Wordsmith – D2G’s Glossary Ep 87

WORDSMITH

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Wordsmith

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

2)Laggard:Adjective, Noun
Meaning:slower than desired or expected.
आलसी
Sentence:a bell to summon laggard children to school.

3)Bleary: Adjective
Meaning:(of the eyes) unfocused or filmy from sleep or tiredness.अस्पष्ट
Sentence:you hate to face the world with bleary, tear-soaked, itching eyes.

4)Acquiesce:Verb
Meaning:accept something reluctantly but without protest.अधिग्रहण
Sentence:Sara acquiesced in his decision.

5)Denigrate:Verb
Meaning:criticize unfairly; disparage.बदनामी
Sentence:there is a tendency to denigrate the poor.

6)Expostulate: Verb
Meaning:express strong disapproval or disagreement.आपत्ति या प्रतिवाद करना
Sentence:I expostulated with him in vain.

7) Whimsical: Adjective
Meaning:playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
Sentence:a whimsical sense of humor

8)Thespian: Adjective,Noun
Meaning: of or relating to drama and the theater.नाटकीय
Sentence:thespian talents.

9)Maul: Noun,Verb
Meaning:a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for tasks such as ramming, crushing, and driving wedges; a beetle.
Sentence:he herdsmen were mauled by lions.

10)Cipher: Noun, Verb
Meaning:a secret or disguised way of writing; a code.गूढ़लेख
Sentence:he was writing cryptic notes in a cipher.