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    1. Erring [ur-ing, er-]  Adjective:  going astray; in error; wrong; sinning. Synonyms:  blundering, deviating, sinning, straying, wro...

    Thursday, July 27, 2017

    vocab 3

    1. Chastisement (N):- a rebuke for making a mistake, a verbal punishment.
    Synonyms: chastening, correction, castigation
    Uses: The government then took this chastisement(verbal punishment) and ran wild.
    Tricks: In Iran, if you break your chastity you will suffer chastisement.

    2. Interlocutor (N):- a person who takes part in a conversation.
    Symonyms: conversational partner
    Uses: The government’s interlocutor(middle man), R.N. Ravi, confirmed to a local daily that the August 3 agreement was indeed a ‘framework agreement’.
    Trick: An INTERLOCUTOR is someone who INTERLOCks his mind with another through conversation

    3. Unconsummated (Adj):- not consummated (especially of a marriage),
    Synonyms: imperfect, unfinished
    Uses: an unconsummated marriage can be annulled
    Trick: Hamari Adhuri Kahani=  Hamari Unconsummated parable :)

    4. Hitherto (Adj):- used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time.
    Synonyms: as yet, heretofore, so far, thus far, til now, until now, up to now, yet
    Uses: Before John learned to fly an airplane, he had hitherto been afraid of heights.
    Trick: Nana Patekar Killed 56 people in the Movie Ab Tak Chhappan = Hithero Chhappan:) 

    5. Brimming (Adj):- filled to capacity.
    Synonyms: brimful, brimful
    Uses: a child brimming over with curiosity
    Trick: I know that Anjii, Malvika, Meo Voto, Cynosure, Misty, Glady, Butterfly, Avina, Prachi, Rhiza, Riti, Aashi, Casey and Many more whose names I am unable to recall (will mention name of the rest ones next time) the Girls who are brimmed with emotions :))

    6. Dictum (N):- an authoritative declaration; an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding.
    Synonyms: pronouncement, say-so, obiter dictum.
    Uses: Responsible corporates have long discarded the Milton Friedman dictum(announce,घोषणा) from their public vocabulary.
    Trick: dictator means authoritarian; dictum means an authoritative statement.

    7. Progenitor (N):- an ancestor in the direct line, an ancesto, funder.
    Synonyms: primogenitor
    Uses: Adam and Eve are the Progenitors of humans.
    Trick: Rishtey me to Hum tumhare Progenitor (Baap) lagte hain Naam hai Shahenshah:))

    8. Fortuitous (Adj):- occurring by happy chance.
    Synonyms: fortunate
    Uses: profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials
    Trick: Oye Lucky Lucky oye = Oye Fortuitous Fortuitous Oye :)

    9. Diabolic (Adj):- showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil.
    Synonyms: devilish, diabolical, mephistophelean, mephistophelian
    Uses: An idle mind is a Diabolic's workshop.
    Trick: Think of the Diabolic and Diabolic is here.

    10. Rancour (N):- a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will.
    Synonyms: bitterness, gall, rancor, resentment, reprisal.
    Uses: Although my friend betrayed me, I have no rancor towards him.
    Trick:  Badlapur = RANCOURPur :))

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