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Phrasal verbs

27 Jun 2016
call back → return a phone call (वापिस फ़ोन करना)call for    →  require (आवश्यकता होना) call in     →  communicate by phone (फ़ोन से बातचीत करना)               → consult a specialist (विशेषज्ञ से परामर्श करना) call off     → cancel (रद्द करना) call out    → read names aloud (नामों को जोर से पुकारना) call on     → request somebody to do something  (किसी को कुछ करने के लिए अनुरोध करना)              →   To visit someone (किसी से मिलने जाना) call up → reach by phone (फ़ोन पर बात करना)             →    summon for military services (सैन्य सेवाओं के लिए बुलाना)
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Quote of the week

26 Jun 2016
A man is great by deeds, not by birth.कोई व्यक्ति अपने कार्यों से महान होता है, अपने जन्म से नहीं.   - Chanakya (चाणक्य)
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Sets of comparisons (उपमाएँ)

25 Jun 2016
As cold as ice  (बर्फ सा ठंडा)As cunning as fox (लोमड़ी जैसा चालाक) As cheerful as lark (लावा जैसा खुश) As dark as pitch (डामर जैसा काला) As deaf as a post (खम्बे जैसा बहरा) As dry as dust (धूल जैसा सूखा) As drunk as lord (नवाब जैसे नशे में) As deep as ocean (समुद्र जैसा गहरा) As fresh as rose (गुलाब जैसा ताज़ा) As fresh as dew (ओस जैसा ताज़ा)
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Words that describe personalities

24 Jun 2016
Martinet – a person who makes everyone toe the line Sycophant – a person who toadies to the rich and influential for his own benefits Dilettante – a person who engages in the pursuit of fine arts for his own amusement Monomaniac – a person who has an excessive all-consuming zeal for one thing Iconoclast – a person who opposes established beliefs and revered traditions Chauvinist – a person who is aggressively and excessively devoted to his own affiliations Virago – A loudmouthed, aggressive and quarrelsome woman who possesses none of the qualities typically associated with femininity.
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Antonyms

23 Jun 2016
Maudlin (भावुक) - unemotional (भावहीन)Mawkish (अति भावुक) - showing no emotion (कोई भावना ना दिखाना) Mellifluous (मधुर) - harsh (कटु) Mendacious (झूठा) - honest (ईमानदार) Mendicant (भिक्षुक) - affluent (समृद्ध) Meretricious (दिखावा) - genuine (असली) Mesmerize (सम्मोहित करना) - bore (बोर) Meticulous (सावधानीपूर्वक) - careless (लापरवाह)
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