WORD: WANNABE
MEANING:
1. hopeful, aspirant
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Ghayal Once Again: A wannabe blockbuster
PRONOUNCE:
wannabe - वानबी
LINK: WANNABE
WORD: DUNE
MEANING:
1. A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand.
2. bank, sandbank, hill, mound
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. high sand dunes fringe the beach
2. a sand dune
PRONOUNCE:
dune - डून
LINK: DUNE
WORD: AGONIZE
MEANING:
1. To suffer mental anguish or worry about something: agonized over the difficult decision.
2. To suffer extreme pain: The explorers agonized in the hot sun.
3. excruciatingly, unbearably, painfully
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Tillakaratne Dilshan anchored the chase beautifully with 160 off 124 balls, but Sri Lanka fell agonisingly short by three runs.
2. The death of her son agonized her.
PRONOUNCE:
ag·o·nize - ऐगनाइज़
LINK: AGONIZE
WORD: DAUNT
MEANING:
1. deter, discourage
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Loosing the game did not daunt his.
PRONOUNCE:
dune - डॉन्ट
LINK: DAUNT
WORD: ANCHOR
MEANING:
1. Nautical A heavy object attached to a vessel by a cable, rope, or chain and dropped into the water to keep the vessel in place either by its weight or by its flukes, which grip the bottom.
2. A rigid point of support, as for securing a rope.
3. A source of security or stability.
4.
a. An athlete, usually the strongest member of a team, who performs the last stage of a relay race or other competition.
b. The person at the end of a tug-of-war team.
5. An anchorperson.
6. fastened, attached, fixed
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Tillakaratne Dilshan anchored the chase beautifully with 160 off 124 balls, but Sri Lanka fell agonisingly short by three runs.
2. faith is his anchor
PRONOUNCE:
an·chor - ऐंगकर
LINK: ANCHOR
WORD: INTUITION
MEANING:
1. The faculty of knowing or understanding something without reasoning or proof. See Synonyms at reason.
2. An impression or insight gained by the use of this faculty: "I had this intuition you would come here just after the rain broke" (Carson McCullers).
3. instict, perception
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. he had an intuition that something had gone wrong
2. We shall allow our intuition to guide us.
PRONOUNCE:
in·tu·i·tion - इन्टूइशन
LINK: INTUITION
WORD: HURLING
MEANING:
1. An Irish game resembling lacrosse played with a broad-bladed, netless stick.
2. throwing, tossing, launching
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Dalit Congress worker accuses Ajay Maken of hurling abuses, files FIR
PRONOUNCE:
hurl·ing - हर्लिंग
LINK: HURLING
WORD: EFFICACIOUS
MEANING:
1. capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, or remedy.
2. effectiveness, ability, success
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The scientist got the efficacious result of getting the mutants.
2. This treatment was efficacious in some cases
PRONOUNCE:
ef•fi•ca•cious - एफकेशस / एफकैशस
LINK: EFFICACIOUS
WORD: MEDIEVAL
MEANING:
1. also Medieval
a. Relating or belonging to the Middle Ages.
b. Of or relating to a historical period roughly coinciding with the European Middle Ages and characterized by feudal or aristocratic social structures, as in Japan or China.
2.
a. Suggestive of the Middle Ages, as in being hierarchical or cruel.
b. Informal Old-fashioned; unenlightened: parents with a medieval attitude toward dating.
3. feudal, primitive, out of date
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Welcome to the medieval world of Mohenjo Daro
2. We can learn a lot from medieval times history.
PRONOUNCE:
me·di·e·val - मिडीवल / मीडीईवल / मीडीवल / मिड्यीवल
LINK: MEDIEVAL
WORD: IGNOMINY
MEANING:
1. Great personal dishonor or humiliation: a military adventure that ended in ignominy.
2. An instance or source of this: had suffered many ignominies because of his insensitivity.
3. shame, embarrassment, humiliation
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. It is difficult to suffer the ignominy of defeat.
2. the ignominy of being imprisoned
PRONOUNCE:
ig·no·min·y - इग्नमिनी / इग्नोमिनी
LINK: IGNOMINY
WORD: INQUEST
MEANING:
1. Law
a. An investigation conducted by a coroner, sometimes with the aid of a jury, into the cause of death of a person when the cause may be criminal.
b. A hearing conducted by a judge or magistrate to determine damages when a defendant has defaulted.
c. A judicial inquiry into a specified matter, such as a person's mental condition.
2. An investigation or inquiry: "In his inquest into the earliest days of Rome he had to confront the question of the relation between history and myth" (Robert Ackerman).
3. investigation, inquiry
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Philosophers inquest of life after death.
2. Inquest Reveals There Was No Way Phil Hughes Would Have Survived The Blow From The Bouncer
PRONOUNCE:
in·quest - इन्क्वेस्ट
LINK: INQUEST
WORD: BAILIWICK
MEANING:
1. (Law) law the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
2. a person's special field of interest, authority, or skill
3. territory, realm, beat
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. One of my personal bailiwicks is cross-disciplinary pollination: the interesting things that happen when ideas or patterns from one field are carried over and adapted in another.
2. Arguing cases in front of the Supreme Court isn't his bailiwick
PRONOUNCE:
bailiwick - बेलविक / बैलिविक
LINK: BAILIWICK
WORD: DESECRATE
MEANING:
1. to divest of sacred character or office.
2. to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose.
3. to treat with sacrilege; profane.
4. vandalizes, insults, violates
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 'Naked' man desecrates gurudwara in the US, arrested
2. Foreign invaders desecrated many idols in the temples.
PRONOUNCE:
des•e•crate - डेज़क्रैट / डेसक्रेट / डेसक्रैट
LINK: DESECRATE
WORD: EXTRAVAGANZA
MEANING:
1. An elaborate, spectacular entertainment or display: "Washington is an extravaganza of great buildings, greenery, and monuments" (Larry Griffin).
2. Music A composition marked by freedom and diversity of form, often with burlesque elements and satirical or parodic intent.
3. show, musical, variety
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Govt gave Rs 2.5 cr for Sri Sri's cultural extravaganza
2. this party should be very extravaganza.
PRONOUNCE:
ex·trav·a·gan·za - इक्स्ट्रैवगैन्ज़
LINK: EXTRAVAGANZA
WORD: FLOUNDER
MEANING:
1. to struggle; to move with difficulty, as in mud
2. to behave awkwardly; make mistakes
3. struggling
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. IPL 9: Floundering Mumbai Indians aim to challenge formidable RCB in bid for revival
2. His jeep got floundered in the mud.
PRONOUNCE:
flounder - फ्लाउन्डर
LINK: FLOUNDER
WORD: FARE
MEANING:
1. To get along: How are you faring with your project?
2. To happen or develop: How does it fare with you?
3. To travel; go.
4. To dine; eat.
5. managed, did, done, coped, proceeded, progressed
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Vijay Mallya left India on 2 March: Here's how he fared in Rajya Sabha in his second term
PRONOUNCE:
fare - फेर
LINK: FARE
WORD: SCORCHING
MEANING:
1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1.
2. To dry out or wither with intense heat: The sun scorched the plains.
3. To destroy (land and buildings) by fire or military action so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army.
4. To subject to severe censure; excoriate.
5. boiling, baking
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Unlike January, where many volunteered to use the metro and bus services for their daily commute, a scorching April heat in the capital has prompted many to avail cab services this time, a factor that has led to more cars on the city streets.
PRONOUNCE:
scorch - स्कॉर्चिंग
LINK: SCORCHING
WORD: SLIT
MEANING:
1. To make a slit or slits in.
2. To cut lengthwise into strips; split.
3. cut, split
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. UP: Student slits girl's throat
2. The dress has a slit on the left side.
PRONOUNCE:
slit - स्लिट
LINK: SLIT
WORD: ALIENATION
MEANING:
1. the act of alienating; the state of being alienated.
2. Law. a transfer of the title to property by one person to another; conveyance.
3. the state of being withdrawn from the objective world.
4. isolation, separation, distancing
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Live: Failure to address unrest in Kashmir will deepen sense of alienation: Omar led delegation to PM Modi
PRONOUNCE:
al•ien•a•tion - एल्यनेशन / ऐलीअनैशन
LINK: ALIENATION
WORD: FIZZ
MEANING:
1. A hissing or bubbling sound.
2. Effervescence.
3. An effervescent beverage.
4. sparkle, fizzle, froth, foam
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Odd-even 2.0 loses fizz halfway through
PRONOUNCE:
fizz - फिज़
LINK: FIZZ
WORD: STASH
MEANING:
1. A secret place where something is hidden or stored.
2. Something, such as money or an illegal drug, that has been hidden or stored.
3. collectors, savers
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Transactions over Rs. 3 Lakh to be illegal as govt turns heat on cash stashers
2. He has a lot of wealth stashed in his locker.
PRONOUNCE:
stash - स्टैश
LINK: STASH
WORD: PERCOLATE
MEANING:
1. To cause (liquid, for example) to pass through a porous substance or small holes; filter.
2. To pass or ooze through: Water percolated the sand.
3. To make (coffee) in a percolator.
4. drip, filter
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. But even in this galaxy of experts, Bhogle has been a star. His understanding of the game, command over the language, witticism, turn of phrase that match the famed Hyderabadi turn of the wrist, cheerful mien and joie de vivre that percolate out of the commentary box and infect listeners have turned him into a legend.
PRONOUNCE:
per·co·late - पर्कलेट / पर्कलैट / पर्कलिट / पर्कलेट
LINK: PERCOLATE
WORD: RICH
MEANING:
1. Having great material wealth: He was so rich he didn't have to work.
2.
a. Having great worth or value: a rich harvest.
b. Made of or containing valuable materials: rich cabinetry.
c. Magnificent; sumptuous: a rich banquet.
3. Abundant or productive, as:
a. Having an abundant supply: Meat is rich in protein.
b. Abounding in natural resources: a rich region.
c. Having many nutrients for plant growth; fertile: rich land.
d. Very productive and therefore financially profitable: rich seams of coal.
4.
a. Containing a large amount of choice ingredients, such as butter, sugar, or eggs, and therefore unusually heavy or sweet: a rich dessert.
b. Strong in aroma or flavor: a rich coffee.
c. Containing a large proportion of fuel to air: a rich gas mixture.
5.
a. Pleasantly full and mellow: a rich tenor voice.
b. Warm and strong in color: a rich brown velvet.
6. Highly varied, developed, or complex: rich musical harmonies; a rich cultural tradition.
7. Informal Highly amusing, often for being absurd or preposterous.
8. luxuriant, precious
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Trump: 'Taxes for the rich will go up somewhat'
PRONOUNCE:
rich - रिच
LINK: RICH
WORD: WITTICISM
MEANING:
1. a clever or witty remark
2. joke, gag
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. But even in this galaxy of experts, Bhogle has been a star. His understanding of the game, command over the language, witticism, turn of phrase that match the famed Hyderabadi turn of the wrist, cheerful mien and joie de vivre that percolate out of the commentary box and infect listeners have turned him into a legend.
PRONOUNCE:
witticism - विटिसिज़म
LINK: WITTICISM
WORD: TAX
MEANING:
1. A contribution for the support of a government required of persons, groups, or businesses within the domain of that government.
2. A fee or dues levied on the members of an organization to meet its expenses.
3. A burdensome or excessive demand; a strain.
tr.v. taxed, tax·ing, tax·es
1. To place a tax on (income, property, or goods).
2. To exact a tax from: taxed the people.
3. Law To assess (court costs, for example).
4. To make difficult or excessive demands upon: a boss who taxed everyone's patience.
5.
a. To accuse; confront: taxed him with ingratitude.
b. To hold accountable: The contractor was taxed with the mistake of the subcontractor.
6. duties, levies, excises
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Trump: 'Taxes for the rich will go up somewhat'
2. We have to pay tax regularly.
PRONOUNCE:
tax - टैक्स
LINK: TAX
WORD: REVOCATION
MEANING:
1. the act of revoking or state of being revoked; cancellation
2. (Law)
a. the cancellation or annulment of a legal instrument, esp a will
b. the withdrawal of an offer, power of attorney, etc
3. cancellation, withdrawal
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Mallya in Lalit Modi-like situation after passport revocation
2. He got a big jolt from revocation of the contract
PRONOUNCE:
revocation - रेवकेशन / रेवकैशन
LINK: REVOCATION
WORD: SOMEWHAT
MEANING:
1. To some extent or degree; rather.
2. rather, slightly, fairly
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Trump: 'Taxes for the rich will go up somewhat'
2. He was somewhat angry.
PRONOUNCE:
some·what - सम्वट / सम्ह्वट
LINK: SOMEWHAT
WORD: DERANGE
MEANING:
1. To disturb the order, arrangement, or functioning of: an asteroid impact large enough to derange the climate.
2. To upset (normal condition or functioning, as of a bodily organ).
3. To cause to be psychotic or otherwise severely mentally unsound.
4. unbalanced, disturbed
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Yeah, Hillary Has Pneumonia, But Trump Is Still A Deranged Threat To America
2. He has tried to derange the whole system.
PRONOUNCE:
de·range - डिरेन्ज / डिरैन्ज
LINK: DERANGE
WORD: DISBELIEF
MEANING:
1. the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true.
2. amazement; astonishment.
3. doubt, suspicion
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Mobile phone @ Rs 251 rings in disbelief
2. There were cries of disbelief when Sachin was given LBW out.
PRONOUNCE:
dis•be•lief - डिस्बिलीफ
LINK: DISBELIEF
WORD: DISCUSS
MEANING:
1. To speak with another or others about; talk over: discussed the matter briefly.
2. To examine or consider (a subject) in speech or writing: The book discusses the challenges that journalists face today.
3. converse, confer, chat
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. JNU hunger strike: VC takes notice of students' demands, forms committee to discuss issues
2. We discussed our household budget.
PRONOUNCE:
dis·cuss - डिस्कस
LINK: DISCUSS
WORD: HEDONISTIC
MEANING:
1. Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses.
2. Philosophy The ethical doctrine holding that only what is pleasant or has pleasant consequences is intrinsically good.
3. Psychology The doctrine holding that behavior is motivated by the desire for pleasure and the avoidance of pain.
4. self-indulgent, pleasure-seeking
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Hedonistic voices inside our head lamented that we would not see him lead the Black Caps to another no-longer-surprising march to the final of the World T20.
PRONOUNCE:
he·don·ism - हीडनिस्टिक
LINK: HEDONISTIC
