Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid minific.......

Imagine the quotes that we use in our day to day languge. Had they been written by GRE and Verbal aptitude Paper setters. Dont know why they need such difficult language to explain some simple stuff.

But as long as we can associate(grAsp) we can remember.

1. Members of an avian species of identical plumage congregate.
   Birds of a feather flock together.
2. Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid minific.
   Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
3. Surveillance should precede saltation.
   Look before you jump.
4. Neophyte's serendipity.
   Beginners luck.
5. Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity.
   Beauty is only skin deep.
6. It is fruitless to become lachrymose over precipitately departed lacteal fluids.
   Don't cry over spilled milk.
7. The stylus is more potent than the dirk.
   The pen is more powerful than the sword.
8. It is fruitless to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative maneuvers.
   You can't teach an old dog new things.
9. The temperature of the aqueous content of an unremittingly ogled culinary vessel does not reach 212 degrees.
   A watched pot never boils.
10. All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly auriferous.
    All that glitters isn't gold.
11. Where there are visible vapors in ignited carbonaceous materials, there is conflagration.
    Where there's smoke, there's fire.
12. A plethora of individuals with expertise in culinary techniques vitiate the potable concoction produced by steeping certain comestibles.
    Too many cooks spoil the stew.
13. Eleemosynary deeds have their incipience intramurally.
    Charity begins at home.
14. Male cadavers are incapable of yielding testimony.
    Dead men don't talk.
15. Individuals who make their abode in vitreous edifices would be advised to refrain from catapulting projectiles.
    People who live in glashouses shouldn't throw stones.
16. Exclusive dedication to necessitous chores without interludes of hedonistic diversion renders John a hebetudinous fellow.
    All work, no play makes John a dull boy.
17. A revolving lithic conglomerate accumulates no congeries of minuscule verdant bryophyte.
    A rolling stone gathers no moss.
18. The person presenting the finial cachinnation possesses thereby the primary cachinnation.
    He who laughs last, laughs best.
19. Missiles of ligneous or petrous consistency have the potential of fracturing my osseous structure, but appellations will remain sempiternally innocuous.
    Sticks and stones can break my bones, but names will never hurt me.
    
    

On Your Tail- Idioms for Actions & Behaviors.

On your Tail

Action moves our life everyday and there are some idioms with it too . to make our language a bit more interesting or to understand the meaning of some phrases, Here are a few idioms to describe  Actions and Behaviors

add fuel to the flames	If you add fuel to the flames, you do or say something that makes a difficult situation even worse. He forgot their wedding anniversary, and his apologies only added fuel to the flames.
all ears	To say that you are all ears means that you are listening very attentively. Of course I want to know - I'm all ears!
answer call of nature nature's call	When a person answers the call of nature, they go to the toilet. I had to get up in the middle of the night to answer the call of nature.
backseat driver	A passenger in a car who gives unwanted advice to the driver is called a backseat driver. I can't stand backseat drivers like my mother-in-law!
badger someone	If you badger someone into doing something, you persistently nag or pester them until you obtain what you want. Sophie badgered her parents into buying her a new computer.
balancing act	When you try to satisfy two or more people or groups who have different needs, and keep everyone happy, you perform abalancing act. Many people, especially women,  have to perform a balancing act between work and family.
bare your heart / soul	If you bare you soul (or heart) to someone, you reveal your innermost thoughts and feelings to them. Mike couldn't keep things to himself any longer. He decided to bare his soul to his best friend.
bark up wrong tree	A person who is barking up the wrong tree is doing the wrong thing, because their beliefs or ideas are incorrect or mistaken. The police are barking up the wrong tree if they think Joey stole the car - he can't drive!
beat a (hasty) retreat	Someone who beats a (hasty) retreat runs away or goes back hurriedly to avoid a dangerous or difficult situation. The thief beat a hasty retreat as soon as he saw the security officer.
one's best bet	The action most likely to succeed is called one's best bet. Your best bet would be to try calling him at home.
bide your time	If you bide your time, you wait for a good opportunity to do something. He's not hesitating, he's just biding his time, waiting for the price to drop.
binge drinking	This term refers to heavy drinking where large quantities of alcohol are consumed in a short space of time, often among young people in rowdy groups. Binge drinking is becoming a major problem in some European countries.

tail wagging the dog	This expression refers to a situation where there is a reversal of roles, with the small or minor element having a controlling influence on the most important element. If you let your children decide on everything, it will be a case of the tail wagging the dog!
on somebody's tail	If you are on somebody's tail, you are following them closely. The suspect hasn't been arrested yet, but the police are on his tail.
take a back seat	If you take a back seat you choose to have a less important function and become less involved in something. He decided it was time to take a back seat and let someone younger run the club.
take the bloom off something	If an incident or event takes the bloom off something, it spoils it or makes it less enjoyable. Their noisy argument in the middle of the party took the bloom off the atmosphere.
take the bull by the horns	To take the bull by the horns means that a person decides to act decisively in order to deal with a difficult situation or problem. When the argument turned into a fight, the bar owner took the bull by the horns and called the police.
take it on the chin	When you take it on the chin, you are brave and accept adversity, criticism or defeat without complaining. When his contract was not renewed, Mark took it on the chin.

Idioms For Fear

Fear is an emotion used very often in day to day conversation.
Here are a few Idioms we can use to express it.

afraid of one's own shadow	A person who is afraid of his/her own shadow is very nervous or easily frightened. I've never seen anyone so easily scared. She's afraid of her own shadow!
make your blood run cold	If something makes your blood run cold, it shocks or scares you a lot. The look in the prisoner's eye made my blood run cold!
break out in a cold sweat	If you break out in a cold sweat, you begin to perspire a lot, usually from anxiety. I get nervous at the dentist's and usually break out in a cold sweat.
bundle of nerves	If you describe someone as a bundle of nerves, you mean that they are very nervous, tense or worried. My son is doing his driving test today.  Needless to say he's a bundle of nerves!
butterflies in stomach	If you have butterflies in your stomach, you are feeling very nervous. At the beginning of an exam, I always have butterflies in my stomach.
can't stand the pace	If you can't stand the pace, you are unable to do things well when there is a lot of pressure. She once worked for a famous fashion designer but she couldn't stand the pace.
cat on hot bricks	A person who is like a cat on hot bricks is very nervous or restless. The week before the results were published, she was like a cat on hot bricks.
on the edge of one's seat	Someone who is on the edge of their seat is very interested in something and fits it both extremely exciting and nerve-wracking. Look at Bob! He's on the edge of his seat watching that rugby match!
get fingers burnt	If someone gets their fingers burnt, they suffer as a result of an unsuccessful action and are nervous about trying again. He got his fingers burnt so badly in the last elections that he decided to withdraw from politics.
heart in one's mouth	A person who has their heart in their mouth feels extremely anxious or nervous faced with a dangerous or unpleasant situation. Emma had her heart in her mouth when she saw her two-year-old son standing in front of the open window.
heart misses a beat	If your heart misses (or skips) a beat, you have sudden feeling of fear or excitement. When the lights suddenly went out, my heart missed a beat.
heebie-jeebies	A state of apprehension, nervousness or anxiety is called the heebie-jeebies. Having to go down to the car park at night gives me the heebie-jeebies.
hold your breath	If someone is holding their breath, they are waiting anxiously or excitedly for something to happen or be announced. I went for a second interview today - now I'm holding my breath!
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen	This expression means that if you feel that there is too much pressure, you can leave. Amid the growing tension, the organizer declared : "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!"
ignorance is bliss	This means that if you don't know about a problem or unpleasant fact, you won't worry about it. I didn't know our neighbour was an escaped prisoner until the police arrrived - ignorance is bliss!

Idioms for - People

Idioms Describing People

all brawn and no brain	Someone who is physically very strong but not very intelligent is said to be all brawn and no brain. He's an impressive player to watch, but he's all brawn and no brain.
all sizzle and no steak	Someone who turns out to be disappointing, after a promotional campaign which led us to expect something better, is called all sizzle and no steak. Because of the electoral promises he made, which so far he has failed to keep, many people call the new president 'all sizzle and no steak'.
all things to all people	If you are all things to all people, you please or satisfy everyone. She's exhausted tying to be a good wife,  a good mother and a good teacher,  but she can't be all things to all people.
alter ego	The term alter ego, which in Latin means 'other self', refers to a very close and trusted friend who is very like yourself.
apple of your eye	A person, usually a child, who is the apple of your eye is one for whom you have great affection. My grandson is the apple of my eye.
armchair critic	An armchair critic is someone who gives advice based on theory rather than practice. That guy is such an armchair critic - no experience but plenty of advice.
armchair traveller	Someone who reads books or watches TV programmes about other places and countries, but doesn't actually travel anywhere, is called an armchair traveller.  A surprising number of adventure books are bought by armchair travellers.
bad egg	Someone who is a bad egg is an untrustworthy person often involved in trouble whose company should be avoided. I don't want my son to be friends with Bobby Smith.  Bobby's a bad egg.
behind the times	A person who is behind the times has old-fashioned ideas and does not keep up with modern life in general. Jane doesn't have a mobile phone.  She's completely behind the times.

Root word-Cred

The ROOT-WORD is CRED which means BELIEVE. It is easy to see that our ROOT-WORD ring is filling up. Many of the words on the list are made with review ROOT-WORDS. That is proof that the vocabulary is growing richer and that you know, at sight, the meanings of new words. 

1. Credo : CRED o (kreed’ o) n. A set of opinions; a creed 
2. Creed : CREED (kreed) n. A formula of faith; a set of principles 
3. Credit : CRED it (kred’ it) n. Value; worth 
4. Creditable : CRED itable (kred’ it a b’l) adj. Can be believed 
5. Creditably : CRED itably (kred’ is a blee) adv. In such a manner that something is believed 
6. Discreditable : dis CRED itable (dis kred’ it a b’l) adj. Not worthy of belief 
7. Discreditably : dis CRED itably (dis kred’ it a blee) adv Not believably 
8. Creditor : CRED itor (kred’ it or) n. One who loans money to another 
9. Credulity : CRED ulity (kre dyu’ lit ee) n. A willingness to believe easily 
10. Incredulity: In CRED ulity (in kre dyu’ lit ee) n. A lack of willingness to believe easily

11. Credulous : CRED ulous (krej’ u lus) adj. Inclined to believe readily 
12. Incredulous: in CRED ulous (in krej’ us lus) adj. Not inclined to believe 
13. Incredulously : in CRED ulously (in krej’ u lus lee) adv. Distrustingly 
14. Credulously : CRED ulously (krej’ us lus lee) adv. Trustingly 
15. Accredit : ac CRED it (a kred; it) v. To recognize as acceptable for approval; as, to accredit a school 
16. Accreditation : ac CRED itation (a kred i tay’ shun) n. A certificate of acceptance 
17. Credence : CRED ence (kreed’ ens) n. Belief; as, he earned the credence of his creditors 
18. Credibly : CRED ibly (kred’ i blee) adv. Believably; plausibly 
19. Incredibly : in CRED ibly (in kred’ i blee) adv. Unbelievably; implausibly

Root Word - Nasc,Nat

These ROOT-WORDS are NASC & NAT meaning TO BE BORN & TO SPRING FORTH. It comes from the Latin nacor. There are so many words with these ROOT-WORDS that one list will not accommodate them all. 


1. Natal : NAT al (nate’al) adj. Relating to birth 
2. Native : NAT ive (nate’ iv) adj. Belonging to by birth 
3. Naive : NA ive (na eve’) adj. Acting as one born yesterday; artless 
4. Naiveté : NA uvete (na e eve tay’) n. Quality of being childishly simple 
5. Nature : NAT ural (nach’ u ral) adj. The essence of a person or a thing 
6. Natural : NAT ural (nach’ u ral) adj. Relating to nature 
7. Nativity : NAT ivity (na tiv’ is ee) n. The process of being born; a coming into the world 
8. Nativisim : NAT ivism (nate’ u ra lize) v. A policy favoring the native born 
9. Naturalize : NAT uralize (nach’u ra lize) v. To give citizenship to the foreign born 
10. Naturalization : NAT uralization (nach u ra li zay’ shoun) n. The process by which one can become naturalized 
11. Naturopathy : NAT uropathy (na chu rop’ a thee) n. A system of treating disease by assisting nature 
12. Naturay : NAT uary (nat’ u ar i) n. A ward in a hospital for women during childbirth 
13. Innate : in NAT e (in ate’) adj. Inborn; inherent in 
14. Renascent : re NASC ent (re nas’ ent) adj. Reborn 
15. Renascence : re NASC ence (re nas’ ens) n. A rebirth; a revival 
16. Nation : NAT ion (nay’ shun) n. A people with a common origin 
17. National : NAT ional (nash’ un al) adj. Relating to a nation 
18. Nationalism : NAT ionalism (nash’ un al iz um) n. The belief that to support the nation is the highest duty 
19. Nationality : NAT inoality (nash u nal’ it nee) n. Country of origin 
20. International : inter NAT ional (int er nash’ un al) adj. Between or among nations 

Root Word -Grat

This ROOT-WORD is GRAT which means PLEASING. Very PLEASING, indeed, are the words on the list, giving pleasure all around, except No. 6. That is a tricky word to use. Actually it means giving something not asked for. That is implicit in the word because it means unearned, for nothing. 


1. Grateful : GRAT eful (grate’ ful) adj. : Thankful; appreciative 
2. Gratis : GRAT is (grat’ is) adv. : As a favor; without payment; as, you may have it gratis 
3. Gratify : GRAT ify (grat’ i fie) v. : To please; to satisfy 
4. Gratification : GRAT ification (grat i fi kay’ shun) n. :State of being pleased 
5. Gratuity : GRAT uity (gra tue’ it ee) n. Extra money not earned; as, a tip 
6. Gratuitous : GRAT uitous (gra tue’ it ee) n. Extra money not earned; as, a tip 
7. Gratuitant : GRAT uitous (gra tue’ i tant) n. One who receives a favor 
8. Gratulatory : GRAT ulatory (grach’ u la tore ee) adj. Having the quality of pleasing 
9. Gratia : GRAT ia (gray’ shi a) n. Feminine name meaning grace, favor 
10. Gratitude : GRAT itude (grat’ i tude) n.Thankfulness; appreciation 
11. Gratulant : GRAT ulant (grach’ u lant) adj. Showing satisfaction, gratification 
12. Gratiano : GRAT iano (gra shi a’ no) n. A character in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” 
13. Ingrate : in GRAT e (in’ grate) n. One who is ungrateful 
14. Ingratitude : in GRAT itude (in grat’ i tude) n. Thanklessness; failure to appreciate 
15. Ingratiate : in GRAT iate (in gray’ shee ate) v. Worm oneself into favor; be a sycophant 
16. Gratulate : GRAT ulate (grach’ u late) v. Congratulate; express joy 
17. Congratulate : con GRAT ulate (kon grach’ u late) v. Rejoice together with the one who has been honored 
18. Con grazia : con GRAZ ia (kon gra’ tzy a) n. (An Italian phrase used about music) With grace 
19. Congratulation : con GRAT ulation (kon grach u lay’ shun) n. Act of congratulating a person 
20. De gratia : de GRAT ia (dee gray’ shi a) (A Latin phrase used in law) By favor