English Vocabulary By Neerja Raheja – Set 154 | Free PDF Download

Mariticide

Noun
The killing of one’s husband or romantic partner Overall, the rates of uxoricide are much higher than rates of mariticide

uxoricide

The killing of one’s wife A large number of filicides are accompanied by uxoricide and suicide

filicide

The murder of one’s daughter or son

vaticide

The murder of a prophet
That recent case of vaticide was criticized by all alike

 Patricide

A person who murders his/ her own father The killing of one’s father

Sororicide

The killing of one’s sister (fratricide- the killing of one’s brother or sister)

biloquist

His skills as a biloquist were known to all

 Idioms or Phrases for the day

 Weather the storm

1. Be absolutely unwilling to cooperate
2. Fall over in a sudden or dramatic way
3. Survive a period of difficulty
4. Dispute a decision or choice already made

Weather the storm

Meaning – To endure a period of hardship and disorder
use – It was the hardest year of my life but in the end I was able to weather the storm with the support of my family and friends

Spin your wheels

1. Set an activity in motion
2. Waste your time or efforts
3. A firmly held belief
4. With great affection or enthusiasm

Spin your wheels

Meaning – Waste one’s time or efforts
 Use – She has just been spinning her wheels for the past couple of years in the company

Wear the green willow

1. To do something for someone as an act of kindness
2. Suffer unrequited love
3.  Cause someone to be very frightened
4. Producing a lavish celebrating feast

 Wear the green willow

Meaning – To grieve for lost or unrequited (not returned) love
(the willow tree is associated with sadness)
Use – My nani has been wearing the green willow ever since my nanu passed away in 2016

Wild and woolly

1. Uncouth in appearance or behaviour
2. Either too much of something or too little
3. Near to perfection
4. Ignoring all obligations

 Wild and woolly- Idiom

Meaning – Uncouth in appearance and behaviour

 Give it a whirl

1. To be engaged in cheating
2. To completely destroy something
3.  Attach or criticize someone
4. To try out something

 Give something a whirl/ give it a whirl

Meaning – Give something a try
Use –  If you wish to reduce, you probably should give yoga a whirl
 

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