VOCAB-PART I

Tathagat Vocab

Homophones

Ail(n/v)

• To be ill• Synonyms: hurt,

agitate, discomfort

• Ail (n) (gen pl.)• An illness• Synonyms: fever,

affection, distemper, disease, malady

An alcoholic malt beverage bitter than beer.

Ale(n)

Usage

• The summer-time ails/ale are difficult to prevent.

They were singing a song as they drank their ale/ail.

Rhyme

• After I was sent to jail I started to ail!

Rhyme

• Male/female after ale no taal-male!

Already(adv.)

• Previously• Before or at

some specified time.

• So soon.

All are ready

All ready(elliptical const.)

Usage

• Is it eight ‘o’ clock already/all ready?.

Already/All ready to board the bus ?.

Rhyme

• All are never ready so all ready is unsteady!

Rhyme

• Girl + guy(al+ready) dono ready so they are already steady!

All together(adv.)

• All at the same time

• Used of a group whose members acted or were acted upon collectively and when `all' and `together' can be separated by other words;

Entirely/totally.

With all included/counted.

Altogether(adv.)

Usage

• Let’s shout; all together now!

• "they were herded all together";

• "they were all herded together"

It was altogether a different story.

Altogether there are twenty of us.

Rhyme

• All to gather all together!

Rhyme

• All together is altogether different from Altogether.

Altar(n.)

• Pedestal/frame. Usually has religious connotations

To modify/change

Alter(v.)

Usage

• The bride wanted to see her new dress before going to the altar/alter.

Let’s alter/ altar our plans before the wedding.

Rhyme

• All exchange Haar at the altar!

Rhyme

• Alternative nahi tha to natives ne plan alter kiya!

Allude (v.)

• To refer to indirectly

• Synonyms: Advert, hint, insinuate

To avoid capture Synonyms: escape/ evade.

Elude(v.)

illude(v.)

To mislead Synonyms: Defraud, beguile, , deceive, delude

Usage

• She alluded/ illuded/elud-ed to her former career as a spy.

The doctor was able to elude/illude/allude the Nazi spies for three months

• He illuded/eluded/alluded the young woman about his age

Rhyme

• I allude to all(of) you who are dudes!

Rhyme

• Birds elude all their problems..ae..le udh!

Rhyme

• ILU ILU bolke girls ko Illude kiya jaata hai!

Ambiguous (adj.)

• To have more than one meaning. Vague by intent or accident

• Synonyms: cryptic, enigmatic

• Equivocal(vague by intent)

Ambivalent(adj.)

To have mixed feelings Synonyms: contradictory doubtful, conflicting

Usage

She was ambivalent/ ambiguous about how to respond to her fiancé's proposal!

• Dr. Singh’s replies are generally ambivalent/ambiguous.

Rhyme

• U.S.A. ki big foreign policy aam admi ke liye ambiguous!

Rhyme

• I am ambivalent about acknowledging other’s talent

Amicable(adj.)

• Friendly(refers to things or people)

• Synonyms: cordial, sociable, pleasant, benign, dovish, pacific, pacifist/pacifistic

Amiable(adj.)

Friendly(Refers only to people) Synonyms: Sociable(c), congenial(c), genial, affable(c)

Usage

Judy takes everything in her stride, she is definitely an amiable/amicable individual!

• The two brother’s arrived at an amicable/amiable solution.

Rhyme• If I am able to make friends I am

amiable

Rhyme• Dispute with the cable waala was

settled amicably.