Firstpost 29/12/2019 Flashcards
seethe
- (of a liquid) boil or be turbulent as if boiling.
“the grey ocean seethed”
- (of a person) be filled with intense but unexpressed anger.
“inwardly he was seething at the slight to his authority”
lexicon
a dictionary
shrouds
- a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.
“he was buried in a linen shroud”
कफ़न
Inscribed
- write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record.
“his name was inscribed on the new silver trophy”
लिहून ठेवलेले
Thwart
- prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
“he never did anything to thwart his father”
- oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully.
“the government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties”
नाकाम
Whisk
- take or move (someone or something) somewhere suddenly and quickly.
“he whisked her off to Paris for a few days”
synonyms: speed,hurry,rush,catapult;
Grief
1.
intense sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death.
“she was overcome with grief”
Inflict
- cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something.
“theyinflictedserious injuriesonthree other men”
(चोट या कष्ट) पहुंचाना
hatched
1 conspire to devise (a plot or plan).
“the little plot that you and Sylviahatched uplast night”
रची
dismember
partition or divide up (a territory or organization).
“the winning powers of World War I set out to dismember the Ottoman Empire”
Spewing
expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly.
“buses werespewing outblack clouds of exhaust”
उगल
Lament
express regret or disappointment about something.
“she lamented the lack of shops in the town”
दुःख
Carnage
the killing of a large number of people.
“the bombing was timed to cause as much carnage as possible”
synonyms: slaughter,massacre,mass murder,
नरसंहार
bluff
1.
an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something.
“the offer was denounced as a bluff”
2.
try to deceive someone as to one’s abilities or intentions.
“he’s been bluffing all along”
- धोखा
- दिखावा
hedged
protect oneself against loss on (a bet or investment) by making balancing or compensating transactions.
“the company hedged its investment position on the futures market”
