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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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