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Episode#24 word#Diaboli Idom # As clear as mud Phrasal verb#Look into


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* 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)
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Daily dose of wipdBy Amandeep kaur