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1. Bedlam (N):-<\/span> a state of extreme confusion and disorder.<\/span>
\nSynonyms: chaos, pandemonium, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness<\/span>
\nUses: As “Bhangarh To Bedlam” hits the stands, author Deepta Roy Chakraverti urges readers to separate the paranormal from the superstitious<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Penurious (Adj):-<\/span> lacking money; excessively unwilling to spend, not having enough money to pay for necessities.<\/span>
\nSynonyms: parsimonious, hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, pinched<\/span>
\nUses: Warren Buffett, famous multi-billionaire, still drives a cheap sedan, not because he is penurious, but because luxury cars are gaudy and impractical.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Imbibe (V):-<\/span> to drink or absorb as if drinking; take in, also metaphorically<\/span>
\nSynonyms: absorb, draw, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up<\/span>
\nUses: Plato imbibed Socrates\u2019 teachings to such an extent that he was able to write volumes of work that he directly attributed, sometimes word for word, to Socrates.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Ponderous (Adj):-<\/span> having great mass and weight and unwieldiness<\/span>
\nSynonyms: heavy, lumbering<\/span>
\nUses: Laden with 20 kilograms of college text books, the freshman moved ponderously across the campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Diatribe (N):-<\/span> a strong verbal attack against a person or institution.<\/span>
\nSynonyms: fulmination, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce, vituperate<\/span>
\nUses: Steve\u2019s mom launched into a diatribe during the PTA meeting, contending that the school was little more than a daycare in which students stare at the wall and teachers stare at the chalkboard.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. Bedlam (N):- a state of extreme confusion and disorder. Synonyms: chaos, pandemonium, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness Uses: As “Bhangarh To Bedlam” hits the stands, author Deepta Roy Chakraverti urges readers to separate the paranormal from the superstitious 2. Penurious (Adj):- lacking money; excessively unwilling to spend, not having enough money to pay for necessities. Synonyms: parsimonious, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t