WORD: CANOPY
MEANING:
1. A covering, usually of cloth, suspended over a throne or bed or held aloft on poles above an eminent person or a sacred object.
2. Architecture An ornamental rooflike projection over a niche, altar, or tomb.
3. A protective rooflike covering, often of canvas, mounted on a frame over a walkway or door.
4. A high overarching covering, such as the sky: "I just look up at the stars and let the vastness of that black and twinkling canopy fill my soul" (Margaret Mason).
5. The uppermost layer in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees. Also called crown canopy.
6. The transparent enclosure over the cockpit of an aircraft.
7. The part of a parachute that opens up to catch the air.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Above us was a canopy of thick green leaves of the old tree.
2. In the absence of canopy on the stall of eatables, we did not eat anything at the fair.
PRONOUNCE:
can·o·py - कैनपी
LINK: CANOPY
WORD: GLORY
MEANING:
1. Great honor, praise, or distinction accorded by common consent; renown.
2. Something conferring honor or renown.
3. A highly praiseworthy asset: Your wit is your crowning glory.
4. Adoration, praise, and thanksgiving offered in worship.
5. Majestic beauty and splendor; resplendence: The sun set in a blaze of glory.
6. The splendor and bliss of heaven; perfect happiness.
7. A height of achievement, enjoyment, or prosperity: ancient Rome in its greatest glory.
8. A halo, nimbus, or aureole. Also called gloriole.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The soldiers have brought glory to the country
2. he valued glory above life itself
3. She took glory in her victory at Wimbledon.
PRONOUNCE:
glo-ry - ग्लॉरी / ग्लोरी
LINK: GLORY
WORD: PERISH
MEANING:
1. To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or untimely manner: "Must then a Christ perish in torment in every age to save those who have no imagination?" (George Bernard Shaw).
2. To pass from existence; disappear gradually: "Man will go down into the pit, and all his thoughts will perish" (A.J. Balfour).
3. Chiefly British To spoil or deteriorate
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Thousands of people perished in earthquake.
2. perform or perish
PRONOUNCE:
per·ish - पेरिश
LINK: PERISH
WORD: CLUMSY
MEANING:
1. Lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkward.
2. Awkwardly constructed; unwieldy: clumsy wooden shoes; a clumsy sentence.
3. Gauche; inept: a clumsy excuse.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. His clumsy brother hardly helps him with his work.
PRONOUNCE:
clum·sy - क्लम्ज़ी
LINK: CLUMSY
WORD: MAR
MEANING:
1. To inflict damage, especially disfiguring damage, on.
2. To impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of; spoil.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. LG G Flex D958: Great handset marred by huge price tab
PRONOUNCE:
mar - मार
LINK: MAR
WORD: AVALANCHE
MEANING:
1. (Physical Geography)
a. a fall of large masses of snow and ice down a mountain
b. a fall of rocks, sand, etc
2. a sudden or overwhelming appearance of a large quantity of things: an avalanche of letters.
3. (General Physics) physics a group of ions or electrons produced by a single ion or electron as a result of a collision with some other form of matter
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 9 dead, 3 seriously injured after avalanche on Mount Everest
2. Avalanche Kills 12 Sherpas on Mount Everest
3. the program brought an avalanche of mail
PRONOUNCE:
avalanche - ऐवलैन्च
LINK: AVALANCHE
WORD: RECOUP
MEANING:
1. to regain or make good (a financial or other loss)
2. (tr) to reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
3. (Law) law to keep back (something due), having rightful claim to do so; withhold; deduct
4. earned, recovered, regain
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He recouped the show expenses from ticket sales.
2. We have to fight recoupment of money.
PRONOUNCE:
recoup - रिकूप
LINK: RECOUP
WORD: MORGANATIC
MEANING:
1. Of or being a legal marriage between a person of royal or noble birth and a partner of lower rank, in which it is agreed that no titles or estates of the royal or noble partner are to be shared by the partner of inferior rank nor by any of the offspring of the marriage.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Our relationship is somewhat Morganatic No question as to Who is the minion here
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was famous for the movement of morganatic weddings.
3. Because of people marrying morganatically, many cultural, social and ancient problems have come to an end.
PRONOUNCE:
mor·ga·nat·ic - मॉर्गनैटिक
LINK: MORGANATIC
WORD: SPINDLE
MEANING:
noun
1. a rod or stick that has a notch in the top, used to draw out natural fibres for spinning into thread, and a long narrow body around which the thread is wound when spun
2. one of the thin rods or pins bearing bobbins upon which spun thread is wound in a spinning wheel or machine
3. any of various parts in the form of a rod, especially a rotating rod that acts as an axle, mandrel, or arbour
4. a piece of wood that has been turned, such as a baluster or table leg
5. a small square metal shaft that passes through the lock of a door and to which the door knobs or handles are fixed
6. a measure of length of yarn equal to 18 hanks (15 120 yards) for cotton or 14 400 yards for linen
7. (biology) a spindle-shaped structure formed by microtubules during mitosis or meiosis which draws the duplicated chromosomes apart as the cell divides
8. a less common name for a hydrometer
9. a tall pole with a marker at the top, fixed to an underwater obstruction as an aid to navigation
10. a device consisting of a sharp upright spike on a pedestal on which bills, order forms, etc., are impaled
-verb
11. (trans.) to form into a spindle or equip with spindles
12. (intr.) (rare) (of a plant, stem, shoot, etc.) to grow rapidly and become elongated and thin
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Long stalks Spindles for winds
2. Thread is wound on a spindle during spinning.
PRONOUNCE:
spindle - स्पिन्डल
LINK: SPINDLE
WORD: SWAY
MEANING:
1. (usually intr) to swing or cause to swing to and fro
2. (usually intr) to lean or incline or cause to lean or incline to one side or in different directions in turn
3. (usually intr) to vacillate or cause to vacillate between two or more opinions
4. to be influenced or swerve or influence or cause to swerve to or from a purpose or opinion
5. (Nautical Terms) nautical (tr) to hoist (a yard, mast, or other spar)
6. to rule or wield power (over)
7. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (tr) to wield (a weapon)
n
8. control; power
9. a swinging or leaning movement
10. dominion; governing authority
11. hold sway to be master; reign
12. power, command, rule, mastery
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Narendra Modi to sway Chhattisgarh with five rallies in six hours
2. He refused to be swayed by her arguement.
PRONOUNCE:
sway - स्वे / स्वै
LINK: SWAY
WORD: STAMPEDE
MEANING:
1. A sudden frenzied rush of panic-stricken animals.
2. A sudden headlong rush or flight of a crowd of people.
3. A mass impulsive action: a stampede of support for the candidate.
4. Run, Rush, Hurry
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. when he shouted `fire there was a stampede to the exits
2. A sudden explosion lead to stampede.
3. Death toll raised to 100 in temple stampede
PRONOUNCE:
stam·pede - स्टैम्पीड
LINK: STAMPEDE
WORD: OMIT
MEANING:
1. to neglect to do or include
2. to fail (to do something)
3. neglect, forgot, skip
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He omitted a piece of work.
2. Sehwag omitted from ODI squad.
PRONOUNCE:
omit - ओमिट
LINK: OMIT
WORD: EXUDE
MEANING:
1. to come out gradually in drops; ooze out.
v.t.
2. to emit through small openings.
3. to project abundantly; radiate: to exude cheerfulness.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Exuding confidence over its planned and future missions, an upbeat ISRO is gearing up for many launches starting December, including GSLV.
2. exude sweat through the pores
3. She exudes great confidence.
PRONOUNCE:
ex•ude - इग्ज़ूड
LINK: EXUDE
WORD: ENTRANT
MEANING:
1. One that enters, especially one that enters a competition.
2. candidate, participant
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. a well publicized entrant is the pocket computer
2. There is new entrant in the team
PRONOUNCE:
en·trant - एन्ट्रन्ट
LINK: ENTRANT
WORD: AMPLE
MEANING:
1. fully sufficient for the purpose or need; plentiful.
2. liberal; copious:
3. large; roomy:
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. an ample reward.
2. ample storage space.
PRONOUNCE:
am•ple - ऐम्पल
LINK: AMPLE
WORD: WHISTLEBLOWER
MEANING:
1. One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The Pentagon's most famous whistleblower is . . . hoping to get another chance to search for government waste
PRONOUNCE:
whis·tle·blow·er - विसल्ब्लोअर
LINK: WHISTLEBLOWER
WORD: REVEAL
MEANING:
1. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to disclose (a secret); divulge
2. to expose to view or show (something concealed)
3. (Theology) (of God) to disclose (divine truths) either directly or through the medium of prophets, etc
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind
2. She can not reveal her secret to any one.
3. Her evidence revealed the accused to be innocent.
PRONOUNCE:
reveal - रिवील / रीवील
LINK: REVEAL
WORD: UNFOLD
MEANING:
1. To open and spread out (something folded); extend.
2. To remove the coverings from; disclose to view.
3. To reveal gradually by written or spoken explanation; make known.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. She unfolded the gift wrapper.
2. A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings
3. Raaz : The secret unfold
PRONOUNCE:
un·fold - अन्फोल्ड
LINK: UNFOLD
WORD: PERSUASION
MEANING:
1. The act of persuading or the state of being persuaded: "The persuasion of a democracy to big changes is at best a slow process" (Harold J. Laski).
2. The ability or power to persuade: "Three foremost aids to persuasion which occur to me are humility, concentration, and gusto" (Marianne Moore).
3. A strongly held opinion; a conviction. See Synonyms at opinion.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Gentle persuasion is more effective than force.
2. He returned home after much persuasion.
PRONOUNCE:
per·sua·sion - पर्स्वेश़न / पर्स्वैश़न
LINK: PERSUASION
WORD: BEAU
MEANING:
1. a lover, sweetheart, or escort of a girl or woman
2. a man who is greatly concerned with his clothes and appearance; dandy
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The alleged beau of Meera.
PRONOUNCE:
beau - बो
LINK: BEAU
WORD: PROXIMITY
MEANING:
1. nearness in space or time
2. nearness or closeness in a series
3. nearness, closeness
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Actress Tanisha Mukherjee, whose proximity with Armaan Kohli during their stay in the "Bigg Boss" house hogged headlines, has dismissed any romantic talk by saying that he is her "best friend".
2. Me and my sister share a good proximity.
PRONOUNCE:
proximity - प्राक्सिमटी / प्राक्सिमिटी
LINK: PROXIMITY
WORD: LAMENT
MEANING:
1. To express grief for or about; mourn: lament a death.
2. To regret deeply; deplore: He lamented his thoughtless acts.
v.intr.
1. To grieve audibly; wail.
2. To express sorrow or regret. See Synonyms at grieve.
n.
1. A feeling or an expression of grief; a lamentation.
2. A song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Mere lamenting over corruption is not going to remove it.
2. They lamented as their friends demise.
3. their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
PRONOUNCE:
la·ment - लमेन्ट
LINK: LAMENT
WORD: GAUDY
MEANING:
1. showy in a tasteless way; flashy; tawdry.
2. ostentatiously ornamented; garish.
3. louder
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Circus artists wear gaudy clothes to attract people.
PRONOUNCE:
gaudy - गॉडी
LINK: GAUDY
WORD: AMID
MEANING:
1. in the middle of; surrounded by; among.
2. in or throughout the course of; during.
3. among, within
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 2 dead amid clashes in Turkey following teenager's funeral
2. Sonia Gandhi files nomination from Raebareli amidst cheering crowds
3. The firm collapsed amid allegations of fraud.
PRONOUNCE:
a•mid - अमिड
LINK: AMID
WORD: DETERIORATE
MEANING:
1. To grow worse; degenerate:
2. To weaken or disintegrate; decay:
3. weaken, worsen, fail
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The political situation deteriorated after the collapse of the government.
PRONOUNCE:
de·te·ri·o·rate - डिटिरीअरैट / डिटीरअरेट
LINK: DETERIORATE
WORD: ASPIRATION
MEANING:
1. strong desire to achieve something, such as success
2. the aim of such desire
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He has a strong aspiration to become rich.
PRONOUNCE:
aspiration - ऐस्परेशन / ऐस्परैशन
LINK: ASPIRATION
WORD: CRUDE
MEANING:
1. Being in an unrefined or natural state; raw.
2. Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive: a crude, mannerless oaf; a crude remark.
3. Characterized by uncultured simplicity; lacking in sophistication or subtlety: had only a crude notion of how a computer works.
4. Not carefully or skillfully made; rough: a quick, crude sketch.
5. Undisguised or unadorned; plain: must face the crude truth.
6. Statistics In an unanalyzed form; not adjusted to allow for related circumstances or data.
7. Archaic Unripe or immature.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The boy made a crude sketch of the portrait
2. he was crudely bold
3. The students left the class crudely
4. the whole town was famous for its crudeness
5. The disheavelled hair of Kity showed crudeness to her colleagues
PRONOUNCE:
crud - क्रूड
LINK: CRUDE
WORD: SHARP
MEANING:
1. Abrupt or acute
2. Punctually; exactly:
3. Music Above the true or proper pitch.
4. Crafty or deceitful, as in business dealings
5. severe, strong
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Reach there by three o'clock sharp.
2. He is sharp minded
PRONOUNCE:
sharp - शार्प
LINK: SHARP
WORD: CLEVER
MEANING:
1. Mentally quick and original; bright.
2. Nimble with the hands or body; dexterous.
3. Exhibiting quick-wittedness: a clever story.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He has a clever brother.
2. they were cleverly arranged
PRONOUNCE:
clev·er - क्लेवर
LINK: CLEVER
WORD: FOOL
MEANING:
1. a person who lacks sense or judgement
2. a person who is made to appear ridiculous
3. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a professional jester living in a royal or noble household
4. an idiot or imbecile: the village fool.
5. form the fool Caribbean to play the fool or behave irritatingly
6. no fool a wise or sensible person
7. play the fool act the fool to deliberately act foolishly; indulge in buffoonery
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He is a fool to visit Kashmir at this point of time.
2. I was fooled by my friends on April 1.
PRONOUNCE:
fool - फूल
LINK: FOOL
