Friday, October 2, 2015

English - A Click Away

Pallid (adj)(धुंधला,कमजोर,अस्वस्थ)-Lacking color
The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing.
Synonyms: pale, wan

Pantomime (noun)(तामाशा,बिना बोले केवल संकेतों द्वारा अभिनय करने वाला)-Telling a story through gestures
The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculouspantomime.
Synonyms: charade

Parity (noun)(बराबरी,मेल,सुमता)-Equality
Hema, to avoid squabbles, aimed for parity in the slices of birthday cake.
Synonyms: sameness, equivalence

Pathos (noun)(मनोभाव,हौसला)-Sympathetic pity
The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
Synonyms: compassion

Penurious (adj)(कंगाल,कंजूस,गरीब)-Extremely stingy
Manish was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity.
Synonyms: frugal, parsimonious

Perception (noun)(अनुभव,बुझ)-Capacity for seeing or understanding
His incredible perception made him the best detective on the force.
Synonyms: cognition, discernment

Periodic (adj) (अंतराल) -Occurring at regular intervals
The periodic innterruptions of the cuckoo clock prevented Sanjana from concentrating.
Synonyms repeated, recurrent

Placebo (noun)(प्रायौगिक औषध)-An inactive substance used in medical testing
Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away.

Plaudits (noun)(शावाशी)-Enthusiastic approval
Anil's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work.
Synonyms: kudos, acclaim

Ploy (noun)(कार्य,चाल,व्यवसाय)-A contrived plan
Santosh thought Geeta's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out.
Synonyms: strategem, ruse

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