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    Neerja Raheja (rahejaneerja)
    Word Meaning
    fetid pleasing sound
    garner having an offensive smell
    pulchritude to gather
    euphony physical beauty

    vestige causing grief or suffering, very serious, grave


    grievous poisonous

    virulent a trace or sign of something that once existed

    unnaturally pale or showing some other indication of


    refractory sickness, unhappiness
    wan stubborn or unmanageable
    skookum
    Adjective

    Meaning:

    Excellent, first rate; marked by excellent quality; strong, brave or impressive;


    marked by strength or power

    Usage:

    He was a skookum eater most times, but yesterday he pushed his bowl away
    oniochalasia
    Noun

    Meaning:

    Buying or shopping as a means of stress relief; purchasing of objects as a form of


    mental relaxation

    Usage:

    After an especially stressful day at work, some of my colleagues go to the


    restaurant, but I go to the mall for a little oniochalasia
    gadfly
    Noun

    Meaning:

    A person who stimulates or annoys other people especially by persistent criticism;


    a persistently annoying person; a person who annoys or criticizes others in order
    to provoke them into action

    Usage:

    A political gadfly

    He has shifted to Bombay now and remains a journalistic gadfly

    He was a loud sports commentator who was a tactless gadfly during post-game
    interviews with the losing team
    Quiz:
    A gadfly is most likely to do which of the following?

    1. Be the first person to try out a new gadget


    2. Interrupt a town meeting with an annoying complaint
    3. Infect a population with a dangerous virus
    4. Be the best-dressed person at the party

    क ट दे नेवाला मनु य
    Ad hoc
    Adjective

    Meaning:

    Formed or used for a special purpose; concerned with a particular end or purpose;
    formed or used for specific or immediate problems

    Usage:

    It was an ad hoc investigating committee

    Those were ad hoc solutions

    The mayor appointed an ad hoc committee to study the project


    Remember:
    Ad hoc literally means FOR THIS in Latin and in English this almost always means
    “for this specific purpose.”

    अनौपचा रक
    वशेष
    ख़ास
    epicene
    Meaning:

    Having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of


    indeterminate sex

    Usage:

    Clothing fashions are becoming increasingly epicene


    Word Meaning
    fetid pleasing sound
    garner having an offensive smell
    pulchritude to gather
    euphony physical beauty

    vestige causing grief or suffering, very serious, grave


    grievous poisonous

    virulent a trace or sign of something that once existed

    unnaturally pale or showing some other indication of


    refractory sickness, unhappiness
    wan stubborn or unmanageable
    Cheat sheet:
    1. Fetid: stinking, having an offensive smell
    2. Garner: to gather and store, amass, collect
    3. Pulchritude: physical beauty
    4. Euphony: pleasing or sweet sound; especially as formed by a harmonious use
    of words
    5. Vestige: a trace or sign of something that once existed
    6. Grievous: causing grief or suffering, very serious, grave
    7. Virulent: poisonous, noxious, hateful, bitterly hostile
    8. Refractory: stubbornly disobedient, hard to manage
    9. Wan: unnaturally pale or showing some other indication of sickness,
    unhappiness; lacking forcefulness
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