BSC Academy, Patna City

Synonyms
1. Intimate(adj) - close, bosom, dear, cherished, familiar, favourite,
2. Intimate(v) - announce, state, proclaim, make known, reveal,
3. Intimidate(v) - frighten, terrify, scare, terrorize, discourage, threaten,
4. Intend(v) - plan, mean, have every intention, have in mind, hope,
5. Intent(n) - aim, purpose, intention, objective, goal, target,
6. Intercede(v) - mediate, negotiate, intermediate, arbitrate, conciliate,
7. Enigma(n) - mystery, puzzle, riddle, conundrum, paradox,
8. Congenital(adj) - inborn, inherited, hereditary, innate, in**ed,
9. Congenial(adj) - like minded, compatible, well suited, sociable, hospitable, genial,
10. Plunder(v) - pillage, loot, Rob, raid, ransack,

Idioms
1. At someone's beck and call - to be always ready to serve somebody
2. At sixes and sevens - to be lost and bewildered, in confusion,
3. Back out (of something) - to withdraw from an agreement or promise
4. Back-to - back - something follows immediately after something else
5. Back to square one - to go back to the beginning of something
6. Bear out - to prove that something is right
7. Beat a hasty retreat - to retreat or withdraw very quickly
8. Better off - to be in a better situation than before
9. Bite the dust - to be killed, to break down, to be defeated
10. Blow the lid off - to reveal something
11. Born out of wedlock - to be born to an unmarried mother
12. Break even - to have income equal to expenses
13. Break the news - to tell someone some information first
14. Butter up - to flatter someone
15. Button one's lip - to become quiet

Idioms

1. Turn a deaf ear to - to refuse to listen to
2. In deep water - in great difficulties or trouble
3. One degree under - slightly unwell
4. A dog in the manger - a person who stops someone else from doing which he or she doesn't want.
5. Down to earth - very practical
6. Dutch treat - a kind of entertainment or celebration where everyone concerned pays for himself or herself.
7. At a low ebb - in a poor or depressed state
8. Elbow grease - hard physical work
9. Not to bat an eyelid - not to show any surprise
10. Have a long face - to look unhappy

Phrasal verb
1. Clam up - be quiet, refuse to speak, refuse to talk about something.
2. Clamp down on - act strictly to prevent something
3. Come out - a secret is revealed, disappear when washed, let people know that you are le***an or gay.
4. Coop up - confine in a small area.
5. Crack down on - use more authority than usual.
6. Cry off - to cancel an arrangement.
7. Cry out - shout because you are in pain.
8. Open up - start to talk freely about something, open a shop or business for the day.
9. Stash away - store or hide something in a safe place.
10. Stand up for - defend, support.
11. Stand up to - keep your principles when challenged by an authority, resist, bear stress.
12. Stand out - be extraordinary and different, be noticeably better than other similar people or things.

One word Substitution
1. An office without any work but high pay (सेवाशून्य वैतनिक) - Sinecure
2. That which cannot be erased or removed (अमिट) - Indelible
3. Stealing from the writings of others ( साहित्यिक चोरी) - Plagiarism
4. Serious crime like murder, arson (महापराध) - Felony
5. A short amusing story about some real person or event (किस्सा) - Anecdote
6. Science of time (समय विज्ञान) - Horology
7. Salt water lake separated from the sea by sand banks (लैगून) - Lagoon
8. Property left to someone by a will (पैतृक संपत्ति) - Legacy
9. Offering made to God (बलि, आहूति, चढ़ावा) - Oblation
10. One who analyses handwriting (हस्त लेखा विशेषज्ञ) - Graphologist

Phrasal verb
1. Nod off - fall asleep (usually unintentionally)
2. Nut out - find and answer to a problem
3. Opt for - choose
4. Opt out - choose not to be part of something
5. Perk up - feel better or happier
6. Phase in - introduce gradually
7. Phase out - remove gradually
8. Pitch in - help, join together to accomplish something
9. Pop in - visit for a short time
10. Pour down - rain heavily

Phrasal verb
1. Tone down - make something sound more moderate
2. Tip off - secretly inform the police or authorities
3. Top up - refill something that isn't empty yet
4. Toy over - think about something
5. Tear down - demolish
6. Talk back to - answer impolitely
7. Take to - develop a habit ; develop a liking for
8. Tail off - become silent or inaudible;decrease
9. Take away - remove
10. Take after - look like, resemble in appearance or character

Synonyms
1. Phenomenal (adj) - exceptional, remarkable, outstanding, astounding, astonishing, marvellous, wonderful, incredible,
2. Punctilious (adj) - meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, scrupulous, painstaking, accurate, studious, perfectionist,
3. Permeate (verb) - pervade, spread through, diffuse through, pe*****te, imbue, percolate,
Flow through, run through,

Idioms
1. Lip service - support shown by words only and not by action
2. A left - handed compliment - an ambiguous compliment interpreted as offensive
3. Let bygones be bygones - forget about problems that happened in the past.

Phrasal verb
1. Belt out - sing something loudly
2. Belt up - be quiet, fasten your seat belt
3. Botch up - ruin or soil something
4. Buff up on - to improve your knowledge quickly
5. Bundle off - to send someone somewhere
6. Chill out - relax
7. Chip in - contribute some money, contribute to a discussion, help
8. Confide in - share a secret
9. Cross off - delete, remove from a list
10. Cross out - put as line through some writing to show it is wrong,

Phrasal verb
1. Fink out - fail to keep a promise
2. Flake out - fall asleep out of exhaustion
3. Flip through - look quickly through a magazine, book, etc
4. Flog off - sell something cheaply to get rid of it
5. Fob off - make or persuade someone to accept something, lie or deceive someone
6. Give in - stop doing something because it's too hard, accept defeat,
7. Gloss over - try to minimise the importance of something
8. Go back on - break a promise
9. Go past - pass without stopping
10. Go under - go bankrupt, lose consciousness
11. Goof up - mess, spoil,
12. Gnaw at - trouble, worry or annoy someone

Phrasal verb
1. Tail off - become silent or inaudible ; decrease
2. Syphon off - take business, support or votes from someone ; divert money illegally
3. Stow away - hide in a vehicle to travel without people knowing
4. Spew up - vomit
5. Screw up - do badly or fail
6. Stick out for - demand a salary raise
7. Rule out - eliminate ; exclude a possibility
8. Rub down - dry or clean something with a cloth
9. Rub out - delete ink or pencil with an eraser; kill
10. Ride out - survive a difficult time
11. Rope in - get somebody to help
12. Rein in - control someone or something to stop them causing more trouble.