WORD: MANDATORY
MEANING:
1. Required or commanded by authority; obligatory: Attendance at the meeting is mandatory.
2. Of, having the nature of, or containing a mandate.
3. Holding a League of Nations mandate over a territory.
4. obligatory, compulsory, required
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. pl fill up the mandatory fields.
2. It is mandatory for all the children to learn the local langauage.
PRONOUNCE:
man·da·to·ry - मैन्डटॉरी / मैन्डटोरी
LINK: MANDATORY
WORD: COMMEND
MEANING:
1. To express approval of; praise: commended the volunteers for their hard work. See Synonyms at praise.
2.
a. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend: I commend her book to you.
b. To cause to be worthy of recommendation: There is much about her book to commend it.
3. To commit to the care of another; entrust: commended the orphans to the care of a guardian.
4. praise, acclaim
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. I thank the Department of Space, for this opportunity to witness the launch. I commend Dr. K. Radhakrishnan for his leadership: PM
2. His paintings commend him to the artistic world
PRONOUNCE:
com·mend - कमेन्ड
LINK: COMMEND
WORD: SURPRISE
MEANING:
1. To cause to feel wonder, astonishment, or amazement, as at something unanticipated: Thinking I was at home, she was surprised to see me in the office. We were surprised that he could recover so quickly.
2.
a. To encounter or discover suddenly or unexpectedly; take or catch unawares: She surprised him as he was reading her diary.
b. To attack or capture suddenly and without warning: surprised the sentries in a predawn raid, wounding several.
3.
a. To cause (someone) to do or say something unintended or to be in an unintended condition: "There passed a scene ... that surprised me into courage to come forward" (Fanny Burney).
b. To elicit or detect through surprise: "She occasionally surprised a look on Jemima's face" (Marcia Willett).
4. shock, revelation
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Oh! what a surprise its a fairy.
2. I want to give surprise gift to my brother.
PRONOUNCE:
sur·prise - सर्प्राइज़ / सप्राइज़
LINK: SURPRISE
WORD: CONTENTION
MEANING:
1. The act or an instance of striving in controversy or debate. See Synonyms at conflict.
2. A striving to win in competition; rivalry: The teams met in fierce contention for first place.
3. An assertion put forward in argument: It is my contention that they are lying.
4. position, claim
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Defending champions Spain, the dominant global football power for the past six years, were eliminated from World Cup contention Wednesday with a 2-0 loss to Chile.
PRONOUNCE:
con·ten·tion - कन्टेन्शन
LINK: CONTENTION
WORD: CONSIDER
MEANING:
1. To think carefully about (something), especially before making a decision; I needed more time to consider my options. We considered taking the train instead of the bus.
2. To think or deem to be; regard as: considered his friend a liberal on most issues; considered her contribution essential. See Usage Note at as1.
3. To suppose or believe: considers waste to be criminal; considers that the mistake could have been prevented.
4. To take into account; bear in mind: Her success is not surprising if you consider her excellent training.
5. To show consideration for: failed to consider the feelings of others.
6. To look at thoughtfully: considered my shoes and thought they looked worn out.
7. think, believe, judge
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. They considered the possibility of a strike.
PRONOUNCE:
con·sid·er - कन्सिडर
LINK: CONSIDER
WORD: FLAK
MEANING:
1. (Military) anti-aircraft fire or artillery
2. a great deal of adverse criticism
3. criticism, disapproval
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The decision to let Drashti go was surprising as it was Ranvir who was getting more flak on social networking sites
2. Hema Malini draws flak from NGOs over her remark on Vrindavan widows
PRONOUNCE:
flak - फ्लैक
LINK: FLAK
WORD: SURGE
MEANING:
1. To rise and move in a billowing or swelling manner.
2. To roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat.
3. To move like advancing waves: The fans surged forward to see the movie star.
4. To increase suddenly: As favorable reviews came out, interest in the software surged.
5. To improve one's performance suddenly, especially in bettering one's standing in a competition.
6. Nautical To slip around a windlass. Used of a rope.
7. flow, rush, flood, stream
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Apple iPhone 6S, 6S Plus shipments surge after slow start in India
PRONOUNCE:
surge - सर्ज
LINK: SURGE
WORD: NECESSARY
MEANING:
1. Needed or required: a contract complete with the necessary signatures; conditions necessary to life. See Synonyms at indispensable.
2.
a. Unavoidably determined by prior conditions or circumstances; inevitable: the necessary results of overindulgence.
b. Logically inevitable: a necessary conclusion.
3. Required by obligation, compulsion, or convention: made the necessary apologies.
4. essential, needed, required, compulsory
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. It is not necessary to go there.
2. Make necessary arrangements for her stay here.
PRONOUNCE:
nec·es·sar·y - नेससेरी / नेसिसेरी
LINK: NECESSARY
WORD: LISTEN
MEANING:
1. To make an effort to hear something: listen to the radio; listen for the bell that ends class.
2. To pay attention; heed: "She encouraged me to listen carefully to what country people called mother wit" (Maya Angelou).
3. attend, heed, pay attention
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Listen to the sound of this cello
2. Listen carefully to me
PRONOUNCE:
lis·ten - लिसन
LINK: LISTEN
WORD: NASCENT
MEANING:
1. starting to grow or develop; being born
2. (Chemistry) chem (of an element or simple compound, esp hydrogen) created within the reaction medium in the atomic form and having a high activity
3. promising, emerging, hopeful
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Mesaplexx, a nascent type of networking kit that may help mobile operators deal with the growing data deluge and capacity constraints.
PRONOUNCE:
nascent - नैसन्ट
LINK: NASCENT
WORD: DELUGE
MEANING:
1.
a. A great flood.
b. A heavy downpour.
2. Something that overwhelms as if by a great flood: a deluge of fan mail.
3. Deluge In the Bible, the great flood that occurred in the time of Noah.
4. flood, overflow
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Mesaplexx, a nascent type of networking kit that may help mobile operators deal with the growing data deluge and capacity constraints.
2. Tamil Nadu deluge a trailer of climate change
PRONOUNCE:
del·uge - डेल्यूज
LINK: DELUGE
WORD: PEACE
MEANING:
1. The absence of war or other hostilities.
2. An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities: negotiated the peace.
3. Freedom from quarrels and disagreement; harmonious relations: roommates living in peace with each other.
4. Public security and order: was arrested for disturbing the peace.
5. Inner contentment; serenity: peace of mind.
6. calm, quiet, silence
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. the roommates lived in peace together
2. a peaceful nation
PRONOUNCE:
peace - पीस
LINK: PEACE
WORD: SHREWD
MEANING:
1. Having or showing a clever awareness or resourcefulness, especially in practical matters.
2. Disposed to or marked by artful and cunning practices; tricky.
3. Archaic Sharp; penetrating: a shrewd wind.
4. astutely, sharply, smartly
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Bigg Boss 9: Aman Verma is playing the game very shrewdly.
2. Manthra was a shrewd lady.
PRONOUNCE:
shrewd - श्रूड
LINK: SHREWD
WORD: SQUASH
MEANING:
1. To beat, squeeze, or press into a pulp or a flattened mass; crush. See Synonyms at crush.
2. To put down or suppress; quash: squash a revolt.
3. To silence or fluster, as with crushing words: squash a heckler.
4. overcome, stop
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Google wants to squash the rumors once and for all: No, it has no plans to phase out its Chrome operating system.
PRONOUNCE:
squash - स्क्वाश
LINK: SQUASH
WORD: RIFT
MEANING:
1. To cause to separate and go in different directions: a dog scattering a flock of pigeons.
2.
a. To distribute (something) loosely; strew: Books were scattered across the floor.
b. To strew something over (a surface): The field was scattered with rocks.
3. To diffuse or deflect (radiation or particles).
4. Baseball To allow (hits or walks) in small numbers over several innings. Used of a pitcher.
5. spread, distribute
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The flock of birds were scattered when hunter came.
PRONOUNCE:
scat·ter - स्कैटर
LINK: SCATTER
WORD: SURE
MEANING:
1. Confident, as of something awaited or expected: I am sure we will win the game.
2. Impossible to doubt or dispute; certain: We have sure proof of his innocence.
3.
a. Bound to come about or happen; inevitable: a sure victory for the team.
b. Having one's course directed; destined or bound: She is sure to succeed.
4.
a. Certain not to miss, slip, or err; steady: a sure grip on the suitcase.
b. Not hesitating or wavering; firm: sure convictions.
5.
a. Worthy of being trusted or depended on; reliable: a sure friend.
b. Free from or marked by freedom from doubt: She is sure of her friends.
6. Careful to do something: Be sure to turn off the stove.
7. Obsolete Free from harm or danger; safe.
8. certain, assured
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. I am sure that He will pass in the examination.
PRONOUNCE:
sure - शुर
LINK: SURE
WORD: SANS
MEANING:
1. without, minus
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Microsoft, on Wednesday, pulled the wraps off its first Lumia device sans 'Nokia' branding, the Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM, thus signalling the end of the Nokia era.
2. world sans its banker
PRONOUNCE:
sans - सैन्ज़
LINK: SANS
WORD: PURE
MEANING:
1.
a. Having a homogeneous or uniform composition; not mixed: pure oxygen.
b. Free of dirt, pollutants, infectious agents, or other unwanted elements: pure water.
c. Containing nothing inappropriate or extraneous: a pure style of piano playing.
2. Complete; utter: pure folly.
3.
a. Having no moral failing or guilt: "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby" (Sylvia Plath).
b. Chaste; virgin.
4. Of unmixed blood or ancestry.
5. Genetics Produced by self-fertilization or continual inbreeding; homozygous: a pure line.
6. Music Free from discordant qualities: pure tones.
7. Linguistics Articulated with a single unchanging speech sound; monophthongal: a pure vowel.
8. Theoretical; not applied: pure science.
9. Philosophy Free of empirical elements: pure reason.
10. clean, clear
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. pure air and water
2. The aqua guard provides with pure water.
PRONOUNCE:
pure - प्युर
LINK: PURE
WORD: IMPROVISED
MEANING:
1. To make, compose, or perform with little or no preparation: improvise a solution to the problem; improvise variations on a melody.
2. To make or provide from available materials: improvised a dinner from what I found in the refrigerator.
3. unpremeditated, unplanned, unprepared
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. How Varun Dhawan improvised his action scenes in 'Badlapur'
PRONOUNCE:
im·pro·vise - इम्प्रवाइज़्ड
LINK: IMPROVISED
WORD: SAFE
MEANING:
1. affording security or protection from harm: a safe place.
2. (postpositive) free from danger: you'll be safe here.
3. secure from risk; certain; sound: a safe investment; a safe bet.
4. worthy of trust; prudent: a safe companion.
5. tending to avoid controversy or risk: a safe player.
6. unable to do harm; not dangerous: a criminal safe behind bars; water safe to drink.
7. Brit excellent
8. on the safe side as a precaution
9. benign, harmless, innocent
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Your secret is safe with me.
2. Its safe to assume that there will always be a demand for new software.
PRONOUNCE:
safe - सेफ / सैफ
LINK: SAFE
WORD: SURMISE
MEANING:
1. To make a judgment about (something) without sufficient evidence; guess: "In another pocket he came across what he surmised in the dark were pennies, erroneously, however, as it turned out" (James Joyce).
2. To say (something) as a guess or conjecture.
3. assumption, conclusion, guesswork
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. however it is safe to surmise that it is laying the groundwork for the forthcoming Lumia Denim update for those still on Cyan.
2. This is a pure surmise on my part.
PRONOUNCE:
sur·mise - सर्माइज़
LINK: SURMISE
WORD: CONCRETE
MEANING:
1.
a. Of or relating to an actual, specific thing or instance; particular: had the concrete evidence needed to convict.
b. Relating to nouns, such as flower or rain, that denote a material or tangible object or phenomenon.
2. Existing in reality or in real experience; perceptible by the senses; real: concrete objects such as trees.
3. Formed by the coalescence of separate particles or parts into one mass; solid.
4. Made of hard, strong, conglomerate construction material.
5. real, existing, actual
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The police couldnt solve the case due to the lack of concrete evidence.
PRONOUNCE:
con·crete - कन्क्रीट / कान्क्रीट / कान्क्रीट
LINK: CONCRETE
WORD: DILIGENT
MEANING:
1. careful and persevering in carrying out tasks or duties
2. carried out with care and perseverance: diligent work.
3. hard-working, careful
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Ram is a diligent police officer.
2. A diligent detective investigates all clues.
PRONOUNCE:
diligent - डिलिजन्ट
LINK: DILIGENT
WORD: SOFT
MEANING:
1.
a. Yielding readily to pressure or weight: a soft melon; a soft pillow.
b. Easily molded, cut, or worked: soft wood.
c. Sports Not tense and therefore capable of absorbing the impact of a ball or puck and of catching, receiving, or controlling it: a receiver with soft hands.
2. Out of condition; flabby: got soft sitting at a desk all day.
3. Smooth or fine to the touch: a soft fabric; soft fur.
4.
a. Not loud, harsh, or irritating: a soft voice.
b. Not brilliant or glaring; subdued: soft colors.
5. Not sharply drawn or delineated: soft charcoal shading; a scene filmed in soft focus.
6. Mild; balmy: a soft breeze.
7. smooth, silky
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Small children like to play with soft things.
2. soft like rose
PRONOUNCE:
soft - साफ्ट / सॉफ्ट / सॉफ्ट
LINK: SOFT
WORD: ERSTWHILE
MEANING:
1. former; one-time: my erstwhile companions.
2. former, onetime, old, past
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Last dregs Erstwhile year Quickly percolating
2. Having lost his fortune his erstwhile friends deserted him.
PRONOUNCE:
erstwhile - अर्स्ट्वाइल
LINK: ERSTWHILE
WORD: REVENGE
MEANING:
1. the act of retaliating for wrongs or injury received; vengeance
2. something done as a means of vengeance
3. the desire to take vengeance or retaliate
4. (General Sporting Terms) a return match, regarded as a loser's opportunity to even the score
5. vengeance, payback, reprisal
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. She swore to take her revenge against her in-laws.
2. He revenged his brothers death.
PRONOUNCE:
revenge - रिवेन्ज / रीवेन्ज
LINK: REVENGE
WORD: PLY
MEANING:
1. to carry on, pursue, or work at (a job, trade, etc)
2. to manipulate or wield (a tool)
3. to sell (goods, wares, etc), esp at a regular place
4. (usually foll by with) to provide (with) or subject (to) repeatedly or persistently: he plied us with drink the whole evening; to ply a horse with a whip; he plied the speaker with questions.
5. (intr) to perform or work steadily or diligently: to ply with a spade.
6. (Nautical Terms) (also intr) (esp of a ship) to travel regularly along (a route) or in (an area): to ply between Dover and Calais; to ply the trade routes.
7. work, practice, wage
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. High Court sets aside order rejecting Uber's licence to ply in Delhi
PRONOUNCE:
ply - प्लाइ
LINK: PLY
WORD: POSSIBLE
MEANING:
1. Capable of happening, existing, or being true without contradicting proven facts, laws, or circumstances: Is it possible to move faster than the speed of light?
2. Capable of becoming or of being made to be so; potential: possible suspects in the case; a possible site for the new capital.
3. Capable of occurring or being done in accordance with something specified. Used with the superlative: You'll get the best possible care at this hospital.
4. Capable of happening but of uncertain likelihood: It is possible that you might feel some discomfort after the procedure.
5. Permissible: Is it possible to enter the gallery at this hour?
6. Likely, feasible, doable
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Is it possible to complete this work with in a week?
2. politics is the art of the possible
PRONOUNCE:
pos·si·ble - पासबल
LINK: POSSIBLE
WORD: STEER
MEANING:
1.
a. To guide (a vessel or vehicle), especially by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel: steered the car around the curve.
b. To set and follow (a course): steered a path around the rocks.
2.
a. To direct the course of: steered the business toward record profits. See Synonyms at conduct.
b. To advise or direct (a person) toward a place or course of action: steered the intern toward a career in sales. See Synonyms at guide.
3. drives, handles, guides
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Ashes 2015: Joe Root steers England after early stutter
2. One should not prefer steer meat.
PRONOUNCE:
steer - स्टिर / स्टीर
LINK: STEER
WORD: GIANT
MEANING:
1.
a. A person or thing of great size.
b. A person or thing of extraordinary power, significance, or importance: a giant in the field of physics; automotive industry giants.
2.
a. Greek Mythology One of a race of humanlike beings of enormous strength and stature who were destroyed in battle with the Olympians.
b. A being in folklore or myth similar to one of these beings.
3. A gymnastic maneuver in which the body is swung, fully extended, around a horizontal bar.
4. huge, massive, enormous
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. A giant is a very big person in a story book.
2. Yetis are the giants of Himalayas.
PRONOUNCE:
gi·ant - जाइअन्ट
LINK: GIANT
