CRUMBLE

WORD: CRUMBLE

MEANING:
1. To fall into small fragments or pieces; disintegrate: The ancient castle had crumbled to ruins.
2. To give way; collapse: an ego that crumbles under pressure.
3. smash, beat, crush, grind

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sri Lanka, however, refused to crumble under pressure and came up with a spirited fightback in a match that went down to the last ball. 

PRONOUNCE:
crum·ble - क्रम्बल

LINK: CRUMBLE

AMBIENT

WORD: AMBIENT

MEANING:
1. Surrounding; encircling: ambient sound; ambient air.
2. Relating to or being instrumental or electronic music that has melody, gentle rhythm, and limited harmonic development and is intended to induce a relaxed mood.
3. producing a mood or effect by being present

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The ambient music in the store made people feel good about shopping.

PRONOUNCE:
am·bi·ent - ऐम्बीअन्ट

LINK: AMBIENT

SWOON

WORD: SWOON

MEANING:
1. To faint.
2. To be overwhelmed by ecstatic joy.
3. faint, blackout, unconsciousness

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Rustom first look: Akshay Kumar as a navy officer will make all the girls SWOON!

PRONOUNCE:
swoon - स्वून

LINK: SWOON

AVOUCH

WORD: AVOUCH

MEANING:
1. To declare the provable truth or validity of; affirm: She avouched that she herself was innocent.
2. To corroborate or confirm; vouch for: Has this report been avouched?
3. To accept responsibility for (an action, for example); acknowledge.
4. To avow; confess.
5. to declare freely and openly; to assert

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Standing at the witness stand, I stated that I could avouch for the sterling reputation of Jennifer. 

PRONOUNCE:
a·vouch - अवाउच

LINK: AVOUCH

SCUPPER

WORD: SCUPPER

MEANING:
1. To sink (a ship) deliberately; scuttle.
2. To thwart or ruin: scupper a business deal.
3. Chiefly British To overwhelm or massacre.
4. sink, undo, wrek, spoil

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. World T20: All pace, no bite; South Africa's toothless bowling may scupper their campaign

PRONOUNCE:
scup·per - स्कपर

LINK: SCUPPER

TROLL

WORD: TROLL

MEANING:
1. amble, wander, saunter, drift, walk

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Abhishek Bachchan's befitting reply to a Twitter troll, yet again!

PRONOUNCE:
troll - ट्रोल

LINK: TROLL

CLAMOR

WORD: CLAMOR

MEANING:
1. To make a loud sustained noise or outcry.
2. To make insistent demands or complaints: clamored for tax reforms.
3. appeal, demand, request

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Maharashtra: Now, Section 144 imposed in Parbani as locals clamor for water supply

PRONOUNCE:
clam·or - क्लैमर

LINK: CLAMOR

INTERMINABLE

WORD: INTERMINABLE

MEANING:
1. Being or seeming to be without an end; endless: an interminable wait at the airport. See Synonyms at continual.
2. seemingly without end; endless

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. If I have to sit through one of my father’s interminable lectures again, I will go insane!

PRONOUNCE:
in·ter·mi·na·ble - इन्टर्मनबल

LINK: INTERMINABLE

TURF

WORD: TURF

MEANING:
1. a. A surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass and its matted roots; sod. b. An artificial substitute for such a grassy layer, as on a playing field.
2. A piece cut from a layer of earth or sod.
3. A piece of peat that is burned for use as fuel.
4. Informal a. The range of the authority or influence of a person, group, or thing; a bailiwick: "a bureaucracy ... concerned with turf, promotions, the budget, and protecting the retirement system" (Harper's). See Synonyms at field. b. A geographical area; a territory. c. The area claimed by a gang, as of youths, as its personal territory.
5. Sports a. A racetrack. b. The sport or business of racing horses.
6. territory, field, orbit

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. As Apple plots India push, Samsung stakes turf with revamped phones

PRONOUNCE:
turf - टर्फ

LINK: TURF

SULLY

WORD: SULLY

MEANING:
1. To mar the cleanness or luster of; soil or stain.
2. To defile; taint: sully a reputation.
3. A substance or liquid which is believed to cure illness and give eternal life

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The salesman was selling an elixir that he said would protect us all from the plague.

PRONOUNCE:
sul·ly - सली

LINK: SULLY

IMPASSE

WORD: IMPASSE

MEANING:
1. A road or passage having no exit; a cul-de-sac.
2. A situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; a deadlock or a stalemate: reached an impasse in the negotiations.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Senate Republicans still at impasse after late-night health care meeting

PRONOUNCE:
im·passe - इम्पैस

LINK: IMPASSE

BANTAM

WORD: BANTAM

MEANING:
1. Any of various breeds of very small domesticated fowl that are often miniatures of members of larger breeds.
2. A small but aggressive and spirited person.
3. A short and aggressive individual.


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. As the small-statured bantam was quick to grow angry at the site of his flock of bantam roaming outside of his farm, he quickly shooed them into their small pen clucking the whole way

PRONOUNCE:
ban·tam - बैन्टम

LINK: BANTAM

SUSPENSION

WORD: SUSPENSION

MEANING:
1. The act of suspending or the condition of being suspended, especially: a. An interruption or temporary cessation, as of an activity or of the application of a rule or law. See Synonyms at pause. b. A temporary prohibition or exclusion, as from attending school or enjoying a privilege, especially as a punishment. c. A postponement, as of a judgment, opinion, or decision.
2. Music a. The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into a following chord to create a temporary dissonance. b. The tone or tones so prolonged.
3. A device from which a mechanical part is suspended.
4. The system of springs and other devices that insulates the chassis of a vehicle from shocks transmitted through the wheels.
5. Chemistry A system in which minute particles are dispersed throughout a fluid from which they are easily filtered but not easily settled because of system viscosity or molecular interactions.
6. postponement, interruption

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The ITF's anti-doping program calls for a four-year suspension for a positive test, but that ban can be reduced in various circumstances, such as for first-time offences or if the player shows no significant fault or negligence.

PRONOUNCE:
sus·pen·sion - सस्पेन्शन

LINK: SUSPENSION

HURDLE

WORD: HURDLE

MEANING:
1. Sports a. A light portable barrier over which competitors must leap in certain races. b. hurdles A race in which a series of such barriers must be jumped without the competitors' breaking their stride. c. A leaping step made off one foot as means of maximizing spring at the end of an approach, as to a dive.
2. An obstacle or difficulty to be overcome: the last hurdle before graduation.
3. Chiefly British A portable framework made of intertwined branches or wattle and used for temporary fencing.
4. Chiefly British A frame or sledge on which condemned persons were dragged to execution.
5. obstacle, difficulty, problem

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. A China Hurdle As India Seeks Entry Into Elite Nuclear Club

PRONOUNCE:
hur·dle - हर्डल

LINK: HURDLE

MORONIC

WORD: MORONIC

MEANING:
1. Showing foolishness or stupidity.
2. Exhibiting mild intellectual disability. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
3. Very foolish or stupid.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Television's latest moronic soap opera.

PRONOUNCE:
mo·ron·ic - मरानिक

LINK: MORONIC

SWEETLING

WORD: SWEETLING

MEANING:
1. something small and sweet

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sidharth Malhotra is a sweetling, we have proof!

PRONOUNCE:
sweetling

LINK: SWEETLING

ATROCIOUS

WORD: ATROCIOUS

MEANING:
1. Extremely evil or cruel; monstrous: an atrocious crime.
2. Exceptionally bad; abominable: atrocious decor; atrocious behavior.
3. Horrifyingly wicked.of a very poor quality; extremely bad or unpleasant.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Horrifyingly wicked.of a very poor quality; extremely bad or unpleasant.

PRONOUNCE:
a·tro·cious - अट्रोशस

LINK: ATROCIOUS

FETE

WORD: FETE

MEANING:
1. A festival or feast.
2. a. An elaborate, often outdoor entertainment. b. An elaborate party.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Kim Jong Un attends concert feting N. Korea missile launch

PRONOUNCE:
fete - फेट / फैट

LINK: FETE

ANNIHILATION

WORD: ANNIHILATION

MEANING:
1. total destruction
2. the act of annihilating
3. (General Physics) physics the destruction of a particle and its antiparticle when they collide. The annihilation of an electron with a positron generates two or, very rarely, three photons of annihilation radiation. The annihilation of a nucleon with its antiparticle generates several pions


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sixth mass extinction: The era of 'biological annihilation'

PRONOUNCE:
1. Sixth mass extinction: The era of 'biological annihilation'

LINK: ANNIHILATION

SMUG

WORD: SMUG

MEANING:
1. excessively self-satisfied or complacent 
2. archaic trim or neat 
3. seuperior, self-satisfied

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. When pretty-boy actors stroll through sequences of supposed peril with smug smiles and martinis that do not get shaken much less stirred amid perfectly choreographed action, there can be no risk to agent 007.

PRONOUNCE:
smug - स्मग

LINK: SMUG

CLING

WORD: CLING

MEANING:
1. to adhere closely; stick to: Wet paper clings to glass. 
2. to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave: The child clung to her mother. 
3. to remain attached, as to an idea, hope, memory, etc. 
4. to cohere. 
5. Gripped or stuck to something

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. His little children clung to his knees and spoke loving words to him.

PRONOUNCE:
cling - क्लिंग

LINK: CLING

PERIL

WORD: PERIL

MEANING:
1. a. Imminent danger: a sign warning of the peril of falling rocks. b. Exposure to the risk of harm or loss: in peril of losing his savings. 
2. Something that endangers or involves risk: couldn't avoid the perils of the desert. 
3. danger, threat, risk, hazard

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. When pretty-boy actors stroll through sequences of supposed peril with smug smiles and martinis that do not get shaken much less stirred amid perfectly choreographed action, there can be no risk to agent 007.

PRONOUNCE:
per·il - पेरल

LINK: PERIL

CENSURE

WORD: CENSURE

MEANING:
1. An expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism. 
2. An official rebuke, as by a legislature of one of its members. 
3. To find fault with

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The critical teacher was quick to censure her students for even small mistakes.

PRONOUNCE:
cen·sure - सेन्शर

LINK: CENSURE

STROLL

WORD: STROLL

MEANING:
1. To go for a leisurely walk: stroll in the park. 
2. To travel from place to place seeking work or gain. 
3. walk, wander

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. When pretty-boy actors stroll through sequences of supposed peril with smug smiles and martinis that do not get shaken much less stirred amid perfectly choreographed action, there can be no risk to agent 007.

PRONOUNCE:
here - here

LINK: STROLL

ADVERSARY

WORD: ADVERSARY

MEANING:
1. An opponent; an enemy. 
2. Adversary The Devil; Satan. Often used with the. 
3. One who opposes or resists

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match.

PRONOUNCE:
ad·ver·sar·y - ऐड्वर्सेरी

LINK: ADVERSARY

LOFTY

WORD: LOFTY

MEANING:
1. Of imposing height. 
2. Elevated in character; exalted. 
3. Affecting grandness; pompous. 
4. Arrogant; haughty.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. In Lofty Versailles Speech, Macron Tells the French to Prepare for Change

PRONOUNCE:
loft·y - लॉफ्टी

LINK: LOFTY

ABSOLVE

WORD: ABSOLVE

MEANING:
1. To pronounce clear of guilt or blame.
2. To relieve of a requirement or obligation.
3. a. To grant a remission of sin to. b. To pardon or remit (a sin).
4. to forgive, to free from guilt

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase.

PRONOUNCE:
ab·solve - अब्ज़ाल्व / ऐब्ज़ाल्व / ऐब्ज़ाल्व

LINK: ABSOLVE

COMPLACENT

WORD: COMPLACENT

MEANING:
1. Satisfied with the current situation and unconcerned with changing it, often to the point of smugness: "a geologic cautionary tale for a complacent world accustomed to reliable infusions of cheap energy" (Paul Roberts).
2. Eager to please; complaisant.
3. satisfied

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. We've been playing some really good cricket, we don't want to be complacent but don't want to be desperate, either.

PRONOUNCE:
com·pla·cent - कम्प्लेसन्ट / कम्प्लैसन्ट

LINK: LINK

JEOPARDISE

WORD: JEOPARDISE

MEANING:
1. to put at risk

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Do not jeopardise your good grade by failing to turn in your assignment.

PRONOUNCE:
jeopardise - जेपर्डाइज़

LINK: JEOPARDISE

DABBLE

WORD: DABBLE

MEANING:
1. To splash liquid gently and playfully.
2. To undertake something superficially or without serious intent: "The restaurant business entails more than ... dabbling in interior design" (Andy Birsh).
3. To feed by moving the bill back and forth just below the surface or on the bottom in shallow water. Used of ducks.
4. experimented

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1.  Twinkle Khanna dabbled in interior decoration, and film production by serving as a co-producer on 'Tees Maar Khan', 'Thank You', 'Patiala House' and 'Holiday: A Soldier is Never Off Duty'.

PRONOUNCE:
dab·ble - डैबल

LINK: DABBLE

INTRINSIC

WORD: INTRINSIC

MEANING:
1. Of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent.
2. Anatomy Situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts. Used of certain nerves and muscles.
3. internally true and genuine, often referring to the worth of people and objects for their value

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. To learn how the planet rotates, all one has to do is to look at the intrinsic laws of nature.

PRONOUNCE:
in·trin·sic - इन्ट्रिन्सिक

LINK: INTRINSIC