VOCAB-PART II

Tathagat Vocab

Homophones

Anxious(adj.)

• To have/suffer from anxiety /worry

• Synonyms: afraid(c)/ aghast(c),concerned, nervy, nervous

Eager(adj.)

Excited or worried Synonyms: agog, ardent, keen, intent, enthusiastic.

Usage

She anxiously/eagerly paced the corridor, a frown on her face!

• I was anxiously/eagerly waiting at the train station for my father who was on his way home from the front.

Rhyme• I was anxious when my dad fell

unconscious !

Rhyme• Agar nai cheez mile then we are

eager!

Appraise(v.)

• To put a value on something

• Synonyms: adjudge, gauge, evaluate, valuate

Apprise(v.)

To notify Synonyms: inform, enlighten , brief.

Usage

The President has been appraised/apprised to the situation.

• The jeweler appraised/apprised the watch a glance before declining to offer a price.

Rhyme• At appraisals one is appraised, if

praised then given a raise!

Rhyme• I am apprised that national level

players can be bought at a price!

Arc(n.)

• A curve• Synonyms:

arch, bend, bow, curvature

Ark(n.)

A vessel or a refuge Synonyms: shelter, vessel, boat.

Usage

The ark/arc of the land obscured the sailor’s view to the disaster streaming at the island.

• She followed him below the ark/arc, slithering along the slimy bottom of it.

Rhyme• SAARC ke logo me arc!

Rhyme• I was saved from the shark by

boarding the ark!

Ascent(n.)

• Upward movement• Synonyms:

ascendance, climb,

Assent(n/v.)

Enthusiastic agreement Synonyms: Consent, accord, concordance. Assent: to agree/approve

Usage

• Bill’s ascent/assent was treacherous, encumbered as his was by his heavy backpack.

His father’s ascent/assent came at a steep price indeed.

Rhyme• Scent ki bottle se scent ka ascent!

Rhyme• All my teachers assented I was an

ass and sent me home!