English Vocabulary from Indian Express dated 15th August 2016

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Hello Friends, I am Pratik Ankar. Here I am sharing the English Vocabulary from Indian Express dated 15th August 2016. Happy Reading :)

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Indian Express  August 15, 2016  Ravana in Utter Pradesh.

• Heritage – Property that is or may be inherited / Valued things such as historic buildings that have been passed down from previous generations.
  
• Inhabitant – A person or animal that lives in or occupies a place.
• Mound – A raised mass of earth or other material / A small hill / A heap or pile.
• Elucidate – Make something easier to understand.
• Cusp – A pointed end where two curves meet (like crescent moon)
• Disdain – Contempt, scorn.
• Vivid – Bright.
• Transgress – To go beyond a limit.
• Potsherd – Broken pieces of pottery.
• Shrine – Place of worship.
• Decapitate – To cut off the head of.
• Progeny – Descendant.
• Vicinity – Nearness with someone.
• Paraphernalia -  Personal belonging.
• Revere – To honour, to have deep respect for.
• Remnant – The part left over.
• Mutilated – To deprive of a limb or other part.
• Proscription – To put a person out of the protection of the law.
• Wreak – Ruin, destruction.

Indian Express  August 15, 2016  Before Una.

• Menial – Of or fit for servants.
• Precedent – A judicial decision that serves as an authority for deciding a later case.
• Farce – Ridiculous comedy.
• Apt – Suitable, proper or appropriate.
• Promulgate – To declare publicly.
• Hamlet – Small village.
• Inflict – To cause to suffer.
• Perpetrate – To perform, to commit.
• Bleak – Bare.

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