WORD: RELEASE
MEANING:
1.
a. To set free from confinement or bondage: released the prisoner.
b. To set free from physical restraint or binding; let go: released the balloons; released the brake.
c. To cause or allow to move away or spread from a source or place of confinement: cells that release histamine.
d. To make available for use: released the funds for the project.
2.
a. To set free from obligations, commitments, or debt: released them from their contract.
b. To relieve of care or suffering: Only death could release him from suffering.
3.
a. To issue for performance, sale, publication, or distribution: release a new movie.
b. To make known or available: released the new study on the drug.
4. Law To surrender (a right, claim, or title).
5. relief, discharge
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra
PRONOUNCE:
re·lease - रिलीस / रीलीस
LINK: RELEASE
WORD: ACE
MEANING:
1.
a. A single spot or pip on a playing card, die, or domino.
b. A playing card, die, or domino having one spot or pip.
2. In racket games:
a. A serve that one's opponent fails to hit.
b. A point scored by such a serve.
3. The act of hitting a golf ball in the hole with one's first shot.
4. A military aircraft pilot who has destroyed five or more enemy aircraft.
5. An expert in a given field.
6. first-rate, top, world-class,super, excellent
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The ace film maker known to give hits like Heyy Babyy, Housefull and Housefull 2 faced the biggest debacle of his career when he directed the 1983 classic Himmatwala by the same name.x
2. V.Anand is an ace chess player.
PRONOUNCE:
ace - एस / ऐस
LINK: ACE
WORD: ADDICT
MEANING:
1. To cause to be physiologically or psychologically dependent: The thief was addicted to cocaine. My uncle is addicted to gambling.
2.
a. To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually: That show was so good that I became addicted to watching it.
b. To cause to use something on a regular or dependent basis: economies that are addicted to fossil fuels.
3. fan, devotee
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He is a cocaine addict.
2. He is a T.V. addict.
3. a golf addict
PRONOUNCE:
ad·dict - अडिक्ट / ऐडिक्ट / ऐडिक्ट / अडिक्ट
LINK: ADDICT
WORD: ARBITRATION
MEANING:
1. (Law) law the hearing and determination of a dispute, esp an industrial dispute, by an impartial referee selected or agreed upon by the parties concerned
2. (Law) international law the procedure laid down for the settlement of international disputes
3. negotiation, mediation, settlement
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Supreme Court withdraws its order on Reliance Industries arbitration case
2. Arbitrations save time and money and also helps the law courts .
PRONOUNCE:
arbitration - आर्बिट्रेशन / आर्बिट्रैशन
LINK: ARBITRATION
WORD: ADJUST
MEANING:
1.
a. To move or change (something) so as to be in a more effective arrangement or desired condition: adjust the timing of a car's engine; adjust a hearing aid to amplify lower frequencies.
b. To change so as to be suitable to or conform with something else: adjusted the schedule to allow for everyone's vacation plans; adjusted the old monetary figures to account for inflation. See Synonyms at adapt.
2. In chiropractic medicine, to manipulate (the spine and other body structures) to treat disorders and restore normal function of the nervous system.
3. To decide how much is to be paid on (an insurance claim).
4. regulate, correct, change
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The rare view mirror had to be adjusted to get a clear view.
2. He carefully adjusted his tie before going for the inteview.
PRONOUNCE:
ad·just - अजस्ट
LINK: ADJUST
WORD: ABSTAIN
MEANING:
1. To keep oneself from doing, engaging in, or partaking of something; refrain: abstain from partisan political rhetoric; abstain from drinking alcohol.
2. To refrain from voting: Forty senators voted in favor of the bill, 45 voted against it, and 15 abstained.
3. refrains, withdraws
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. India abstains from UN vote on Lanka, upsets Tamil Nadu parties
2. He has been adviced to abstain from smoking.
PRONOUNCE:
ab·stain - अब्स्टैन / ऐब्स्टेन / ऐब्स्टैन
LINK: ABSTAIN
WORD: LEAVE
MEANING:
1. To go out of or away from: not allowed to leave the room.
2.
a. To go without taking or removing: left my book on the bus.
b. To omit or exclude: left out the funniest part of the story.
3. To have as a result, consequence, or remainder: The car left a trail of exhaust fumes. Two from eight leaves six.
4. To cause or allow to be or remain in a specified state: left the lights on.
5.
a. To have remaining after death: left a young son.
b. To bequeath: left her money to charity.
6. To give over to another to control or act on: Leave all the details to us.
7.
a. To abandon or forsake: leave home; left her husband.
b. To remove oneself from association with or participation in: left the navy for civilian life.
8.
a. To give or deposit, as for use or information, upon one's departure or in one's absence: He left a note for you. Leave your name and address.
b. To cause or permit to be or remain: left myself plenty of time.
9. Nonstandard To allow or permit; let.
10. depart, go
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. leave her alone.
2. He is on casual leave today.
PRONOUNCE:
leave - लीव
LINK: LEAVE
WORD: DECREES
MEANING:
1. An authoritative order having the force of law.
2. Law
a. The judgment of a court of equity.
b. The judgment of a court.
3. Roman Catholic Church
a. A doctrinal or disciplinary act of an ecclesiastical authority.
b. An administrative act applying or interpreting articles of canon law.
4. laws, orders, dictats
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Saudi King decrees half brother Muqrin to be future monarch
2. The decree was issued by a ruler.
PRONOUNCE:
de·cree - डिक्री
LINK: DECREES
WORD: ADVANCE
MEANING:
1. To cause to move forward: advance a chess piece.
2. To put forward; propose or suggest: advanced a novel theory during the seminar.
3. To aid the growth or progress of: advanced the cause of freedom.
4. To raise in rank; promote.
5. To cause to occur sooner: advance a deadline by one week.
6. To raise in amount or rate; increase.
7. To pay (money or interest) before due.
8. To supply or lend, especially on credit.
9. To serve as an advance person for (a trip to be made by a politician or a dignitary): "advanced the China trip during which the first trade agreements ... were signed" (Suzanne Perney).
10. Archaic To lift.
11. progress
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. the news caused a general advance on the stock market
2. The company did not give any advance notice of its closure.
PRONOUNCE:
ad·vance - अड्वैन्स / ऐड्वैन्स
LINK: ADVANCE
WORD: TOUT
MEANING:
1. To promote or praise energetically; publicize: "For every study touting the benefits of hormone therapy, another warns of the risks" (Yanick Rice Lamb).
2. To solicit or importune: street vendors who were touting pedestrians.
3. Chiefly British To obtain or sell information on (a racehorse or stable) for the guidance of bettors.
4. advertised, pushed
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The film was touted to be the first multi-starrer in contemporary Telugu cinema.
PRONOUNCE:
tout - टाउट
LINK: TOUT
WORD: ADOPT
MEANING:
1. To take on the legal responsibilities as parent of (a child that is not one's biological child).
2. To become the owner or caretaker of (a pet, especially one from a shelter).
3.
a. To take and follow (a course of action, for example) by choice or assent: adopt a new technique.
b. To take up and make one's own: adopt a new idea.
4. To move to or resettle in (a place).
5. To take on or assume: adopted an air of importance.
6. To vote to accept: adopt a resolution.
7. To choose as standard or required in a course: adopt a new line of English textbooks.
8. accept
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. she adopted a child .
2. He was recently adopted as a government candidate.
PRONOUNCE:
a·dopt - अडाप्ट
LINK: ADOPT
WORD: PLENTY
MEANING:
1. A full or completely adequate amount or supply: plenty of time.
2. A large quantity or amount; an abundance: "Awards and honors came to her in plenty" (Joyce Carol Oates).
3. A condition of general abundance or prosperity: "fruitful regions gladdened by plenty and lulled by peace!" (Samuel Johnson).
4. suffucient, adequetely
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Bhuvneshwar has plenty of time to hit the stumps
2. there was plenty of food for everyone
PRONOUNCE:
plen·ty - प्लेन्टी / प्लेनी
LINK: PLENTY
WORD: UNVEIL
MEANING:
1. To remove a veil or covering from.
2. To disclose; reveal.
3. revealed, exposed
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Origin of southern india unveiled
2. Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies
PRONOUNCE:
un·veil - अन्वेल / अन्वैल
LINK: UNVEIL
WORD: SUBSTANCE
MEANING:
1.
a. That which has mass and occupies space; matter.
b. A material of a particular kind or constitution.
c. A drug, chemical, or other material (such as glue) that one is dependent on or uses habitually and that is often illegal or subject to government regulation: Which substance was he abusing?
2. The most important part or idea of what is said or written; the essence or gist: the substance of the report.
3.
a. That which is real or practical in quality or character; practical value: a plan without substance.
b. Significance or importance: Did he accomplish anything of substance?
4. Density; body: Air has little substance.
5. Material possessions; goods; wealth: a person of substance.
6. material, matter, ingredient
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. "It is very important for you to understand that for 10 years this medicine was not on WADA's banned list and I had been legally taking the medicine. But on January the first, the rules have changed and meldonium became a prohibited substance."
2. Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, the highest-paid woman in sports, said on Monday that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open due to a substance she has been taking for 10 years for health issues.
PRONOUNCE:
sub·stance - सब्स्टन्स
LINK: SUBSTANCE
WORD: TOURNEY
MEANING:
1. a tournament.
2. contest, competition, event,game, match
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. IPL 9: A look at all eight captains ahead of mega tourney
PRONOUNCE:
tour•ney - टर्नी / टुर्नी
LINK: TOURNEY
WORD: JOURNEY
MEANING:
1.
a. The act of traveling from one place to another, especially when involving a considerable distance; a trip.
b. A distance to be traveled or the time required for a trip: a 2,000-mile journey to the Pacific; the three-day journey home.
2. A process or course likened to traveling, such as a series of trying experiences; a passage: the journey from addiction to recovery.
3. trip, voyage, ride
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Have a nice journey!
PRONOUNCE:
jour·ney - जर्नी
LINK: JOURNEY
WORD: STAKES
MEANING:
1. rewards, prizes, winnings
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. As Apple plots India push, Samsung stakes turf with revamped phones
PRONOUNCE:
stake - स्टैक्स
LINK: STAKES
WORD: SCENARIO
MEANING:
1. An expected or supposed situation or sequence of events: "It was almost impossible to conceive a scenario in which he would fail to qualify for at least three Olympic events" (Jeremy Schaap).
2. An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
3.
a. An outline or treatment for a screenplay.
b. A screenplay.
4. situation, state
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror
PRONOUNCE:
sce·nar·i·o - सिनेरीओ
LINK: SCENARIO
WORD: RENEW
MEANING:
1. To make new or as if new again; restore: renewed the antique chair.
2. To take up again; resume: renew an old friendship; renewed the argument.
3. To repeat so as to reaffirm: renew a promise.
4. To regain or restore the physical or mental vigor of; revive: I renewed my spirits in the country air.
5.
a. To arrange for the extension of: renew a contract; renew a magazine subscription.
b. To arrange to extend the loan of: renewed the library books before they were overdue.
6. To replenish: renewed the water in the humidifier.
7. To bring into being again; reestablish.
8. restarts, repeats
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Yen Renews 17-Month High as Hedge Funds Make Record Bullish Bets
2. We can renew our relation.
PRONOUNCE:
re·new - रिनू
LINK: RENEW
WORD: DISCORD
MEANING:
1.
a. Lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things. See Synonyms at conflict.
b. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
2. A confused or harsh sound or mingling of sounds.
3. Music An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.
4. conflict, dispute
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Instead the West Indies skipper’s caustic victory speech on Sunday struck a note of discord amid the jovial atmosphere.
2. there are many interpretations on the quarrels and discord between the two men.
PRONOUNCE:
dis·cord - डिस्कॉर्ड
LINK: DISCORD
WORD: CAUSTIC
MEANING:
1. Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.
2. Sarcastic or cutting; biting: "The caustic jokes ... deal with such diverse matters as political assassination, talk-show hosts, medical ethics" (Frank Rich).
3. Given to making caustic remarks: a caustic TV commentator.
4. curning, acid, corrosive
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Instead the West Indies skipper’s caustic victory speech on Sunday struck a note of discord amid the jovial atmosphere.
2. He made some caustic remarks at her in the party.
PRONOUNCE:
caus·tic - कास्टिक / कॉस्टिक / कॉस्टिक
LINK: CAUSTIC
WORD: JOVIAL
MEANING:
1. endowed with or characterized by hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship.
2. (cap.) Jovian (def. 1).
3. cheerful, jolly
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Instead the West Indies skipper’s caustic victory speech on Sunday struck a note of discord amid the jovial atmosphere.
2. The boss seems to be in a jovial mood.
PRONOUNCE:
jo•vi•al - जोवीअल
LINK: JOVIAL
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. Instead the West Indies skipper’s caustic victory speech on Sunday struck a note of discord amid the jovial atmosphere.
2. The firm collapsed amid allegations of fraud.
PRONOUNCE:
a•mid - अमिड
LINK: AMID
WORD: CONCOCTION
MEANING:
1. To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking.
2. To devise, using skill and intelligence; contrive: concoct a plan.
3. mixture, blend, potion
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Ghayal Once Again is only for nostalgia freaks who are willing to risk having their brain saddled by a cinematic concoction that has absolutely nothing new to offer.
2. Pathankot attack not staged: India trashes Pak report as total concoction
3. he volunteered to taste her latest concoction
PRONOUNCE:
con·coct - कन्काक्शन / कान्काक्शन
LINK: CONCOCTION
WORD: TARNISH
MEANING:
1. To dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt: Being in the ground for so long tarnished the old coins.
2.
a. To detract from or spoil: a tasteless meal that tarnished an otherwise pleasant evening.
b. To bring disgrace to; sully: a scandal that tarnished his reputation.
3. dull, damage
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Don't tarnish Pratyusha's image: Friends say she wasn't depressed.
2. His reputation was tarnished by misdeed.
PRONOUNCE:
tar·nish - टार्निश
LINK: TARNISH
WORD: DEVASTATED
MEANING:
1. To lay waste; destroy.
2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark.
3. shocked, upset, distressed
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. World T20: Morgan says 'devastated' Stokes will take a couple of days to recover after Braithwaite mauling
PRONOUNCE:
devastated - डेवस्टैटड / डेवस्टैटिड
LINK: DEVASTATED
WORD: SAD
MEANING:
1. Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness: a sad face.
2. Causing sorrow or gloom; depressing: a sad movie; sad news.
3. Deplorable or inadequate; sorry: a sad state of affairs; a sad excuse.
4. Dark-hued; somber.
5. unhappy, miserable
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. John is sad because his dog has died
PRONOUNCE:
sad - सैड
LINK: SAD
WORD: BEFITTING
MEANING:
1. be appropriate, be suitable for
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. India Gave Befitting Reply to Pakistan After Beheading Incident: Outgoing Chief
PRONOUNCE:
be·fit·ting - बिफिटिंग
LINK: BEFITTING
WORD: COURSE
MEANING:
1.
a. Development in a particular way; progress: the course of events.
b. Movement in time; duration: in the course of a year.
2.
a. The direction of continuing movement: The boat took a northern course.
b. The route or path taken by something that moves, such as a stream or vehicle.
3. Sports
a. A designated route or area on which a race is held: the course of a marathon.
b. See golf course.
4. A mode of action or behavior: followed the best course and invested her money.
5. A typical, natural, or customary manner of proceeding or developing: a fad that ran its course.
6. A systematic or orderly succession; a sequence: a course of medical treatments.
7. A continuous layer of building material, such as brick or tile, on a wall or roof of a building.
8.
a. A complete body of prescribed studies constituting a curriculum: a four-year course in engineering.
b. A unit of such a curriculum: took an introductory course in chemistry; passed her calculus course.
9. A part of a meal served as a unit at one time: The first course was a delicious soup.
10. Nautical The lowest sail on a mast of a square-rigged ship.
11. A point on the compass, especially the one toward which a vehicle, such as a ship, is moving.route, sequence, track, path, way
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Radar suggests missing Malaysian jet changed its course more than once
2. he took a course in basket weaving
PRONOUNCE:
course - कॉर्स / कोर्स
LINK: COURSE
WORD: REEK
MEANING:
1. To give off a strong unpleasant odor: "Grandma, who reeks of face powder and lilac water" (Garrison Keillor).
2. To be pervaded by something unpleasant: "This document ... reeks of self-pity and self-deception" (Christopher Hitchens).
3. Chiefly British To smoke, steam, or fume.
4. stink, smell, suggest
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sajid Khan: 6 statements that reek of his arrogance
2. The reek of diesel smoke is harmful to health.
PRONOUNCE:
reek - रीक
LINK: REEK
