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Wither <\/strong>\u2013 to become dry, weak, or shrivelled, especially because of age or lack of water<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence: The flowers began to wither under the hot afternoon sun.

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Fondant <\/strong>\u2013 a sweet, soft icing used to decorate cakes and pastries<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence: The baker covered the birthday cake with smooth pink fondant.

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Liquidate <\/strong>\u2013 to sell something, especially a business\u2019s assets, in order to pay debts or raise money<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence: The company had to liquidate some of its assets to pay its debts.

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Creak <\/strong>\u2013 to make a long, harsh sound when something moves or bears weight<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence: The old wooden door began to creak as I opened it.

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Unfurl <\/strong>\u2013 to open or spread out something that was rolled or folded<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence: The sailor watched the flag unfurl in the strong breeze.

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Belligerent <\/strong>\u2013 hostile, aggressive, or eager to fight<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence: The belligerent customer shouted angrily at the shopkeeper.

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Gourmet <\/strong>\u2013 of high quality and often prepared with great skill; relating to fine food<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence: We enjoyed a gourmet meal at the new restaurant.

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Mishmash <\/strong>\u2013 a confused mixture or collection of different things<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence: Her desk was a mishmash of books, papers, pens, and toys.

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Query <\/strong>\u2013 a question, especially one asking for information or clarification<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence: The student sent an email to the teacher with a query about the assignment.

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Peal <\/strong>\u2013 a loud, clear, ringing sound, especially of laughter, bells, or thunder<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence: A peal of laughter echoed through the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wither \u2013 to become dry, weak, or shrivelled, especially because of age or lack of water Example Sentence: The flowers began to wither under the hot afternoon sun. Fondant \u2013 a sweet, soft icing used to decorate cakes and pastries Example Sentence: The baker covered the birthday cake with smooth pink fondant. Liquidate \u2013 to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-improve-your-vocabulary","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4526"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4534,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4526\/revisions\/4534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}