VOCAB-PART II

Tathagat Vocab

Homophones

Ail(n/v)

Ale(n)

To be ill An alcoholic malt Synonyms: hurt, beverage bitter than agitate, beer. discomfort Ail (n) (gen pl.) An illness Synonyms: fever, affection, distemper, disease, malady

Usage
The summertime 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.)

All ready(elliptical const.)

Previously All are ready Before or at some specified time. So soon.

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.)

Altogether (adv.)

All at the same Entirely/totally. time Used of a group whose members With all acted or were included/counted. acted upon collectively and when `all' and `together' can be separated by other words;

Usage
Lets 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.)

Alter (v.)

Pedestal/frame. To modify/change Usually has religious connotations

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

Elude (v.)
To avoid capture Synonyms: escape/ evade.

illude (v.)
To mislead Synonyms: Defraud, beguile, , deceive, delude

Usage
He illuded/elud ed/alluded the young woman about his age The doctor was able to elude/illude/a llude the Nazi spies for three months She alluded/ illuded/elud -ed to her former career as a spy.

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
Dr. Singhs replies are generally ambivalent/ ambiguous. She was ambivalent/ ambiguous about how to respond to her fianc's proposal!

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

Rhyme
I am ambivalent about acknowledging others talent

Amicable(adj.)
Friendly(refers to things or people) Synonyms: cordial, sociable, pleasant, benign, dovish, pacific, pacifist/pacifisti c

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

Usage
The two brothers arrived at an amicable/amiab le solution. Judy takes everything in her stride, she is definitely an amiable/amicable individual!

Rhyme
If I am able to make friends I am amiable

Rhyme
Dispute with the cable waala was settled amicably.