Vocabulary

& Phrasal verbs

By Tarun Grover
In this course, we’ll study :-

 Phrasal verbs (200)

 Frequently used words (200)
 Trending words (150)
 Previous year words (150)
Timing :-

 Monday to Friday

 6:30 pm
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Phrasal verbs
 Set up
182. Set up - Establish – achieve

Example-
•She plans to set up his own business.
•Sakshi set up a new record.

to arrange for an event or activity to happen

Example-
•We need to set up a meeting to discuss the proposals.

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 Set forth
183. Set forth - Start a journey

Example-
•We set forth to enjoy the countryside.

explain or state ideas- and make rules and suggestions

Example-
•Set forth one's reasons.
•The party will set forth its views on globalisation at a public
rally.

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 Set out
184. Set out - to start a journey

Example-
•They set out at five and hoped to arrive before twilight.

To start an activity with a particular aim- to start a project

Example-
•She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever
winner of the championship.
•They set out to discover the cure of cancer.

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 Sit up
185. Sit up
Stay awake later than usual

Example-
•The nurse sat up with her all night long.
•The book was so interesting that I sat up all night
reading it.

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 Stand by
186. Stand by - continue to support and help someone

Example-
•No matter what happens I'll stand by you, so don't be afraid, mumma.
•We will stand by our leader.

to wait and remain ready

Example-
•Is everyone ready for the telecast- only ten seconds stand by.
•Our network is experiencing some technical difficulties, please stand by.

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 Stand for
187. Stand for - to represent or signify something

Example-
•BBC stands for British broadcasting corporation.
•In a traffic signal the red light stands for "Stop"

Syno- mean, denote, indicate

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 Stand for
to tolerate something or accept something

Example-
•We just can't stand for that kind of behaviour.
•The teacher won't stand for any whispering in the class.

Syno- allow, accept, endure.

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 Stand for
To support particular principals or values

Example-
•The national writers union stands for the freedom of the press.
•The party stands for low taxes and individual freedom.

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Previous year words
 Sycophant
416. Sycophant (n.) - an insulting word for someone
who praises rich or powerful people in order to gain
an advantage

Also known as brown-nosers

• The prime minister is surrounded by sycophants.

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 In the doldrums
417. In the doldrums - Depressed or in low spirits;
lethargic, sluggish, or lacking energy.

• I've been in the doldrums ever since my grandfather

died last month.
• I haven't really felt like going out and seeing friends
lately. I'm just down in the doldrums a bit, I suppose.

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 In the doldrums

In a state of stagnation; lacking activity or progress.

• Her career was in the doldrums during those years.

• The economy is in the doldrums.

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 Play second fiddle
418. Play second fiddle - to be less important or in
a weaker position than someone else:

• I'm not prepared to play second fiddle to Rahul any

more - I'm looking for another job!
• I'm really sick of playing second fiddle to this ignoramus
- I'm the one who deserves to be the star of the show!

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 Fall flat
419. Fall flat - To fail or be ineffective.

If a joke, idea, or suggestion falls flat, it does not have

the intended effect

• He made several jokes and each of them fell flat.

• My attempt at a joke fell flat.

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 Go overboard
420. Go overboard - If you say that someone goes overboard,
you mean that they do something to a greater extent than
is necessary or reasonable.

• Women sometimes damage their skin by going overboard with

abrasive cleansers.
• It’s not his style to go overboard with praise.

If you go overboard for someone, you find him extremely attractive

or you fall in love with him.

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 Turn the tables
421. Turn the tables - If you turn the tables on someone, you
change the situation completely, so that instead of them
causing problems for you, you are causing problems for them.

• She turned the tables on her rival with allegations of corruption.

• Wow, they really turned the tables on their opponents after the
intermission. The score went from 0-3 to 5-3!

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 Surreptitiously
422. Surreptitiously (adv.) - secretly, without
anyone seeing or knowing:

• Joe surreptitiously had a look in the answer book.

• Mary surreptitiously slipped from the room.

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 Provide against

423. Provide against - to make arrangements to prevent or deal with

something bad that may happen

• There are some circumstances that human can’t provide against.

• We have not provided against financial disaster.

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 Rendezvous
424. Rendezvous – rawn·dei·voo
- a meeting arranged for a particular time and place, especially
secretly
or a place

Rendezvous is a very French way to say "meeting" or "date." So

go ahead and call your next dentist appointment or lunch date
with friends a rendezvous.

• We have a rendezvous for next week, don't we?

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 Split hairs
425. Split hairs - If you say that someone is splitting hairs, you
mean that they are making unnecessary distinctions between
things when the differences between them are so small they are
not important.

• In my book I wrote “answers and explanations” . One of my

friends said it should be “answers with explanations”. Now
that’s splitting hairs.

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 In vogue
426. In vogue - In the current fashion or style

• In the 1920s, short hair for women became the vogue.

• The hippie-ethnic look which came into vogue in the late 60s.

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