English for career at Linguatech by Ganesh Yadav

18/05/2023

'YICHUS'

Part Of Speech — Noun.

—
Yi as yeast,
chus as choose.

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The word yichus has an Yiddish origin.

:
Status, OR
Lineage.

Mnemonic —
She yielded to the police and revealed her yichus.

—

-Her yichus was something she was proud of. (Noun, status)

-The affluent minerva was superbious because of her yichus. (Noun, lineage)

-The curmudgeon would everywhen gasconade about his yichus. (Noun, lineage)

-She was so Simon-pure that her nature evinced that she was from a pulchritudinous yichus. (Noun, lineage)

-The sage said that after a quadrennium, their yichus would be eminent for erudition. (Noun, lineage)

-One should be grateful for one's yichus. (Noun, status)

— lineage, status, descent, etc.

— There are no antonyms for this word.

Quick revision of previously learnt words —

*Affluent — wealthy.

*Minerva — a wise woman.

*Superbious — proud.

*Curmudgeon — a short-tempered old man.

*Every When — always.

*Gasconade — boast.

*Simon-pure — honest.

*Evinced — showed.

*Pulchritudinous — beautiful.

*Sage — a wise man.

*Quadrennium — a period of four years.

*Eminent — famous.

*Erudition — knowledge.

Disclaimer: The footnotes are added only for further and detailed explanation of the old words that are revised daily.

Happy reading!

11/05/2023

09/05/2023

Today, let us study the idiom ‘Happy As Larry’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.



'HAPPY AS LARRY'

—
Extremely happy.

—

-He was happy as Larry but his little sister
cried buckets. (Extremely happy)

*Cried buckets — cried profusely.

-She is happy as Larry but he is out of spirits. (Extremely happy)

*Out of spirits — sad.

-They will put poems down in black and white as they are happy as Larry. (Extremely happy)

*Put down in black and white — write

-He was on tenterhooks but she is now happy as Larry. (Extremely happy)

*On tenterhooks — anxious.

Happy reading!✨

02/05/2023

Today, let us study the idiom ‘Saving For A Rainy Day’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.



'SAVING FOR A RAINY DAY'

Meaning —
Saving for a contingency.

—

Though she is made of money, she saves for a rainy day. (Saves for a contingency)

*Made of money — wealthy.

-He ate to his heart's content and always saved for a rainy day. (Saved for a contingency)

*To his heart's content — as much as he wanted.

-She grinned like a Cheshire cat after shopping and said that she would save for a rainy day from next month. (Save for a contingency)

*Grinned like a Cheshire cat — gave an evil grin.

-They hit the chair and discussed the importance of saving for a rainy day. (Saving for a contingency)

*Hit the chair — sat.

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01/05/2023

30/04/2023

'BEDLAM'

Part Of Speech — Noun.

Pronunciation —
Bed as usual, bed,
lam as in lamb.

Etymology —
The word bedlam has an English origin.

Meaning:
Chaos.

Mnemonic —
The child was playing in the bed and it created bedlam.

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-The bedlam in the country couldn't be resolved. (Noun, chaos)

-The political deadlock in the country made the economy moribund and led to a bedlam. (Noun, chaos)

-The altercation in the alley couldn't be allayed and the bedlam filled everyone with trepidation. (Noun, chaos)

-She squabbled with her coeval and the bedlam was solved only when the latter gave her a xenium of an ambrosial cake. (Noun, chaos)

-The recalcitrant boy dismantled the window pane of a car and a bedlam was the concomitant. (Noun, chaos)

-Meditation anoints the bedlam in one's mind. (Noun, chaos)

— chaos, pandemonium, uproar, etc.

— peace, etc.

Quick revision of previously learnt words —

*Deadlock — conflict that cannot be resolved because of intensely opposing views.

*Moribund — stagnant.

*Altercation — quarrel.

*Alley — by-lane.

*Allayed — reduced.

*Trepidation — fear.

*Squabbled — quarreled over silly issues.

*Coeval — person of same age.

*Xenium — gift.

*Ambrosial — heavenly.

*Recalcitrant — adamant.

*Concomitant — result.

*Pandemonium — chaos.

*Uproar — chaos.

Disclaimer: The footnotes are added only for further and detailed explanation of the old words that are revised daily.

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29/04/2023

'Miss The Boat'

Today, let us study the idiom ‘Miss The Boat’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.

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To miss an opportunity because of being late.

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-She missed the boat and cried buckets. (Missed an opportunity because of being late)

*Cried buckets — cried profusely.

-Though she had a plum job, she missed the boat and couldn't watch the show. (Missed an opportunity because of being late)

*Plum job — lucrative job.

-He got into hot water and missed the boat. (Missed an opportunity because of being late)

*Got into hot water — got into trouble.

-He will miss the boat if he doesn't hit the road now. (Miss an opportunity because of being late)

*Hit the road — begin a journey.

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28/04/2023

'OVERBEARING'

Of Speech — .

— Overbear.

—
Over as usual, over,
bearing as usual, bearing.

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The word Overbearing has an English origin.

:
Dominating.

:
To overcome by emotional or physical force.

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The word overbearing means a person who lords it over others.

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-The overbearing man was avoided by all. (Adjective, dominating)

-The neighbours seemed to be overbearing because they didn't confabulate with anyone. (Adjective, dominating)

-The overbearing curmudgeon admonished the debonair man and then got the comeuppance on being wrong. (Adjective, dominating)

-The assiduous project would overbear anyone except the pollyanna, who accomplished it nonchalantly. (Verb, overcome by emotional or physical force)

-The sage asked the overbearing man to curb his irascible nature, as a cup that is already engulfed cannot gain anymore water. (Adjective, dominating)

-Meditation helps reduce overbearing attitude. (Adjective, dominating)

— dominating, domineering, overpowering, etc.

— submissive, etc.

Quick revision of previously learnt words —

*Confabulate — gossip.

*Curmudgeon — a short-tempered old man.

*Admonished — scolded.

*Debonair — charming.

*Comeuppance — well deserved

*punishment.

*Assiduous — industrious.

*Pollyanna — an optimist.

*Nonchalantly — carelessly.

*Sage — a wise man.

*Irascible — irritated.

*Engulfed — filled with.

Disclaimer: The footnotes are added only for further and detailed explanation of the old words that are revised daily.

✨Happy reading!✨

26/04/2023

Today, let us study the idiom ‘Raise A Smile’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.


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To cause someone to laugh.

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-Her jokes raised a smile and none cried buckets. (Caused to laugh)

*Cried buckets — cried profusely.

-She raised a smile with her antics and they were no more on tenterhooks. (Caused to laugh)

*On tenterhooks — anxious.

-She raised a smile and was as cool as cucumber. (Caused to laugh)

*Cool as cucumber — calm.

-They will raise a smile and no one will get nuclear. (Cause to laugh)

*Get nuclear — be angry.

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26/04/2023

Today, let us study the idiom ‘A Day Out’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.


'A Day Out'

—
A trip to somewhere away from home.

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-When her hands were not full, she would go for a day out. (A trip to somewhere away from home)

*Hands were not full — she wasn't busy.

-He got into hot water while trying to go for a day out. (A trip to somewhere away from home)

*Got into hot water — got into trouble.

-They will have a cup of joe after going for a day out at the beach. (A trip to somewhere away from home)

*Cup of joe — cup of coffee.

-She will grin like a Cheshire cat while being on a day out. (A trip to somewhere away from home)

*Grin like a Cheshire cat — grin in an evil way.

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23/04/2023

Of Speech — .

— Buoyancy.

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Buoy as boy,
ant as usual, ant.

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The word buyoant has a Spanish origin.

:
Cheerful.

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The boy was so buoyant that he didn't see the ant.

—

-The buoyant steps of the dancer enthralled the spectators. (Adjective, cheerful)

-The nibling faltered but stood with pluck and scurried in buoyant steps. (Adjective, cheerful)

-The buoyancy of the perennial river seemed recalcitrant as it would flow through the caves and meander in the doab. (Noun, cheerfulness)

-The buoyant scallywag said that she would be a conquistador, vanquishing enemies with valour. (Adjective, cheerful)

-The minerva was so buoyant that she would keep everyone cachinnating and be a pollyanna. (Adjective, cheerful)

-Gratitude keeps a person buoyant. (Adjective, cheerful)

— cheerful, ebullient, etc.

— sad, gloomy, lugubrious, etc.

Quick revision of previously learnt words —

*Nibling — offspring of a sibling.

*Faltered — walked with unsteady steps.

*Pluck — courage.

*Scurried — moved fast.

*Perennial — permanent.

*Recalcitrant — adamant.

*Meander — curve of a river.

*Doab — fertile land between two rivers.

*Scallywag — mischievous and cute.

*Conquistador — conqueror.

*Vanquishing — defeating.

*Valour — courage.

*Minerva — a wise woman.

*Cachinnating — laughing loudly.

*Pollyanna — an optimist.

*Ebullient — cheerful.

*Lugubrious — sad.

Disclaimer: The footnotes are added only for further and detailed explanation of the old words that are revised daily.

✨Happy reading!✨

23/04/2023

Today, let us study the idiom ‘Cut Somebody Some Slack’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.


'CUT SOMEBODY SOME SLACK'

—
To excuse someone.

—

-Being in high spirits, she will cut others some slack. (Excuse)

*In high spirits — happy.

-He was on tenterhooks but they cut him some slack. (Excused)

*On tenterhooks — anxious.

-He hit the chair as they cut him some slack and allowed him to sit. (Excused)

*Hit the chair — sat.

-She will cut them some slack and not lord it over others. (Excuse)

*Lord it over — dominate.

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20/04/2023

Of Speech — .

—
Ra as in ran,
ku as cool,
you as usual, you.

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The word rakuyou has a Japanese origin.

:
Fallen leaves.

—
She will ask you to see the rakuyou.

—
-The rakuyou in autumn looks beautiful. (Noun, fallen leaves)

-The inclement weather and the susurrus made her go to the browse to descry the rakuyou. (Noun, fallen leaves)

-She hearkened an eerie sound and went to see the rakuyou; there was a cur hidden in it. (Noun, fallen leaves)

-The chameleon camouflaged itself in the rakuyou and nobody could twig whether it was there. (Noun, fallen leaves)

-The decrepit woman cleans the rakuyou and burgeons the twigs in the xyst. (Noun, fallen leaves)

-Rakuyou in autumn is a sight that many people love. (Noun, fallen leaves)

— There is no exact synonym to this word.

— There is no exact antonym to this word.

Quick revision of previously learnt words —

*Inclement — cold.

*Susurrus — rustling of leaves.

*Browse — meadow.

*Descry — see.

*Hearkened — heard.

*Eerie — mysterious.

*Cur — dog.

*Camouflaged — hidden.

*Twig — understand.

*Decrepit — physically season in old age.

*Burgeons — grows.

*Twigs — small plants.

*Xyst — small area near the main gate of a building.

Disclaimer: The footnotes are added only for further and detailed explanation of the old words that are revised daily.

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19/04/2023

'HELIOPHILE'

Of Speech — .

—

He as usual, he,
li as in little,
o as in ocean,
phile as file.

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The word Heliophile has a Greek origin.

:
One who loves sunlight.

—
She took her files and sat in sunlight, she is a heliophile.

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The heliophile preferred sunlight to shade. (Noun, one who loves sunlight)

-The moggy was a heliophile; it took its clowder to the treen windows in the apricity. (Noun, one who loves sunlight)

-They slumbered after apricating as they were heliophiles. (Noun, one who loves sunlight)

-She made a pulchritudinous ring out of ramshackle earrings and said that it would be iridescent in sunlight as she was a heliophile. (Noun, one who loves sunlight)

-The tyro went to the xyst, sat down and started perusing tomes because she was a heliophile (Noun, one who loves sunlight)

-Meditation in mellow sunlight is often preferred by heliophiles. (Noun, one who loves sunlight)

— There is no exact synonym to this word.

— There is no exact antonym to this word.

Quick revision of previously learnt words —

*Moggy — cat.

*Clowder — group of kittens.

*Treen — wooden.

*Apricity — warmth of the sun especially in winter.

*Slumbered — slept.

*Apricating — basking in the sunlight.

*Pulchritudinous — beautiful.

*Ramshackle — not working anymore.

*Iridescent — shining.

*Tyro — beginner.

*Xyst — small area near the main gate of a building.

*Perusing — reading.

*Tomes — large books.

Disclaimer: The footnotes are added only for further and detailed explanation of the old words that are revised daily.

✨Happy reading!✨

19/04/2023

Today, let us study the idiom ‘Make A Beeline For Someone/Something’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.

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Move towards someone/something fast.

—

-She got bent out of shape and made a beeline for him. (Moved towards someone/something fast)

*Got bent out of shape — angry.

-She is as cute as a bug's ear and her elder sister made a beeline for her. (Moved towards someone/something fast)

*Cute as a bug's ear — cute.

-He will undergo a sea change and then will make a beeline for success. (Move towards someone/something fast)

*Sea change — transformation.

-Steam will come out of his ears if people don't make a beeline for him. (Move towards someone/something fast)

*Steam will come out of his ears — he will be angry.

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18/04/2023

'FUDGEL'

Of Speech — .

—
F as in furnish,
udg as in judge,
el as in tell.

—
The word fudgel has been in use since the 17th century.

:

To pretend to work when one is actually not working.

—
She judged everyone who would fudgel.

—

-The neighbours would fudgel all day. (Noun, to pretend to work when one is actually not working)

-The cunctator would malinger prime tasks and fudgel everywhen. (Noun, to pretend to work when one is actually not working)

-The scallywag would loiter in the alleys, boondoggle and fudgel. (Noun, to pretend to work when one is actually not working)

-She fudgeled and then gasconaded about how affluent she was, without needing to work assiduously. (Noun, to pretend to work when one is actually not working)

-The educatee would fudgel and abstain from doing homework, and then get admonished by the pedagogue. (Noun, to pretend to work when one is actually not working)

-At times, one needs to develop hobbies instead of trying to fudgel. (Noun, to pretend to work when one is actually not working)

— There is no exact synonym to this word.

— There is no exact antonym to this word.

Quick revision of previously learnt words —

*Cunctator — one who procrastinates

*Malingered — postponed tasks citing the excuse of illness.

*Prime — important.

*Everywhen — always.

*Scallywag — mischievous and cute.

*Loiter — roam.

*Alleys — by-lanes.

*Boondoggle — waste time by doing something useless.

*Gasconaded — boasted.

*Affluent — wealthy.

*Assiduously — industriously.

*Educatee — student.

*Admonished — scolded.

*Pedagogue — teacher.

Disclaimer: The footnotes are added only for further and detailed explanation of the old words that are revised daily.

✨Happy reading!✨

17/04/2023

Today, let us study the idiom ‘Blanket Of Snow’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.




'Blanket of Snow'

—
Layer of snow covering the ground.

—

-She was on tenterhooks as there was a blanket of snow outside her house. (Layer of snow covering the ground)

*On tenterhooks — anxious.

-She was made of money and she went to travel in places with blanket of snow. (Layer of snow covering the ground)

*Made of money — wealthy.

-She cried buckets seeing the blanket of snow because she disliked winters. (Layer of snow covering the ground)

*Cried buckets — cried profusely.

-She liked having a cup of joe seeing the blanket of snow. (Layer of snow covering the ground)

ZCup of joe — coffee.

Happy reading!✨

17/04/2023

'TIDSOPTIMIST'

Of Speech — .

—

Ti as in tick,
d as in desk,
s as in solid,
optimist as usual, optimist.

—

The word tidsoptimist has a Swedish origin.

:
One who is mostly late because he/she thinks that he/she has plenty of time.

—
A tidsoptimist is excessively optimistic about time.

—

-The tidsoptimist was laughed at by all. (Noun, one who is mostly late because he/she thinks that he/she has plenty of time)

-He experienced a frisson of fremdscham as his friend was a tidsoptimist at the party. (Noun, one who is mostly late because he/she thinks that he/she has plenty of time)

-The cunctator was a tidsoptimist and he malingered everywhen. (Noun, one who is mostly late because he/she thinks that he/she has plenty of time)

-She was a slugabed who would slumber a lot and then miss the prime classes being a tidsoptimist. (Noun, one who is mostly late because he/she thinks that he/she has plenty of time)

-He metamorphosed from a tidsoptimist to an assiduous educatee who would lucubrate. (Noun, one who is mostly late because he/she thinks that he/she has plenty of time)

-Gratitude for time and consistent habits and help a person stop being a tidsoptimist. (Noun, one who is mostly late because he/she thinks that he/she has plenty of time)

— an unpunctual person, etc.

— a punctual person, etc.

Quick revision of previously learnt words —

*Frisson — strong emotion.

*Fremdscham — feeling of embarrassment because of someone else.

*Cunctator — one who procrastinates

*Malingered — postponed tasks citing the excuse of illness.

*Everywhen — always.

*Slugabed — one who refuses to leave the bed in the morning.

*Slumber — sleep.

*Prime — most important.

*Metamorphosed — transformed.

*Assiduous — industrious.

*Educatee — student.

*Lucubrate — study at night.

Disclaimer: The footnotes are added only for further and detailed explanation of the old words that are revised daily.

✨Happy reading!✨

16/04/2023

'AESTHETE'

Of Speech — .

—
AE as election,
S as in is,
THE as in theme,
TE as in ate.

—
The word aesthete has a Greek origin.

:
One who appreciates beauty and art.

—
The aesthete loved the aesthetics of the house.

—

-The aesthete went to the exhibition and was pleased. (Noun, one who appreciates beauty and art)

-The aesthete bedecked the house with plush vases and put varicoloured flowers in it. (Noun, one who appreciates beauty and art)

-The aesthete superseded the ramshackle cupboards with treen ones. (Noun, one who appreciates beauty and art)

-The tony restaurants had candelabra and smaragdine antimacassars that were lauded by the aesthete. (Noun, one who appreciates beauty and art)

-The aesthete was an erudite lady who was a connoisseur too. (Noun, one who appreciates beauty and art)

-Gratitude can easily manifest an eucatastrophe. (Noun, one who appreciates beauty and art)

— There is no exact synonym of this word as such.

— There is no exact antonym of this word as such.

Quick revision of previously learnt words —

*Bedecked — decorated.

*Plush — luxurious and expensive.

*Varicoloured — multicoloured

*Superseded — replaced.

*Ramshackle — not working anymore.

*Treen — wooden.

*Tony — elite.

*Candelabra — stands for candles.

*Smaragdine — green like the emerald.

*Antimacassars — cloths used to cover chairs.

ZLauded — praised.

*Erudite — knowledgeable.

*Connoisseur — expert in certain cases.

Disclaimer: The footnotes are added only for further and detailed explanation of the old words that are revised daily.

✨Happy reading!✨

15/04/2023

Today, let us study the idiom ‘On The House’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.



'ON THE HOUSE'

—
Free.

—

-She ate to her heart's content as the meal was on the house. (Free)

*To her heart's content — as much as she wanted.

-He will hit the bed after drinking tea that is on the house. (Free)

*Hit the bed — sleep.

-She will say that the gift was on the house and then play chin music. (Free)

*Play chin music — gossip.

-They will hit the chairs as those are on the house. (Free)

*Hit the chairs — sit.

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14/04/2023

Today, let us study the idiom ‘Strike It Rich’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.



*Strike it Rich*

—
To become rich suddenly.

—

-She will strike it rich and still buy things cheap as chips. (Become rich suddenly)

*Cheap as chips — cheap.

-She is on tenterhooks and strike it rich soon. (Become rich suddenly)

*On tenterhooks — anxious.

-He strikes it rich and then gets into hot water. (Becomes rich suddenly)

*Gets into hot water — gets into trouble.

-He had a cup of joe and said that he will strike it rich. (Become rich suddenly)

*Cup of joe — coffee.

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13/04/2023

Today, let us study the idiom ‘Cut Back’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.



'CUT BACK'

—
To reduce expenditure.

—

-She will cut back on the expenditure and within the ballpark figure. (Reduce expenditure)

*Ballpark figure — estimate.

-She had kittens when he refused to cut back on the expenditure. (Reduce expenditure)

*Had kittens — was nervous.

-She will hit the books and cut back on unnecessary expenditure. (Reduce expenditure)

*Hit the books — read.

-She heard it in the grapevine that he cut back on the expenditure. (Reduced expenditure)

*Heard it in the grapevine — heard a rumour.

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12/04/2023

Of Speech — .

— Gingerly.

—

Ginger as usual, ginger,
ly as in happily.

—

The word gingerly has a Latin origin.

:

Careful.

—

She ate the ginger in a gingerly manner.

—

-The gingerly steps of the cat made sure nobody heard him moving. (Adjective, careful)

-The scallywag scurried away gingerly after dismantling the vase. (Adverb, carefully)

-In a gingerly motion, the moggy went to the kitchen to nosh milk and slumber on the treen table. (Adjective, careful)

-Though the cur was gingerly, the piece of ambrosial food fell into the water when it avariciously tried to have the one in the mouth of its reflection. (Adjective, careful)

-The Simon-pure man gingerly lay down to outmanoeuvre the gargantuan bear when his backfriend sequestered him and climbed up the tree. (Adverb, carefully)

-One should be gingerly while taking decisions. (Adjective, careful)

— careful, cautious, etc.

— careless, nonchalant, cavalier, etc.

Quick revision of previously learnt words —

*Scallywag — mischievous and cute.

*Scurried — moved fast.

*Dismantling — breaking.

*Moggy — cat.

*Nosh — eat fast.

*Slumber — sleep.

*Treen — wooden.

*Cur — dog.

*Ambrosial — heavenly.

*Avariciously — greedily.

*Simon-pure — honest.

*Outmanoeuvre — defeat.

*Gargantuan — huge.

*Backfriend — toxic friend.

*Sequestered — left alone.

*Nonchalant — careless.

*Cavalier — careless.

Disclaimer: The footnotes are added only for further and detailed explanation of the old words that are revised daily.

Happy reading!