Saturday, November 30, 2013

CANDID

WORD: CANDID

MEANING:
1. Free from prejudice; impartial.
2. Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward: In private, I gave them my candid opinion.
3. Not posed or rehearsed: a candid snapshot.
4. frank, open, honest



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. I have never lacked candid critics in my own ranks
2. salman gets candid over Koffee with karan


PRONOUNCE:
can·did - कैन्डड / कैन्डिड / कैन्डिड

LINK: CANDID

Friday, November 29, 2013

MERRIMENT

WORD: MERRIMENT

MEANING:
1. cheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; hilarity; laughter.
2. Obs. a cause of mirth; a jest, entertainment, etc.
3. happiness, cheerfulness, amusement



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. merriment of convivial gathering

PRONOUNCE:
mer•ri•ment - मेरिमन्ट

LINK: MERRIMENT

Thursday, November 28, 2013

FLOCK

WORD: FLOCK

MEANING:
1. A group of animals that live, travel, or feed together.
2. A group of people under the leadership of one person, especially the members of a church.
3. A large crowd or number: had a flock of questions. flight, gather, collect, group



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He has a large flock of sheep at his farm.
2. The priest keeps his flock toghther on all major issues.


PRONOUNCE:
flock - फ्लाक

LINK: FLOCK

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

SCOLD

WORD: SCOLD

MEANING:
1. to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand.
2. to find fault angrily; reprove.
3. to use harsh or abusive language
4. caution, discipline



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. I will scold you , If you will do this mistake.
2. when students didn't complete the work teacher scolded the students.


PRONOUNCE:
scold - स्कोल्ड

LINK: SCOLD

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

RAGE

WORD: RAGE

MEANING:
1. fashion, craze, trend, mania


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Mobile messaging apps like WhatsApp, Viber, Line, and BlackBerry Messenger, which recently launched on Android & iOS, are all the rage these days.

PRONOUNCE:
rage - रेज / रैज

LINK: RAGE

Monday, November 25, 2013

RECKLESS

WORD: RECKLESS

MEANING:
1. Heedless or careless.
2. Headstrong; rash.
3. Careless, irresponsible



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. reckless driving lead to an accident

PRONOUNCE:
reck·less - रेक्लस / रेक्लिस

LINK: RECKLESS

Sunday, November 24, 2013

WOUND

WORD: RIFT

MEANING:
1. An injury, especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn, pierced, cut, or otherwise broken.
2. An injury to the feelings.
3. Hurt, injury, damage



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. no one can count wound of heart.

PRONOUNCE:
wound - वाउन्ड / वून्ड / वून्ड

LINK: WOUND

Saturday, November 23, 2013

SEDENTARY

WORD: SEDENTARY

MEANING:
1. Characterized by or requiring much sitting: a sedentary job.
2. Accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise.
3. Remaining or living in one area, as certain birds; not migratory.
4. Attached to a surface and not moving freely, as a barnacle.
5. Inactive, sitting



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Diabetes hits young women due to sedentary lifestyle

PRONOUNCE:
sed·en·tar·y - सेडन्टेरी

LINK: SEDENTARY

Friday, November 22, 2013

REIGN

WORD: REIGN

MEANING:
1. Dominance or widespread influence: the reign of reason.
2. To be predominant or prevalent: Panic reigned as the fire spread.
3. to have control or influence.
4. supremacy, rule



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Viswanathan Anand's reign as world chess champion is all but over.

PRONOUNCE:
reign - रेन / रैन

LINK: REIGN

Thursday, November 21, 2013

REVERBERATE

WORD: REVERBERATE

MEANING:
1. To resound in a succession of echoes; reecho.
2. To have a prolonged or continuing effect: Those talks with his teacher reverberated throughout his life.
3. To be repeatedly reflected, as sound waves, heat, or light.
4. To be forced or driven back; recoil or rebound.



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sachin Sachin..' will reverberate in my ears till my last breath, says Tendulkar.

PRONOUNCE:
re·ver·ber·ate - रिवर्बरट / रीवर्बरेट / रिवर्बरैट / रिवर्बरिट / रिवर्बरेट

LINK: REVERBERATE

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

JUGGERNAUT

WORD: JUGGERNAUT

MEANING:
1. any terrible force, esp one that destroys or that demands complete self-sacrifice
2. any large, overpowering, destructive force or object.
3. an idol of Krishna, at Puri in Orissa, India, annually drawn on a huge cart under whose wheels devotees are said to have thrown themselves to be crushed.



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Juggernaut performance by sachin clinches final against australia.

PRONOUNCE:
jug·ger·naut - जगनोर्ट / जगर्नॉट

LINK: JUGGERNAUT

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

STRENUOUS

WORD: STRENUOUS

MEANING:
1. Requiring great effort, energy, or exertion: a strenuous task.
2. Vigorously active; energetic or zealous.
3. active, energetic, determined



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. he had a strenuous relationship with me.

PRONOUNCE:
stren·u·ous  - स्ट्रेन्यूअस

LINK: STRENUOUS

Monday, November 18, 2013

ASCETIC

WORD: ASCETIC

MEANING:
1. Leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial, especially for spiritual improvement.
2. Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic; self-denying and austere: an ascetic existence.



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He is leading the life of an ascetic.

PRONOUNCE:
as·cet·ic - असेटिक

LINK: ASCETIC

Sunday, November 17, 2013

ALTRUIST

WORD: ALTRUIST

MEANING:
1. Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
2. Zoology Instinctive behavior that is detrimental to the individual but favors the survival or spread of that individual's genes, as by benefiting its relatives.
3. do-gooder, helpful


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. She is an altruistic social worker.

PRONOUNCE:
al′tru·ist - ऐल्ट्रूइस्ट

LINK: ALTRUIST

Saturday, November 16, 2013

EGOTIST

WORD: EGOTIST

MEANING:
1. A conceited, boastful person.
2. A selfish, self-centered person.
3. showoff, self-seeker



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He is an egotist.
2. Vishwamitra was an egotistic king.


PRONOUNCE:
e·go·tist - ईगटिस्ट

LINK: EGOTIST

Friday, November 15, 2013

RITE

WORD: RITE

MEANING:
1. The prescribed or customary form for conducting a religious or other solemn ceremony: the rite of baptism.
2. A ceremonial act or series of acts: fertility rites.
3. ritual, ceremony



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. the rite of baptism.

PRONOUNCE:
rite - राइट

LINK: RITE

Thursday, November 14, 2013

IMPREGNABLE

WORD: IMPREGNABLE

MEANING:
1. Impossible to capture or enter by force: an impregnable fortress.
2. Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success: an impregnable argument.
3. unassailable, invincible, secure, unconquerable



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sachin's test record appeared impregnable.

PRONOUNCE:
im·preg·na·ble - इम्प्रेग्नबल

LINK: IMPREGNABLE

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

DEXTEROUS

WORD: DEXTEROUS

MEANING:
1. Skillful in the use of the hands.
2. Having mental skill or adroitness.
3. expert, sharp, skillful



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Zakir Hussain is a dexterous musician.

PRONOUNCE:
dex·ter·ous - डेक्स्ट्रस

LINK: DEXTEROUS

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

PAT

WORD: PAT

MEANING:
1. To tap gently with the open hand or with something flat.
2. To stroke lightly as a gesture of affection.



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He Tap him gently and said hello.

PRONOUNCE:
pat - पैट

LINK: PAT

Monday, November 11, 2013

PEEVE

WORD: PEEVE

MEANING:
1. A vexation; a grievance.
2. Irritated, upset



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Salman was mighty peeved with the idea of having Kushal back on the show.

PRONOUNCE:
peeve - पीव

LINK: PEEVE

Sunday, November 10, 2013

MEDIOCRE

WORD: MEDIOCRE

MEANING:
1. average, ordinary, unexceptional


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. a mediocre book
2. a mediocre movie

PRONOUNCE:
me·di·o·cre - मीडीओकर / मीडीओक्र

LINK: MEDIOCRE

Saturday, November 9, 2013

PURSUIT

WORD: PURSUIT

MEANING:
1. The act or an instance of chasing or pursuing.
2. Hunt, search



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Pursuit of happyness

PRONOUNCE:
pur·suit - पर्सूट

LINK: PURSUIT

Friday, November 8, 2013

LUKEWARM

WORD: LUKEWARM

MEANING:
1. Mildly warm; tepid.
2. Warm; Cool; unexcited



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Despite a lukewarm box office reception that barely recouped its budget.

PRONOUNCE:
luke·warm - लूक्वॉर्म

LINK: LUKEWARM

Thursday, November 7, 2013

POUR

WORD: POUR

MEANING:
1. To make (a liquid or granular solid) stream or flow, as from a container.
2. To send forth, produce, express, or utter copiously, as if in a stream or flood: poured money into the project; poured out my inner thoughts



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Pour the water in glass

PRONOUNCE:
pour - पॉर / पोर

LINK: POUR

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

ERRAND

WORD: ERRAND

MEANING:
1. A short trip taken to perform a specified task, usually for another.
2. The purpose or object of such a trip: Your errand was to mail the letter.



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Due to an errand he could not attend class.

PRONOUNCE:
er·rand - एरन्ड

LINK: ERRAND

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

PERSPIRE

WORD: PERSPIRE

MEANING:
1. to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin; sweat.
2. to lose moisture through the skin when hot; to sweat.



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He was perspiring in the heat.
2. Farmers perspire in their farm


PRONOUNCE:
per·spire - पर्स्पाइअर / पर्स्पाइर

LINK: PERSPIRE

Monday, November 4, 2013

PRODIGAL

WORD: PRODIGAL

MEANING:
1. Rashly or wastefully extravagant: prodigal expenditures on unneeded weaponry; a prodigal life.
2. recklessly wasteful or extravagant, as in disposing of goods or money



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. King's son is prodigal

PRONOUNCE:
prod·i·gal - प्राडगल / प्राडिगल

LINK: PRODIGAL

Sunday, November 3, 2013

AMBIVERT

WORD: AMBIVERT

MEANING:
1. A personality trait including the qualities of both introversion and extroversion.
2. (Psychology) Psychol a person who is intermediate between an extrovert and an introvert



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. An ambivert is moderately comfortable with groups and social interaction, but also relishes time alone, away from a crowd.

PRONOUNCE:
ambivert - ऐम्बवर्ट

LINK: AMBIVERT

Saturday, November 2, 2013

EXTROVERT

WORD: EXTROVERT

MEANING:
1. (Psychology) of or characterized by extroversion extrovert tendencies
2. (Psychology) a person concerned more with external reality than inner feelings



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. he is a extrovert person.

PRONOUNCE:
ex·tro·vert - एक्स्ट्रवर्ट / एक्स्ट्रोवर्ट

LINK: EXTROVERT

Friday, November 1, 2013

INTROVERT

WORD: INTROVERT

MEANING:
1. To turn or direct inward.
2. Psychology To concentrate (one's interests) upon oneself.



EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. he is a introvert person.

PRONOUNCE:
in·tro·vert - इन्ट्रवर्ट / इन्ट्रोवर्ट

LINK: INTROVERT