1. Parlance:-language used by particular group of people
2. hornswoggled:-to trick or decieve,beguile,delude,hoax,dupe
Example:- I think we've been hornswoggled by that carnival barker.
3. Impromptu:-
not prepared ahead of time : made or done without preparation
Synonyms: ad hoc, ad-lib, down and dirty, extemporary, extempore, extemporaneous, improvisational, improvised
Example:-
He made an impromptu speech about honor and responsibility.
Synonyms: ad hoc, ad-lib, down and dirty, extemporary, extempore, extemporaneous, improvisational, improvised
Example:-
He made an impromptu speech about honor and responsibility.
4. Vagaries--an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
Synonyms: bee, caprice, crank, fancy, freak, humor, kink, maggot
Example:- the vagaries of a rather eccentric, elderly lady.
Synonyms: bee, caprice, crank, fancy, freak, humor, kink, maggot
Example:- the vagaries of a rather eccentric, elderly lady.
5. Confiscated:-to take (something) away from someone especially as punishment or to enforce the law or rules
Synonyms: attach, expropriate, sequester
Example:-Guards confiscated knives and other weapons from the prisoners.
Synonyms: attach, expropriate, sequester
Example:-Guards confiscated knives and other weapons from the prisoners.
6. Badger:-a) to harass or annoy persistently
b). a type of animal that lives in the ground and has short thick legs and long claws on its front feet
Examples:-
She finally badgered me into cutting my hair
She finally badgered me into cutting my hair
7. BACH:-a small house or weekend cottage.
8. Cemetery:-a place where dead people are buried
Examples:-
many of the soldiers who died in the battle are buried in a cemetery nearby
Synonyms: boneyard, God's acre, graveyard, memorial park
Examples:-
many of the soldiers who died in the battle are buried in a cemetery nearby
Synonyms: boneyard, God's acre, graveyard, memorial park
9. Filial:-of or relating to a son or daughter.
10. Careen:-to go forward quickly without control
Examples:-
the sled careened as it barreled down the hill
Synonyms: rock, lurch, pitch, roll, seesaw, sway.
Examples:-
the sled careened as it barreled down the hill
Synonyms: rock, lurch, pitch, roll, seesaw, sway.
11. Hoisting:-(a)to raise (something) especially by using ropes or machinery
(b) to raise into position
Examples:-
(b) to raise into position
Examples:-
a. The steel girders were hoisted intoplace and securely welded.
b. The engine was hoisted out with a winch.
Synonyms: boost, heft, heave, jack (up), upheave.
12. Valour/valor:- courage or bravery
Example:-
Example:-
The soldiers received the nation's highest award for valor
Synonyms: bottle [British slang], bravery, courageousness, daring, daringness, dauntlessness
Synonyms: bottle [British slang], bravery, courageousness, daring, daringness, dauntlessness
13. Evangelist:-a.)someone who talks about somethingwith great enthusiasm
(b).a person and especially a preacher who tries to convince people to become Christian
Example:-
(b).a person and especially a preacher who tries to convince people to become Christian
Example:-
an evangelist of space exploration.
14. Smithereens:-small broken pieces : tiny bits
Sentence:-the house was blown to smithereens by the explosion.
Sentence:-the house was blown to smithereens by the explosion.
15. Oodles:- a large amount of something
Sentence:-Oodles of data
16. Prerogative:-a right or privilege ; especially : a special right or privilege that some people have
Examples:-
If you'd rather sell the tickets than use them, that's your prerogative.
Synonyms: appanage
Synonyms: appanage
17. Pillar to post:-From one place or thing to another in rapid succession
18. Asunder:-into parts
19. Cobbles-- (a)to make (something) by putting together different parts in a quick way
(b) to make or repair (shoes)
(C) a round stone that is used in paving streets
Example:-
(b) to make or repair (shoes)
(C) a round stone that is used in paving streets
Example:-
expensive leather shoes cobbled in Italy
20. Subterfuge:-the use of tricks especially to hide, avoid, or get something
Example:-
Example:-
They obtained the documents by subterfuge.
Synonyms: artifice, chicane, chicanery, gamesmanship, hanky-panky, jiggery-pokery, jugglery, legerdemain, skulduggery
21. Gullet;-the tube that leads from the mouth through the throat to the stomach, esophagus
21. Gullet;-the tube that leads from the mouth through the throat to the stomach, esophagus
22. Insult to injury:-To exacerbate an already problematic situation in a way that is humiliating.
23. Porter:-- a person who carries burdens; especially : one employed to carry baggage for patrons at a hotel or transportation terminal
synonyms:carrier, bearer, baggage carrier, baggage bearer; Sherpa
Examples:-
she asked a porter to help with their bags"
she asked a porter to help with their bags"
24. Tandem:-(a)a group of two people or things thatwork together or are associated with each other
(b)one after or behind another
Example:-
(b)one after or behind another
Example:-
The team has a tandem of talented guards.
25. ATROPHY:-gradual loss of muscle or flesh usually because of disease or lack of use
Example:-
Example:-
The doctor is concerned about possible atrophy of the shoulder muscles.
26. Charred:-(of an object) become blackened as a result of partial burning
Example:-
a region charred by bush fires"
Example:-
a region charred by bush fires"
27. Belch:- a) to let out air from the stomachthrough the mouth very loudly
b) to push or throw (something) out withforce
c) to eject or emit violently
Example:-
c) to eject or emit violently
Example:-
a) He belched loudly, and his girlfriend said, “That's disgusting!”.
b) Smoke belched from the factory chimneys beside the river.
Synonyms: erupt, disgorge, eject, eruct, expel, jet, spew, spout, spurt
28. Demeanour:-a person's appearance and behavior : the way someone seems to be to other people
Examples:-
the director of the opera company has a haughty demeanor that can be irritating
Synonyms: actions, address, bearing, comportment, conduct, behavior, deportment, geste
29. Nerve-racking:-causing a person to feel very nervous
Synonyms: agitating, anxious, creepy, disquieting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, fraught, hairy, nail-biting, nerve-racking.
Synonyms: agitating, anxious, creepy, disquieting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, fraught, hairy, nail-biting, nerve-racking.
30. Bailiwick:-
one's sphere of operations or area of interest.
one's sphere of operations or area of interest.
31. Gnaw:-
to bite or chew (something) repeatedly
: to make (a hole in something) by chewing
Examples:-
Examples:-
a) The dog was gnawing a bone.
b) He nervously gnawed on his fingernails.
Synonyms: bite (at), corrode, erode, fret
Synonyms: bite (at), corrode, erode, fret
32. Effulgence:-radiant splendor : brilliance
Example:-
Example:-
the exceptional effulgence of the harvest moon is always a striking sight
Synonyms: brightness, brilliancy, candor, dazzle, brilliance, illumination, lambency.
33.logjam:- a)a situation in which a large number of logs floating down a river becometangled with each other so that furthermovement is not possible
b) a situation in which no progressseems possible
Examples:-
Examples:-
a) He was called in to try to break the logjam in the negotiations.
b) the presence of an ambulance on the side of the highway created a logjam of rubberneckers who just had to have a look
Synonyms: backup, bottleneck, jam-up, jam, snarl, tailback
34. Acreage:-land measured in acres
Example:-
Example:-
A large portion of the park's acreage is forest.
35. Abattoir:-a building where animals are killed for their meat; slaughterhouse
36.Guillotine:- a machine with a heavy blade that was used in the past to cut off the heads of people who had been sentenced to death
Example:- State have guillotined creative rights
37 Subtly:-a) hard to notice or see : not obvious
: clever and indirect : not showing your real purpose
b) having or showing skill at recognizing and understanding things that are not obvious
Examples:-
a)a subtle difference in meaningbetween the words
b) Racial discrimination still exists, only now it's subtler than it once was.
Synonyms: beguiling, cagey (alsocagy), crafty, cunning, cute, designing, devious, dodgy
38 Inadvertent:-not intended or planned
Example:-an inadvertent encounter with a rattlesnake in the brush
Synonyms: casual, chance, fluky (alsoflukey), fortuitous, accidental, incidental
39 Lodge:-a)to provide (someone) with a place to stay for a short period of time
Example:-
The workers were lodged in temporary camps.
b) a local group that is part of a largerorganization
Examples:-
He's a member of a Masonic lodge.
Synonyms: auberge, caravansary (or caravanserai), hospice
40 Wigwam:- a round tent that was used in the past by Native Americans as a house or shelter
41 Wigwag--: to send a signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code
