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Salient 1100 Words You Need Salient 1100 Words You Need /ˈseɪ.li.ənt/ (adj) The salient facts about something or qualities of something are the most important things about them, paramount, most important, significant, noticeable, striking, outstanding, prominent, relevant, leading, main: She began to summarize the salient features/points of the proposal. The article presented the salient facts…
Show One’s Hand 1100 Words Show One’s Hand 1100 Words to reveal one’s intentions, make your decision or intentions clear, allow people to know about your true intentions after you’ve concealed them, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, confess: As a naive person, I should eat humble pie and admit that…
Interject 1100 Words You Need Interject 1100 Words You Need /ˌɪn.təˈdʒekt/ (verb) to say something while another person is speaking; to interrupt, interpose, interpolate, cut in, butt in, throw in: “That’s absolutely ridiculous!” Mary interjected. Noun: interjection, interjector Adj: interjectory French: interjecter Farsi: وسط حرف کسی پریدن
Symptomatic 1100 Words You Need Symptomatic 1100 Words You Need /ˌsɪmp.təˈmæt.ɪk/ (adj) If something bad is symptomatic of something else, it is caused by the other thing and is proof that it exists, indicative, suggestive, characteristic: Jealousy within a relationship is usually symptomatic of low self-esteem in one of the partners. Noun: symptom Adv: symptomatically…
Elusive 1100 Words You Need Elusive 1100 Words You Need /ɪˈluː.sɪv/ (adj) difficult to describe, find, achieve or remember, indefinable, subtle, intangible, vague, indescribable, abstract, ambiguous, mysterious, obscure, tenuous, nebulous, ineffable, unclear: The answers to these questions remain as elusive as ever. Success, however, remained elusive for her. elusive memories antonym: obvious Adv: elusively Noun:…
Histrionics 1100 Words You Need Histrionics 1100 Words You Need /ˌhɪs.triˈɒn.ɪks/ (noun) very emotional and energetic behavior that lacks sincerity and real meaning, overdone emotion, dramatics, song and dance, tantrums, hysterics, drama, melodrama: I’d had enough of Lydia’s histrionics. Adj: histrionic Adv: histrionically French: histrionics Farsi: صحنه سازی
Call someone on the carpet Call someone on the carpet To criticize and censure somebody severely, castigate, reprimand, reprove, disparage, find fault with, scold, chastise, tell off, chide, lecture, rebuke: The mother called the child on the carpet for entering a stranger’s car. Antonyms: admire, extol, praise, commend, compliment French: critiquer Farsi: سرزنش کردن
1100 Words Week 1 Day 1 1100 Words Week 1 Day 1 Voracious /vəˈreɪ.ʃəs/ (ad) very eager for something, especially a lot of food, gluttonous, insatiable, ravenous, eager, keen, fond of, avid, hungry: She has a voracious appetite (= she eats a lot). He’s a voracious reader of historical novels (= He reads a lot of them eagerly and quickly). After being a long time away from home, she…
Wan 1100 Words You Need /wɒn/ (adj) (of a person’s face) paler than usual and tired-looking, feeble, weak, down, depressed, low, doleful, washed-out, white, lifeless, listless, gray: She gave a wan smile. Antonyms: vivacious, full of life, strong Adverb: wanly Noun: wanness
Doleful 1100 Words You Need Doleful 1100 Words You Need /ˈdəʊl.fəl/ (adj) very sad, dejected, despondent, depressed, distressed, morose, mournful, unhappy, miserable, woeful, down in the dumps, down, gloomy: a doleful expression antonym: cheerful adv: dolefully Noun: dolefulness French: dolente Farsi: غمگین