Word# brazen

* Part Of Speech — Adjective.

* Noun — Brazenness.

* Verb — Brazen.

* Adverb — Brazenly.

* Pronunciation —

* Br as in brother,

* a as in age,

* z as in amaze,

* en as in enable.

* Meaning —

* Shameless, arrogant,

* To endure something [Verb, in brazen it out].

* Sentences —

* The teacher chastened the boy for the brazenness of his behavior. (Noun, shameless, arrogance and unrestrained nature)

* With her unfathomable courage, she will brazen every obstacle out. (Verb, to endure)

* He has deep pockets so he insulted the poor beggar brazenly. (Adverb, in a shameless, arrogant, and unrestrained manner)

* Her brazen insult is not a surprise as she is a superbious lady. (Adjective, shameless, arrogant, and unrestrained)

* An ill-mannered person is a brazen disgrace to his acquaintance. (Adjective, shameless, arrogant, and unrestrained)

* Synonyms — shameless, bold, arrogant, unrestrained, defiant, etc.

* Antonyms — modest, docile, humble, obedient, etc.

* Quick revision of previously learnt words —

* Chasten — scold and rebuke.[2]

* Unfathomable — that which cannot be fathomed or estimated.

* Superbious — proud.[3]

Idom #happy as a calm

* Meaning —Extremely happy

* Sentences —

* Being happy as a clam, he made a remarkable that was beside the mark. (Extremely happy)

* Beside the mark — irrelevant.

* I request you to forgive and be at peace with your past in order to be happy as a clam. (Extremely happy.

* She bought the dress at a rate as cheap as chips; consequently, she is as happy as a clam. (Extremely happy)

* As cheap as chips — very cheap.

* Come rain or shine, be as happy as a clam. (Extremely happy)

* Come rain or shine — no matter what happens.

Phrasal verb # Add in

* Meaning —

* To include something

* Sentences —

* He chopped the vegetables to add in the salad to the meal. (Include)

* The discount is practically of no use because if you add in the shipping charges, the cost exceeds its marked price. (Include)

* She loves to add in chilly flakes to the scrambled eggs while having her breakfast. (Include).

* Word# Woolgathering

* Part Of Speech — Noun.

* Verb — Woolgather.

* Pronunciation —

* Wool as usual, wool,

* gathering as usual, gathering.

* Meaning —

* Daydreaming (thinking aimlessly).

Sentences —

* If a person keeps daydreaming about collecting wool from the fences, he or she is woolgathering,

* The teacher scolded the boy as he was busy in woolgathering. (Noun, daydreaming)

* The boy replied with brazen rudeness that he was not woolgathering. (Verb, daydreaming)

* His friends advised him to practise meditation to curb woolgathering. (Noun, daydreaming)

* Synonyms — daydreaming, inattention, inattentiveness, etc.

* Antonyms — attentiveness, attention, concentration, etc.

* Bonus words —

* Brazen — shameless.[1]

* Curb — reduce.[2

Idom # Have deep pockets

* Meaning —

* To be wealthy.

* Sentences —

* They butter him up as he has deep pockets. (Is wealthy)

* Butter up — flatter.

* She doubled down on her efforts to have deep pockets. (Be wealthy)

* Doubled down — intensified.

* At a tender age, she lost her near ones but with her hard work, she has deep pockets today. (Is wealthy)

* Tender age — young age.

Phrasal verb # Make out

* Meaning —

* To understand. OR

* To prove. OR

* Sentences —

* I can't make out her handwriting. (Understand)

* You won't be able to make out this difficult topic unless your teacher helps you. (Understand)

* The lawyer couldn't make out the case. (Prove)

* The police wasn't able to make out the motive of the offender. (Understand)

Word # obfuscate

* Part of Speech — Verb.

* Adjective — obfuscatory.

* Noun — obfuscation.

The word obfuscate means to —

* To make something obscure.

* To make someone confused.

* Pronunciation —

* Ob as in obstruction.

* fus as in fussy.

* cate as in educate.

* Sentences —

* Write the answer clearly, don't obfuscate the answer. (Verb)

* I am not satisfied with your obfuscatory comments; it will be better if you state it clearly. (Adjective)

* The new invention has obfuscated me, I am surprised indeed! (Verb, to make someone confused)

* Synonyms — blur, bewilder, puzzle, confuse, make something unclear, obscure, etc.

* Antonyms — make something prominent, conspicuous, etc

Idom#on a shoestring

* Meaning —

* With limited financial means.

* Sentences —

* While his brother was made of money , he was on a shoestring. (With limited financial means)

* Made of money — rich.

* Her success is a feast for the eyes as one day she lived on a shoestring. (With limited financial means)

* Feast for the eyes — pleasurable sight.

* She has memory like sieve; she can't recall the days when the old woman lived on a shoestring. (With limited financial means)

* Memory like sieve — poor memory..

Phrasal verb #Pass by

* Meaning —

* Overlook.

* Sentences —

* He was kind enough to pass by my faults. (overlook)

* He is too vigilant to pass by your mistakes. (Overlook)

* She won't pass by their faults. (Overlook)

1.Gobby-one who is loudmouth ,abusive and offensive person

My neighbor can be a little goby at times.

2.Balls up-messy situation

The whole trip was balls up.

3.Knackered-being tired and extremely exhausted .

He is really knackered after work.

4.Flog-sell or offer for sale

I want to flog my car at good price .

5.Splashed out-spend money freely

I splashed out on my this birthday party .

6.Gutted -worried

I am so gutted that I splashed out on my birthday party.

7.Peanuts -less salary

She is working for peanuts .

8.Haggle -bargaining

I managed to haggle the price of shirt by 25%.

9.Faffy - waste time

We got late for the train because she was faffing around.

10.Sick -something cool or awesome

* Word#Diabolic

* Part Of Speech — Adjective.

* Adjective — Diabolical.

* Adverb — Diabolically.

* Pronunciation —

* Dia as in diagram,

* bo as in bottle,

* li as in little,

* c as in sick.

* Meaning —

* Evil and cruel, OR

* Bad..

* Sentences —

* The dacoit hit the child with a ball. They were diabolic by nature.

* Her diabolic look scared everyone. (Adjective, evil and cruel)

* The little boy's pandiculation was adorably diabolic; his mother called him her little devil. (Adjective, evil and cruel)

* Though he appeared to be a micawber, his mentality was diabolically narrow. (Adjective, in an evil and cruel manner)

* Diabolic deeds are punished in the long run. (Adjective, evil and cruel)

* Synonyms — evil, bad, wicked, cruel, unkind, brutal, egregious, Mephistophelian, etc.

* Antonyms — good, excellent, kind, noble, humane, etc.

* Quick revision of previously learnt words —

* Pandiculation — the act of yawning and stretching right after waking up..

* Micawber — an optimistic person.

Idom#As clear as mud

* Meaning —

* Difficult.

* Sentences —

* The future is as clear as mud and policy changes might become complicated

* I will have kittens if I start worrying about things which are as clear as mud. (Difficult)

* Have kittens — be extremely upset or nervous.

* The topic was as clear as mud; the speakers had a difficulty while delivering the speech off the cuff. (Difficult)

* Off the cuff — without preparation.

Phrasal verb#Look Into

* Meaning —

* Investigate.

* Sentences —

* The police will look into the matter. (Investigate)

* Please look into this issue. (Investigate)

* She looked into the subject. (Investigated)

Word #553 — ‘Falter’

* Part Of Speech — Verb.

* Pronunciation —

* Fal as fault,

* ter as in term.

* Meaning —

* To walk unsteadily OR

* To speak with hesitation OR

* To lose strength.

* Sentences —

* We used to falter when we first learnt to walk.

* Suffering from debility, he was faltering as he walked in the corridor. (Verb, walking unsteadily)

* Everybody was bamboozled as the boy did not falter while delivering the farewell speech. (Verb, speak with hesitation)

* You are bound to falter in life; have courage and proceed bravely. (Verb, to lose strength)

* Synonyms — walk unsteadily, make mistakes, stammer, fail, fluctuate, etc.

* Antonyms — speak fluently, succeed, etc.

* Quick revision of previously learnt words

* Debility — physical weakness in old age.[2]

* Bamboozled -confused

Idom# Penny Pincher

* Meaning —

* One who is unwilling to spend money.

* Sentences —

* Being a penny pincher, he didn't pay the amount and missed the boat; he could no longer enter the exhibition. (One who is unwilling to spend money)

* Missed the boat — missed the opportunity.

* If you take a deep dive into his life, you'll realise that he is a penny pincher. (One who is unwilling to spend money)

* Take a deep dive into — examine closely.

* I knew that the girl was a penny pincher. (One who is unwilling to spend money

* For him, buying a new television set to replace the damaged is huge task ; he was a penny pincher. (One who is unwilling to spend money)

Phrasal verb#Bring about

* Meaning —

* Cause.

* Sentences —

* Excessive eating of junk food can bring about diseases. (Cause)

* Global warming has brought about natural disasters. (Caused)

* Self-love brings about satisfaction. (Causes)

Word# Back friend

Part Of Speech — Noun.

* Pronunciation —

* Back as usual, back,

* friend as usual, friend.

* Meaning —

* A fake friend or a secret enemy.

* Sentences—

* If a friend stabs in the back (betrays you), he or she is a backfriend.

* Destiny helped him identify his backfriends. (Noun, fake friends or secret enemies)

* Having paucity of friends is much better than having plenty of backfriends. (Noun, fake friends or secret enemies)

* The backfriend who had used a flimflam to cheat her is now being punished by misfortune. (Noun, a fake friend or a secret enemy)

* It requires wisdom and common sense to identify a backfriend. (Noun, a fake friend or a secret enemy)

* Synonyms — fake friend, secret enemy, etc.

* Antonyms — true friend, etc.

* Quick revision of previously learnt words —

* Paucity — lack.

* Plenteous — lot.

* Mendacity — fraud.

* Flimflam — trick used to cheat others OR to cheat others.

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Idom#conk out

* Meaning —

* To stop working (referring to a machine) OR

* To fall asleep.

* Sentences —

* I had conked out when my mother was feeding the birds in my balcony. (Fallen asleep)

* Feathered friends — birds.

* The car conked out; he foolishly neglects it and doesn't give the time of day to it. (Stopped working)

* Not give the time of day — refuse to pay the slightest attention.

* The little boy seems lost in thought; he will conk out soon. (Fall asleep)

* Lost in thought — engrossed in thinking.

Phrasal verb #Bear up

* Meaning —

* Support OR

* To be hopeful.

* Sentences —

* The doctor advised the patient to bear up a little longer. (Be hopeful)

* She bears up her friends in their troubles. (Supports)

* She still bears up in spite of her struggles. (Is hopeful)

* In his misfortune, his mother was the ray of hope always tried to bear him up. (Support)

Word#xenium

* Part Of Speech — Noun.

* Pronunciation —

* Xe as zeal,

* ni as in nickel,

* um as in umbrella.

* Meaning —

* A gift or an offering.

* Mnemonic —

* She gifted them an banana plant . It was a xenium.

* Sentences —

* He was overjoyed to have the xenium on his birthday. (Noun, a gift or an offering)

* She gave them a xenium of a plush flower vase. (Noun, a gift or an offering)

* The edacious girl voraciously ate all the sweets that she had received as a xenium. (Noun, a gift or an offering)

* He gifted her a tussie-mussie and received a xenium on her wedding day. (Noun, a gift or an offering)

* Synonyms — present, gift, offering, etc.

* Antonyms — punishment, penalty, etc.

* Quick revision of previously learnt words —

* Plush — expensive.[1]

* Edacious — one who loves eating in large quantities.

Idom# in a heartbeat

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* Meaning —8/5

* Immediately.

* Sentences —

* She will complete the task in a heartbeat. (Immediately)

* The patient will recover in a heartbeat. (Immediately)

* The little girl stopped crying in a heartbeat when she got the new doll. (Immediately)

* Phrasal verb # Call on

* Meaning —

* To visit.

* Sentences —

* He asked his friend to call on him. (Visit)

* Several friends called on him on his birthday. (Visited)

* She will call on me tomorrow. (Visit)

* She called on her aunt as she was sick. (Visited)

Word#Ardent

* Part Of Speech — Adjective.

* Adverb — Ardently.

* Noun — Ardency (less used).

* Pronunciation —

* Ar as in art,

* den as usual, den,

* t as in heart.

* Meaning —

* Extremely passionate or intense. OR

* Glowing

* Sentences —

* She is an ardent believer in clean teeth. She visits the dentist often.

* She is ardent supporter of her mother who is a sportsperson. (Adjective, extremely passionate or intense)

* He ardently encouraged his sister to continue her studies; her unwavering determination would make her a expert . (Adverb, passionately)

* The ardency of the Sun made the opacarophile happy at sunset. (Noun, glow)

* If a person believes in something with an ardent mind, that is bound to come true. (Adjective, extremely passionate or intense)

* Synonyms — passionate, vehement, enthusiastic, fervent, etc.

* Antonyms — half-hearted, etc.

* New words —

* Unwavering — firm.

* Opacarophile — one who loves sunsets.

* Fervent — intense.

Idom # Go ape

*

* Meaning —

* Become angry or excited

* Sentences —

* He will go ape when he comes to know of her dishonesty. (Be angry)

* She went ape when he behaved rudely. (Was angry)

* If you go ape, you will make blunders. (Be angry)

* toThe kids go ape whenever they hear that song.(excited)

* Mom really went ape when I got home late.(was angry)

Phrasal verb #Come by

Meaning —

* Get.

* Sentences —

* Where did you come by this wallet? (Get)

* She came by this cat on the road. (Got)

* I came by the book that he had hidden. (Got)

* She came by an old telephone in the closet. (Got)

Word# Cwtch

* Part Of Speech — Noun.

* Pronunciation —

* Cwtch as coach.

* Meaning —

* A cupboard OR

* A hug.

Sentences —

* He gave his newborn daughter an affectionate cwtch and took her in his arms. (Noun, hug)

* The querulous child calmed down when his mother gave him a cwtch. (Noun, hug)

* The ornate treasure chest was hidden in the cwtch. (Noun, cupboard)

* The little girl craved for a cwtch from her granny who was suffering from debility. (Noun, student)

* The crying child was soothed when her parents gave her a loving cwtch. (Noun, hug)

* Synonyms — hug, cuddle, cupboard, almirah, etc.

* Antonyms — No such Antonyms of the meaning cupboard. However, the word insult, scolding, rebuke, etc can be used as Antonyms for the meaning hug.

* Old words used —

* Querulous — of the nature of someone who always complains.

* Ornate — excessively decorated.

* Debility — weakness in old age.

Idiom #chop chop

* Meaning —

* Quickly.

* Sentences —

* Complete the work chop chop. (Quickly)

* The students finished writing the answer chop chop. (Quickly)

* The doctor says that the patient will recover chop chop if he takes his medicines. (Quickly)

* She had to take the wise decision chop chop. (Quickly)

Phrasal verb#look forward

*

* Meaning —

* To expect something with pleasure.

* Sentences —

* She is looking forward to her vacation. (Expecting with pleasure)

* The old man looks forward to his grandchildren's visit. (Expects Expecting with pleasure)

* I am looking forward to completing this post. (Expecting with pleasure)

* India is looking forward to winning the match. (Expecting with pleasure)