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Spitting image
Noun
Meaning:
The exact double of another person or a thing; carbon copy; clone; duplicate; look-alike; mirror image; replica; twin; a perfect likeness or counterpart
Usage:
With the help of makeup, the actress appeared to be the spitting image of the queen
Jahnvi Kapoor is a spitting image of her mother Sridevi in the blue attire
dolorous
Adjective
Meaning:
Showing sorrow; causing, marked by or expressing misery or grief; grievous or mournful frame of mind; anguished; doleful; heartbroken; lugubrious; sorrowful
Usage:
During my visit to my therapist, I talked about a couple of dolorous experiences that caused me sorrow
comely
Adjective
Usage
Meaning:
Pleasant to look at; attractive; having a pleasing appearance; not homely or plain; according to custom or propriety
Usage:
A comely young woman
He saw a brood of comely children that any parent would be proud to claim
cogitate
Verb
Meaning:
To think hard about; chew over; mull over; muse; ruminate; to ponder or meditate on usually intently; to contemplate
Usage:
I was cogitating the possible consequences of my decision
I was cogitating about my chances of failing
If you hate your job, you should take some time off and cogitate about whether you want a career change
belabour
Verb
Meaning:
Attack verbally with harsh criticism; to attack verbally
If i had been ill-natured, I should have shown up the little great man, who had once belabored me in his feeble way
Her habit of belaboring the obvious makes her a very boring speaker
Please don’t belabor the point
feeble
Adjective
Meaning:
Lacking strength or vigor; pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; enervated; sapped
Usage:
She made a feeble excuse
She’s still feeble from her long illness
Usage:
We heard a feeble cry for help
gaffe
Noun
Meaning:
A mistake that embarrasses you in front of others; a socially awkward or tactless act; slip; faux pas; a social blunder; a noticeable mistake
Usage:
She committed an embarrassing gaffe when she mispronounced his name
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