Sunday, March 21, 2010

5 words of 22nd march, 2010

1. come in handy

idiom

to be useful in a particular situation

eg: Lets improve our vocabulary, it can come in handy at book reading, various competitions, understanding English movies etc.



2. hanger-on

n

a person who tries to be friendly and spend time with rich and important people, especially to get an advantage

eg: In bad time, a person can differentiate between hangers-on and true friends.



3. imbue

im + bue

v

to fill sb/sth with strong feelings, opinions or values

eg: Last week, I watched "BORDER" movie which imbued me with patriotism

4. flair

f + lair

n

natural ability to do something well

eg: I've flair for making new new friends.



5. glare

g + lare

v

to look at sb/sth in an angry way
to look directly and continuously at someone or something in an angry way

eg: Today, I was watching a movie "Power of Narsimha" in which hero just glared at thief and the thief was terrified.

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