Word — Efface

* Part of speech -verb

* Noun — Effacement.

* Adjective — Effaceable.

* Pronunciation —

* E as in erase,

* ff as in office,

* ace as in face.

* Meaning —

* To erase something. OR

* To remove something from one's memory. OR

* To make someone unimportant or insignificant.

* Sentence —

* She had to efface the mark from her face with the towel. —

* The teacher asked the student to efface the words written on the blackboard. (Noun, to erase or remove something)

* Nothing could efface the memory of the day when his little daughter cwtched him for the first time. (Verb, to remove from one's memory)

* It was her idiosyncrasy to efface her role after sacrificing profusion of things for others. (Verb, to make someone unimportant or insignificant)

* None can efface the noble deeds that make the world a better place for all of us. (Verb, to erase or remove something)

* Synonyms — erase, remove, obliterate, obfuscate, delete, etc.

* Antonyms — nurture, create, cherish, remember, etc.

* Quick revision of previously learnt words —

* Cwtched — hugged.[1]

* Idiosyncrasy — unique behaviour.[5]

* Profusion — plenty.[6]

Idom#Shoot for the moon

* Meaning —

* To aim for the best.

* Sentences —

* Though he wasn't made of money, he shoot for the moon. (Aimed for the best)

* Made of money — rich

* They were making chin music as the studious boy was shooting for the moon. (Aiming for the best)

* Making chin music — gossiping.

Phrasal verb#Look after

* Meaning —

* To take care of.

* Sentences —

* She looks after her son. (Takes care of)

* He looked after his cousins. (Took care of)

* She looks after her pet cat. (Takes care of)

* He looked after his grandparents. (Took care of)

* Word # Debonair

* Part Of Speech — Adjective.

* Pronunciation —

* Deb as in debit,

* on as usual, on,

* air as usual, air (with less stress on r).

* Meaning —

* Charming and refined (referring to a man) OR

* Cheerful..

* Sentences —

* His friend is a debonair man. (Adjective, charming and refined)

* The debonair confidence of the performers made them vanquish their opponents. (Adjective, charming and refined)

* His debonair look showed that he was an erudite man. (Adjective, charming and refined)

* Instead of being careless about everything, one should try to be a debonair man as confidence is the best weapon at present. (Adjective, charming and refined)

* Synonyms — charming, refined, cheerful, lively, sophisticated, well-mannered, etc.

* Antonyms — gloomy, unsophisticated, ill-mannered, etc.

* Old words used —

* Vanquish — defeat.

* Erudite — knowledgeable

* Idom # take heart

* Meaning —

* To cheer up.

* Sentences —

* He has a memory like a sieve; he forgot her name while telling her to take heart. (Cheer up)

* Memory like a sieve — poor memory.

* They were making chin music and they told one another to take heart. (Cheer up)

* Making chin music — gossiping.

* Though his books drew fire, he took heart and kept writing. (Cheered up)

* Drew fire — were severely criticised.

* She was browned off; he told her to take heart. (Cheer up)

* Browned off — annoyed.

Phrasal verb# Come of

Meaning —

* Happen.

* Sentences —

* She didn't know when this had come off. (Happened)

* If you be angry, dangerous things can come off. (Happen)

* A strange event has come off recently. (Happened)

* Nobody ever imagined that this could come off. (Happen)

Word# Heartsick

* Part Of Speech — Adjective.

* Pronunciation —

* Heart as usual, heart,

* sick as usual, sick.

* Meaning —

* Extremely sad.

* Sentences

* One should give importance to the health of one's heart or else he or she would be heartsick.

* The little boy was heartsick as his favourite toy car broke. (Adjective, extremely sad)

* Previously, she appeared to be heartsick; now she is cachinnating while gossiping with her friends. (Adjective, extremely sad)

* One should make efforts to see the bright side of life instead of being heartsick for petty issues. (Adjective, extremely sad)

* Synonyms — sad, gloomy, unhappy, despondent, heartbroken, melancholic, etc.

* Antonyms — cheerful, jovial, happy, etc.

* Quick revision of previously learnt words —

* Despondence — sadness.[1]

* Cachinnating — laughing loudly

Idom#Bad blood

* Meaning —

* Bitterness or hatred.

* Sentences —

* Since dog's age, there is bad blood between them. (Bitterness or hatred)

* Dog's age — long time.

* He refused to hit the road in the morning and that led to bad blood between him and his brother. (Bitterness or hatred)

* Hit the road — start a journey.

* She said that at that time, this particular design was all the rage; her friend had stolen the cloth and that creates bad blood between them. (Bitterness or hatred)

* All the rage — in fashion.

Phrasal verb# laid up

* Meaning —

* Confined to bed because of illness.

* Sentences —

* She was laid up with fever . (Was confined to bed because of illness)

* The old woman is laid up with cold. (Is confined to bed because of illness)

* When she was laid up, he took great care of her. (Was confined to bed because of illness

Word #Natty

* Part Of Speech — Adjective.

* Pronunciation —

* Na as in nap,

* t as in not,

* ty as in haughty.

* Meaning —

* Stylish, OR

* Uncombed and unkempt (related to hair

* Sentences —

* He wore a natty suit and had natty hair at the party last night.

* The girl wearing the natty frock is her sister. (Adjective, stylish)

* Her natty watch underscored the fact that she was quite debonair. (Adjective, stylish)

* Being a cool cat she always wore natty outfits.

* Instead of having natty hair, one should try one's best to have a natty presentation as it boosts one's personality. (Adjective, uncombed, and unkempt; Adjective, stylish)

* Synonyms — stylish, fashionable, elegant, debonair, etc.

* Antonyms — graceless, etc

* Debonair -charming

* Underscore- highlighted.

Idom#Tough cookie

Meaning —

* A strong, and determined person.

* Sentences —

* The team leader is a tough cookie and he wants through reform of the rules. (A strong, and determined person).

* She is a tough cookie and she ordered them to put their heads together to bring about a solution. (A strong, and determined person)

* Put their heads together — to discuss together.

* She is salt of the Earth and a tough cookie as far as her work life is concerned. (A strong, and determined person)

* Salt of the Earth — honest person.

Phrasal verb# Cry on

* Meaning —

* To praise.

* Sentences —

* They cried up the wealthy man. (Praise)

* She knows that they are flatterers; she doesn't pay heed when they cry her up. (Praise)

* One should cry up the good habits of others. (Praise)

Word #Abhor

* Part Of Speech — Verb.

* Noun — Abhorrence.

* Adjective — Abhorrent.

* Pronunciation —

* Ab as in absolute,

* h as in humidity,

* or as in store.

* Meaning —

* To hate something..

* Sentences—

* When you absolutely hate something and treat it with disgust, you actually abhor it.

* The honest man abhors falsehood. (Verb, hates)

* She loves winter but finds mizzles to be abhorrent. (Adjective, worthy of being treated with hatred and disgust)

* The frisson of joy in her mind suddenly transformed into feelings of abhorrence. (Noun, hatred and disgust)

* She is a person who abhors the busy lifestyle of cities but falls for the surreal village life.l

* People should stay away from the things that they abhor so that they remain peaceful and contented. (Verb, hate)

* Synonyms — hate, detest, loathe, etc.

* Antonyms — love, adore, etc.

* Quick revision of previously learnt words —

* Mizzles — drizzles or light rain.

* Surreal — that which is like a dream

Idom #thinks on her feet

* Meaning —

* To be able to adjust quickly and take fast decisions.

* Sentences —

* She never thinks on her feet and lords it over her juniors. (Is able to adjust quickly and take fast decisions)

* Lords it over — dominates..

* He is as good as gold and thinks on his feet. (Is able to adjust quickly and take fast decisions)

* As good as gold — very good.

* She is not a home bird and she thinks on her feet. (Is able to adjust quickly and take fast decisions)

* Home bird — one who loves to stay at home.

Phrasal verb #Lay out

* Meaning —

* Invest, OR

* Spend.

* Sentences —

* She laid out money for the party . (Spent)

* He lays out money on stocks. (Invests)

* It is not wise to lay out money mindlessly. (Spend)

* He lays out money cautiously. (Spends)

Word— Mizzle.

* part of speech - Noun

* Pronunciation —

* Mi as in mizzle,

* zz as in dazzled,

* le as in little.

* Meaning —

* Light rain. or drizzle OR

* Disappear. * Sentences —

* It had been mizzling yesterday till the evening. (Noun, drizzling)

* A book was all I needed in the mizzle; it gave me seraphic pleasure. (Noun, light rain or drizzle)

* The thief had a wry smile and he mizzled in the crowd. (Noun, disappeared)

* Having a cup of tea in the mizzle is my idiosyncrasy. (Noun, light rain or drizzle)

* Synonyms —drizzle, vanish, disappear, etc.

* Antonyms — rain heavily, rain cats and dogs, appear, etc.

* New words —

* Seraphic — mysterious and angelic.

* Wry — wicked.

Idom #For good

* Meaning —

* Permanently.

* Sentences —

* He is leaving India for good. (Permanently)

* She will leave her hometown for good as she has got a new job. (Permanently)

* For better concentration, he will leave social media for good. (Permanently)

Phrasal verb#Done up

* Meaning —

* Exhausted.

* Sentences —

* The little girl hugged her father as he was done up after a tiring day. (Exhausted)

* I am done up after cleaning the room. (Exhausted)

* He was done up after preparing the dinner. (Exhausted)

* They are refreshing themselves as they are done up. (Exhausted)

Word #Glee’

* Part Of Speech — Noun.

* Adjective — gleeful.

* Adverb — gleefully.

* Pronunciation —

* Gl as in glass,

* ee as in fee.

* Meaning —

* Happiness and delight..

* Sentences —

* When he returned from work, his daughter ran to him with glee. (Noun, happiness and delight)

* He opened his ornate birthday gifts with glee. (Noun, happiness and delight)

* When her brother asked her to share her food, she did so gleefully. (Noun, happily)

* The encouragement from her teachers filled her heart with glee and delectation. (Noun, happiness and delight))

* Synonyms — happiness, delight, pleasure, delectation, jovialness, etc.

* Antonyms — sadness, unhappiness, woe-begone attitude, etc.

* Old words used —

* Ornate — decorated...

* Delectation — delight

Idom # To let off steam

* Meaning —

* To get rid of strong feelings, whether negative or positive.

* Sentences —

* She confessed of lying like a rug and let off steam. (Got rid of strong feelings, whether negative or positive)

* Lying like a rug — lie constantly

* This work is next to nothing, she works hard each day and then goes to the terrace for a stroll to let off steam. (Get rid of strong feelings, whether negative or positive)

* Next to nothing — unimportant.

* I know that she lets off steam by gossiping with her friends. (Gets rid of strong feelings, whether negative or positive)

* The doctor gave him a clean bill of health and he let off steam by crying. (Got rid of strong feelings, whether negative or positive)

* Gave a clean bill of health — declared him to be healthy.

Phrasal verb # Get at

* Meaning —

* To attack.

* Sentences —

* The dog will get at the thief. (Attack)

* The cat got angry and got at me. (Attacked)

* The cat got at me when I took her kitten in my arms. (Attacked)

* The dog doesn't get at anyone. (Attack)

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Word#descry

* Part Of Speech — Verb.

* Pronunciation —

* Des as disturb,

* cry as usual, cry.

* Meaning —

* To notice something.

* Sentences —

* The teacher descried that the student was sleeping. (Verb, noticed)

* She could descry how the balky boy tongue-lashed his parents. (Verb, notice)

* It is better to speak only after we descry something so that our words retain their value. (Verb, notice)

* Synonyms — see, notice, observe, watch, perceive by seeing, etc.

* Antonyms — fail to see, etc.

* New words —

* Balky — disobedient

* Tongue-lashed — abused verbally.

* Idom# Made of money

* Meaning —

* Extremely rich.

* Senrences —

* He is made of money; he leads an extravagant life. (Extremely rich)

* Her cousin is not made of money but he is contented with what he has. (Extremely rich)

* Though she is made of money, she is miser . (Extremely rich)

* Phrasal verb # lay by

* Meaning —

* Save.

* Sentences —

* He will lay by a part of his income. (Save)

* She has laid by money for her son. (Save)

* He has to lay by a part of his fortune. (Save)

Word # Bunkum

* Part Of Speech — Noun.

* Pronunciation —

* Bu as in bus,

* nk as in monk,

* um as in plum.

* Meaning —

* Useless talk.

* Sentences —

* The teacher advised the students not to talk bunkum in the class. (Noun, useless talk)

* The friends used certain types of holophrasis to denote topics that are bunkum. (Noun, useless talk)

* Instead of talking a lot of bunkum, one should start reading books as it will help you grow. (Noun, useless talk)

* Synonyms — nonsense, insensible talk, useless talk, gossip, etc.

* Antonyms — sensible discussion, important discussion, etc.

Idom#all that jazz

Meaning —

* And similar things (et cetera).

* Sentences —

* He lost his umbrella, mobile, wallet, and all that jazz.

* Nine times out of ten, people are discontent because of jealousy, frustration, and all that jazz. (And similar things)

* Nine times out of ten — frequently.

* He gave excuses, explanations, and all that jazz but missed the boat. (And similar things)

* Missed the boat — lost the opportunity.

Phrasal verb#Call up

* Meaning

* To recollect.

* Sentences —

* The old man cannot call up the memories. (Recollect)

* The doctor asked her to call up what had happened the previous day. (Recollect)

* He will call up his childhood days. (Recollect)

Word #aloof

* Part Of Speech — Adjective.

* Pronunciation —

* A as in administer,

* l as in fool,

* oo as in fool,

* f as in fool.

* Meaning —

* Detached, not friendly, and not involved.

* Sentences

* The teacher was surprised as the gabby child appeared aloof. (Adjective, detached, not friendly, and not involved)

* In spite of having the palatable food, she didn't say a word and appeared aloof. (Adjective, detached, not friendly, and not involved)

* She admonished him and he became aloof after that. (Adjective, detached, not friendly, and not involved

* Synonyms — detached, uninvolved, unfriendly, unresponsive, etc.

* Antonyms — attached, involved, friendly, responsive, etc.

* learned words —

* Palatable — delicious.

* Admonish— scold.

Idiom#Choppy waters

* Meaning —

* Difficult situation.

* Sentences —

* She wore a dress as red as a cherry on the day she discussed her plight in choppy waters. (Difficult situation)

* As red as a cherry — red.

* Don't be afraid of choppy waters (Difficult situation.

* There are a million and one reasons as to why he has to face choppy waters. (Difficult situation)

* A million and one — numerous.

* He cried his heart out when he told choppy waters he faced. (Difficult situation)

* Common as an old shoe — very common.

Phrasal verb# knock about

* Meaning —

* To roam or travel.

* Sentences —

* They knocked about the world last month. (Roamed or traveled)

* She has saved plenty of money to knock about the world in old age. (Roam or travel)

* They want to knock about the village. (Roam or travel)

* She doesn't want to knock about the city; she wants to spend the day in solitude. (Roam or travel)