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VOCAB-PART I. Tathagat Vocab. Homophones. Ail(n/v). Ale(n). To be ill Synonyms: hurt, agitate, discomfort Ail (n) (gen pl.) An illness Synonyms: fever, affection, distemper, disease, malady. An alcoholic malt beverage bitter than beer. Usage. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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VOCAB-PART I
Tathagat Vocab
Homophones
Ail(n/v)
• To be ill• Synonyms: hurt,
agitate, discomfort
• Ail (n) (gen pl.)• An illness• Synonyms: fever,
affection, distemper, disease, malady
An alcoholic malt beverage bitter than beer.
Ale(n)
Usage
• The summer-time ails/ale are difficult to prevent.
They were singing a song as they drank their ale/ail.
Rhyme
• After I was sent to jail I started to ail!
Rhyme
• Male/female after ale no taal-male!
Already(adv.)
• Previously• Before or at
some specified time.
• So soon.
All are ready
All ready(elliptical const.)
Usage
• Is it eight ‘o’ clock already/all ready?.
Already/All ready to board the bus ?.
Rhyme
• All are never ready so all ready is unsteady!
Rhyme
• Girl + guy(al+ready) dono ready so they are already steady!
All together(adv.)
• All at the same time
• Used of a group whose members acted or were acted upon collectively and when `all' and `together' can be separated by other words;
Entirely/totally.
With all included/counted.
Altogether(adv.)
Usage
• Let’s shout; all together now!
• "they were herded all together";
• "they were all herded together"
It was altogether a different story.
Altogether there are twenty of us.
Rhyme
• All to gather all together!
Rhyme
• All together is altogether different from Altogether.
Altar(n.)
• Pedestal/frame. Usually has religious connotations
To modify/change
Alter(v.)
Usage
• The bride wanted to see her new dress before going to the altar/alter.
Let’s alter/ altar our plans before the wedding.
Rhyme
• All exchange Haar at the altar!
Rhyme
• Alternative nahi tha to natives ne plan alter kiya!
Allude (v.)
• To refer to indirectly
• Synonyms: Advert, hint, insinuate
To avoid capture Synonyms: escape/ evade.
Elude(v.)
illude(v.)
To mislead Synonyms: Defraud, beguile, , deceive, delude
Usage
• She alluded/ illuded/elud-ed to her former career as a spy.
The doctor was able to elude/illude/allude the Nazi spies for three months
• He illuded/eluded/alluded the young woman about his age
Rhyme
• I allude to all(of) you who are dudes!
Rhyme
• Birds elude all their problems..ae..le udh!
Rhyme
• ILU ILU bolke girls ko Illude kiya jaata hai!
Ambiguous (adj.)
• To have more than one meaning. Vague by intent or accident
• Synonyms: cryptic, enigmatic
• Equivocal(vague by intent)
Ambivalent(adj.)
To have mixed feelings Synonyms: contradictory doubtful, conflicting
Usage
She was ambivalent/ ambiguous about how to respond to her fiancé's proposal!
• Dr. Singh’s replies are generally ambivalent/ambiguous.
Rhyme
• U.S.A. ki big foreign policy aam admi ke liye ambiguous!
Rhyme
• I am ambivalent about acknowledging other’s talent
Amicable(adj.)
• Friendly(refers to things or people)
• Synonyms: cordial, sociable, pleasant, benign, dovish, pacific, pacifist/pacifistic
Amiable(adj.)
Friendly(Refers only to people) Synonyms: Sociable(c), congenial(c), genial, affable(c)
Usage
Judy takes everything in her stride, she is definitely an amiable/amicable individual!
• The two brother’s arrived at an amicable/amiable solution.
Rhyme• If I am able to make friends I am
amiable
Rhyme• Dispute with the cable waala was
settled amicably.