1. Ambit [am-bit]
Noun: circumference; circuit; boundary; limit; a sphere of operation or influence; range; scope.
Synonyms: boundary, bounds, compass, extension, range, scope, space, sphere
Example: Oil companies will have to take a collective hit of about Rs 25,000 crore a year after the roll-out of the goods and services tax since most of their output is outside the ambit of the new system.
Noun: circumference; circuit; boundary; limit; a sphere of operation or influence; range; scope.
Synonyms: boundary, bounds, compass, extension, range, scope, space, sphere
Example: Oil companies will have to take a collective hit of about Rs 25,000 crore a year after the roll-out of the goods and services tax since most of their output is outside the ambit of the new system.
2. Ultracrepidarian [uhl-truh-krep-i-dair-ee-uh n]
Adjective: noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise.
Noun: an ultracrepidarian person.
Example: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
Adjective: noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise.
Noun: an ultracrepidarian person.
Example: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
3. Interim [ɪnt(ə)rɪm]
Noun: the intervening time.
Adjective: in or for the intervening period; provisional.
Adverb: meanwhile.
Synonyms: provisional, temporary, pro tem, stopgap, short-term, fill-in, caretaker, acting, intervening, transitional, changeover, make-do, makeshift, improvised.
Antonyms: finished, permanent, continual
Example: It is important to note that the ICJ’s order is a limited interim order.
Noun: the intervening time.
Adjective: in or for the intervening period; provisional.
Adverb: meanwhile.
Synonyms: provisional, temporary, pro tem, stopgap, short-term, fill-in, caretaker, acting, intervening, transitional, changeover, make-do, makeshift, improvised.
Antonyms: finished, permanent, continual
Example: It is important to note that the ICJ’s order is a limited interim order.
4. Euphoria [yoo-fawr-ee-uh, -fohr-]
Noun: a state of intense happiness and self-confidence
Synonyms: elation, exhilaration, frenzy, glee, joy, jubilation, relaxation, bliss, dreamland, ecstasy.
Antonyms: depression, discouragement, sadness, sorrow, unhappiness, dislike, misery, despair, woe.
Example: The euphoria over the verdict appears to be misplaced.
Noun: a state of intense happiness and self-confidence
Synonyms: elation, exhilaration, frenzy, glee, joy, jubilation, relaxation, bliss, dreamland, ecstasy.
Antonyms: depression, discouragement, sadness, sorrow, unhappiness, dislike, misery, despair, woe.
Example: The euphoria over the verdict appears to be misplaced.
5. Rogue [rohg]
Noun: a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel, a playfully mischievous person; scamp
Adjective: (of an animal) having an abnormally savage or unpredictable disposition, as a rogue elephant; no longer obedient, belonging, or accepted and hence not controllable or answerable; renegade
Synonyms: con artist, crook, swindler, villain, blackguard, charlatan, cheat, cheater, criminal, defrauder, devil, fraud.
Example: Pakistan has been acknowledged to be a rogue state that attaches no significance to such verdicts.
Noun: a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel, a playfully mischievous person; scamp
Adjective: (of an animal) having an abnormally savage or unpredictable disposition, as a rogue elephant; no longer obedient, belonging, or accepted and hence not controllable or answerable; renegade
Synonyms: con artist, crook, swindler, villain, blackguard, charlatan, cheat, cheater, criminal, defrauder, devil, fraud.
Example: Pakistan has been acknowledged to be a rogue state that attaches no significance to such verdicts.