B

bolster
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English belg bag
A long narrow pillow or cushion.
tr.v. bol·stered, bol·ster·ing, bol·sters
1. To support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion.
2. To buoy up or hearten: Visitors bolstered the patient's morale.

तकिया, मसनद

bombast
[Alteration of obsolete bombace, cotton padding, from Old French, from Medieval Latin bombax, bombac-, cotton; see bombazine

Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing.



bombastic

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.

ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"




bucolic
[Latin b colicus, pastoral, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos, cowherd : bous, cow; see gwou- in Indo-European roots + -kolos, herdsman; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
adj.
1. Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic. See Synonyms at rural.
2. Of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral.
n.
1. A pastoral poem.
2. A farmer or shepherd; a rustic.








burgeon
[Middle English burgeonen, from Old French borjoner, from burjon, a bud, from Vulgar Latin *burri , burri n-, from Late Latin burra, a shaggy garment.]

1.
a. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout.
b. To begin to grow or blossom.



To grow and flourish.

A

abate

[Middle English abaten, from Old French abattre, to beat down : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + batre, to beat; see batter¹.]

–verb (used with object)

1.	to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm.

2.	Law. a. to put an end to or suppress (a nuisance). b. to suspend or extinguish (an action). c. to annul (a writ).

3.	to deduct or subtract: to abate part of the cost.

4.	to omit: to abate all mention of names.

5.	to remove, as in stone carving, or hammer down, as in metalwork, (a port ion of a surface) in order to produce a figure or pattern in low relief.

–verb (used without object)

6.	to diminish in intensity, violence, amount, etc.: The storm has abated. The pain in his shoulder finally abated.

7.	Law. to end; become null and void.

to become less The storm abated. कम होना uitwoed يَخِفْ، يَهْدأ утихвам zeslábnout, zmírnit se aftage nachlassen κοπάζω disminuir, amainar leevenema, raugema فروکش کردن tyyntyä diminuer לְהַחֲלִישׁ, לִשׁכּוֹך




abscond

[Latin abscondere, to hide : abs-, ab-, away; see ab-¹ + condere, to put; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.









run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"


aberrant

[Latin aberrns, aberrant-, present participle of aberrre, to go astray; see aberration.]

–adjective

1.	departing from the right, normal, or usual course.

2.	deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type; exceptional; abnormal.

–noun

3.	an aberrant person, thing, group, etc.

accolade

[French, an embrace, accolade, from accoler, to embrace, from Old French acoler, from Vulgar Latin *accolre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin collum, neck; see k^wel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

1.

a. An expression of approval; praise.

b. A special acknowledgment; an award.

2. A ceremonial embrace, as of greeting or salutation.

3. Ceremonial bestowal of knighthood.

acerbic
1860–65; < class="ital-inline">acerb(us) sour, unripe, bitterly harsh + -ic, irreg. for -ous

1.	sour or astringent in taste: Lemon juice is acerbic.

2.	harsh or severe, as of temper or expression: acerbic criticism.

acumen
[Latin acmen, from acuere, to sharpen, from acus, needle; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.










adulation
1770–80; back formation from adulat ion, ME < class="ital-inline">adūlātiōn- (s. of adūlātiō) servile flattery, fawning, equiv. to adūlāt(us), ptp. of adūlārī, -āre to fawn upon (of dogs), appar. a nominal deriv., with ad- ad-, of an otherwise unattested base + -iōn- -ion

–verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing. to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.

foolishly excessive praise The teenager's adulation of the pop-group worried her parents. चापलूसी aanhanging تَمَلُّق، مَدَاهَنَه ласкателство obdiv overdreven tilbedelse; overdreven smiger Vergötterung τυφλή αφοσίωση, δουλικότητα adulación ülistamine ستایش بیش از حد palvonta adulation חֲנוּפָּה, הַעֳרָצָה


adulterate

[Latin adulterre, adultert-, to pollute; see al-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production of (any professedly genuine article): to adulterate food.


aesthetic

[German ästhetisch, from New Latin a esthticus, from Greek aisthtikos, of sense perception, from aisthta, perceptible things, from aisthanesthai, to perceive; see au- in Indo-European roots.]

–adjective

1.	pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or to the science of aesthetics.

2.	having a sense of the beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty.

3.	pertaining to, involving, or concerned with pure emotion and sensation as opposed to pure intellectuality.

–noun

4.	a philosophical theory or idea of what is aesthetically valid at a given time and place: the clean lines, bare surfaces, and sense of space that bespeak the machine-age aesthetic.

5.	aesthetics.

6.	Archaic. the study of the nature of sensation.

aggrandize

[French agrandir, agrandiss-, from Old French : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + grandir, to grow larger (from Latin grandre, from grandis, large).]

–verb (used with object), -dized, -diz⋅ing.

1.	to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.

2.	to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor.

3.	to make (something) appear greater.

aggravate

[Latin aggravre, aggravt- : ad-, ad- + gravre, to burden (from gravis, heavy; see g^wer-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

1.	to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome: to aggravate a grievance; to aggravate an illness.

2.	to annoy; irritate; exasperate: His questions aggravate her.

3.	to cause to become irritated or inflamed: The child's constant scratching aggravated the rash.

1 to make worse His bad temper aggravated the situation. बिगड़ना, खराब होना vererger يَزِيد المَوْقِف سُوء أو خُطُورَة отежнявам zhoršit forværre verschlimmern επιδεινώνω agravar halvendama بدتر کردن pahentaa aggraver לְהַחמִיר pogoršati súlyosbít memperburuk gera verra aggravare 悪化させる 악화시키다 (pa)bloginti pasliktināt memburukkan verergeren forverre pogarszać agravar a agra­va ухудшать zhoršiť poslabšati pogoršati försvåra, förvärra ทำให้แย่ลง kötüleştirmek, ağırlaştırmak 使惡化 обтяжувати; погіршувати بد تر کرنا làm trầm trọng 使恶化

2 to make (someone) angry or impatient She was aggravated by the constant questions. क्रोधित करना ontsteld, vervies, kwaad gemaak يُغِيظ، يُثِير سَخْطَاً раздразвам rozzlobit, rozčílit irritere; ærgre verärgern εκνευρίζω κπ. irritar ärritama عصبانی کردن ärsyttää exaspérer לְהַרגִיז

alacrity
---Latin alacritas, from alacr-, alacer lively, eager
–noun
1. cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
2. liveliness; briskness.
- तत्परता bodrost jókedv kegairahan, kelincahan röskleiki, fúsleiki alacrità 敏速 민활 uolumas, paslaugumas ātrums; gatavība lincah bereidwilligheid iver, villighet skwapliwość vivacidade zel живость; рвение horlivosť; ochota vnema čilost glad iver, hurtighet ความกระตือรือร้น isteklilik 樂意 жвавість; готовність زندہ دلی ، آمادگی sự sốt sắng 乐意

Alchemy
Latin; Middle French alkimie, from Medieval Latin alchymia, from Arabic al-kīmiyā', from al the + kīmiyā' alchemy, from Late Greek chēmeia
1 : a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
2 : a power or process of transforming something common into something special
3 : an inexplicable or mysterious transmuting

amalgamate
–verb (used with object)
1. to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine: to amalgamate two companies.
2. Metallurgy. to mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury.

–verb (used without object)
3. to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce: The three schools decided to amalgamate.
4. to blend with another metal, as mercury.

ameliorate
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate.

amenable
Probably alteration of Middle English menable, from Old French, from mener, to lead, from Latin min re, to drive, from min r , to threaten, from minae, threats; see men-2 in Indo-European roots.]
–adjective
1. ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
2. liable to be called to account; answerable; legally responsible: You are amenable for this debt. 3. capable of or agreeable to being tested, tried, analyzed, etc

anachronism
[French anachronisme, from New Latin anachronismus, from Late Greek anakhronismos, from anakhronizesthai, to be an anachronism : Greek ana-, ana- + Greek khronizein, to take time (from khronos, time).]
from the Greek "ana" "ανά", "against, anti-", and "chronos" "χρόνος", "time
1: an error in chronology ; especially : a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other
2: a person or a thing that is chronologically out of place ; especially : one from a former age that is incongruous in the present
3: the state or condition of being chronologically out of place

anomaly
An anomaly is any occurrence or object that is strange, unusual, or unique. It can also mean a discrepancy or deviation from an established rule.
1. Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule.
2. One that is peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify: "Both men are anomalies: they have . . . likable personalities but each has made his reputation as a heavy" David Pauly.
3. Astronomy The angular deviation, as observed from the sun, of a planet from its perihelion.

approbation
–noun
1. approval; commendation.
2. official approval or sanction.
3. Obsolete. conclusive proof.

archaic
[Greek arkhaikos, old-fashioned, from arkhaios, ancient, from arkh , beginning, from arkhein, to begin.]

1: having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
2: of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier or more primitive time : antiquated
3capitalized : of or belonging to the early or formative phases of a culture or a period of artistic development ; especially : of or belonging to the period leading up to the classical period of Greek culture
4: surviving from an earlier period ; specifically : typical of a previously dominant evolutionary stage
5capitalized : of or relating to the period from about 8000 b.c. to 1000 b.c. and the North American cultures of that time

arduous
Latin arduus high, steep, difficult; akin to Old Irish ard high
1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult: "the arduous work of preparing a Dictionary of the English Language" Thomas Macaulay.
2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous: a long, arduous, and exhausting war.
3. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount. See Synonyms at burdensome, hard.

ascetic
[Late Greek ask tikos, from Greek ask t s, practitioner, hermit, monk, from askein, to work.]
–noun
1. a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
2. a person who leads an austerely simple life, esp. one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction.
3. (in the early Christian church) a monk; hermit
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assuage
[Middle English asswagen, from Old French assuagier, from Vulgar Latin *assu vi re : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin su vis, sweet, delightful; see sw d- in Indo-European roots.]
–verb (used with object), -suaged, -suag⋅ing.
1. to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
2. to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve: to assuage one's hunger.
3. to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger.

astringent
[Latin astring ns, astringent-, present participle of astringere, to bind fast : ad-, ad- + stringere, to bind; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

adj.
1. Medicine Tending to draw together or constrict tissues; styptic.
2. Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe: astringent remarks.
n.
A substance or preparation, such as alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions.

audacious
[French audacieux, from Old French audace, boldness, from Latin aud cia, from aud x, aud c-, bold, from aud re, to dare, from avidus, avid; see avid.]
1. Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. See Synonyms at adventurous, brave.
2. Unrestrained by convention or propriety; insolent.
3. Spirited and original: an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas.



invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"



disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"
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austere
Origin: 1300–50; ME (< AF) < L austērus < Gk austērós harsh, rough, bitter
–adjective
1. severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.
2. rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral; ascetic; abstinent: the austere quality of life in the convent.
3. grave; sober; solemn; serious: an austere manner.
4. without excess, luxury, or ease; simple; limited; severe: an austere life.
5. severely simple; without ornament: austere writing.
6. lacking softness; hard: an austere bed of straw.
7. rough to the taste; sour or harsh in flavor.

avarice
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin av ritia, from av rus, greedy, from av re, to desire.]
excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness , cupidity

लोभ , कन्जूस

aver
[Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Vulgar Latin *adv r re : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin v rus, true; see w r -o- in Indo-European roots.]
1. To affirm positively; declare.

2. Law

a. To assert formally as a fact.
b. To justify or prove.
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

axiom
[Middle English, from Old French axiome, from Latin axi ma, axi mat-, from Greek, from axios, worthy; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]


1. A self-evident or universally recognized truth; a maxim: "It is an economic axiom as old as the hills that goods and services can be paid for only with goods and services" Albert Jay Nock.
2. An established rule, principle, or law.
3. A self-evident principle or one that is accepted as true without proof as the basis for argument; a postulate.
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