English for career at Linguatech by Ganesh Yadav

18/05/2023

'YICHUS'

Part Of Speech — Noun.

—
Yi as yeast,
chus as choose.

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The word yichus has an Yiddish origin.

:
Status, OR
Lineage.

Mnemonic —
She yielded to the police and revealed her yichus.

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-Her yichus was something she was proud of. (Noun, status)

-The affluent minerva was superbious because of her yichus. (Noun, lineage)

-The curmudgeon would everywhen gasconade about his yichus. (Noun, lineage)

-She was so Simon-pure that her nature evinced that she was from a pulchritudinous yichus. (Noun, lineage)

-The sage said that after a quadrennium, their yichus would be eminent for erudition. (Noun, lineage)

-One should be grateful for one's yichus. (Noun, status)

— lineage, status, descent, etc.

— There are no antonyms for this word.

Quick revision of previously learnt words —

*Affluent — wealthy.

*Minerva — a wise woman.

*Superbious — proud.

*Curmudgeon — a short-tempered old man.

*Every When — always.

*Gasconade — boast.

*Simon-pure — honest.

*Evinced — showed.

*Pulchritudinous — beautiful.

*Sage — a wise man.

*Quadrennium — a period of four years.

*Eminent — famous.

*Erudition — knowledge.

Disclaimer: The footnotes are added only for further and detailed explanation of the old words that are revised daily.

Happy reading!

11/05/2023

09/05/2023

Today, let us study the idiom ‘Happy As Larry’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.



'HAPPY AS LARRY'

—
Extremely happy.

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-He was happy as Larry but his little sister
cried buckets. (Extremely happy)

*Cried buckets — cried profusely.

-She is happy as Larry but he is out of spirits. (Extremely happy)

*Out of spirits — sad.

-They will put poems down in black and white as they are happy as Larry. (Extremely happy)

*Put down in black and white — write

-He was on tenterhooks but she is now happy as Larry. (Extremely happy)

*On tenterhooks — anxious.

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02/05/2023

Today, let us study the idiom ‘Saving For A Rainy Day’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.



'SAVING FOR A RAINY DAY'

Meaning —
Saving for a contingency.

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Though she is made of money, she saves for a rainy day. (Saves for a contingency)

*Made of money — wealthy.

-He ate to his heart's content and always saved for a rainy day. (Saved for a contingency)

*To his heart's content — as much as he wanted.

-She grinned like a Cheshire cat after shopping and said that she would save for a rainy day from next month. (Save for a contingency)

*Grinned like a Cheshire cat — gave an evil grin.

-They hit the chair and discussed the importance of saving for a rainy day. (Saving for a contingency)

*Hit the chair — sat.

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01/05/2023

30/04/2023

'BEDLAM'

Part Of Speech — Noun.

Pronunciation —
Bed as usual, bed,
lam as in lamb.

Etymology —
The word bedlam has an English origin.

Meaning:
Chaos.

Mnemonic —
The child was playing in the bed and it created bedlam.

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-The bedlam in the country couldn't be resolved. (Noun, chaos)

-The political deadlock in the country made the economy moribund and led to a bedlam. (Noun, chaos)

-The altercation in the alley couldn't be allayed and the bedlam filled everyone with trepidation. (Noun, chaos)

-She squabbled with her coeval and the bedlam was solved only when the latter gave her a xenium of an ambrosial cake. (Noun, chaos)

-The recalcitrant boy dismantled the window pane of a car and a bedlam was the concomitant. (Noun, chaos)

-Meditation anoints the bedlam in one's mind. (Noun, chaos)

— chaos, pandemonium, uproar, etc.

— peace, etc.

Quick revision of previously learnt words —

*Deadlock — conflict that cannot be resolved because of intensely opposing views.

*Moribund — stagnant.

*Altercation — quarrel.

*Alley — by-lane.

*Allayed — reduced.

*Trepidation — fear.

*Squabbled — quarreled over silly issues.

*Coeval — person of same age.

*Xenium — gift.

*Ambrosial — heavenly.

*Recalcitrant — adamant.

*Concomitant — result.

*Pandemonium — chaos.

*Uproar — chaos.

Disclaimer: The footnotes are added only for further and detailed explanation of the old words that are revised daily.

✨Happy reading!✨

29/04/2023

'Miss The Boat'

Today, let us study the idiom ‘Miss The Boat’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.

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To miss an opportunity because of being late.

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-She missed the boat and cried buckets. (Missed an opportunity because of being late)

*Cried buckets — cried profusely.

-Though she had a plum job, she missed the boat and couldn't watch the show. (Missed an opportunity because of being late)

*Plum job — lucrative job.

-He got into hot water and missed the boat. (Missed an opportunity because of being late)

*Got into hot water — got into trouble.

-He will miss the boat if he doesn't hit the road now. (Miss an opportunity because of being late)

*Hit the road — begin a journey.

✨Happy reading!✨

28/04/2023

'OVERBEARING'

Of Speech — .

— Overbear.

—
Over as usual, over,
bearing as usual, bearing.

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The word Overbearing has an English origin.

:
Dominating.

:
To overcome by emotional or physical force.

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The word overbearing means a person who lords it over others.

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-The overbearing man was avoided by all. (Adjective, dominating)

-The neighbours seemed to be overbearing because they didn't confabulate with anyone. (Adjective, dominating)

-The overbearing curmudgeon admonished the debonair man and then got the comeuppance on being wrong. (Adjective, dominating)

-The assiduous project would overbear anyone except the pollyanna, who accomplished it nonchalantly. (Verb, overcome by emotional or physical force)

-The sage asked the overbearing man to curb his irascible nature, as a cup that is already engulfed cannot gain anymore water. (Adjective, dominating)

-Meditation helps reduce overbearing attitude. (Adjective, dominating)

— dominating, domineering, overpowering, etc.

— submissive, etc.

Quick revision of previously learnt words —

*Confabulate — gossip.

*Curmudgeon — a short-tempered old man.

*Admonished — scolded.

*Debonair — charming.

*Comeuppance — well deserved

*punishment.

*Assiduous — industrious.

*Pollyanna — an optimist.

*Nonchalantly — carelessly.

*Sage — a wise man.

*Irascible — irritated.

*Engulfed — filled with.

Disclaimer: The footnotes are added only for further and detailed explanation of the old words that are revised daily.

✨Happy reading!✨

26/04/2023

Today, let us study the idiom ‘Raise A Smile’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.


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To cause someone to laugh.

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-Her jokes raised a smile and none cried buckets. (Caused to laugh)

*Cried buckets — cried profusely.

-She raised a smile with her antics and they were no more on tenterhooks. (Caused to laugh)

*On tenterhooks — anxious.

-She raised a smile and was as cool as cucumber. (Caused to laugh)

*Cool as cucumber — calm.

-They will raise a smile and no one will get nuclear. (Cause to laugh)

*Get nuclear — be angry.

Happy reading!✨

26/04/2023

Today, let us study the idiom ‘A Day Out’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.


'A Day Out'

—
A trip to somewhere away from home.

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-When her hands were not full, she would go for a day out. (A trip to somewhere away from home)

*Hands were not full — she wasn't busy.

-He got into hot water while trying to go for a day out. (A trip to somewhere away from home)

*Got into hot water — got into trouble.

-They will have a cup of joe after going for a day out at the beach. (A trip to somewhere away from home)

*Cup of joe — cup of coffee.

-She will grin like a Cheshire cat while being on a day out. (A trip to somewhere away from home)

*Grin like a Cheshire cat — grin in an evil way.

✨Happy reading!✨

23/04/2023

Of Speech — .

— Buoyancy.

—

Buoy as boy,
ant as usual, ant.

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The word buyoant has a Spanish origin.

:
Cheerful.

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The boy was so buoyant that he didn't see the ant.

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-The buoyant steps of the dancer enthralled the spectators. (Adjective, cheerful)

-The nibling faltered but stood with pluck and scurried in buoyant steps. (Adjective, cheerful)

-The buoyancy of the perennial river seemed recalcitrant as it would flow through the caves and meander in the doab. (Noun, cheerfulness)

-The buoyant scallywag said that she would be a conquistador, vanquishing enemies with valour. (Adjective, cheerful)

-The minerva was so buoyant that she would keep everyone cachinnating and be a pollyanna. (Adjective, cheerful)

-Gratitude keeps a person buoyant. (Adjective, cheerful)

— cheerful, ebullient, etc.

— sad, gloomy, lugubrious, etc.

Quick revision of previously learnt words —

*Nibling — offspring of a sibling.

*Faltered — walked with unsteady steps.

*Pluck — courage.

*Scurried — moved fast.

*Perennial — permanent.

*Recalcitrant — adamant.

*Meander — curve of a river.

*Doab — fertile land between two rivers.

*Scallywag — mischievous and cute.

*Conquistador — conqueror.

*Vanquishing — defeating.

*Valour — courage.

*Minerva — a wise woman.

*Cachinnating — laughing loudly.

*Pollyanna — an optimist.

*Ebullient — cheerful.

*Lugubrious — sad.

Disclaimer: The footnotes are added only for further and detailed explanation of the old words that are revised daily.

✨Happy reading!✨

23/04/2023

Today, let us study the idiom ‘Cut Somebody Some Slack’, which we often find in common parlance. We shall discuss its meaning and use in a number of sentences.


'CUT SOMEBODY SOME SLACK'

—
To excuse someone.

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-Being in high spirits, she will cut others some slack. (Excuse)

*In high spirits — happy.

-He was on tenterhooks but they cut him some slack. (Excused)

*On tenterhooks — anxious.

-He hit the chair as they cut him some slack and allowed him to sit. (Excused)

*Hit the chair — sat.

-She will cut them some slack and not lord it over others. (Excuse)

*Lord it over — dominate.

✨Happy reading!✨