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If the sequester is allowed to go forward, thousands of Americans are likely to become jobless. unprecedented:<\/span> (adj.) unheard-of, novel, unusual, ground-breaking, unexampled emphatic: <\/span>(adj.) absolute, certain, cogent, explicit, vigorous fiery: <\/span>(adj.) choleric, febrile, hot-tempered, irascible, vehement frolic: <\/span>(n) fun, gaiety, gambol, joviality, merriment, romp deft:<\/span> (adj.) adept, adroit, apt, dexterous, ingenious, proficient, skilful acquiesces:<\/span> (v) accede, adapt, approve, conform, reconcile, yield adamant:<\/span> (adj.) unyielding, hard-nosed, inexorable, intransigent, obdurate, stubborn alter ego:<\/span> (n) doppelganger, second self Superman’s alter ego was Clark Kent. antecedent:<\/span> (adj.) preceding, earlier, former, prior, foregoing, precursory apoplectic:<\/span> (adj.) furious, raging, fuming, frenzied, incensed, livid apostate:<\/span> (n) deserter, renegade, defector, turncoat, backslider, rudderless:<\/span> (adj.) adrift, aimless, directionless, purposeless, undirected falter:<\/span> (v) hesitate, waver, vacillate behemoth:<\/span> (n) giant, mammoth, titan, leviathan belligerence:<\/span> (n) hostility, animosity, antagonism, pugnacity, unfriendliness bibliophile:<\/span> (n) booklover, intellectual, reader, savant brimming:<\/span> (adj.) overflowing, awash, chock-full, jammed, loaded, broadside:<\/span> (n) criticism, censure, denunciation, diatribe, philippic bunk:<\/span> (n) nonsense, applesauce, balderdash, claptrap, flimflam, twaddle cacophony:<\/span> (n) discord, dissonance, disharmony, stridency PHR V<\/span><\/b> Idioms<\/span><\/b> sequester: (n) segregation, cut, a general cut in government spending. If the sequester is allowed to go forward, thousands of Americans are likely to become jobless. conclave: (n) secret or private meeting, council, congress, parley The conclave of 115 “cardinal electors” elected the new Pope. scorching: (adj.) burning, roasting, sweltering, unbearably hot At least three …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":151,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7658,31],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9377"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/151"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9377\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nconclave:<\/span> (n) secret or private meeting, council, congress, parley
\nThe conclave of 115 “cardinal electors” elected the new Pope.
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\nscorching:<\/span> (adj.) burning, roasting, sweltering, unbearably hot
\nAt least three athletes fell unconscious due to scorching heat.<\/p>\n
\nRebels unleashed an unprecedented barrage of mortar fire against troops in Aleppo.<\/p>\n
\nNasir Jamshed led Pakistan to an emphatic win over India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.<\/p>\n
\nThe killing of Shias in Karachi ignited fiery speeches in Senate.
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\npanacea:<\/span> (n) cure-all, catholicon, elixir, nostrum, remedy
\nReconciliation is a panacea for national ills.<\/p>\n
\nIndian cinema’s frolic with sports, especially cricket goes back a long way.<\/p>\n
\nDeft handling of revolution and love made Faiz Ahmad Faiz a great poet.<\/p>\n
\nWikiLeaks cables showed that the government privately acquiesces in the drone strikes.<\/p>\n
\nPakistanis are adamant that Isaf should apologise for the Salala incident.<\/p>\n
\nangst: (n) anxiety, distress, torment, malaise, perturbation, vexation
\nMany kids suffer from acne and angst.<\/p>\n
\nThey were allowed to take account of antecedent legislation.
\ntryst: (n) appointment, engagement, meeting, rendezvous
\nAnupam Kher spoke minutes after his tryst with Hollywood A-listers at the Oscars.<\/p>\n
\nObama’s comments provoked an apoplectic reaction from Russia`s interior ministry<\/p>\n
\nMumtaz Qadri told the court that he had taught a lesson to an apostate, Salman Taseer.<\/p>\n
\nWhen Dr Qadri left for Canada, his party was rudderless.<\/p>\n
\nI have not faltered in my quest for a new future.<\/p>\n
\nNBP is a banking behemoth in the Pakistani context.<\/p>\n
\nNorth Korea should halt its provocations and its policy of belligerence towards its neighbours.<\/p>\n
\nLahore International book fair was a pure delight for the bibliophiles.<\/p>\n
\nWe will not take anything for granted against Indians who are brimming with confidence.<\/p>\n
\nShe defiantly replied with a broadside.<\/p>\n
\nNow we’ve got the original sources of the article saying this whole thing is bunk.<\/p>\n
\nAs we entered the farmyard, we were met with a cacophony of animal sounds.<\/p>\n
\nplay down:<\/span> belittle, derogate, underrate
\nFood safety experts played down the risk of mad cow disease entering the USA.
\nshrug off:<\/span> dismiss, disregard, ignore, minimize
\nGovernment shrugged off controversy over Sharia enforcement in Malakand.
\natone for:<\/span> expiate, amend, appease, compensate, rectify
\nThe PML-N should atone for its contacts with the terrorist outfit\u00a0 and capture them.<\/p>\n
\nplay Russian roulette:<\/span> take big risks, skate on thin ice, gamble
\nPresident Zardari and his team continued to play Russian roulette with their government’s future.
\nflex muscles:<\/span> use or increase your influence or power
\nCandidates flexed muscles before polls in Hafizabad constituency.
\nblue-eyed boy:<\/span> preferred, favoured, chosen, recommended, pet, best-liked,
\nHina Rabbani Khar said that Haqqani group was once CIA’s ‘blue-eyed boy’.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"