Monday, October 12, 2015

English - A Click Away

Stifle (verb)(दबाना,बुझाना)-To repress or discourage
Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class.
Synonyms: suppress, check
                                

Straddle (verb)(दोनों ओर फैला होना)-To favor opposing sides
Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right.
Synonyms: waffle, equivocate

Supple (adj)(आधीन,कोमल)-Flexible
The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders.
Synonyms: pliant, elastic

Surplus (noun)(पर्याप्त)-Excess
Trevor decided to freeze the surplus chili for next week's tailgate party.
Synonyms: surfeit, remainder

Trove (noun)(खजाना,गुप्त कोष)-Valuable collection
Walter's trove of vintage baseball cards was worth thousands of dollars.
Synonyms: cache, treasure

Turmoil (noun)(उत्पाद,बखेड़ा)-Extreme confusion, agitation
The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized.
Synonyms: chaos, tumult

Turpitude (noun)(नीचता,भ्रष्टता)-Essential baseness, depravity
The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences.
Synonyms: corruption, perversion

Unscrupulous (adj)(अनैतिक,बेशरम)-Lacking principles
The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers.
Synonyms: corrupt, immoral

Untenable (adj)(अपुष्ट,अस्थिर)-Not able to be defended
Rashid made the untenable statement that George Washington was the second president of the United States.
Synonyms: baseless, implausible

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