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This is a Presentation on some important words in English... these words are very helpful..
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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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