WORD: EXUBERANT
MEANING:
1. Full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy: exuberant sports fans; exuberant smiles.
2. Unrestrained or lavish, as in decoration; extravagant: exuberant floral displays.
3. Abundant; plentiful: "Threads of her exuberant hair showed up at the bottom of the sink" (Anne Tyler). See Synonyms at profuse.
4. excited, energetic, lively, cheerful
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. One of the stories featured an exuberant wife on a honeymoon with her reticent husband, who realizes he has developed feelings for another male tourist in their group.
PRONOUNCE:
ex·u·ber·ant - इग्ज़ूबरन्ट
LINK: EXUBERANT
WORD: FAUNA
MEANING:
1. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Animals, especially the animals of a particular region or period, considered as a group.
2. A catalog of the animals of a specific region or period.
3. wildlife
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Animals complete our ecosystem. But, human activity, climate change and global warming are some of the reasons that are drastically affecting the flora and fauna of our planet along with the environment as a whole.
PRONOUNCE:
fau·na - फॉन
LINK: FAUNA
WORD: LOUSY
MEANING:
1. Inferior or worthless: a lousy play.
2. Extremely contemptible; nasty: a lousy trick.
3. Sick or unwell: I feel really lousy.
4. Infested with lice.
5. Slang Abundantly supplied: lousy with money.
6. useless, worthless, stupid
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' shrugged off lousy reviews to debut with an estimated $170.1 million in North America, the sixth best weekend opening of all-time.
2. I had a lousy day at my office today. Nothing went right.
PRONOUNCE:
lous·y - लाउज़ी
LINK: LOUSY
WORD: SMOKESCREEN
MEANING:
1. cover-up, mask, blind
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Vijay Mallya's Rs 4000 cr proposal was a smokescreen; he offered zilch to the banks
PRONOUNCE:
smokescreen - स्मोक्स्क्रीन
LINK: SMOKESCREEN
WORD: SHRUGS
MEANING:
1. signals, signs, nods
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 'Batman v Superman' shrugs off bad reviews, opens to $170 M
PRONOUNCE:
shrugs - श्रग
LINK: SHRUGS
WORD: ZILCH
MEANING:
1. Zero; nothing.
2. A person regarded as being insignificant; a nonentity.
3. nothing, nil, zero
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Vijay Mallya's Rs 4000 cr proposal was a smokescreen; he offered zilch to the banks
PRONOUNCE:
zilch - ज़िल्च
LINK: ZILCH
WORD: ARTEFACT
MEANING:
1. any object made by human beings, esp. with a view to subsequent use.
2. a handmade object, as a tool, or the remains of one, as a shard of pottery, belonging to an earlier time or cultural stage, esp. such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
3. a substance or structure not naturally present in the matter being observed but formed by artificial means, as during preparation of a microscope slide.
4. a spurious observation or result arising from preparatory procedures.
5. any feature that is not naturally present but is a product of an extrinsic agent.
6. objects, articles, items, pieces
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Cong jumps on Kohinoor bandwagon, wants all Indian artefacts abroad back
PRONOUNCE:
ar•ti•fact - आर्टफैक्ट
LINK: ARTEFACT
WORD: COFFER
MEANING:
1. A strongbox.
2. often coffers
a. Financial resources; funds.
b. A treasury: stole money from the union coffers.
3. Architecture A decorative sunken panel in a ceiling, dome, soffit, or vault.
4. The chamber formed by a canal lock.
5. A cofferdam.
6. A floating dock.
7. funds, assets, capitals, money
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Moving IPL out of India may hit BCCI's coffers, image
PRONOUNCE:
cof·fer - कॉफर
LINK: COFFER
WORD: BANDWAGON
MEANING:
1. An elaborately decorated wagon used to transport musicians in a parade.
2. Informal A cause or party that attracts increasing numbers of adherents: young voters climbing aboard the party's bandwagon.
3. Informal A current trend: "Even brand-name [drug] companies ... have jumped on the generics bandwagon" (Beth Howard).
4. movement
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Cong jumps on Kohinoor bandwagon, wants all Indian artefacts abroad back
PRONOUNCE:
band·wag·on - बैन्ड्वैगन
LINK: BANDWAGON
WORD: MASSACRE
MEANING:
1. The act or an instance of killing a large number of humans indiscriminately and cruelly.
2. The slaughter of a large number of animals.
3. Informal A severe defeat, as in a sports event.
4. slaughters, murders, butchers
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Gunman massacres 50 at Florida gay club in worst US mass shooting
PRONOUNCE:
mas·sa·cre - मैसकर
LINK: MASSACRE
WORD: BID
MEANING:
1. attempt, try, effort
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Army jawans foil infiltration bid; two militants killed, a jawan hurt
PRONOUNCE:
bid - बिड
LINK: BID
WORD: MASS
MEANING:
1. group, crowd, collection
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Gunman massacres 50 at Florida gay club in worst US mass shooting
2. The obnoxious mass shooting at Orlando nightclub, which resulted in the death of 50 people dead and left at least 53 injured, has proven the deadliest attack in the history of modern America after the 9/11 tragedy.
PRONOUNCE:
mass - मैस
LINK: MASS
WORD: HURT
MEANING:
1.
a. To cause physical damage or pain to (an individual or a body part); injure: The fall hurt his back.
b. To experience injury or pain to or in (an individual or a body part): I hurt my knee skiing.
2. To cause mental or emotional suffering to; distress: The remark hurt his feelings.
3. To cause physical damage to (something); harm: The frost hurt the orange crop.
4. To be detrimental to; hinder or impair: The scandal hurt the candidate's chances for victory.
5. damage, harm, injury
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Army jawans foil infiltration bid; two militants killed, a jawan hurt
PRONOUNCE:
hurt - हर्ट
LINK: HURT
WORD: REAL
MEANING:
1.
a. Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verifiable existence: real objects; a real illness.
b. True and actual; not imaginary, alleged, or ideal: real people, not ghosts; a film based on real life.
c. Of or founded on practical matters and concerns: a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time.
2. Genuine and authentic; not artificial or spurious: real mink; real humility.
3. Being no less than what is stated; worthy of the name: a real friend.
4. Free of pretense, falsehood, or affectation: tourists hoping for a real experience on the guided tour.
5. Not to be taken lightly; serious: in real trouble.
6. Philosophy Existing objectively in the world regardless of subjectivity or conventions of thought or language.
7. Relating to, being, or having value reckoned by actual purchasing power: real income; real growth.
8. Physics Of, relating to, or being an image formed by light rays that converge in space.
9. Mathematics Of, relating to, or being a real number.
10. Law Of or relating to stationary or fixed property, such as buildings or land.
11. actual, physical, material
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The excursion trip was a real disaster
2. 7th Pay Commission: Here's why govt staffers aren't really celebrating windfall
PRONOUNCE:
re·al - रील / रेआल
LINK: REAL
WORD: FOIL
MEANING:
1. To prevent from being successful; thwart: The alarm system foiled the thieves' robbery attempt.
2. To obscure or confuse (a trail or scent) so as to evade pursuers.
3. stop, frustrate, halt
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Army jawans foil infiltration bid; two militants killed, a jawan hurt
2. He foiled attempts by Ram to get the job.
PRONOUNCE:
foil - फॉइल
LINK: FOIL
WORD: COMMISSION
MEANING:
1.
a. The act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty.
b. The authority so granted.
c. The matter or task so authorized: Investigation of fraud was their commission.
d. A document conferring such authorization.
2.
a. A public board or administrative body: The Federal Trade Commission investigates false advertising.
b. often Commission A ruling council within the Mafia that adjudicates family disputes and regulates family activities.
3. The act of committing or perpetrating: the commission of a crime.
4. A fee or percentage allowed to a sales representative or an agent for services rendered.
5.
a. An official document issued by a government, conferring on the recipient the rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces.
b. The rank and powers so conferred.
6. committee, authority, agency
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The Srikrishna commission investigated the Bombay riot case.
2. 7th Pay Commission: Here's why govt staffers aren't really celebrating windfall
PRONOUNCE:
com·mis·sion - कमिशन
LINK: COMMISSION
WORD: OPPOSE
MEANING:
1. To be or act in contention or conflict with: opposed their crosstown rivals in the season finale.
2. To be hostile or resistant to; try to prevent: opposes the building of a new police station.
3.
a. To set as an opposite in position: opposed the painting with a mirror across the room.
b. To present in counterbalance or contrast: ideas that were opposed to each other in her first book.
4. resist, combat, contest, fight
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Why China opposes India's NSG membership: Chinese newspaper explains
2. The senator said he would oppose the bill.
PRONOUNCE:
op·pose - अपोज़
LINK: OPPOSE
WORD: STAFF
MEANING:
1. (Professions) a group of people employed by a company, individual, etc, for executive, clerical, sales work, etc
2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (modifier) attached to or provided for the staff of an establishment: a staff doctor.
3. (Education) the body of teachers or lecturers of an educational institution, as distinct from the students
4. (Military) the officers appointed to assist a commander, service, or central headquarters organization in establishing policy, plans, etc
5. a stick with some special use, such as a walking stick or an emblem of authority
6. something that sustains or supports: bread is the staff of life.
7. (Heraldry) a pole on which a flag is hung
8. (Surveying) chiefly Brit a graduated rod used in surveying, esp for sighting to with a levelling instrument. Usual US name: rod
9. (Music, other) music
a. the system of horizontal lines grouped into sets of five (four in the case of plainsong) upon which music is written. The spaces between them are also used, being employed in conjunction with a clef in order to give a graphic indication of pitch
b. any set of five lines in this system together with its clef: the treble staff.
10. workforce, team, organization
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The staff of this shop are very helpful.
2. 7th Pay Commission: Here's why govt staffers aren't really celebrating windfall
PRONOUNCE:
staff - स्टैफ
LINK: STAFF
WORD: EXPLAIN
MEANING:
1. To make plain or comprehensible.
2. To define; expound: We explained our plan to the committee.
3.
a. To offer reasons for or a cause of; justify: explain an error.
b. To offer reasons for the actions, beliefs, or remarks of (oneself).
4. clarify, justify
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The teacher explained the theory to the students.
2. Why China opposes India's NSG membership: Chinese newspaper explains
PRONOUNCE:
ex·plain - इक्स्प्लेन / इक्स्प्लैन
LINK: EXPLAIN
WORD: WINDFALL
MEANING:
1. A sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or financial gain.
2. Something, such as a ripened fruit, that has been blown down by the wind.
3. bonus, handout, bonanza, payout
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He had a windfall in the lottery.
2. 7th Pay Commission: Here's why govt staffers aren't really celebrating windfall
PRONOUNCE:
wind·fall - विन्ड्फॉल
LINK: WINDFALL
WORD: MOP
MEANING:
1. A household implement made of absorbent material attached to a typically long handle and used for washing, dusting, or drying floors.
2. A loosely tangled bunch or mass: a mop of unruly hair.
3. wash, wipe, clean
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Take this mop for cleaning floor.
PRONOUNCE:
mop - माप
LINK: MOP
WORD: SOAK
MEANING:
1.
a. To immerse in liquid for a period of time: Soak the beans in water before cooking.
b. To make thoroughly wet or saturated: I soaked the flowers with the hose. We got soaked by the rain.
2.
a. To absorb (liquid, for example) through pores or interstices: Use the bread to soak up the gravy.
b. To be exposed to: went to the beach to soak up the sun.
c. Informal To experience or take in mentally, especially eagerly and easily: soaked up the music scene.
3. To remove (a stain, for example) by continued immersion: soaked out the grease spots.
4. Informal
a. To drink (alcoholic liquor), especially to excess.
b. To make (a person) drunk.
5. Slang To charge (a person) an inordinate amount for something: people were getting soaked during the gas shortage.
6. wet, drown
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. a good soak put life back in the wagon
2. Soak the clothes before starting dishes
PRONOUNCE:
soak - सोक
LINK: SOAK
WORD: SNUB
MEANING:
1. To ignore or behave coldly toward; slight.
2. To dismiss, turn down, or frustrate the expectations of.
3. Nautical
a. To check the movement of (a rope or cable running out) by turning it quickly about a post or cleat.
b. To secure (a vessel, for example) in this manner.
4. To stub out (a cigarette, for example).
5. ignoring, cold shouldering, cutting
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. the snub was clearly intentional
2. Snubbing your partner, termed as Phubbing", could lead to strained relationships
PRONOUNCE:
snub - स्नब
LINK: SNUB
WORD: SUBSERVIENT
MEANING:
1. Subordinate in capacity or function.
2. Obsequious; servile.
3. Useful as a means or an instrument; serving to promote an end.
4. obedient, compliant
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Everything else is subservient to the studies.
2. Bollywood’s subservient reverence to the past has met with much appreciation in recent times.
PRONOUNCE:
sub·ser·vi·ent - सब्सर्वीअन्ट
LINK: SUBSERVIENT
WORD: IMPLICATE
MEANING:
1. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly: evidence that implicates others in the plot.
2. To have as a consequence or necessary circumstance; imply or entail: His evasiveness implicated complicity.
3. Linguistics To convey, imply, or suggest by implicature.
4. Archaic To interweave or entangle; entwine.
5. associted, involved, connected, linked
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. She tried to avoid saying anything that would implicate her further.
2. Double trouble — asteroid, volcanoes implicated in dinosaur doom
PRONOUNCE:
im·pli·cate - इम्प्लकेट / इम्प्लिकैट
LINK: IMPLICATE
WORD: REVERENCE
MEANING:
1. A feeling of profound awe and respect and often love. See Synonyms at honor.
2. An act showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy.
3. Reverence Used as a form of address for certain members of the Christian clergy: Your Reverence.
4. respect, admiration
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. As per government official, Gurgaon does mean nothing, whereas Gurugram is an example of reverence.
2. Bollywood’s subservient reverence to the past has met with much appreciation in recent times.
PRONOUNCE:
rev·er·ence - रेवरन्स
LINK: REVERENCE
WORD: SULLEN
MEANING:
1. Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky.
2. Gloomy or somber in tone, color, or portent: sullen, gray skies.
3. Sluggish; slow: the sullen current of a canal.
4. dark, cloudy
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. She could not finding him, and lapses into a sullen silence.
PRONOUNCE:
sul·len - सलन
LINK: SULLEN
WORD: LAPSE
MEANING:
1.
a. To fall from a previous level or standard, as of accomplishment, quality, or conduct: lapse into bad habits; a team that lapsed into mediocrity halfway through the season.
b. To deviate from a prescribed or accepted way: lapse into heresy.
c. To pass gradually or smoothly; slip: lapse into reverie.
2.
a. To come to an end, especially gradually or temporarily: He realized that his attention had lapsed and he hadn't heard the assignment.
b. To be no longer valid or active; expire: She allowed her membership to lapse after the first year.
3. Law To cease to be available as a result of expiration, disuse, or impossibility. Used of a right or privilege.
4. To go by; elapse: Years had lapsed since we last met.
5. stops, ends
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. a lapse of three weeks between letters
2. She could not finding him, and lapses into a sullen silence.
PRONOUNCE:
lapse - लैप्स
LINK: LAPSE
WORD: TRITE
MEANING:
1. hackneyed; dull: a trite comment.
2. archaic frayed or worn out
3. commonplace, stale, tried
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Ki & Ka movie review: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Arjun Kapoor`s gender swap flick is a trite enterprise
1. His speech was not trite.
PRONOUNCE:
trite - ट्राइट
LINK: TRITE
WORD: EVASION
MEANING:
1. The act or an instance of evading.
2. A means of evading; a subterfuge.
3. avoidance, ducking, elusion
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. his evasion of all his creditors
2. Although offshore entities are not illegal, these companies are an easy way out for money laundering and tax evasion.
PRONOUNCE:
e·va·sion - इवेश़न / इवैश़न / ईवैश़न
LINK: EVASION
WORD: PASSABLE
MEANING:
1. Capable of being passed, traversed, or crossed; navigable: a passable road.
2. Acceptable for general circulation: passable currency.
3. Satisfactory but not outstanding; adequate: The actors gave passable performances, but the singers seemed unrehearsed.
4. Capable of being enacted: a passable bill.
5. sufficiently, tolerably, acceptably, adequately, reasonably
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He is an average student but still passable.
2. A double dose of a Bollywood superstar intent on pushing himself into new zones as an actor makes for a passably watchable spectacle in Maneesh Sharma's Fan.
PRONOUNCE:
pass·a·ble - पैसबल / पैसब्ल
LINK: PASSABLE
