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Use Refute in a Sentence

February 22, 2012

Meaning of Refute: To prove to someone that something or someone is wrong. It can also be used to deny something. Use Refute in a sentence : US Government has always refuted about the alien spaceship that landed in Roswell. He has always refuted the claims of drug usage since he was afraid that he [...]

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Use Redundant in a Sentence

February 21, 2012

Meaning of Redundant: Anything that is in excess or more than abundant. Use Redundant in a sentence : If the recession hits us again, this entire team might become redundant. Pay-phones have somewhat become redundant thanks to cheap mobile phones. Redundant in Hindi : अनावश्यक

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Use Quixotic in a Sentence

February 20, 2012

Meaning of Quixotic: Refers to anything that is chivalrous or romantic. Use Quixotic in a sentence : Charlton Heston will always be my quixotic hero. I don’t need to get all quixotic just to propose marriage to her. Quixotic in Hindi : विलक्षण

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Use Quandary in a Sentence

February 19, 2012

Meaning of Quandary: To be uncertain or perplexed. Use Quandary in a sentence : He is in a quandary because his ex wife wants to patch up with him. You can actually experience his quandary when you read his poem. Quandary in Hindi : असमंजस

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Use Propriety in a Sentence

February 18, 2012

Meaning of Propriety: To be proper and to conform with the accepted mode of behavior. Use Propriety in a sentence : During the Victorian period, propriety dictated that a chaperone be present whenever a lady met a gentleman. It was funny that her mother was worried about proprieties, when we have been living together for [...]

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Use Propensity in a Sentence

February 17, 2012

Meaning of Propensity: To have a natural inclination or tendency. Use Propensity in a sentence : She does have a normal propensity to teach children. I think my daughter has a natural propensity to be a ballerina. Propensity in Hindi : प्रवृत्ति

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Use Profound in a Sentence

February 16, 2012

Meaning of Profound: A feeling that is very deep and intense. It also refers to something very meaningful. Use Profound in a sentence : I could see that she was profoundly happy and touched to be at our wedding. All poems by John Keats are romantic and profound. Profound in Hindi : गहरा

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Use Proclivity in a Sentence

February 15, 2012

Meaning of Proclivity: To have a natural inclination to do something. Use Proclivity in a sentence : Some people have the proclivity of getting people to trust them. Very few ladies have the temperament and the proclivity to drive a car. Proclivity in Hindi : रुझान

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Use Predilection in a Sentence

February 14, 2012

Meaning of Predilection: To have a liking or a preference to something. Use Predilection in a sentence : He does have a strange predilection to con people, right from a young age. Her strange predilection with death and all things related to death contributed much to her morbid character. Predilection in Hindi : झुकाव

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Use Preclude in a Sentence

February 13, 2012

Meaning of Preclude: To prevent or to make something impossible. Use Preclude in a sentence : You cannot preclude that the food will be bad just because it was served late. She was precluded from meeting her children on grounds of drug abuse and alcoholism. Preclude in Hindi : असंभव बनाना

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