WORD: PALATABLE
MEANING:
1. Acceptable to the taste; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten.
2. Acceptable or agreeable to the mind or sensibilities: a palatable solution to the problem.
3. edible, pleasant, tasty
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. We found the warm sunny weather quite palatable for our picnic.
PRONOUNCE:
pal·at·a·ble - पैलटबल
LINK: PALATABLE
WORD: PLEBISCITE
MEANING:
1. A direct vote in which the entire electorate is invited to accept or refuse a proposal: The new constitution was ratified in a plebiscite.
2. A vote in which a population exercises the right of national self-determination.
3. referendum, poll, survey, vote
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Pakistan calls for plebiscite in strife-torn Indian held Kashmir as it raises issue at UN
PRONOUNCE:
pleb·i·scite - प्लेबसाइट / प्लेबिसाइट / प्लीबिसाइट
LINK: PLEBISCITE
WORD: ACCRETION
MEANING:
1.
a. Growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion.
b. Something contributing to such growth or increase: "the accretions of paint that had buried the door's details like snow" (Christopher Andreae).
2. Biology The growing together or adherence of parts that are normally separate.
3. Geology
a. Slow addition to land by deposition of water-borne sediment.
b. An increase of land along the shores of a body of water, as by alluvial deposit.
4. Astronomy An increase in the mass of a celestial object by its gravitational capture of surrounding interstellar material.
5. an increase by natural growth or addition
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Practices of our own times. The process of accretion and addition is
PRONOUNCE:
ac·cre·tion - अक्रीशन
LINK: ACCRETION
WORD: INCURSION
MEANING:
1. An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion.
2. The act of entering another's territory or domain.
3. The act of entering or running into: homes damaged by the incursion of floodwater.
4. intrusion, invasion, spread, infiltration
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Harish Rawat confirms Chinese incursion in Uttarakhand
PRONOUNCE:
in·cur·sion - इन्कर्श़न
LINK: INCURSION
WORD: INTERLOCUTOR
MEANING:
1. Someone who takes part in a conversation, often formally or officially.
2. The performer in a minstrel show who is placed midway between the end men and engages in banter with them.
3. speaker, talker, discusser
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The music at the party was so loud my interlocutor couldn’t understand a word I said during our conversation.
PRONOUNCE:
in·ter·loc·u·tor - इन्टर्लाक्यटर
LINK: INTERLOCUTOR
WORD: SNOOP
MEANING:
1. a person who pries into the business of others
2. an act or instance of snooping
3. spy, aneak, intruder
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Jason Bourne review: Snoop god
PRONOUNCE:
snoop - स्नूप
LINK: SNOOP
WORD: BENEVOLENT
MEANING:
1. intending or showing goodwill; kindly; friendly: a benevolent smile; a benevolent old man.
2. doing good or giving aid to others, rather than making profit; charitable: a benevolent organization.
3. kind, caring, compassionate
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sherman revealed his benevolent side when he offered to help Carter with his homework.
PRONOUNCE:
benevolent - बनेवलन्ट
LINK: BENEVOLENT
WORD: JITTERY
MEANING:
1. Having or feeling nervous unease: a jittery vigil in the dark.
2. Marked by jittering movements: a jittery ride over rough terrain.
3. nervous
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The jittery market breathed a sigh of relief after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) slashed policy rates by 25 bps to 6.25 per cent and indicated that inflation will cool off in the subsequent quarters.
PRONOUNCE:
jit·ter·y - जिटरी
LINK: JITTERY
WORD: BESPOKE
MEANING:
1. Custom-made. Said especially of clothes.
2. Making or selling custom-made clothes: a bespoke tailor.
3. modified, tailored, adapted, personalized
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Jack is a master tailor who creates bespoke suits.
PRONOUNCE:
be·spoke - बिस्पोक
LINK: BESPOKE
WORD: SHRED
MEANING:
1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off.
2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence.
3. slicing, grating, grinding, destroying
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Bigg Boss 10: Nisha Rawal finally reacts to Karan Mehra shredding her picture inside the house
PRONOUNCE:
shred - श्रेड
LINK: SHRED
WORD: EXTRADITE
MEANING:
1. To give up or deliver (a fugitive, for example) to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority.
2. To obtain the extradition of.
3. deport, expel, banish
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Greece refused to extradite him to Italy
PRONOUNCE:
ex·tra·dite - एक्स्ट्रडाइट
LINK: EXTRADITE
WORD: CRESCENDO
MEANING:
1. A person who attempts to gain advantage by flattering influential people or behaving in a servile manner.
2. increase, upsurge
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The anti-dowry camaign reached a crescendo.
2. the noise builds to a powerful crescendo
PRONOUNCE:
syc·o·phant - क्रिशेन्डो
LINK: CRESCENDO
WORD: SYCOPHANT
MEANING:
1. A person who attempts to gain advantage by flattering influential people or behaving in a servile manner.
2. toady, flatterer
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He is a habitual sycophant.
2. Being famous has taught him to be wary of sycophants.
PRONOUNCE:
syc·o·phant - सिकफन्ट
LINK: SYCOPHANT
WORD: PROPEL
MEANING:
1. To cause to move forward or onward. See Synonyms at push.
2. To cause to develop or progress: a misunderstanding that propels the story forward.
3. pushes, drives, forces
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Steam propels this ship
2. Vijay-Pujara show propels India to 228 at Tea
PRONOUNCE:
pro·pel - प्रपेल
LINK: PROPEL
WORD: MUNDANE
MEANING:
1. Of, relating to, or typical of this world; secular.
2. Relating to, characteristic of, or concerned with commonplaces; ordinary.
3. ordinary, dull, routine, everyday
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Rekha leads a very mundane life.
2. They live a mundane life and are happy with it.
PRONOUNCE:
mun·dane - मन्डेन / मन्डैन
LINK: MUNDANE
WORD: HERALD
MEANING:
1. A person who carries or proclaims important news; a messenger.
2. One that gives a sign or indication of something to come; a harbinger: The crocus is a herald of spring.
3. An official whose specialty is heraldry.
4.
a. An official formerly charged with making royal proclamations and bearing messages of state between sovereigns.
b. An official who formerly made proclamations and conveyed challenges at a tournament.
5. proclaim, announce, publish, publicize
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The launch of Gatimaan express train heralds a new era of high-speed rail travel in India.
2. Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes ban herald end of an era; 5 points to note
PRONOUNCE:
her·ald - हेरल्ड
LINK: HERALD
WORD: IMPEDE
MEANING:
1. to restrict or retard in action, progress, etc; hinder; obstruct
2. obstruct, hinder, hamper, delay
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Changes to the signing processes may impede your development if you're working on an older project that has not been updated to the current signing process.
PRONOUNCE:
impede - इम्पीड
LINK: IMPEDE
WORD: STRADDLE
MEANING:
1. to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride.
2. to be positioned wide apart, as the legs.
3. to favor or appear to favor both of two opposite sides; equivocate.
4. overlaps, spans, includes
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 'Jack Reacher' and 'Avengers' star Cobie Smulders straddles the line between indie stalwart and blockbuster bruiser
PRONOUNCE:
strad•dle - स्ट्रैडल
LINK: STRADDLE
WORD: ACCREDITED
MEANING:
1.
a. To ascribe or attribute (something) to someone: The invention of the lightning rod is accredited to Franklin.
b. To give credit to: the writer who is accredited with having written the piece.
2.
a. To certify as meeting prescribed standards or requirements, as of a profession: a school that is accredited by the state's board of education.
b. To supply with credentials or authority, as of a government: accredit an envoy. See Synonyms at authorize.
3. credited,, attributed, qualified
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. In the same way, the foreign representatives accredited to.
PRONOUNCE:
ac·cred·it - अक्रेडिटिड
LINK: ACCREDITED
WORD: INCISIVE
MEANING:
1. keen, penetrating, or acute
2. biting or sarcastic; mordant: an incisive remark.
3. (Zoology) having a sharp cutting edge: incisive teeth.
4. keen, perceptive, sharp
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He has an incisive mind.
PRONOUNCE:
incisive - इन्साइसिव
LINK: INCISIVE
WORD: CRUMBLE
MEANING:
1. fall down
2. To fall into small fragments or pieces; disintegrate: The ancient castle had crumbled to ruins.
3. To give way; collapse: an ego that crumbles under pressure.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Buildings Crumble as Twin Earthquakes Rattle Central Italy
PRONOUNCE:
crumble - क्रम्बल
LINK: CRUMBLE
WORD: ROT
MEANING:
1. nonsense, twaddle
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The Daily Fix: The Tata fiasco is a sign of the rot in India's boardrooms
PRONOUNCE:
rot - राट
LINK: ROT
WORD: PERUSAL
MEANING:
1. To read or examine, typically with great care.
2. Usage Problem To glance over; skim.
3. examination, scrutiny, inspection
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Let us again recommend the perusal of the demonstration.
PRONOUNCE:
pe·ruse - परूज़ल
LINK: PERUSAL
WORD: HOODWINK
MEANING:
1. To deceive or swindle by deception. See Synonyms at deceive.
2. Archaic To blindfold.
3. Obsolete To conceal.
4. deceived, tricked
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The first-half of Sunny Deol's admirable but finally undone sequel to the 1990 hit Ghayal is so riveting that one is hoodwinked into believing that we are on to something remarkably well-packaged over here.
PRONOUNCE:
hoodwink - हुड्विंगक
LINK: HOODWINK
WORD: HOLISTIC
MEANING:
1. Of or relating to holism.
2.
a. Emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependence of its parts.
b. Concerned with wholes rather than analysis or separation into parts: holistic medicine; holistic ecology.
3. complete, all inclusive, rounded
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. They were taking a holistic approach to improve the canteen.
PRONOUNCE:
ho·lis·tic - रिवटिंग
LINK: HOLISTIC
WORD: RIVETING
MEANING:
1. Wholly absorbing or engrossing one's attention; fascinating: a riveting science-fiction novel.
2. fascinating, enthralling, exciting
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The first-half of Sunny Deol's admirable but finally undone sequel to the 1990 hit Ghayal is so riveting that one is hoodwinked into believing that we are on to something remarkably well-packaged over here.
PRONOUNCE:
riv·et·ing - रिवटिंग
LINK: RIVETING
WORD: EXALT
MEANING:
1. To raise in rank, character, or status; elevate: exalted the shepherd to the rank of grand vizier.
2. To glorify, praise, or honor.
3. To increase the effect or intensity of; heighten: works of art that exalt the imagination.
4. glorify, honor
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The fireman was publicly exalted for his heroism.
2. The poor will be exalted.
PRONOUNCE:
ex·alt - इग्ज़ॉल्ट
LINK: EXALT
WORD: OSTENSIBLY
MEANING:
1. Represented or appearing as such; ostensive: His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity.
2. apparently, supposedly, seemingly
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The past is torturing him when all of a sudden a weepy Soha Ali Khan, ostensibly a neurologist, tells him sternly, “Memory se khelna band karo” .
PRONOUNCE:
ostensibly - आस्टेन्सब्ली
LINK: OSTENSIBLY
WORD: ACTUATE
MEANING:
1. To put into motion or action; activate: electrical relays that actuate the elevator.
2. To cause to take action: a speech that actuated dissenters.
3. activate, motivate, trigger
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The teenager touched the screen to actuate the mobile app.
PRONOUNCE:
ac·tu·ate - ऐक्चूएट / ऐक्चूवैट
LINK: ACTUATE
WORD: WEEPY
MEANING:
1. Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful.
2. Very sentimental: a weepy movie.
3. tearful, sad, emotional
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The past is torturing him when all of a sudden a weepy Soha Ali Khan, ostensibly a neurologist, tells him sternly, “Memory se khelna band karo” .
PRONOUNCE:
weep·y - वीपी
LINK: WEEPY
