WORD: MANUSCRIPT
MEANING:
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a book or other document written by hand
2. (Journalism & Publishing) the original handwritten or typed version of a book, article, etc, as submitted by an author for publication
3.
a. handwriting, as opposed to printing
b. (as modifier): a manuscript document.
4. documents, texts, scripts
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The film is based on manuscripts of the book.
2. To submit a manuscript to a publisher.
PRONOUNCE:
manuscript - मैन्यस्क्रिप्ट
LINK: MANUSCRIPT
WORD: ABYSS
MEANING:
1. (Physical Geography) a very deep or unfathomable gorge or chasm
2. anything that appears to be endless or immeasurably deep, such as time, despair, or shame
3. (Theology) hell or the infernal regions conceived of as a bottomless pit
4. hole, depth, gulf, chasm, gorge
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. An abyss seems to have no bottom.
PRONOUNCE:
abyss - अबिस
LINK: ABYSS
WORD: AUSPICIOUS
MEANING:
1. favourable or propitious
2. prosperous or fortunate
3. favorable, promising, positive
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. an auspicious beginning for the campaign
PRONOUNCE:
aus·pi·cious - आस्पिशस / ऑस्पिशस
LINK: AUSPICIOUS
WORD: WHISPER
MEANING:
1. Soft speech produced without using the full voice.
2. Something uttered very softly: overheard his whisper.
3. A secretly or surreptitiously expressed belief, rumor, or hint: whispers of scandal.
4. A low rustling sound: the whisper of wind in the pines.
5. murmur, undertone, soft voice
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. A gentle breeze was whispering through the woods.
2. The spy spoke in whispers.
PRONOUNCE:
whis·per
LINK: WHISPER
WORD: BANTER
MEANING:
1. to speak to or tease lightly or jokingly
2. teasing, chitchat
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Not sexual assault but light-hearted banter;
2. We saw the traditional banter between officers and subordinates on Labour Day.
PRONOUNCE:
banter - बैन्टर
LINK: BANTER
WORD: SPIT
MEANING:
1. Saliva, especially when expectorated; spittle.
2. The act of expectorating.
3. Something, such as the frothy secretion of spittle bugs, that resembles spit.
4. A brief, scattered rainfall or snowfall.
5. Informal The perfect likeness: He's the spit and image of his father.
6. saliva, spittle
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. You should not spit at public places.
2. Wipe the spit off his lips.
PRONOUNCE:
spit - स्पिट
LINK: SPIT
WORD: CITE
MEANING:
1. to quote or refer to (a passage, book, or author) in substantiation as an authority, proof, or example
2. (Military) to mention or commend (a soldier, etc) for outstanding bravery or meritorious action
3. (Law) to summon to appear before a court of law
4. to enumerate: he cited the king's virtues.
5. quoting, naming, mentioning
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Many people were cited to witness the divorce proceedings.
2. Flu cited in two Arkansas deaths
PRONOUNCE:
cite - साइट
LINK: CITE
WORD: SNIFF
MEANING:
1.
a. To inhale a short, audible breath through the nose, as in smelling something.
b. To sniffle.
2. To use the sense of smell, as in savoring or investigating: sniffed at the jar to see what it held.
3. To regard something in a contemptuous or dismissive manner: The critics sniffed at the adaptation of the novel to film.
4. Informal To pry; snoop: The reporters came sniffing around for more details.
5. breath, smell, snort
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. They all are suffering from cold and kept on sneezing and sniffing.
PRONOUNCE:
sniff - स्निफ
LINK: SNIFF
WORD: TOLERATE
MEANING:
1. To refrain from interfering with or prohibiting (something undesirable or outside one's own practice or beliefs); allow or permit: The president will not tolerate any deviation from stated policy.
2. To recognize and respect (the rights, beliefs, or practices of others).
3. To accept or be patient regarding (something unpleasant or undesirable); endure: tolerated his insults for weeks. See Synonyms at endure.
4. Medicine To have tolerance for (a substance or pathogen).
5. stand, bear, accept, allow
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. We must tolerate the religions of others
2. The lady cannot tolerate the pangs of separation
PRONOUNCE:
tol·er·ate - टालरेट / टालरैट
LINK: TOLERATE
WORD: STIGMA
MEANING:
1. An association of disgrace or public disapproval with something, such as an action or condition: "Depression ... has become easier to diagnose, and seeking treatment does not carry the stigma it once did" (Greg Critser). See Synonyms at stain.
2. Medicine
a. A visible indicator of disease.
b. A small bodily mark, especially a birthmark or scar, that is congenital or indicative of a condition or disease.
3. Psychology A bleeding spot on the skin considered to be a manifestation of conversion reaction.
4. stigmata Christianity Bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain corresponding in location to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus, believed to be given as divine recognition of devotion.
5. Botany The apex of the pistil of a flower, on which pollen grains are deposited and germinate.
6. Biology A small mark, spot, or pore, such as the respiratory spiracle of an insect or an eyespot in certain protists.
7. Archaic A mark burned into the skin as a visible identifier of a person as a criminal or slave; a brand.
8. shame, disgrace
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. In poor countries, cancer’s stigma kills
2. In this modern world still there is social stigma to give birth to a girl child.
PRONOUNCE:
stig·ma - स्टिग्म / स्टिग्मै
LINK: STIGMA
WORD: BENIGN
MEANING:
1. showing kindliness; genial
2. (of soil, climate, etc) mild; gentle
3. favourable; propitious
4. (Pathology) pathol (of a tumour, etc) not threatening to life or health; not malignant
5. kind, caring, gentle
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Request your benign presence on my brother’s wedding.
2. a benign smile
3. He is known for his benign disposition.
PRONOUNCE:
benign - बिनाइन
LINK: BENIGN
WORD: INCH
MEANING:
1. A unit of length in the US Customary and British Imperial systems, equal to 1/12 of a foot (2.54 centimeters). See Table at measurement.
2. A fall, as of rain or snow, sufficient to cover a surface to the depth of one inch.
3. A unit of atmospheric pressure that is equal to the pressure exerted by a one-inch column of mercury at the earth's surface at a temperature of 0°C.
4. A very small degree or amount: won't budge an inch.
5. creep, crawling, shuffle, edge
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. PK inching towards Rs 300 crore club.
2. They inched their way across the narrow footbridge.
PRONOUNCE:
inch - इन्च
LINK: INCH
WORD: SUFFER
MEANING:
1. To feel pain or distress; sustain injury or harm: suffer from arthritis; made the people suffer for their disloyalty.
2. hurt, agonize, ache, feel pain
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. She is suffering from jaundice.
2. He suffered the penalty
PRONOUNCE:
suf·fer - सफर
LINK: SUFFER
WORD: BENEATH
MEANING:
1. In a lower place; below.
2. Underneath.
3. under, below, lower, underneath
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. I dumped all my things beneath the bed.
PRONOUNCE:
be·neath - बिनीथ
LINK: BENEATH
WORD: REAP
MEANING:
1.
a. To cut (grain or pulse) for harvest with a scythe, sickle, or reaper.
b. To harvest (a crop).
c. To harvest a crop from: reaping a field.
2. To obtain as a result of effort: She reaped large profits from her unique invention.
3. gain, earn, win, secure, obtain
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Reap a field of paddy.
2. As you sow, so you reap.
PRONOUNCE:
reap - रीप
LINK: REAP
WORD: ONUS
MEANING:
1. a difficult or disagreeable obligation or task.
2. burden of proof.
3. blame; responsibility.
4. responsibility, burden
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Onus on India's middle order
2. The report puts the onus of caring for the children firmly on the parents.
PRONOUNCE:
o·nus - ओनस
LINK: ONUS
WORD: THAW
MEANING:
1. To change from a frozen solid to a liquid by gradual warming.
2. To lose stiffness, numbness, or impermeability by being warmed: left the frozen turkey out until it thawed; thawed out by sitting next to the stove.
3. To become warm enough for snow and ice to melt.
4. To become less formal, aloof, or reserved.
5. melt, defrost, soften, liquefy, warm up
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Celebrations as US-Cuba ties thaw
PRONOUNCE:
thaw - थॉ
LINK: THAW
WORD: NAIVETY
MEANING:
1. the state or quality of being naive; ingenuousness; simplicity
2. a naive act or statement
3. innocence, simplicity
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. From Aamir Khan's weird style sense to his naivety in movie PK.
2. The work was done with a lot of naivety.
PRONOUNCE:
na·ive·ty - नैवेटी
LINK: NAIVETY
WORD: MOIST
MEANING:
1. Slightly wet; damp: a moist sponge; a dog's moist nose.
2. Humid: the moist gulf air.
3. Characterized by considerable rainfall; rainy: a moist climate.
4. Juicy or succulent; not dried out: Basting keeps the turkey moist in the oven.
5. Tearful: moist eyes.
6. humid, soggy, clammy, saturated, damp
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. he will leave you with moist eyes.
2. The clothes are still moist
PRONOUNCE:
moist - मॉइस्ट
LINK: MOIST
WORD: SERMON
MEANING:
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms)
a. an address of religious instruction or exhortation, often based on a passage from the Bible, esp one delivered during a church service
b. a written version of such an address
2. a serious speech, esp one administering reproof
3. talk, address, speech, lecture
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Often such subjects threaten to enter the sermon zone
2. I attended the sermon of priest.
PRONOUNCE:
ser·mon - सर्मन
LINK: SERMON
WORD: FRET
MEANING:
1. To be vexed or troubled; worry. See Synonyms at brood.
2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
3. To move agitatedly.
4. To gnaw with the teeth in the manner of a rodent.
5. worry, fuss, upset
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. India fret over pitches and food
2. Reema starts to fret whenever her son goes out.
PRONOUNCE:
fret - फ्रेट
LINK: FRET
WORD: GLUT
MEANING:
1. To fill beyond capacity, especially with food; satiate: The lions slept after they glutted themselves on the kill.
2. To flood (a market) with an excess of goods so that supply exceeds demand.
3. excess, surplus, flood
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Natural Gas Glut Isn't Deterring Southwestern Energy
2. The market is glutted with consumer durables.
PRONOUNCE:
glut - ग्लट
LINK: GLUT
WORD: SPOTTY
MEANING:
1. marked with spots; spotted.
2. distributed irregularly.
3. uneven in quality or character: a spotty performance.
4. mottled, spotted, marked
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. North Korea's Internet still spotty
2. My uncle brought me a spotty white dog from canada.
PRONOUNCE:
spot·ty - स्पाटी
LINK: SPOTTY
WORD: RIFE
MEANING:
1. of widespread occurrence; prevalent or current: rumour was rife in the village.
2. very plentiful; abundant
3. (foll by with) abounding (in): a land rife with poverty.
4. widespread, common, extensive
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Director Rajkumar Hirani is not happy as rumours went rife that Hirani offered OMG director Umish Shukla Rs 8 crore to stall the shooting for his film.
2. Speculation is rife in the market for a rise in share prices.
PRONOUNCE:
rife - राइफ
LINK: RIFE
WORD: SPECTATOR
MEANING:
1. An observer of an event, especially a sports contest.
2. viewer, watcher, witness, eyewitness
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Provoked Yusuf 'slaps' spectator; faces fine, ban
2. Yusuf Pathan slaps jeering spectator
3. the spectators applauded the performance
PRONOUNCE:
spec·ta·tor - स्पेक्टेटर / स्पेक्टैटर
LINK: SPECTATOR
WORD: JEER
MEANING:
1. To speak or shout derisively; mock.
2. To abuse vocally; taunt: jeered the speaker off the stage.
3. A scoffing or taunting remark or shout.
4. mocking, taunting
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Yusuf Pathan slaps jeering spectator
2. The players were jeered at by the crowd for poor performance.
PRONOUNCE:
jeer - जिर / जीर
LINK: JEER
WORD: WITTY
MEANING:
1. Demonstrating wit in expression, especially in speech or writing; clever and humorous: a witty commentator on the political scene.
2. Characterized by or having the nature of wit; funny or jocular: a witty saying.
3. Entertainingly and strikingly clever or original in concept, design, or performance: a witty sculpture; witty choreography.
4. amusing, humorous, funny, entertaining, clever, sharp
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. KB's films are filled with sharp witty dialogues.
2. He interpolated a conversation with a witty remark.
3. He passed a witty remark in his speech.
PRONOUNCE:
wit·ty - विटी
LINK: WITTY
WORD: HEIR
MEANING:
1. A person who inherits or is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
2. A person who succeeds or is in line to succeed to a hereditary rank, title, or office.
3. One who receives or is expected to receive a heritage, as of ideas, from a predecessor.
4. successor, heritor, beneficiary, inheritor
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Young heirs of Indian Bullionaires come to play their role
PRONOUNCE:
heir - एर
LINK: HEIR
WORD: INSTIGATE
MEANING:
1. To initiate or bring about, often by inciting: instigate a public discussion of the issue; instigate an uprising.
2. To urge on; goad: tried to instigate the people to revolt.
3. start, originate, prompt, initiate
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. girls wearing short clothes "damage the brains" of youngsters and instigate them to commit crimes.
2. Opposition leaders instigated the people against the government
PRONOUNCE:
in·sti·gate - इन्स्टगेट / इन्स्टगैट
LINK: INSTIGATE
WORD: INVECTIVE
MEANING:
1. Denunciatory or abusive language; vituperation: an orator known for his abundant use of invective.
2. A denunciatory or abusive expression or discourse: shouted invectives at the umpire.
3. attack, criticism
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Jyoti's 'apology' for 'haramzadon' remark: Invective is a standard BJP pre-poll tactic
2. The opposition let out a stream of invectives against the ruling party.
PRONOUNCE:
in·vec·tive - इन्वेक्टिव
LINK: INVECTIVE
WORD: GALE
MEANING:
1.
a. A wind with a speed of from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour; 63 to 74 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale. Also called fresh gale.
b. A storm at sea.
2. A forceful outburst: gales of laughter.
3. Archaic A breeze.
4. wind, storm, gust, blow, hurricane
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The comedians histrionics were greeted with gale.
2. The gale blew away the huts of the fisherman.
PRONOUNCE:
gale - गेल / गैल
LINK: GALE
