, address, bearing, comportment, conduct
16. Escapade:-an exciting, foolish, or dangerous experience or adventure
Examples:-
(A)As a teenager he embarked on a series of ill-advised escapades.
(B)their escapades at the prep school became the stuff of boarding-school legend
Synonyms: antic, caper, capriccio, dido, prank, frolic, gag, jest, knavery, monkeyshine(s), practical joke
Examples:-
(A)As a teenager he embarked on a series of ill-advised escapades.
(B)their escapades at the prep school became the stuff of boarding-school legend
Synonyms: antic, caper, capriccio, dido, prank, frolic, gag, jest, knavery, monkeyshine(s), practical joke
17.Whippet:- a small, fast dog that is used for racing
18. Staccato:-
(a)short and not sounding connected
(b)sudden and brief
Example:-
the staccato blasts of a horn
(a)short and not sounding connected
(b)sudden and brief
Example:-
the staccato blasts of a horn
19. Scraggly:-growing in a way that is not neat and even : having a ragged appearance
Example:-
He has a scraggly beard
Synonyms: broken, craggy, jagged, ragged, scraggy
Example:-
He has a scraggly beard
Synonyms: broken, craggy, jagged, ragged, scraggy
20. To the tune of:- some amount of money
Example:-
They managed to fix the car, to the tune of nearly 2500.
Example:-
They managed to fix the car, to the tune of nearly 2500.
21. Shudder: to shake because of fear, cold, etc.
Example:-
a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow
Synonyms: quiver, shiver, tremble
Example:-
a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow
Synonyms: quiver, shiver, tremble
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