Vocabulary
& Phrasal verbs
By Tarun Grover
In this course, we’ll study :-
Phrasal verbs (200)
Frequently used words (200)
Trending words (150)
Previous year words (150)
Timing :-
Monday to Friday
6:30 pm
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Phrasal verbs
Cut up
41. Cut up - distressed, emotionally upset about something)
syno- upset, unhappy, troubled, miserable
•She was all cut up about her divorce.
•She was cut up because she had been scolded by her teacher.
Cut someone up - to make someone laugh
•The Gaurav's funny noises cut the whole class up, but not the
teacher.
•There are a couple of kids who are always cutting up in class.
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Die down
42. Die down - to gradually disappear - riots,
excitement, storm etc.
•The storm has died down.
•The fire died down and went out.
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Die away
43. Die away - to gradually fade away
•The sound of his footsteps gradually died
away.
•The sound of the waterfall finally died away.
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Die out
44. Die out - become extinct or out of
existence - customs, races, species of
animals etc.
•Dinosaurs died out millions of years ago.
•It's a custom that is beginning to die out.
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Dispose of
45. Dispose of - to get rid of something by throwing
away, giving, or selling to someone else - sell off
•She has decided to dispose of her old house.
•She has disposed of her necklace.
•He disposed of the newspaper after reading them.
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Dispose of
to finish dealing with something, settle – niptana
•You must dispose of all this work today.
•Let's dispose of the matter and turn to something
else.
•How did they dispose of the body?
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Frequently used words
Demur
96. Demur (V.) (N.) - raise objections or show reluctance - or
refuse
Example-
•The lawyer requested a break in the court case, but the judge
demurred.
•Normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she
demurred.
Syno- object, protest, refuse,
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Demur
(n.) - the action of objecting or hesitating over something
Example-
•They accepted this ruling without demur.
•She agreed to his request without demur.
Syno- objection, protest, complaint, opposition, resistance
Hint- sounds like damn! You are wrong! OBJECT
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Demure
97. Demure (Adj.) - reserved, modest or shy= especially woman
Example-
•Quiet and well behaved.
•she is both demure and introvert.
•A demure outfit.
Syno- modest, unassuming, meek, mild, quiet, shy, reticent, timid
Hint- demur is the one who objects, and demure is who does not
object, who is reserved and shy.
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Dilatory
98. Dilatory (Adj.) - inclined to delay or waste time
Example-
•Dilatory behaviour.
•A dilatory strategy.
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Dilatory
slow to act
• Example-
Dilatory in his work habits.
Syno- slow, unhurried, unpunctual, slack, sluggish, lazy,
idle, indolent, slothful
Hint- dilatory= daily late=he is daily late to office so his
work is delayed and not completed.
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Extant
99. Extant (N.) - still in existence, surviving, not
destroyed, lost or extinct.
Example-
•We have some extant records form the 16th century.
•Extant manuscripts.
Hint- opposite of extinct
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Exorbitant
100. Exorbitant (N.) - of a price or amount charged - unreasonably high
Exorbitant prices, demands etc. are too much large
Example-
•Exorbitant rent.
•The bill for dinner was exorbitant.
Syno- extremely high, excessively high, excessive, extortionate,
Sky- high, immoderate, enormous, huge, inflated
Hint- ex(out)+orbit= this is out of orbit.
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Embezzlement
101. Embezzlement (N.) (V.) - theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's
trust, or belonging to one's employer
To secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or
business you work for.
Example-
•Most of the politicians involved in embezzlement of public money are still at
large.
•She embezzled thousands of dollars from the charity
Syno- misappropriation, theft, robbery
Hint- when the thieves were trying to enter and rob the bank, the alarm suddenly
starts buzzing.
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Exonerate
102. Exonerate (V.) - absolve, acquit, to free from blame
Example-
•After long legal battle, he was exonerated of murder
charges.
hint- ex(gone)+ honor(pride)= to bring back your gone or
fallen honour by getting the blame off you.
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Extol
103. Extol (V.) - praise something or someone very much
Example-
•she is forever extolling the virtues of her children.
•extol one's spouse's cooking.
Syno- laud, glorify, praise
Hint- extol= ex+tol= my ex girlfriend always praised the "tall
guys highly in front of me"
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Emulate
104. Emulate (V.) - match or surpass - a person or achievement
typically by imitation.
Example-
•An older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated.
•Most rulers wished to emulate Alexander the great.
Syno- imitate, copy, reproduce, follow
Hint- emulate- imitate
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Expediency
105. Expediency (N.) -advantageous, convenience
Inclination towards methods that are advantageous rather than fair.
Example-
•I think this government operates on the basis of expediency(laabh),
not of principal.
•Those who hanker after material gains are often guided by
expediency and not by moral sense.
Syno- convenience, advantage, usefulness, benefit, utility, profit, gain.
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Extraneous
106. Extraneous (Adj.) - irrelevant or unrelated to the subject
being dealt with / Not constituting an essential or vital part
Example-
•These questions are extraneous to the issue being discussed.
•Just give me the basic facts, with no extraneous details.
Syno- impertinent, unrelated, unconnected, inappropriate,
pointless
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Evasive
107. Evasive (Adj.) - tending to avoid self-revelation, especially by
responding only indirectly/ Intentionally vague or ambiguous,
equivocal.
Example-
•She was evasive about her phone number.
•The police could not make out anything of her evasive replies.
Syno- elusive, ambiguous, equivocal, indefinite, vague, imprecise
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Evasive
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger
Example-
•Pilots are taught to take evasive action.
•By the time the pilot realized how close the plane was
to the building, it was too late to take evasive action.
Hint- evade- avoid.
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