WORD: VETERAN
MEANING:
n.
1. A person who is long experienced or practiced in an activity or capacity: a veteran of political campaigns.
2. A person who has served in the armed forces: "Privilege, a token income . . . were allowed for veterans of both world wars" (Mavis Gallant).
3. An old soldier who has seen long service.
adj.
1. Having had long experience or practice: a veteran actor.
2. Of or relating to former members of the armed forces: veteran benefits.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Gandhiji was a veteran freedom fighter
2. the veterans laughed at the new recruits
3. A veteran actor thankful to audiance
PRONOUNCE:
vet·er·an - वेटरन / वेट्रन
LINK: VETERAN
WORD: PIERCE
MEANING:
1. to penetrate (something), as a pointed object does.
2. to make a hole or opening in; perforate.
3. to make (a hole or opening) by or as if by boring or perforating.
4. to force or make a way into or through: a road that pierces the jungle.
5. to penetrate with the eye or mind.
6. to affect sharply with some sensation or emotion, as pain.
7. to sound sharply through (the air, stillness, etc.), as a cry.
8. hurt, wound
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The bullet pierced his hand.
2. she pierced that pencil nib on my finger.
PRONOUNCE:
pierce - पिर्स / पीअस / पीर्स
LINK: PIERCE
WORD: SCRUTINY
MEANING:
1. A close, careful examination or study.
2. Close observation; surveillance.
3. inquiry, analysis, inspection
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Jet-Etihad deal faces fresh trouble; Singapore begins scrutiny
2. Their findings will require careful scrutiny.
PRONOUNCE:
scru·ti·ny - स्क्रूटनी
LINK: SCRUTINY
WORD: MERRY
MEANING:
1. cheerful; jolly
2. very funny; hilarious
3. Brit slightly drunk
4. delightful
5. make merry to revel; be festive
6. play merry hell with to disturb greatly; disrupt
7. happier, cheerier
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The Hamshakals movie is more the merrier? Nope. Just `teen tigaada, kaam bigaada’.
PRONOUNCE:
mer·ry - मेरी
LINK: MERRY
WORD: SPAT
MEANING:
1. A brief quarrel.
2. Informal A slap or smack.
3. A spattering sound, as of raindrops
4. fight, quarrel, argument
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Preity-Ness spat: Actress likely to record statement on Sunday
2. Due to a misunderstanding there was a spat between the two friends.
PRONOUNCE:
spat - स्पैट
LINK: SPAT
WORD: BRINK
MEANING:
1. the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.
2. any extreme edge; verge.
3. a critical point beyond which something will occur: on the brink of disaster.
4. edge, rim, border
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. World Cup: England on brink of exit after 2-1 defeat by Uruguay
2. He was at the brink of loosing the match.
PRONOUNCE:
brink - ब्रिंगक
LINK: BRINK
WORD: INUNDATE
MEANING:
1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters.
2. To overwhelm as if with a flood; swamp: The theater was inundated with requests for tickets.
3. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
4. fill or cover completely, usually with water
5. flooded, overwhelmed
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Brashmaputra inundates the valleys every year.
2. They were inundated with enquiries.
PRONOUNCE:
in·un·date - इनन्डैटिड
LINK: INUNDATE
WORD: ABSURD
MEANING:
1. Ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable. See Synonyms at foolish.
2. Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or value in human life or in the universe.
3. Of or relating to absurdism or the absurd.
4. ridiculously, idiotically
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Chennai Super Kings were making a chase of 227 look absurdly simple.
2. I find his ideas absurd.
3. The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth
PRONOUNCE:
ab·surd - अब्सर्ड / ऐब्सर्ड
LINK: ABSURD
WORD: DISCIPLE
MEANING:
1. (Philosophy) a follower of the doctrines of a teacher or a school of thought
2. (Bible) one of the personal followers of Christ (including his 12 apostles) during his earthly life
3. follower, believer
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. There are many disciples of Dalai Lama in India.
PRONOUNCE:
disciple - डिसाइपल
LINK: DISCIPLE
WORD: BET
MEANING:
1. An agreement usually between two parties that the one who has made an incorrect prediction about an uncertain outcome will forfeit something stipulated to the other; a wager.
2. An amount or object risked in a wager; a stake.
3. One on which a stake is or can be placed: Our team is a sure bet to win.
4.
a. A plan or an option considered with regard to its probable consequence: Your best bet is to make reservations ahead of time.
b. Informal A view or opinion, especially about something that cannot be known at the present time: My bet is that the rain will hold off. My bet is he didn't do it.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. he did it on a bet
2. We made a bet of Rs 100.
PRONOUNCE:
bet - बेट
LINK: BET
WORD: DISCIPLINE
MEANING:
1. Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement.
2. Controlled behavior resulting from disciplinary training; self-control.
3.
a. Control obtained by enforcing compliance or order.
b. A systematic method to obtain obedience: a military discipline.
c. A state of order based on submission to rules and authority: a teacher who demanded discipline in the classroom.
4. Punishment intended to correct or train.
5. A set of rules or methods, as those regulating the practice of a church or monastic order.
6. A branch of knowledge or teaching.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. in what discipline is his doctorate?
2. Parents must discipline their children.
PRONOUNCE:
dis·ci·pline - डिसप्लन / डिसप्लिन
LINK: DISCIPLINE
WORD: CRAFT
MEANING:
1. Skill in doing or making something, as in the arts; proficiency. See Synonyms at art1.
2. Skill in evasion or deception; guile.
3.
a. An occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or skilled artistry.
b. The membership of such an occupation or trade; guild.
4. pl. craft A boat, ship, or aircraft.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Traditional crafts of Kerala and Orissa are famous for their intricacy.
2. The goldsmith works with great craft.3. The crafts man
PRONOUNCE:
craft - क्रैफ्ट
LINK: CRAFT
WORD: IMPOSE
MEANING:
1. To establish or apply as compulsory; levy: impose a tax.
2. To apply or make prevail by or as if by authority: impose a peace settlement. See Synonyms at dictate.
3. To obtrude or force (oneself, for example) on another or others.
4. Printing To arrange (type or plates) on an imposing stone.
5. To offer or circulate fraudulently; pass off: imposed a fraud on consumers.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The US Food and Drug Administrator (FDA) imposed a ban on Sun Pharma
2. I have never imposed myself on others.
3. do not impose your rules on me
PRONOUNCE:
im·pose - इम्पोज़
LINK: IMPOSE
WORD: GLIMPSE
MEANING:
1. A brief, incomplete view or look.
2. Archaic A brief flash of light.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake
2. The crowd had a glimpse of their favourite star.
3. I glimpsed outside from the window.
PRONOUNCE:
glimpse - ग्लिम्प्स
LINK: GLIMPSE
WORD: EXHIBIT
MEANING:
1. To show outwardly; display: exhibited pleasure by smiling.
2.
a. To present for others to see: rolled up his sleeve to exhibit the scar.
b. To present in a public exhibition or contest: exhibited her paintings at a gallery. See Synonyms at show.
3. To give evidence or an instance of; demonstrate: young musicians eager to exhibit their talent; a plant that exhibits dimorphism.
4. Law
a. To submit (evidence or documents) in a court.
b. To present or introduce officially.
5. show, display, reveal
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He exhibits a great talent
2. Aman has good exhibit.
3. The museum had many exhibits of oriental art
PRONOUNCE:
ex·hib·it - इग्ज़िबिट
LINK: EXHIBIT
WORD: ADHERE
MEANING:
1. To stick fast by or as if by suction or glue.
2. To remain devoted to or be in support of something: adhered to her beliefs.
3. To carry out a plan, scheme, or operation without deviation: We will adhere to our plan.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. You must adhere to the rules specified.
2. An electrically charged balloon will adhere to the walls of a room.
PRONOUNCE:
ad·here - अड्हिर / ऐड्हीर
LINK: ADHERE
WORD: HESITATE
MEANING:
1.
a. To be slow to act, speak, or decide.
b. To pause in uncertainty; waver.
2. To be reluctant.
3. To speak haltingly; falter
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. have you any hasitate?
2. He hesitated to break the law.
PRONOUNCE:
hes·i·tate - हेज़टैट / हेज़िटेट
LINK: HESITATE
WORD: UGLY
MEANING:
1. Displeasing to the eye; unsightly.
2.
a. Repulsive or offensive; objectionable: an ugly remark.
b. Chiefly Southern U.S. Rude: Don't be ugly with me.
c. New England Unmanageable. Used of animals, especially cows or horses.
3. Morally reprehensible; bad.
4. Threatening or ominous: ugly black clouds.
5.
a. Likely to cause embarrassment or trouble: "Public opinion in both nations could take an ugly turn" (George R. Packard).
b. Marked by or inclined to anger or bad feelings; disagreeable: an ugly temper; an ugly scene.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. an ugly face
2. Shoorpankha had an ugly face.
PRONOUNCE:
ug·ly - अग्ली
LINK: UGLY
WORD: SURPRISE
MEANING:
1. To encounter suddenly or unexpectedly; take or catch unawares.
2. To attack or capture suddenly and without warning.
3. To cause to feel wonder, astonishment, or amazement, as at something unanticipated.
4.
a. To cause (someone) to do or say something unintended.
b. To elicit or detect through surprise.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. What a pleasant surprise.
2. I want to give surprise gift to my brother.
3. Oh! what a surprise its a fairy.
PRONOUNCE:
sur·prise - सर्प्राइज़ / सप्राइज़
LINK: SURPRISE
WORD: ABDICATION
MEANING:
1. the formal act by a regent of resigning from his position.
2. resignation, abandonment
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Juan Carlos abdication : Who is the new King of Spain?
2. The Principal decided for the abdication of his role in the committee.
PRONOUNCE:
abdication - ऐब्डकेशन / ऐब्डिकैशन
LINK: ABDICATION
WORD: CAVORT
MEANING:
1. To bound or prance about in a sprightly manner; caper.
2. To have lively or boisterous fun; romp:
3. dance, frolic
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Let's go cavorting in the leaves
2. The children cavorted in the water, splashing and ducking each other.
PRONOUNCE:
ca·vort - कवॉर्ट
LINK: CAVORT
WORD: ARCHITECT
MEANING:
1. (Architecture) a person qualified to design buildings and to superintend their erection
2. (Architecture) a person similarly qualified in another form of construction: a naval architect.
3. any planner or creator: the architect of the expedition.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. An architect is required to design and construct buildings .
2. Skyscrapers are the best examples of modern architecture.
PRONOUNCE:
architect - आर्कटेक्ट / आर्किटेक्ट
LINK: ARCHITECT
WORD: PROMINENT
MEANING:
1. standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous.
2. standing out beyond the adjacent surface or line; projecting.
3. leading, important, or well-known; eminent.
4. famous, well-known, important
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Ultimately, tragic death of some prominent indian political leaders
2. Ram always plays a prominent role in stage programmes.
PRONOUNCE:
prom•i•nent - प्रामनन्ट
LINK: PROMINENT
WORD: EXPERT
MEANING:
1. a person who has extensive skill or knowledge in a particular field
-adj.
2. skilful or knowledgeable
3. of, involving, or done by an expert
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. My mother is an expert cook.
PRONOUNCE:
ex·pert - इक्स्पर्ट / एक्स्पर्ट
LINK: EXPERT
WORD: RUPTURE
MEANING:
1.
a. The process or instance of breaking open or bursting.
b. The state of being broken open.
2. A break in friendly relations.
3. Pathology
a. A hernia, especially of the groin or intestines.
b. A tear in an organ or a tissue: rupture of an appendix; ligament rupture.
3. crack, broke
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Gopinath Munde's liver ruptured, cardiac arrest due to shock: Postmortem Report
2. Her appendix got ruptured.
3. There is a deep rupture between our friendship due to some misunderstanding.
PRONOUNCE:
rup·ture - रप्चर
LINK: RUPTURE
WORD: CONVOLUTED
MEANING:
1. twisted; coiled.
2. complicated; intricately involved: convoluted reasoning.
3. complex, difficult
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. It’s convoluted, and requires making character connections quickly
2. convoluted legal language
PRONOUNCE:
con•vo•lut•ed - कान्वलूटड / कान्वलूटिड
LINK: CONVOLUTED
WORD: LILT
MEANING:
1. (Music, other) (in music) a jaunty rhythm
2. a buoyant motion
vb (intr)
3. (Music, other) (of a melody) to have a lilt
4. to move in a buoyant manner
5. rhythm
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. "X-Men: Days of Future Past" lacks the life force and lilt of its 2011 predecessor, "X-Men: First Class."
2. He speaks with a typical American lilt.
PRONOUNCE:
lilt - लिल्ट
LINK: LILT
WORD: DESOLATE
MEANING:
1. barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape.
2. deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; lonely.
3. feeling loveless, friendless, or hopeless; forlorn.
4. dreary; dismal: desolate prospects.
5. unhappy, miserable
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Movie open with present-day scenes of a desolate
2. The city was desolated after the war.
PRONOUNCE:
des•o•late - डेसलट / डेज़लट / डेसलैट / डेसलिट / डेसलेट
LINK: DESOLATE
WORD: MISHAP
MEANING:
1. an unfortunate accident
2. bad luck
3. accident, disaster
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Gorakhdham Express Mishap: 23 Killed, Toll Expected to Rise
2. They were fortunate to escape the mishap unhurt.
PRONOUNCE:
mishap - मिस्हैप
LINK: MISHAP
WORD: FURNISH
MEANING:
1. provide, give, supply
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Kejriwal take into custody after he refuses to furnish bail bond in Gadkari defamation case
2. We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style
PRONOUNCE:
furnish - फर्निश्ट
LINK: FURNISH
