Wordsmith – D2G’s Glossary Ep 74

WORDSMITH

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1)Mimetic:Adjective
Meaning:relating to, constituting, or habitually practicing mimesis .अनुकरण करनेवाला
Sentence:mimetic patterns in butterflies

2)Atrocious:Adjective
Meaning:horrifyingly wicked क्रूर.
Sentence:90 per cent of people here drive atrociously .

3)Ebullient:Adjective
Meaning:cheerful and full of energy.जोशीला
Sentence:she sounded ebullient and happy.

4)Fawning:Adjective,Verb
Meaning:displaying exaggerated flattery or affection; obsequious.चापलूस
Sentence:He contented himself with fawning attentions to his reluctant wife.

5)Malleable:Adjective
Meaning:(of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking.निंदनीय
Sentence:Nothing survived of the malleable personality that so impressed us formerly.

6)Hounded:Verb
Meaning:harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly.घायल
Sentence:a tenacious attorney general who had hounded Jimmy Hoffa and other labor bosses

7)Nostalgia:Noun
Meaning: sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.उदासी
Sentence:I was overcome with acute nostalgia for my days in college

8)Colluded:Verb
Meaning:come to a secret understanding for a harmful purpose; conspire.
Sentence:university leaders colluded in price-rigging

9)Senile:Adjective,Noun
Meaning:(of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.बूढ़ा
Sentence:she couldn’t cope with her senile husband

10)scurrilous:Adjective
Meaning:making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.घबराहट
Sentence:a scurrilous attack on his integrity