ENGLISH SECTION-30 New Words

Idioms-10
Idioms are expressions peculiar to a language.
Many verbs when followed by prepositions, adverbs acquire an idiomatic sense: as
follow:
I could not prevail on (persuade, induce) him to attend the meeting.
For years I could not shake off (get rid of) my malaria.
I threatened to show him up (expose).
All eyes turned to him because he was the only person who could stave off (prevent,
avert) the impending war.
5. He is sticking out for (persisting in demanding) better terms.
6. I must think the matter over (consider).
7. Train up (educate) the child in the way he should go ;
8. He trumped up (fabricated) a story.
9. He seems to be well off( in comfortable circumstances).
10. Ramesh bore away(won) many prizes at the school sports.
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SYNONYMS

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Corpulent:
adjective fat, large, overweight, plump, stout, bulky, burly, obese, fleshy, tubby, por
tly, roly-poly,rotund, well-padded
(His rather corpulent figure betrayed his self-indulgent lifestyle.)

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Brief
adj
1. short in duration: a brief holiday.
2. short in length or extent; scanty:
3. abrupt in manner; brusque: the professor was brief with me this morning.
4. terse or concise; containing few words: he made a brief statement.
noun:
5. (Journalism & Publishing) a condensed or short statement or written synopsis; abstract

13.embezzle defalcate, malversate, misappropriate, peculate;

fiddle commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she
had been fiddling for years"
steal take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the trai
n";

4.vent
noun
1. a small opening for the passage or escape of fumes, liquids, etc
2. (Geological Science) the shaft of a volcano or an aperture in the earth's crust through
which lava and gases erupt
3. (Zoology) the external opening of the urinary or genital systems of lower vertebrates
4. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a small aperture at the breech of old guns th
rough which the charge wasignited
5. an exit, escape, or passage
6. give vent to to release (an emotion, passion, idea, etc) in an utterance or outburst
vb (mainly tr)
7. to release or give expression or utterance to (an emotion, idea, etc): he vents his ange
r on his wife.
8. to provide a vent for or make vents in
9. to let out (steam, liquid, etc) through a vent

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2.5. august profoundly honored; "revered holy men"revered, venerable
honourable, honorable worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect;
"an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
6.canny
adjective
1. Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters:
astute, cagey, knowing, perspicacious, shrewd, slick, smart, wise.
Informal: savvy.
2. Careful in the use of material resources:
chary, economical, frugal, provident, prudent, saving, Scotch, sparing, thrifty
7. indict: to accuse someone officially of a serious crime
indict someone/something on:
The Governor has been indicted on 23 criminal counts including fraud.
indict someone for (doing) something:
He was indicted for crimes against humanity
8. :ttrgnient

means strgct and severe.

stringent rules or conditions are strict and make you achieve highstandards
The safety regulations are extremely stringent.
9. :tamentto show publicly that you feel sad or disappointed about something
Some older people lament the loss of close local communities.
10. FORAY :an attempt at doing something new or something that you do not usually do
Annas forays into cooking were never very successful.

Phrasal Verbs:

bear up withstand, tolerate ( I didnt think he would bear up so well in that

situation.)
bear with be patient ;(Please bear with me while I fill out the paperwork.)
blow in visit unexpectedly ; (My cousin blew in unexpectedly with his entire
family.)
blow over pass without creating a problem; (All this negative publicity will blow
over in a couple of weeks.)
blow up make explode; destroy using explosives : (The terrorists blew the bridge
up.)
break sth down analyse in detail: (We need to break this problem down in order
to solve.
Break down - become mentally ill: (She broke down after her husband died.)
Break sth in wear or use something new until it is comfortable: (I need to bread
these shoes in before I go hiking.)
Break in enter a place unlawfully: (The burglar broke in between midnight and 3
AM.) (The burglar broke into the house.)
Break in on interrupt: (John broke in on the conversation and told us to get back
to work.)
Break sth off end sth. (Lily broke her engagement to John off.)
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