Tete-a-Tete
Noun
Pronounciation:
teytu'teyt
meaning:
A private conversation between two people.
In intimate privacy.
Synonyms
vis-a-vis (meaning face to face)
head to head
Sample usage:
The new executive was invited for a tete-a-tete breakfast with the manager.
He was planning for a tete-a-tete dinner with his girl friend, once his friends left.
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Vocabulary - Bliss
Bliss
noun
meaning:
A state of extreme happiness
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Synonyms:
1. Cloud nine
2. Seventh heaven
Sample usage:
1. The to be married couples, attended seminar on blissful marriage
2. It was a blissful moment, when his name was found among the toppers in civil service examination.
noun
meaning:
A state of extreme happiness
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Synonyms:
1. Cloud nine
2. Seventh heaven
Sample usage:
1. The to be married couples, attended seminar on blissful marriage
2. It was a blissful moment, when his name was found among the toppers in civil service examination.
Vocabulary - Euphoria
Euphoria
noun
meaning:
A feeling or state of intense(usually exaggerated) excitement and happiness.
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Synonyms:
1. Happiness
2. Joy
3. Delight
4. Excitement
Sample usage:
1. Don't count the stock market euphoria alone, as the indicator for economical revival.
2. He was rolling in euphoria after seeing the results.
3. In India, after the elections results announced, euphoria over AAP in the country ebbing (ebbing means gradually declining).
noun
meaning:
A feeling or state of intense(usually exaggerated) excitement and happiness.
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Synonyms:
1. Happiness
2. Joy
3. Delight
4. Excitement
Sample usage:
1. Don't count the stock market euphoria alone, as the indicator for economical revival.
2. He was rolling in euphoria after seeing the results.
3. In India, after the elections results announced, euphoria over AAP in the country ebbing (ebbing means gradually declining).
Spat over
Spat
over
meaning:
Quarrel over
Sample usage:
1. The Congress and the opposition had a spat over privatization of railways.
2. The staff and the management spat over the new uniform rules.
3. The Developers and QA team had spat over the deadlines.
4. USA and Russia had a verbal spat over the nuclear weapons treaty.
meaning:
Quarrel over
Sample usage:
1. The Congress and the opposition had a spat over privatization of railways.
2. The staff and the management spat over the new uniform rules.
3. The Developers and QA team had spat over the deadlines.
4. USA and Russia had a verbal spat over the nuclear weapons treaty.
Collect Oneself
Collect Oneself/Themselves
meaning:
Getting to an emotional state like, crying and to regain ones emotional equilibrium.
Sample usage:
1. During the cremation ceremony of her beloved son, she paused for a moment to collect herself.
2. The commander paused to collect himself before announcing the lose of his soldiers in the front-line.
meaning:
Getting to an emotional state like, crying and to regain ones emotional equilibrium.
Sample usage:
1. During the cremation ceremony of her beloved son, she paused for a moment to collect herself.
2. The commander paused to collect himself before announcing the lose of his soldiers in the front-line.
Vocabulary - Stereotype
Stereotype
noun
meaning:
1. A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
2. View or represent as a stereotype
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Synonyms:
1. standard/conventional image
2. received idea
Sample usage:
1. Women in army are breaking the stereotype that, women can't work in hostile environments.
2. Women directors in the movie industry are breaking the stereotype that, direction is mans domain.
3. Africa in the late 20th century was stereotyped as an inhabitable region.
4. Companies stereotype candidates from developed nations as far superior over developing nations.
5. Everyone in the division stereotyped the new intern as shabby from his appearance.
6. Nowadays men are breaking the stereotype by cooking, washing, stitching cloths and taking care of kids. All these were previously stereotyped as the job of women.
7. In the late 20th centuary, many foreign nationals stereotyped India as the land of snake charmers and black magic.
noun
meaning:
1. A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
2. View or represent as a stereotype
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Synonyms:
1. standard/conventional image
2. received idea
Sample usage:
1. Women in army are breaking the stereotype that, women can't work in hostile environments.
2. Women directors in the movie industry are breaking the stereotype that, direction is mans domain.
3. Africa in the late 20th century was stereotyped as an inhabitable region.
4. Companies stereotype candidates from developed nations as far superior over developing nations.
5. Everyone in the division stereotyped the new intern as shabby from his appearance.
6. Nowadays men are breaking the stereotype by cooking, washing, stitching cloths and taking care of kids. All these were previously stereotyped as the job of women.
7. In the late 20th centuary, many foreign nationals stereotyped India as the land of snake charmers and black magic.
Vocabulary - Prolific
Prolific
adjective
meaning:
1. Intellectually productive
2. Bearing in abundance, especially offspring's.
3. Present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful.
This word is typically associated with artists and writers.
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synonyms:
1. plentiful, abundant, bountiful, profuse, copious, luxuriant, rich, lush,
2. productive, creative, inventive, fertile
Sample usage:
1. Edison is a prolific inventor. Which means he's a intellectually productive inventor.
2. It is proved that, coconut trees are prolific bearers, when planted in fertile soil.
3. The interns were found to be prolific programmers, during the selection process.
4. When it comes to movie direction, women have not been as prolific and long-lasting as their male counterparts.
5. Shake sphere is a prolific writer of all times.
adjective
meaning:
1. Intellectually productive
2. Bearing in abundance, especially offspring's.
3. Present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful.
This word is typically associated with artists and writers.
Listen:
synonyms:
1. plentiful, abundant, bountiful, profuse, copious, luxuriant, rich, lush,
2. productive, creative, inventive, fertile
Sample usage:
1. Edison is a prolific inventor. Which means he's a intellectually productive inventor.
2. It is proved that, coconut trees are prolific bearers, when planted in fertile soil.
3. The interns were found to be prolific programmers, during the selection process.
4. When it comes to movie direction, women have not been as prolific and long-lasting as their male counterparts.
5. Shake sphere is a prolific writer of all times.
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