dour [ doo’ r, douuh' r, DOU-er ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. gloomy; sullen; bleak 2. stubborn; obstinate 3. extremely strict and harsh; forbidding USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The perpetually dour expression on his face made him unpopular. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Gone are the days when the traditional Chinese greeting "Have you eaten yet?" seemed like a bad joke in the dour capital where, as recently as the 1980s, staples were rationed, state-run canteens dished out the slop of the day in chipped enamel bowls and restaurants were few and far between. ABC News,Chinese Cuisine Goes Global for Games,Audra Ang ,July 10, 2008 exculpate [ EK-skuh'l-peyt, ik-SKUHL-peyt ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. to vindicate, clear or free of a...
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New Year Muggulu 2022
Happy New Year 2023 Rangoli