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Painstaking’

* Part Of Speech — Adjective.

* Adverb — Painstakingly.

* Pronunciation —

* Pains as usual, pains,

* taking as usual, taking.

* Meaning —

* With great care and attention, and a lot of efforts.

* Etymology —

* The word painstaking has been derived from the English words pain and taking.

* Mnemonic —

* If you take a lot of pain and efforts to complete a project, it means that it was a painstaking endeavour.

* Sentences —

* His thesis has made him undergo a painstaking journey. (Adjective, with great care and attention, and a lot of efforts)

* She works assiduously as she wants to complete her painstaking research soon. (Adjective, with great care and attention, and a lot of efforts)

* The tome is a painstakingly written book with a smorgasbord of facts. (Adverb, carefully, and correctly with efforts)

* The police officials conducted a painstaking investigation but they couldn't catch the astute thief red-handed. (Adjective, with great care and attention, and a lot of efforts)

* She has become a painstaking virtuoso in her field because of her perseverance. (Adjective, with great care and attention, and a lot of efforts)

* Painstaking study always bears fruit as it enhances the horizons of knowledge. (Adjective, with great care and attention, and a lot of efforts)

* Synonyms — careful, thorough, earnest, meticulous, etc.

* Antonyms — half-hearted, careless, negligent, etc.

* Quick revision of previously learnt words —

* Assiduously — with intense efforts.

* Tome — a large book.

* Smorgasbord — a large collection of something * Idom :High and mighty

* Meaning —

* One who behaves as if he were superior.

* Sentences —

* He is high and mighty and never gives ear to anyone's advice. (One who behaves as if he were superior)

* Gives ear to — pays heed to.

* She is high and mighty and insults others off and on. (One who behaves as if he were superior)

* Off and on — frequently.

* The new dress suited her to a nicety and she started behaving like a high and mighty person. (One who behaves as if he were superior)

* To a nicety — perfectly.

* He cleaned the room, put up the wall hangings, the whole nine yards and never behaved like a high and mighty one. (One who behaves as if he were superior)

* The whole nine yards — entire thing.

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* Phrasal verb #Cut out

* Meaning —

* To stop functioning.

* Sentences —

* The car kept cutting out and they couldn't begin the journey. (Wasn't functioning)

* The pen had cut out and be had to get a new one. (Stopped functioning)

* You should buy a new watch if this cuts out. (Stopped functioning)

* They bought a new television set as the old one kept cutting out. (Wasn't functioning)

* Word# Exoteric

* Part Of Speech — Adjective.

* Pronunciation —

* Exo as in exothermic,

* ter as in terrace,

* ic as in tick.

* Meaning —

* That which is so simple that it is understood by everyone.

* Etymology —

* The word exoteric has been derived from the Latin word exotero meaning outer.

* Mnemonic —

* Exoteric things are not out (exo-) of the brain of people because everyone can understand them.

* His writing was ameliorated; every reader could grasp the exoteric write-ups and with time, he became an eminent writer. (Adjective, that which is so simple that it is understood by everyone)

* Exoteric words act as a bridge between the writer and the reader. (Adjective, that which is so simple that it is understood by everyone)

Meaning —Hard by

* Near by.

* Sentences —

* The politician has gift of the gab and he promised to ameliorate the slums areas hard by. (Near by)

* Gift of the gab — eloquence.

* He is a diamond in the rough and he was a student of the school hard by. (Near by)

* Diamond in the rough — a talented but ill-mannered person.

* The hilly area hard by had undergone sea change. (Near by)

* Sea change — transformation.

* Steam was coming out of my ears but I went to the room hard by and calmed myself down. (Near by)

* Steam was coming out of my ears — I was angry.

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* Phrasal verb #

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* Meaning —

* To reach someone after you're late.

* Sentences —

* Start your journey now, I shall catch you up later. (Reach after starting late)

* Though he ran fast, she caught him up eventually and won the race. (Reached after starting late)

* He hit the road in the morning; they started later but caught him up soon after. (Reached after starting late)

* The tortoise caught the rabbit up in the race. (Reached after starting late)

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Scurry’

* Part of Speech — Verb.

* Noun — Scurry.

* Adjective — Scurrying.

* Pronunciation —

* S as in skull,

* curry as usual, curry.

* Meaning —

* To move fast.

* As a Noun, it also means a sudden gush of snow or rain OR

* A state of confusion.

* Etymology —

* The word scurry has been derived from the English phrase hurry-scurry.

* Sentences —

* As the cool breeze blew, she scurried in the veranda. (Verb, moved fast)

* The child was scurrying in the lawn when he suddenly fell down owing to his nonchalant mind. (Verb, was moving fast)

* The scurrying pedestrians cause a lot of accidents because of their cavalier waysof walking on the road. (Adjective, the quality of moving fast)

* As they were skiing along the slope in the gelid place, a scurry of snow dashed against their face. (Noun, a gush of snow)

* The parsimonious man was in a scurry when he had to spend a lot of money. (Noun, a state of confusion)

* In the morning, he loves to scurry along the path in the park. (Verb, to move fast)

* Synonyms — move fast, hurry, hasten, etc.

* Antonyms — linger, move slowly, etc.

* Old words used —

* Nonchalant — careless.

* Cavalier — careless.

* Gelid — cold.

* Parsimonious — one who is unwilling to spend money

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* Idiom #Hard up for something

Meaning —

* To be in search for something.

* Sentences —

* He was hard up for opportunities to hit the book. (Was in search for)

* Hit the book — study.

* She was hard up for customers to sell the clothes for a song. (Was in search for)

* For a song — at a cheap rate.

* He was called on the carpet and everyone understood that the person who did it was hard up for a chance to criticise him. (Was in search for)

* Called on the carpet — scolded severely.

* Being weak as a kitten, she is hard up for a visit to her doctor. (Is in search for)

* Weak as a kitten — very weak.

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Phrasal verb -come back

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* Meaning —

* To be remembered.

* To be in fashion again.

* Sentences —

* This dress has come back. (In fashion)

* The memory of her school days came back. (Be remembered)

* The sight of the village came back before her eyes. (Be remembered)

* The watch has come back. (In fashion)

Word #Sans

Part Of Speech — Preposition.

* Pronunciation —

* Sa as in sand,

* ns as in plans.

* Meaning —

* Without.

* Sans knowledge, one has to depend on others for decisions. (Preposition, without)

* The king wanted to rule over his demesne with compassion sans arrogance. (Preposition, without)

* Sans her son, her home no more remained a Shangri-la. (Preposition, without)

* In life, nothing can be achieved sans will power. (Preposition, without)

* Synonyms — without, etc.

* Antonyms — As this is a Preposition, there are no Antonyms as such.

* Old words used —

* Shangri-la — a place that resembles paradise.

Idom #Hard to please

* Meaning —

* One who is rarely pleased.

* Sentences —

* She is hard to please but she never lifts a finger. (One who is rarely pleased)

* Never lifts a finger — never does anything.

* He will stop being hard to please when hell freezes over. (One who is rarely pleased)

* When hell freezes over — never

* He lives large but he is hard to please. (One who is rarely pleased)

* Lives large — leads a luxurious life.

Phrasal Verb #256 — ‘To Clear Someone Out Of Somewhere’

* Meaning —

* To send someone away from a particular place.

* Sentences —

* The government cleared the fishermen out of the coast owing to the cyclone. (Sent someone away from a particular place)

* The rich man cleared the poor man out of his room. (Sent someone away from a particular place)

* The shopkeeper cleared the customers out of his shop. (Sent someone away from a particular place)

* The teacher cleared the naughty student out of her class. (Sent someone away from a particular place)

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* Word#Besmirch

* Part of Speech — Verb.

The word besmirch means —

* To maliciously attack someone's reputation, to defame somebody.

* To make something dirty.

* Pronunciation —

* Bes as in biscuit.

* mir as in murmur.

* ch as in march.

* Etymology —

* The word besmirch has been derived from the English root words be meaning all over and smirch meaning to soil or make dirty.

* Sentences —

* She besmirched her friend with a false charge of theft, out of her jealousy.

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* The clothes of the artists were besmirched with paint after the painting contest.

* Falsely besmirching someone can have disastrous impact.

* Synonyms — defame, stain, dishonour, tarnish, soil, etc.

* Antonyms — praise, extol, exalt, honour, etc.

Idom# • Hard lines

Meaning —

* Bad luck.

* Sentences —

* Though he worked hard, everyone treated him like a barrel of laugh; hard lines! (Bad luck)

* Barrel of laugh — ridiculous person.

* She is in the zone but she failed, hard lines! (Bad luck)

* In the zone — focussed.

* He cried buckets as the rain marred the picnic; hard lines! (Bad luck)

* Cried buckets — cried profusely.

Phrasal Verb#To check off

* Meaning —

* To mark something as correct or done in a list.

* Sentences —

* He checked off the items that he finished buying. (Marked something as correct or done in a list)

* She thought of checking off the topics that she completed reading. (Marking something as correct or done in a list)

* They checked off the songs that they had to prepare. (Marked something as correct or done in a list)

* Word# MazumaPart Of Speech — Noun.

* Pronunciation —

* Ma as in Mars,

* z as in zoo,

* u as in you,

* ma as in Mars.

* Etymology —

* The word mazuma has been derived from the Hebrew word zimmen meaning prepare.

* Meaning —

* Money.

* Mnemonic —

* Both the words mazuma and money begin with m.

* Sentences —

* James worked hard all his life and today he earns plenteous mazuma. (Noun, money)

* Though James earns mazuma, he is never purse-proud and often acts parsimoniously to save for his future. (Noun, money)

* It is important to earn mazuma by dint of one's hard work in order to be self-sufficient in life. (Noun, money)

* Synonyms — money, financial resource, spondulicks, etc.

* Antonyms — poverty, penury, etc.

Idom#Hard cash

* Meaning —

* Cash and not cheque.

* Sentences —

* He borrowed hard cash from his friend but never returned it and kicked the can down the road. (Cash and not cheque)

* Kicked the can down the road — procrastinated or delayed an important task continuously.

* She dragged her feet and repaid the hard cash reluctantly. (Cash and not cheque)

* Dragged her feet — to do something reluctantly.

* She ate his lunch by using his hard cash for her selfish motives. (Cash and not cheque)

* Ate his lunch — to take undue advantage of someone.

* They changed their heart and said that they would not lend hard cash to anyone. (Cash and not cheque)

* Changed their heart — changed their decision.

Phrasal verb #To catch up on something

* Meaning —

* To have an impact on someone or something.

* Sentences —

* Unhealthy lifestyle catches up on human beings sooner or later. (Has an impact on someone or something)

* The doctor warned him that eating excessive junk food will catch up on him. (Have an impact on someone or something)

* Do not let social media catch up on you; regulate your social media hours. (Have an impact on someone or something)

* She follows a disciplined life so that I'll health doesn't catch up on her. (Have an impact on someone or something)

Word# Ingratiate

* Part Of Speech — Verb.

* Pronunciation —

* In as usual, in,

* gra as in gratitude,

* ti as she,

* ate as usual, ate.

* Meaning —

* To flatter someone.

* Etymology —

* The word ingratiate has been derived from the Latin phrase in gratiam meaning in favour.

* Mnemonic —

* If A always says that he has gratitude for B, A wants to ingratiate B.

Sentence:

Many politicians are trying to ingratiate themselves with her.

He ingratiated himself with all the guests

Being an honest person, John failed to comprehend that his friend Carl wanted to ingratiate him. (Verb, flatter)

Idom# A little bird told me

.Meaning —

* I got to know from a source that I can't reveal.

* Sentences —

* If you are all ears, I can tell you what a little bird told me. (I got to know from a source that I can't reveal)

* All ears — attentive.

* At the first blush, she appears to be honest but a little bird told me she's not. (I got to know from a source that I can't reveal)

* At the first blush — at the first sight.

* A little bird told me that her right-hand man is a fraudulent person. (I got to know from a source that I can't reveal)

* Right-hand man — chief assistant.

Phrasal verb# To catch on

* Meaning —

* To be popular, OR

* To understand something which a person couldn't understand before.

* Sentences —

* The musician caught on after the concert. (Was popular)

* After explaining, the student caught on the topic. (Understood)

* She worked hard to catch on. (Be popular)

* The artist will catch on after the exhibition. (Be popular)