Vocabulary update : Boost your vocabulary

Vocabulary update : Boost your vocabulary
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#sscgl #sbipo #vocabulary #englishbuilder #upscprelims #onlinestudycorner
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#CHALLENGINGWORDS

1. Whopping (adj.) - Very large or extremely big. (बहुत बड़ा)

Syno-- Giant, Enormous, Colossal
Anto-- Small, Little, Tiny

2. Bristle with (phrasal Verb)- Be abundant with (परिपूर्ण होना)

Syno-- Replete, Filled with
Anto-- Lacking, Unfilled, Wanting

Ex. Before the under - 17 football world cup,All player were bristled with enthusiasm.

3. Juncture - An important point in a process or activity (अवसर)

Syno-- Moment, Occasion, Point
Anto-- Certainty, Good fortune

4. Erie - (adj.)-Weird, Fear - inspiring (भयग्रस्त)

Syno-- Scary, Bizarre, strange
Anto-- Usual, Familiar, Ordinary

5. Verve - Vigour and spirit (जोश उत्साह)
Syno-- Vivacity, Zest, Enthusiasm
Anto-- Apathy, lethargy, Laziness

#IDIOMS & #PHRASES

1.In the soup--- to be in trouble ( मुसीबत में होना)

2.Lay it on thick--- an exaggeration (बढ़ा-चढ़ा कर बताना)

3.A bee hive--- a busy place (व्यस्त स्थान)

4.Arm chair critic--- one who gives advice on theory not on practice (कम अनुभवी व्यक्ति द्वारा आलोचना करना)

5.French leave--- being absent without permission (बिना सूचित किए अवकाश पर जाना)

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