DINE

WORD: DINE

MEANING:
1. to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
2. to eat any meal.


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Dine with Arvind Kejriwal for Rs 20000
2. We often dine with friends in this restaurant

PRONOUNCE:
dine - डाइन

LINK: DINE

CONFRONT

WORD: CONFRONT

MEANING:
1. (usually foll by with) to present or face (with something), esp in order to accuse or criticize
2. to face boldly; oppose in hostility
3. to be face to face with; be in front of
4. to bring together for comparison


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Confrontation in Ukraine as diplomacy stalls
2. You must confront your opponent
3. The child screamed when it confronted a fox.

PRONOUNCE:
confront - कन्फ्रन्ट

LINK: CONFRONT

SOLICIT

WORD: SOLICIT

MEANING:
1. (when: intr, foll by for) to make a request, application, or entreaty to (a person for business, support, etc)
2. to provoke or incite (a person) to do something wrong or illegal


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. When I solicited for her notebook she made faces at me.
2. Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce

PRONOUNCE:
solicit - सलिसिट

LINK: SOLICIT

ADVISE

WORD: ADVISE

MEANING:
1. To offer advice to; counsel.
2. To recommend; suggest: advised patience.
3. Usage Problem To inform; notify.


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. I advised him that the rent was due
2. Please advise us when you will arrive here.
3. The doctor advised him a complete rest.

PRONOUNCE:
ad·vise - ऐड्वाइज़ / अड्वाइज़

LINK: ADVISE

ADVICE

WORD: ADVICE

MEANING:
1. Opinion about what could or should be done about a situation or problem; counsel.
2. Information communicated; news. Often used in the plural: advices from an ambassador.
3. Information, Guidance, Instruction


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Some people take medicine without a physicians advice.
2. Ashishbhai is the best person to ask for advice on anything.

PRONOUNCE:
ad·vice - ऐड्वाइस / अड्वाइस

LINK: ADVICE

INFLUENCE

WORD: INFLUENCE

MEANING:
1. the capacity or power of persons or things to produce effects on others by intangible or indirect means.
2. the action or process of producing such effects.
3. a person or thing that exerts influence.
4. the power to persuade or obtain advantages resulting from one's status, wealth, position, etc.
5. Astrol.
a. the supposed radiation of an ethereal fluid from the stars, regarded as affecting human actions and destinies.
b. the exercise of occult power by the stars.


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. used her parents influence to get the job
2. Her wishes had a great influence on his thinking
3. She was the most important influence in my life

PRONOUNCE:
in•flu•ence - इन्फ्लूअन्स

LINK: INFLUENCE

RUDE

WORD: RUDE

MEANING:
1. Relatively undeveloped; primitive: a rude and savage land; a rude agricultural implement.
2.
a. Being in a crude, rough, unfinished condition: a rude thatched hut.
b. Exhibiting a marked lack of skill or precision in work: rude crafts.
c. In a natural, raw state: bales of rude cotton.
3.
a. Lacking the graces and refinement of civilized life; uncouth.
b. Lacking education or knowledge; unlearned.
c. Ill-mannered; discourteous: rude behavior.
4. Vigorous, robust, and sturdy.

5. Abruptly and unpleasantly forceful: received a rude shock.


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He got annoyed with her rude behaviour.
2. The news that she has lost her father came as a rude shock.
3. He always behaves rudely to his friend.

PRONOUNCE:
rude - रूड / र्यूड

LINK: RUDE

IMPULSE

WORD: IMPULSE

MEANING:
1. an impelling force or motion; thrust; impetus
2. a sudden desire, whim, or inclination: I bought it on an impulse.
3. an instinctive drive; urge
4. tendency; current; trend
5. (General Physics) physics
a. the product of the average magnitude of a force acting on a body and the time for which it acts
b. the change in the momentum of a body as a result of a force acting upon it for a short period of time
6. (Physiology) physiol See nerve impulse
7. (Electronics) electronics a less common word for pulse12
8. on impulse spontaneously or impulsively


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. the impulse knocked him over
2. He felt an irresistible impulse to giggle and laugh.
3. The life impulse to express and to connect arises in me and in all of us.

PRONOUNCE:
impulse  - इम्पल्स

LINK: IMPULSE

IMPELL

WORD: IMPELL

MEANING:
1. to urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
2. to push, drive, or force into motion


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. I was impelled to investigate the matter further.

PRONOUNCE:
impel  - इम्पेल

LINK: IMPELL

EMPHASIS

WORD: EMPHASIS

MEANING:
1. special importance or significance
2. an object, idea, etc, that is given special importance or significance
3. (Rhetoric) stress made to fall on a particular syllable, word, or phrase in speaking
4. force or intensity of expression: he spoke with special emphasis on the subject of civil rights.
5. sharpness or clarity of form or outline: the sunlight gave emphasis to the shape of the mountain
4. Having been in the past: a former ambassador.


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis
2. Our candidate's plan has a different emphasis.

PRONOUNCE:
emphasis - एम्फसस / एम्फसिस / एम्फसिस

LINK: EMPHASIS

FORMER

WORD: FORMER

MEANING:
1.
  a. Occurring earlier in time.
  b. Of, relating to, or taking place in the past.
2. Coming before in place or order; foregoing.
3. Being the first of two mentioned.
4. Having been in the past: a former ambassador.


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The former rulers of the state designed certain policies.
2. Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today
3. The former Vice Chancellor visited the university.

PRONOUNCE:
for·mer - फॉर्मर

LINK: FORMER

REACH

WORD: REACH

MEANING:
1. (tr) to arrive at or get to (a place, person, etc) in the course of movement or action: to reach the office.
2. to extend as far as (a point or place): to reach the ceiling; can you reach?.
3. (tr) to come to (a certain condition, stage, or situation): to reach the point of starvation.
4. (intr) to extend in influence or operation: the Roman conquest reached throughout England.
5. (tr) to pass or give (something to a person) with the outstretched hand: to reach someone a book.
6. (intr; foll by out, for, or after) to make a movement (towards), as if to grasp or touch: to reach for something on a shelf.
7. (intr; foll by for or after) to strive or yearn: to reach for the impossible.
8. (tr) to make contact or communication with (someone): we tried to reach him all day.
9. (General Sporting Terms) (tr) to strike, esp in fencing or boxing
10. (tr) to amount to (a certain sum): to reach the five million mark.
11. (Nautical Terms) nautical (intr) to sail on a tack with the wind on or near abeam


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Could you reach(me)that suitcase(down) from the top of the wardrobe.
2. The rice bag is out of my reach.
3. That job is within my reach.
4. That distance is reachable by road within an hour.

PRONOUNCE:
reach - रीच

LINK: REACH

RICH

WORD: RICH

MEANING:
1. Possessing great material wealth: "Now that he was rich he was not thought ignorant any more, but simply eccentric" (Mavis Gallant).
2. Having great worth or value: a rich harvest of grain.
3. Magnificent; sumptuous: a rich brocade.


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Rich countries like U.S.A. and japan are getting richer and richer.
2. Fruits are rich in vitamins.

PRONOUNCE:
rich - रिच

LINK: RICH

AMBUSH

WORD: AMBUSH

MEANING:
1. (Military) the act of waiting in a concealed position in order to launch a surprise attack
2. (Military) a surprise attack from such a position
3. (Military) the concealed position from which such an attack is launched
4. (Military) the person or persons waiting to launch such an attack
5. to lie in wait (for)
6. (tr) to attack suddenly from a concealed position


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Five policemen killed in Maoist ambush in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh
2. The actress was ambushed by reporters and cameramen.
3. The soldier was killed in an ambush.

PRONOUNCE:
ambush - ऐम्बुश

LINK: AMBUSH

MERELY

WORD: MERELY

MEANING:
1. And nothing else or more; only:
2. just, only, simply


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. merely a flesh wound.
2. I was merely asking

PRONOUNCE:

mere·ly - मिर्ली / मीर्ली

LINK: MERELY

RECTITUDE

WORD: RECTITUDE

MEANING:
1. Moral uprightness; righteousness.
2. The quality or condition of being correct in judgment.
3. The quality of being straight.


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. She is the woman of moral rectitude.
2. It remains to be seen whether the new found rectitude of these first-time taxpayers' citizens will last or not.

PRONOUNCE:
rec·ti·tude - रेक्टिटूड - ईमानदारी

LINK: RECTITUDE

INDIGNATION

WORD: INDIGNATION

MEANING:
1. Anger aroused by something unjust, mean, or unworthy.
2. anger or scorn aroused by something felt to be unfair, unworthy, or wrong


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. There was an storm of public indignation in the sudden steep rise in bus fares.
2. The attack by the criminals had aroused the greatest indignation among the workers.

PRONOUNCE:
in·dig·na·tion - रोष -  इन्डिग्नेशन / इन्डिग्नैशन

LINK: INDIGNATION

SHOAL

WORD: SHOAL

MEANING:
1. a stretch of shallow water
2. a sandbank or rocky area in a stretch of water, especially one that is visible at low water
-verb
3. to make or become shallow
4. (intr.) (nautical) to sail into shallower water
-adj.
Also: shoaly
5. a less common word for shallow
6. (nautical) (of the draught of a vessel) drawing little water


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The captain was adviced to steer away the ship from the shoals.
2. In the big lake I saw many fishes swimming in shoals.
3. In the street, An impromptu shoal Reflecting history

PRONOUNCE:
shoal - शोल

LINK: SHOAL

RIM

WORD: RIM

MEANING:
1. the raised edge of an object, especially of something more or less circular such as a cup or crater
2. the peripheral part of a wheel, to which the tyre is attached
3. (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended
-verb (trans.)
4. to put a rim on (a pot, cup, wheel, etc.)
5. (ball games) (of a ball) to run around the edge of (a hole, basket, etc.)

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. the ball hit the rim and bounced off
2. She bought a fruit bowl with gold rim.
3. A shield An antenna Battling out Or Capturing A rim for all Two sides To any door

PRONOUNCE:
rim - रिम 

LINK: RIM

BRITTLE

WORD: BRITTLE

MEANING:
1. easily cracked, snapped, or broken; fragile
2. curt or irritable
3. hard or sharp in quality
-noun
4. a crunchy sweet made with treacle and nut


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Brittle bones A brittle and calculating woman
2. Out of nowhere A brittle light appears Fractured by rain

PRONOUNCE:
brittle - ब्रिटल

LINK: BRITTLE

CLIMB

WORD: CLIMB

MEANING:
1. (also trans.) often followed by “up” . to go up or ascend (stairs, a mountain, etc.)
2. (often followed by “along”) to progress with difficulty
3. to rise to a higher point or intensity
4. to incline or slope upwards
5. to ascend in social position
6. (of plants) to grow upwards by twining, using tendrils or suckers, etc.
7. (informal) (followed by “into”) to put (on) or get (into)
8. to be a climber or mountaineer
-noun
9. the act or an instance of climbing
10. a place or thing to be climbed, especially a route in mountaineering


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Its an hours climb to the summit.
2. it was a difficult climb to the top
3. He climbed to the top of his profession at the age of 45.

PRONOUNCE:
climb - क्लाइम

LINK: CLIMB

PINE

WORD: PINE

MEANING:
1. any evergreen resinous coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, of the Northern hemisphere, with long needle-shaped leaves and brown cones: family Pinaceae
2. any other tree or shrub of the family Pinaceae
3. the wood of any of these trees
4. any of various similar but unrelated plants, such as ground pine and screw pine


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Pine trees are found in cool northern regions and are used for making furniture.
2. Jubilant pine Basks in the sun It has pined so long for

PRONOUNCE:
pine - पाइन

LINK: PINE

CLOUT

WORD: CLOUT

MEANING:
1. (informal) a blow with the hand or a hard object
2. power or influence, especially in politics
3. (archery)
a. the target used in long-distance shooting
b. the centre of this target
c. a shot that hits the centre
4. Also called: clout nail . a short, flat-headed nail used especially for attaching sheet metal to wood
5. (British, dialect)
a. a piece of cloth
b. a garment
c. a patch
-verb (trans.)
6. (informal) to give a hard blow to, especially with the hand
7. to patch with a piece of cloth or leather


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The robbers clouted him before looting his shop.
2. He used political clout to get his work done.

PRONOUNCE:
clout - क्लाउट

LINK: CLOUT

EXPLETIVE

WORD: EXPLETIVE

MEANING:
1.  an exclamation or swearword; an oath or a sound expressing an emotional reaction rather than any particular meaning
2. any syllable, word, or phrase conveying no independent meaning, especially one inserted in a line of verse for the sake of the metre


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. I swear is an expletive.
2. I can’t make any sense Of the language depicted here Gaseous expletives

PRONOUNCE:
ex·ple·tive - एक्स्प्लटिव

LINK: EXPLETIVE

CLOUD

WORD: CLOUD

MEANING:
1. a mass of water or ice particles visible in the sky, usually white or grey, from which rain or snow falls when the particles coagulate
2. any collection of particles visible in the air, especially of smoke or dust
3. a large number of insects or other small animals in flight
4. something that darkens, threatens, or carries gloom
5. (jewellery) a cloudlike blemish in a transparent stone


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The sky was full of clouds.
2. his head was in the clouds
3. cloudy skies

PRONOUNCE:
cloud - क्लाउड

LINK: CLOUD

HIND

WORD: HIND

MEANING:
1. Located at or forming the back or rear; posterior
2. A female red deer.
3. Any of several fishes of the genus Epinephelus of Atlantic waters, related to and resembling the groupers.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. an animal's hind legs; the hinder part of a steer.
2. He will tell you His hind legs are fine

PRONOUNCE:
hind - हाइन्ड

LINK: HIND

SALMON

WORD: SALMON

MEANING:

1. any soft-finned fish of the family Salmonidae, especially Salmo salar of the Atlantic and Oncorhynchus species (sockeye, Chinook, etc.) of the Pacific, which are important food fishes. They occur in cold and temperate waters and many species migrate to fresh water to spawn 2. (Australian) any of several unrelated fish, especially the Australian salmon EXAMPLE/USAGE: 1 Budding spring salad Salmon dancing in A new star with croûtons 2 Salmon are used as food in European countries. 3 Cases of salmonella poisoning are registered in the hospital. PRONOUNCE: salmon - सैमन LINK: SALMON

DROOP

WORD: DROOP

MEANING:
1. To bend or hang downward
2. To bend or sag gradually
3. To sag in dejection or exhaustion

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. His eyelids began to droop.
2. His mouth drooped sadly, pulled down, no doubt, by the plump weight of his jowls (Gore Vidal).
3. flowers drooping in the midday heat.
4. drooped from lack of sleep.

PRONOUNCE:
droop - ड्रूप

LINK: DROOP

TRACK

WORD: TRACK

MEANING:
1. the mark or trail left by something that has passed by
2. any road or path affording passage, especially a rough one
3. a rail or pair of parallel rails on which a vehicle, such as a locomotive, runs, especially the rails together with the sleepers, ballast, etc., on a railway
4. a course of action, thought, etc.
5. a line of motion or travel, such as flight
6. an endless jointed metal band driven by the wheels of a vehicle such as a tank or tractor to enable it to move across rough or muddy ground
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. A bulldozer is moving on the track.
2. We followed the track of our friends vehicle.
3. Signs help us along the path So we may stay on track But what are all these places? Are these real landmarks?

PRONOUNCE:
track - ट्रैक

LINK: TRACK

LANGUISH

WORD: LANGUISH

MEANING:
1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor.
2. To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions: languished away in prison.
3. To remain unattended or be neglected: legislation that continued to languish in committee.
4. To become downcast or pine away in longing: languish apart from friends and family; languish for a change from dull routine.
5. To affect a wistful or languid air, especially in order to gain sympathy.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon
2. The value of gold is languishing.

PRONOUNCE:
lan·guish - लैंगग्विश

LINK: LANGUISH

CONFINE

WORD: CONFINE

MEANING:
1. to keep or close within bounds; limit; restrict
2. to keep shut in; restrict the free movement of: arthritis confined him to bed.
3. (often plural) a limit; boundary

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sahara chief Subrata Roy arrested, tells court he wants confinement at home
2. His knowledge about the world is confined to books only.
3. he stayed within the confines of the city

PRONOUNCE:
con·fine - कन्फाइन

LINK: CONFINE