Some IMPORTANT English words To learn

English HomeworkBY: HAMZA SHUJA YOUSAFZAI

Decandence

the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state;deterio

ration; decay

Another meaning: moral degeneration or decay; turpitude

Sentence:

On first glance, the salon delivered all the glamour and decadence

expressed in the advertisements.

Turgid

On first glance, the salon delivered all the glamour and decadence

expressed in the advertisements.

Sentence: Erikson's writing is highly compressed and rather turgid.

Flaccid

Soft and limp; not firm; flabby

On earlier occasions, either the skin was flaccid or the meat dry.

Two peas in a pod

very similar,

two of a kind

Suo Motto

Suo motu, meaning "on its own motion," is a Latin legal term,

approximately equivalent to the term sua sponte. For example, it is

used where a government agency acts on its own cognizance, as in "the Commission took suo motu control over the matter."

Hoax

Something intended to deceive or defraud

Sentence: It's pretty obvious from the one photo that this is a hoax.

Indent

to set in or back from the margin, as the first line of a paragraph

Sentence: A first line indent means that the first line begins to the right of the rest of the paragraph

De facto

actually existing, especially when without lawful authority(distinguish

ed from de jure )

Another meaning: Australian. a person who lives in an intimate relationship with but is

not married to a person of the opposite sex; lover.

De Jure

by right; according to law

Leper

a person who has been rejected or ostracized for unacceptablebe

havior, opinions, character, or the like; anathema; outcast.

Deviant

a person or thing that deviates or departs markedly from the

accepted norm.

Ratchet

a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.

Paper Tiger

a person, group, nation, or thing that has the appearance of strengt

hor power but is actually weak or ineffectual.

Obliterate

to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely

.

Furore

a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or thelike

.

Bonvivant

a person who lives luxuriously and enjoys good food and drink

Faux Pas

a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing

social blunder or indiscretion.

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