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VOCAB-PART II. Tathagat Vocab. Homophones. Eager ( adj .). Anxious(adj.). To have/suffer from anxiety /worry Synonyms: afraid(c)/ aghast(c),concerned, nervy, nervous. Excited or worried Synonyms: agog, ardent, keen, intent, enthusiastic. Usage.
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TathagatVocab Homophones
Eager (adj.) Anxious(adj.) • To have/suffer from anxiety /worry • Synonyms: afraid(c)/ aghast(c),concerned, nervy, nervous 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 naicheez mile then we are eager!
Apprise (v.) Appraise(v.) • To put a value on something • Synonyms: adjudge, gauge, evaluate, valuate 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!
Ark (n.) Arc(n.) • A curve • Synonyms: arch, bend, bow, curvature 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 • SAARCke logo me arc!
Rhyme • I was saved from the shark by boarding the ark!
Assent (n/v.) Ascent(n.) • Upward movement • Synonyms: ascendance, climb, 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 • Scentki bottle se scent ka ascent!
Rhyme • All my teachers assented I was an ass and sent me home!