WORD: FACTION
MEANING:
1. A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.
2. Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension: "Our own beloved country . . . is now afflicted with
3. group, party, section, side
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The population is divided between four factions, each having a specific outlined function.
2. The trade union of our factory is divided by faction.
PRONOUNCE:
fac·tion - फैक्शन
LINK: FACTION
WORD: FARCE
MEANING:
1.
a. A light dramatic work in which highly improbable plot situations, exaggerated characters, and often slapstick elements are used for humorous effect.
b. The branch of literature constituting such works.
c. The broad or spirited humor characteristic of such works.
2. A ludicrous, empty show; a mockery: The fixed election was a farce.
3. A seasoned stuffing, as for roasted turkey.
4. ridiculous situation, sham, circus
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. All sound and fury: The Campa Cola row is a farce
2. The play was a farce.
PRONOUNCE:
farce - फार्स
LINK: FARCE
WORD: MITIGATE
MEANING:
1. to lessen in force or intensity; make less severe: to mitigate the harshness of a punishment.
2. to make milder or more gentle; mollify.
3. lessened, eased, moderated, deminished
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Friday, 21 Nov 2014 5:37 PM UTC DevOps has mitigated the issues that we observed earlier today with VS Online.
2. You would have to mitigate the risks before getting the approval.
PRONOUNCE:
mit·i·gate - मिटगैट / मिटिगेट
LINK: MITIGATE
WORD: PEG
MEANING:
1.
a. A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole.
b. A similar pin forming a projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker.
2. Music One of the pins of a stringed instrument that are turned to tighten or slacken the strings so as to regulate their pitch.
3. A degree or notch, as in estimation: Our opinion of him went up a few pegs after he did the dishes.
4. Chiefly British A drink of liquor.
5. Baseball A low and fast throw made to put a base runner out.
6. Informal A leg, especially a wooden one.
7. freeze, control, limit
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. New Zealand peg Pakistan back with crucial wickets in Dubai test
2. When I hang a picture on the wall, I hammer in a strong thin peg to hold it in place.
PRONOUNCE:
peg - पेग
LINK: PEG
WORD: SPURN
MEANING:
1. To reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn. See Synonyms at refuse.
2. To kick at or tread on disdainfully
3. rejects, snubs
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Obama spurns Republicans: Provides legal status to five million illegal immigrants in us
2. She spurned his proposal.
PRONOUNCE:
spurn - स्पर्न
LINK: SPURN
WORD: PROWESS
MEANING:
1. Superior skill or ability.
2. Superior strength, courage, or daring, especially in battle.
3. ability, skill, expertise, knack
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sangakarra reached the peak of his prowess under the leadership of his good mate Mahela Jayawardene, having a prolific run in both forms of the game.
2. Since Gangster, Shiney’s acting prowess has been lauded and appreciated.
3. Sporting prowess will be recknod in interviews.
PRONOUNCE:
prow·ess - प्राउअस / प्राउइस
LINK: PROWESS
WORD: BROTH
MEANING:
1. The water in which meat, fish, or vegetables have been boiled; stock.
2. A thin, clear soup based on stock, to which rice, barley, meat, or vegetables may be added.
3. A liquid containing nutrients for culturing microorganisms: "[They] grew bacteria in a small flask of broth" (Horace Freeland Judson).
4. soup
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
2. The curry has thich fish broth.
PRONOUNCE:
broth - ब्रॉथ
LINK: BROTH
WORD: HAIRDO
MEANING:
1. haircut, hairstyle
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Anushka Sharma is featured dressed in khaki, sporting a short hairdo and of course the transistor slung across.
PRONOUNCE:
hair·do - हेर्डू
LINK: HAIRDO
WORD: TENACIOUS
MEANING:
1. holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often fol. by of): a tenacious grip; tenacious of old habits.
2. highly retentive: a tenacious memory.
3. persistent or stubborn.
4. adhesive or sticky.
5. holding together; cohesive.
6. stubborn, resolute, persistent, determined
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Magnus Carlsen is tenacious in his play, says Anand
2. Parvati was tenacious in doing the penance.
PRONOUNCE:te•na•cious - टनेशस / टनैशस
LINK: TENACIOUS
WORD: FLURRY
MEANING:
1. A brief, light snowfall.
2.
a. A sudden gust of wind.
b. A stirring mass, as of leaves or dust; a shower.
3. A sudden burst or commotion; a stir: a flurry of interest in the new product; a flurry of activity when the plane landed.
4. A short period of active trading, as on a stock exchange.
5. wind, shower
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Bigg Boss is known for bringing a flurry of foreign celebrities to spice up the show each year.
2. he had to close the window against the flurries
PRONOUNCE:?????
flur·ry - फ्लरी
LINK: FLURRY
WORD: ZING
MEANING:
1. To make a zing.
2. To move swiftly with or as if with a zing: an arrow zinging toward its target.
3. Informal To be vivacious or lively: a conversation zinging along.
4. energy, punch
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Bigg Boss 8: 7 foreigners who added zing to the show!
2. We have to put more zing into our game to win the championship.
PRONOUNCE:zing - ज़िंग
LINK: ZING
WORD: DENIGRATING
MEANING:
1. To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame.
2. To disparage; belittle: The critics have denigrated our efforts.
3. superior, full or your self
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Y Shyam Sunder, a local leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), had filed a petition in the court in February this year alleging that the cricketer hurt the sentiments of Hindus by denigrating a Hindu god.
PRONOUNCE:
den·i·grate - डेनग्रेट / डेनग्रैट
LINK: DENIGRATE
WORD: LIVID
MEANING:
1. Discolored, as from a bruise; black-and-blue.
2. Ashen or pallid: a face livid with shock.
3. Extremely angry; furious.
4. rious, mad, angry
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. In an extraordinary turn of events, the West Indies cricket team on Friday called off the remaining part of its India tour in the wake of an acrimonious ongoing pay dispute with their Board, prompting a livid BCCI to contemplate legal action against the visitors.
PRONOUNCE:
livid - लिविड
LINK: LIVID
WORD: SLUNG
MEANING:
1. Hanged
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Anushka Sharma is featured dressed in khaki, sporting a short hairdo and of course the transistor slung across.
PRONOUNCE:
slung - स्लंग
LINK: SLUNG
WORD: IMPASSE
MEANING:
1. a situation in which progress is blocked; an insurmountable difficulty; stalemate; deadlock
2. bottleneck, deadlock
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. syrian peace talks reach impasse
2. WTO impasse ends: 'Peace clause' helps US, India end feud over food subsidies
3. The negotiations his reached an impasse with both sides refusing to compromise.
PRONOUNCE:
impasse - इम्पैस
LINK: IMPASSE
WORD: STRIFE
MEANING:
1. Heated, often violent dissension; bitter conflict. See Synonyms at discord.
2. A struggle, fight, or quarrel.
3. Contention or competition between rivals.
4. Archaic Earnest endeavor or striving.
5. trouble, conflict, fighting
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Kerry to see Abbas, Jordan's Abdullah on Jerusalem strife
2. Dowry is the major cause of strife in many marriages.
PRONOUNCE:
strife - स्ट्राइफ
LINK: STRIFE
WORD: CONTEMPLATE
MEANING:
1. to look at or view with continued attention; observe thoughtfully.
2. to consider thoroughly; think deeply about.
3. to have in view as a purpose; intend: to contemplate bribery.
4. to have in view as a future event: to contemplate buying a new car.
5. anticipate, expect, plan, consider
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Was contemplating direction when 'Anegan' happened, actor Karthik Muthuraman
2. In an extraordinary turn of events, the West Indies cricket team on Friday called off the remaining part of its India tour in the wake of an acrimonious ongoing pay dispute with their Board, prompting a livid BCCI to contemplate legal action against the visitors.
PRONOUNCE:
con•tem•plate - कान्टम्प्लेट / कान्टम्प्लैट
LINK: CONTEMPLATE
WORD: GAMBIT
MEANING:
1. an opening in chess in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece.
2. any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage; ploy.
3. a remark made to open or redirect a conversation.
3. strategy, scheme
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Viswanathan Anand's best bet: An opening gambit
2. V.Anands victory in chess depends highly on the opening gambit.
PRONOUNCE:
gam•bit - गैम्बिट
LINK: GAMBIT
WORD: STERILIZATION
MEANING:
1. The procedure of destroying all microorganisms in or on a given environment, such as a surgical instrument, in order to prevent the spread of infection. This is usually done by using heat, radiation, or chemical agents.
2. Any of various surgical procedures intended to eliminate the capacity to reproduce in humans or animals.
3. purification, cleansing, disinfection
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1.. 6 women dead, 52 hospitalized after sterilization surgery in Chhattisgarh
PRONOUNCE:
sterilization - स्टेरलज़ैशन / स्टेरलिज़ेशन / स्टेरलिज़ैशन
LINK: STERILIZATION
WORD: SPUR
MEANING:
1. A short spike or spiked wheel that attaches to the heel of a rider's boot and is used to urge a horse forward.
2. Something that serves as a goad or incentive.
3. A spurlike attachment or projection, as:
a. A spinelike process on the leg of some birds.
b. A climbing iron; a crampon.
c. A gaff attached to the leg of a gamecock.
d. A short or stunted branch of a tree.
e. A bony outgrowth or protuberance.
4. A lateral ridge projecting from a mountain or mountain range.
5. An oblique reinforcing prop or stay of timber or masonry.
6. Botany A tubular or saclike extension of the corolla or calyx of a flower, as in a columbine or larkspur.
7. An ergot growing on rye.
8. A spur track.
9. hasten, speed, rush, hurry up
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Former South African allrounder Jacques Kallis has said that his decision to retire from international cricket was well considered and not taken at the spur of the moment
PRONOUNCE:
spur - स्पर
LINK: SPUR
WORD: YEARN
MEANING:
1. To have a strong, often melancholy desire.
2. To feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness: yearned over the child's fate.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. I yearn to become a pilot.
2. Yearn for this day to come.
PRONOUNCE:
yearn - यर्न
LINK: YEARN
WORD: INDULGE
MEANING:
1. (when: intr, often foll by in) to yield to or gratify (a whim or desire for): to indulge a desire for new clothes; to indulge in new clothes.
2. (tr) to yield to the wishes of; pamper: to indulge a child.
3. (tr) to allow oneself the pleasure of something: at Christmas he liked to indulge himself.
4. (Commerce) commerce (tr) to allow (a debtor) an extension of time for payment of (a bill, etc)
5. (intr) to take alcoholic drink, esp to excess
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The writer indulged in metaphorical language
2. one shouldnt indulge oneself in day dreaming.
PRONOUNCE:
indulge - indulge
LINK: INDULGE
WORD: EMPATHY
MEANING:
1. Identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives. See Synonyms at pity.
2. The attribution of one's own feelings to an object.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He had empathy with small children.
2. He needed to develop empathy skills.
PRONOUNCE:
em·pa·thy - एम्पथी
LINK: EMPATHY
WORD: VESTIGE
MEANING:
1. A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more.
2. Biology A rudimentary or degenerate, usually nonfunctioning, structure that is the remnant of an organ or part that was fully developed or functioning in a preceding generation or an earlier stage of development.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The vestige of the remains of the Dwaraka is noteworthy
PRONOUNCE:
ves·tige - वेस्टिज
LINK: VESTIGE
WORD: FUNK
MEANING:
1.
a. A state of cowardly fright; a panic.
b. A state of severe depression.
2. A cowardly, fearful person.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The girl was in a state of funk after the accident.
2. Hes been in a funk since the divorce
PRONOUNCE:
funk - फंगक
LINK: FUNK
WORD: FIZZLES
MEANING:
1. To make a hissing or sputtering sound.
2. Informal To fail or end weakly, especially after a hopeful beginning.
3. fails, disappears, vanishes
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Movie review: Sonali Cable has briliant script but fizzles out in execution
2. All of his plans fizzled out on hearing the cost of implementation.
PRONOUNCE:
fiz·zle - फिज़ल
LINK: FIZZLES
WORD: CULPRIT
MEANING:
1. One charged with an offense or crime.
2. One guilty of a fault or crime.
3. criminals, lawbreakers
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Human Rights Watch to Modi govt: Enact anti-communal violence law, persecute anti-Sikh riots culprits
2. The culprit was caught red handed
PRONOUNCE:
cul·prit - कल्प्रिट
LINK: CULPRIT
WORD: ENTHRALL
MEANING:
1. to captivate or charm; spellbind.
2. to put or hold in slavery; subjugate.
3. charm, enchant, grip
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Bollywood celebrities enthrall audiences on the silver screen.
PRONOUNCE:
en-thrall - एन्थ्रॉल
LINK: ENTHRALL
WORD: STINK
MEANING:
1. To emit a strong foul odor.
2.
a. To be highly offensive or abhorrent.
b. To be in extremely bad repute.
3. Slang To have something to an extreme or offensive degree: a family that stinks with money; a deed that stinks of treachery.
4. Slang
a. To be of an extremely low or bad quality: This job stinks.
b. To have the appearance of dishonesty or corruption: Something about his testimony stinks.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1.Some of these shows stunk so bad, they closed after one night.
PRONOUNCE:
stink - स्टिंगक
LINK: STUNK
WORD: FREAK
MEANING:
1. A thing or occurrence that is markedly unusual or irregular: A freak of nature produced the midsummer snow.
2. An abnormally formed organism, especially a person or animal regarded as a curiosity or monstrosity.
3. A sudden capricious turn of mind; a whim: "The freaks of the psyche can no more be explained than the Devil" (Maurice Collis).
4. Slang
a. A drug user or addict: a speed freak.
b. An eccentric or nonconformist person, especially a member of a counterculture.
c. An enthusiast: rock music freaks.
5. curiosity, rarity
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The legacy of oil executive Christophe de Margerie, killed in freak Moscow crash of his corporate jet.
2. It was a freak accident.
PRONOUNCE:
freak - फ्रीक
LINK: FREAK
