WORD: GLINT
MEANING:
1. to gleam or cause to gleam brightly
2. a bright gleam or flash
3. brightness or gloss
4. a brief indication
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The glint of a steel container attracted our guest.
2. The knife is glinting as if it is new.
3. Fresh winter sun A glint of hope Clouds close in
PRONOUNCE:
glint - ग्लिन्ट
LINK: GLINT
WORD: LANE
MEANING:
1. a narrow road or way between buildings, hedges, fences, etc.
2. any of the parallel strips into which the carriageway of a major road or motorway is divided
3. any narrow well-defined route or course for ships or aircraft
4. one of the parallel strips into which a running track or swimming bath is divided for races
5. the long strip of wooden flooring down which balls are bowled in a bowling alley
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. This is the narrowest lane of the city.
2. This lane closed today due to same construction work.
3. This lane is designated for cycle racing.
PRONOUNCE:
lane - लेन / लैन
LINK: LANE
WORD: PORTENT
MEANING:
1. An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen.
2. Prophetic or threatening significance: signs full of portent.
3. Something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Some people believe that a cat crossing the road before us is a portent of something unpleasant.
2. Rita has adopted a portentous tone.
3. Portentous signs are seen, Dont know what will happen.
4. Red sky at night A portent Is the city burning?
PRONOUNCE:
por·tent - पॉर्टेन्ट / पोर्टेन्ट
LINK: PORTENT
WORD: BOORISH
MEANING:
1. Resembling or characteristic of a boor; rude and clumsy in behavior.
2. ill-mannered, clumsy, or insensitive; rude
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. She behaves in a boorish manner, in front of every body.
2. he behaved boorishly at the party
3. His boorish behavior was unacceptable to the directors.
PRONOUNCE:
boor·ish - बुरिश
LINK: BOORISH
WORD: EPICENE
MEANING:
1. Belonging to or having the characteristics of both the male and the female: an epicene statue.
2. Effeminate; unmanly.
3. Sexless; neuter.
4. Linguistics Having only one form of the noun for both the male and the female.
5. having an ambiguous sexual identity
6. having unsuitable feminine qualities
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Clothing fashions are becoming increasingly epicene
PRONOUNCE:
ep·i·cene - एपिसीन
LINK: EPICENE
WORD: CONFLATE
MEANING:
1. To bring together; meld or fuse: ""The problems [with the biopic] include . . . dates moved around, lovers deleted, many characters conflated into one"" (Ty Burr).
2. To combine (two variant texts, for example) into one whole.
3. Combine two or more texts, ideas, etc. into one.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Their ideas were conflated in ways that were not helpful
PRONOUNCE:
con·flate - कन्फ्लैट / कान्फ्लेट
LINK: CONFLATE
WORD: RAFT
MEANING:
1. a large collection or amount: a raft of old notebooks discovered in a cupboard.
2. bundle, range, number, amount
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. there are a raft of Android devices expected from Samung, HTC, Sony.
PRONOUNCE:
raft - रैफ्ट
LINK: RAFT
WORD: ADJOURN
MEANING:
1. (intr) (of a court, etc) to close at the end of a session
2. to postpone or be postponed, esp temporarily or to another place
3. (tr) to put off (a problem, discussion, etc) for later consideration; defer
4. suspend, interrupt, stop
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The court adjourned
2. The Parliament was adjourned after the winter session come to a close.
3. RS adjourned over Telangana again, PM likely to intervene
PRONOUNCE:
adjourn - अजर्न
LINK: ADJOURN
WORD: EAGER
MEANING:
1. Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy. See Usage Note at anxious.
2. Obsolete Tart; sharp; cutting.
3. excited, willing
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. I am eager to learn the Machine Translation.
2. He is eagerly awaiting his reply.
3. Mary showed eagerness in doing the job.
4. Aparna is an eager beaver who shows interest in research.
5. Gayle eager to open batting with smith
PRONOUNCE:
ea·ger - ईगर
LINK: EAGER
WORD: RAKE
MEANING:
1. gathers, collects
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. She raked up the grass cuttings.
2. He has been raking money ever since he started the new venture.
3. Ram-Leela rakes in Rs. 69 crore
PRONOUNCE:
rake - रेक / रैक
LINK: RAKE
WORD: TREASON
MEANING:
1. Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of one's country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies.
2. A betrayal of trust or confidence.
3. disloyalty, betrayal
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He was sent out of the country for treason.
2. The spy did a treasonable task.
3. Pakistan Pursues a Treason Case for Musharraf
PRONOUNCE:
trea·son - ट्रीज़न
LINK: TREASON
WORD: TOPPLE
MEANING:
1. to fall forward, as from top-heaviness or weakness; pitch.
2. to lean over or totter, as if threatening to fall.
3. collapse, fail
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. BJP, Congress wanted to topple AAP government, says Arvind Kejriwal
2. The child went on placing the books on top of each other till they toppled.
3. The government was toppled by the opposition.
PRONOUNCE:
top•ple - टापल
LINK: TOPPLE
WORD: FINERY
MEANING:
1. elaborate or showy decoration, especially clothing and jewellery
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Her bridal finery was admired by all .
2. In preparation For our anniversary I put out the finery Celebration
PRONOUNCE:
fin·er·y - फाइनरी
LINK: FINERY
WORD: RELENT
MEANING:
1. to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.
2. to become less severe; slacken.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The teacher finally relented and let the children to watch T.V.
2. The police will not relent in their fight against crime.
3. He is a relentless enemy."
PRONOUNCE:
re·lent - रिलेन्ट
LINK: RELENT
WORD: SECLUSION
MEANING:
1. the state of being private and away from other people
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. they enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion
PRONOUNCE:
/sɪˈkluːʒ(ə)n/ - सिक्लूश़न
LINK: SECLUSION
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WORD: BELITTLE
MEANING:
1. to consider or speak of (something) as less valuable or important than it really is; disparage
2. to cause to make small; dwarf
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The rich zamindar belittled the farmer by insulting him before the Panchayat.
2. Camera shake has struck Belittling the man’s art His will and fortitude Turning his world into fog
PRONOUNCE:
be·lit·tle - बिलिटल
LINK: BELITTLE
WORD: TRAP
MEANING:
1. A contrivance for catching and holding animals, as a concealed pit or a clamplike device that springs shut suddenly.
2. A stratagem for catching or tricking an unwary person.
3. A confining or undesirable circumstance from which escape or relief is difficult: fell into poverty's trap.
4. A device for sealing a passage against the escape of gases, especially a U-shaped or S-shaped bend in a drainpipe that prevents the return flow of sewer gas by means of a water barrier.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. the exam was full of trap questions
2. He was trapped inside when the fire broke out.
PRONOUNCE:
trap - ट्रैप
LINK: TRAP
WORD: OBLITERATE
MEANING:
1. To do away with completely so as to leave no trace. See Synonyms at abolish.
2. To wipe out, rub off, or erase (writing or other markings).
3. Medicine To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.
4. destorys, demolishes"
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The super cyclone obliterated the Orissa coastline.
2. Sachin obliterates bradmans's 34-yr mark
PRONOUNCE:
o·blit·er·ate - अब्लिटरेट / अब्लिटरैट
LINK: OBLITERATE
WORD: ADORN
MEANING:
1. to decorate
2. to increase the beauty, distinction, etc, of
3. to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Beautiful paintings adorned the walls of the palace.
2. she adorned her hair with flowers.
PRONOUNCE:
a·dorn - अडॉर्न
LINK: ADORN
WORD: PRAISE
MEANING:
1. the act of expressing commendation, admiration, etc
2. (Theology) the extolling of a deity or the rendering of homage and gratitude to a deity
3. the condition of being commended, admired, etc
4. the reason for praise
5. sing someone's praises to commend someone highly
vb (tr)
6. to express commendation, admiration, etc, for
7. (Theology) to proclaim or describe the glorious attributes of (a deity) with homage and thanksgiving
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. His teachers are full of praise for his work.
2. They sang a hymn of praise.
3. he always appreciated praise for his work
PRONOUNCE:
praise - प्रेज़ / प्रैज़
LINK: PRAISE
WORD: HOAX
MEANING:
1. An act intended to deceive or trick.
2. Something that has been established or accepted by fraudulent means.
3. trick, joke, prank
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. A day after bomb hoax created scare in the Harvard University, normalcy returned to campus.
PRONOUNCE:
hoax - होक्स
LINK: HOAX
WORD: SLAIN
MEANING:
1. to kill by violence.
2. to destroy; extinguish.
3. Slang. to impress strongly; over
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The man slain his real brother for property.
2. Guard-of-honor for slain warriors"
PRONOUNCE:
slain - स्लेन / स्लैन
LINK: SLAIN
WORD: CONCEAL
MEANING:
1. to keep from discovery; hide
2. to keep secret
3. to hide; cover or keep from sight: A high wall concealed the house.
4. to keep secret; avoid disclosing or divulging: to conceal one's true motives.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. She conceals her anger well.
2. Fear of being caught he forced himself to go for concealment.
PRONOUNCE:
con·ceal - कन्सील
LINK: CONCEAL
WORD: SPAR
MEANING:
1. a. To fight with an opponent in a short bout or practice session, as in boxing or the martial arts.
b. To make boxing or fighting motions without hitting one's opponent.
2. To bandy words about in argument; dispute.
3. To fight by striking with the feet and spurs. Used of gamecocks.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Govt, Opposition spar over Communal Violence Bill in Rajya Sabha
PRONOUNCE:
spar - स्पार
LINK: SPAR
WORD: PIFFLE
MEANING:
1. nonsense: to talk piffle.
2. (intr) to talk or behave feebly
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Romila talks all piffle.
2. She always comes to me with piffling complaints.
PRONOUNCE:
pif·fle - पिफल
LINK: PIFFLE
WORD: MOODY
MEANING:
1. sullen, sulky, or gloomy
2. temperamental or changeable
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Coffee? Pumpkin juice? Anything, said JC, taking a moody bite of toast.
PRONOUNCE:
mood·y - मूडी
LINK: MOODY
WORD: SQUIB
MEANING:
1. a firework, usually having a tube filled with gunpowder, that burns with a hissing noise and culminates in a small explosion
2. a firework that does not explode because of a fault; dud
4. an electric device for firing a rocket engine
5. obsolete an insignificant person
6. slang (Austral., NZ) . a coward
7. (intr.) to sound, move, or explode like a squib
8. (intr.) to let off or shoot a squib
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The Children like to play with squibs on Diwali.
2. They call for change Graphic squibs soon washed away Photographers’ prey.
PRONOUNCE:
squib - स्क्विब
LINK: SQUIB
WORD: DOUR
MEANING:
1. sullen
2. hard or obstinate
3. hard faced, unfriendly, severe
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. he sat in his chair dourly
2. He stares at the camera Dour and resentful He hates paparazzi Not a cuddle in sight
PRONOUNCE:
dour - डाउर
LINK: DOUR
WORD: CHIRP
MEANING:
1. (Zoology) (esp of some birds and insects) to make a short high-pitched sound
2. to speak in a lively fashion
3. (Zoology) a chirping sound, esp that made by a bird
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The birds chirped on the branches of the tree.
PRONOUNCE:
chirp - चर्प
LINK: CHIRP
