Wordsmith – D2G’s Glossary Ep 161

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1)Provenance: noun
Meaning: the place of origin or earliest known history of something, उत्पत्ति.
Sentence: an orange rug of Iranian provenance.

2)Colloquial: adjective
Meaning: (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary, बोल-चाल का.
Sentence: I had four or five Chinese dialects at my disposal, phrases in colloquial English, and of course, Malay.

3)Avalanche:noun
Meaning: a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside,हिमस्खलन.
Sentence: During interglacial periods the steep, unstable U-shaped valley sides are subject to mass movements such as rock falls and large rock avalanches.

4)incarceration : noun
Meaning: the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment,क़ैद कर देना.
Sentence: the public would not be served by her incarceration.

5)Adrenaline: noun
Meaning: a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, especially in conditions of stress, increasing rates of blood circulation, breathing, and carbohydrate metabolism and preparing muscles for exertion.
Sentence: performing live really gets your adrenaline going.

6)Vagabond: adjective
Meaning: having no settled home,आवारा.
Sentence: Well these visions unfold in front of me like a play put on by a traveling band of vagabond gypsies.

7)Besmirch: verb
Meaning: damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others, गंदा करना.
Sentence: he had besmirched the good name of his family.

8)Fervor:noun
Meaning: intense and passionate feeling, जोश.
Sentence: he talked with all the fervor of a new convert.

9)Goad:noun
Meaning: a spiked stick used for driving cattle,अंकुश.
Sentence: The Ripon report suggests widespread use of sticks and electric goads , and says that some animals had to be dragged into and out of trucks and lorries.

10)Denounce:verb
Meaning:publicly declare to be wrong or evil,आरोप लगा देना.
Sentence: the Assembly denounced the use of violence.

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