Wordsmith – D2G’s Glossary Ep 91

WORDSMITH

Do You Know Who is a Wordsmith?

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1)Clannish:Adjective
Meaning:(of a group or their activities) tending to exclude others outside the group.जातीय
Sentence:They are insular, cliquey and clannish .

2)Intact:Adjective
Meaning:not damaged or impaired in any way; complete.बरकरार
Sentence:the church was almost in ruins, but its tower remained intact.

3)Precept:Noun
Meaning:a general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought.नीतिवचन
Sentence:the legal precept of being innocent until proven guilty

4)Hovel:Noun
Meaning:a small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling.कुटी
Sentence:It’s just a shame that the house is such a hovel at the moment.

5)Grubby:Adjective
Meaning:dirty; grimy.गंदी
Sentence:”the grubby face of a young boy”

6)Inordinate:Adjective
Meaning:unusually or disproportionately large; excessive.अनगिनत
Sentence:a case that had taken up an inordinate amount of time.

7)Elation:Noun
Meaning:great happiness and exhilaration.उत्साह
Sentence:Richard’s elation at regaining his health was short-lived.

8)Diaphanous:Adjective
Meaning:(especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent.स्पष्ट
Sentence:a diaphanous dress of pale gold

9)Rummage:Noun
Meaning:an unsystematic and untidy search through a mass or receptacle.छुटकारा
Sentence:Set in a depressing flat on a south London estate, teenager Luke rummages down the back of a grubby sofa in a fruitless search for something.

10)Dastardly:Adjective
Meaning:wicked and cruel.कायर
Sentence:pirates and their dastardly deeds.