AMBLE

WORD: AMBLE

MEANING:
1. To walk slowly or leisurely; stroll.
2. To move along at an easy gait by using both legs on one side alternately with both on the other. Used of a horse.
3. to stroll in a relaxed manner

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Every Sunday, the elderly couple will amble three blocks to church.

PRONOUNCE:
am·ble - ऐम्बल

LINK: AMBLE

SEMINAL

WORD: SEMINAL

MEANING:
1. potentially capable of development
2. highly original, influential, and important
3. rudimentary or unformed
4. (Zoology) of or relating to semen: seminal fluid.
5. (Biology) biology of or relating to seed
6. important, infuential, inspiring

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Rahul Dev Burman was an Indian film score composer, who is considered one of the seminal music directors of the Indian film industry. 

PRONOUNCE:
seminal - सेमनल

LINK: SEMINAL

ERODE

WORD: ERODE

MEANING:
1. To wear (something) away by erosion: Waves eroded the shore.
2. To eat into or eat away the substance of: Acidic water erodes pipes. Arthritis had eroded the cartilage.
3. To make or form by wearing away: The river eroded a deep valley.
4. To cause to diminish or deteriorate: "Long enduring peace often erodes popular resolution" (C.L. Sulzberger).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. For politicians, tunnel vision is a deadly handicap. Politics is often the art of making most of the opportunities but exclusive focus on present can erode the possibilities of the future.

PRONOUNCE:
e·rode - इरोड / ईरोड

LINK: ERODE

FLEET

WORD: FLEET

MEANING:
1. A number of warships operating together under one command.
2. A number of vessels having a shared origin, purpose, or area of operation: the Japanese merchant fleet; the North Pacific fishing fleet.
3. A group of vehicles, such as taxicabs or airliners, owned or operated as a unit.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. INS Chennai, a Kolkata-class destroyer ship, was commissioned into the Indian Navy's combat fleet on Monday. 

PRONOUNCE:
fleet - फ्लीट

LINK: FLEET

CORPUS

WORD: CORPUS

MEANING:
1. a collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. His work has no parallel in the whole corpus of Renaissance poetry.

PRONOUNCE:
cor·pus - कॉर्पस

LINK: CORPUS

RAMBLE

WORD: RAMBLE

MEANING:
1. To move about aimlessly: rambled around the park for an hour; rambled around the southwest. See Synonyms at wander.
2. To walk casually or leisurely: rambled over to the neighbor's house.
3. To follow an irregularly winding course of motion or growth: Vines rambled over the fence.
4. To speak or write at length and with many digressions: rambled on about his childhood.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. As Trump ranted and rambled in Phoenix, his crowd slowly thinned

PRONOUNCE:
ram·ble - रैम्बल

LINK: RAMBLE

DETENTE

WORD: DETENTE

MEANING:
1. a passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theatre, an aircraft, or train.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. His policy of arms control and detente with the Soviet Union.

PRONOUNCE:
dé·tente - डेटान्ट / डैटान्ट

LINK: DETENTE

RANT

WORD: RANT

MEANING:
1. To speak or write in an angry or emotionally charged manner; rave.
2. To express at length a complaint or negative opinion: "He could rant on the subject of physician-assisted illness" (Paul Theroux).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. As Trump ranted and rambled in Phoenix, his crowd slowly thinned

PRONOUNCE:
rant - रैन्ट

LINK: RANT

PLOW

WORD: PLOW

MEANING:
1. a. To break and turn over (earth) with a plow. b. To form (a furrow, for example) with a plow. c. To form furrows in with a plow: plow a field. d. To form wrinkles or creases in: His forehead was plowed with lines of stress.
2. a. To move or clear (snow, for example) by means of a plow. b. To clear (an area) of snow or other material by means of a plow.
3. To make or form with driving force: I plowed my way through the crowd.
4. To progress through (water): plow the high seas.
5. Vulgar Slang To have intercourse with (another). Used of a man.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Barcelona attach aftermath. 12 people dead, 100+ injured as van plowed into the crowd.

PRONOUNCE:
plow - प्लाउ

LINK: PLOW

SOLIDARITY

WORD: SOLIDARITY

MEANING:
1. Unity of purpose, interest, or sympathy: People gathered to show solidarity with the earthquake victims.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. World voices solidarity with Spain after terror attack

PRONOUNCE:
sol·i·dar·i·ty - सालडेरटी / सालिडैरीटी

LINK: SOLIDARITY

ENIGMATIC

WORD: ENIGMATIC

MEANING:
1. full of mystery and difficult to understand

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. After I did a little research, the subject of metaphysics was no longer so enigmatic to me.

PRONOUNCE:
en·ig·mat·ic - एनिग्मैटिक

LINK: ENIGMATIC

HURTLE

WORD: HURTLE

MEANING:
1. To move with or as if with great speed:

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. US, Russia hurtle toward dangerous escalation

PRONOUNCE:
hur·tle - हर्टल

LINK: HURTLE

ALBEIT

WORD: ALBEIT

MEANING:
1. even though, although

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Juan is a great worker, albeit he often arrives late to the office

PRONOUNCE:
al·be·it - ऑल्बीइट

LINK: ALBEIT

ARDUOUS

WORD: ARDUOUS

MEANING:
1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult: "the arduous work of preparing a Dictionary of the English Language" (Thomas Macaulay).
2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous: a long, arduous, and exhausting war.
3. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. As Blue Whale Challenge spreads in Kerala, teachers, parents and politicians gear up for long and arduous fight

PRONOUNCE:
ar·du·ous - आर्जूअस

LINK: ARDUOUS

RENDITION

WORD: RENDITION

MEANING:
1. The act of rendering: the rendition of a verdict.
2. An interpretation or performance of a musical score or a dramatic piece.
3. A translation from one language to another.
4. a. The surrender of a person, place, or possession, as to an authority or a victorious force. b. The transfer of a prisoner or suspect from one country to another, often to avoid legal restrictions on interrogation or prosecution.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Trending: Hina Khan's Rendition Of Vande Mataram On Independence Day.

PRONOUNCE:
ren·di·tion - रेन्डिशन

LINK: RENDITION

OUST

WORD: OUST

MEANING:
1. To eject from a position or place; force out: "the American Revolution, which ousted the English" (Virginia S. Eifert).
2. Law To effect an ouster of (a party) from a property.
3. exiled, overthrew, ejected, expelled

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. South Korea president Park Geun-hye ousted by court

PRONOUNCE:
oust - आउस्ट

LINK: OUST

ANTHEM

WORD: ANTHEM

MEANING:
1. A hymn of praise or loyalty.
2. A choral composition having a sacred or moralizing text in English.
3. A popular song, especially a rock song felt to sum up the attitudes or feelings associated with a period or social group.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Our national anthem is written by Ravindranath Tagore.

PRONOUNCE:
an·them - ऐन्थम

LINK: ANTHEM

VALOROUS

WORD: VALOROUS

MEANING:
1. adventuresome, adventurous

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. In many fairy tales, knights are valorous warriors who enter into not battle with nothing but bravery and a sharp sword.

PRONOUNCE:
val·or·ous - वैलरस

LINK: VALOROUS

PIQUE

WORD: PIQUE

MEANING:
1. To cause to feel resentment or indignation.
2. To provoke; arouse: The portrait piqued her curiosity.
3. To pride (oneself): He piqued himself on his stylish attire.
4. interested, attracted, intrigued

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. In November last year, SS Rajamouli revealed the first look poster of Baahubali
2. which has already piqued the curiosity quotient among fans.

PRONOUNCE:
pique - पीक

LINK: PIQUE

NIHILISM

WORD: NIHILISM

MEANING:
1. the idea that societal rules are worthless and should be eliminated

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The rebels urged the people to grab hold of nihilism and remove all government officials from office.

PRONOUNCE:
ni·hil·ism - नाइअलिज़म

LINK: NIHILISM

AFFIRMATIVE

WORD: AFFIRMATIVE

MEANING:
1. Asserting that something is true or correct, as with the answer "yes": an affirmative reply.
2. Giving assent or approval; confirming: an affirmative vote.
3. Positive; optimistic: an affirmative outlook.
4. Logic Of, relating to, or being a proposition in which the predicate affirms something about the subject, such as the statement apples have seeds.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Affirmative Action Battle Has a New Focus: Asian-Americans

PRONOUNCE:
af·fir·ma·tive - अफर्मटिव

LINK: AFFIRMATIVE

CAPTOR

WORD: CAPTOR

MEANING:
1. One that takes another as a captive.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Model Who Says She Was Kidnapped In Italy Was Seen Shopping With Her Alleged Captor

PRONOUNCE:
captor - कैप्टर

LINK: CAPTOR

GRAFT

WORD: GRAFT

MEANING:
1. a. To unite (a shoot or bud) with a growing plant by insertion or by placing in close contact. b. To join (a plant or plants) by such union.
2. To transplant or implant (living tissue, for example) surgically into a bodily part to replace a damaged part or compensate for a defect.
3. To join or unite closely: graft new customs onto old.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. IAS officer facing graft charges removed as MSRDC MD

PRONOUNCE:
graft - ग्रैफ्ट

LINK: GRAFT

FRET

WORD: FRET

MEANING:
1. To be vexed or troubled; worry. See Synonyms at brood.
2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
3. To move agitatedly.
4. To gnaw with the teeth in the manner of a rodent.
5. worrying, troubling, bothering

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Fretting over salary component: ESOPs no more the catnip at ecommerce firms

PRONOUNCE:
fret - फ्रेट

LINK: FRET

GLAMPING

WORD: GLAMPING

MEANING:
1. Glamorous camping! Avoiding any rough conditions with luxurious facilities and accommodation, such as a yurt or cabin 

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. We’re going to be glamping at Glastonbury this year.

PRONOUNCE:
glamping

LINK: GLAMPING

SLUR

WORD: SLUR

MEANING:
1. demean, smear, insult

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. University Of Kansas Professor Investigated For Racial Slur

PRONOUNCE:
slur

LINK: SLUR

CUPEL

WORD: CUPEL

MEANING:
1. A porous cup, often made of bone ash, used in assaying to separate precious metals from base elements such as lead.
2. The bottom or receptacle in a silver-refining furnace.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. My heart was the cupel Where both real and fake Friendships were welcomed And sorted as befits the faith; All polished and shone, Some to cherish, Others to smile upon.

PRONOUNCE:
cu·pel - क्यूपल

LINK: CUPEL

FLUFF

WORD: FLUFF

MEANING:
1. soft light particles, such as the down or nap of cotton or wool
2. any light downy substance
3. an object, matter, etc, of little importance; trifle
4. (informal) . a mistake, in particular when speaking or reading lines or performing music
5. (informal) (everyday sexism). a young woman -verb
6. to make or become soft and puffy by shaking or patting; puff up
7. (informal) . to make a mistake in performing (an action, dramatic speech, music, etc.)

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Lot of fluff is collected on your blankets.
2. You should beat the dough to a fluffy consistancy for making cakes.

PRONOUNCE:
fluff - फ्लफ

LINK: FLUFF

CRUNK

WORD: CRUNK

MEANING:
1. Very excited or full of energy

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. shivam is in very crunky mood for his interview.

PRONOUNCE:
crunk

LINK: CRUNK

GESTICULATE

WORD: GESTICULATE

MEANING:
1. gesture, wave, signal

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. There’re a bevy of actors and actresses with them, in various states of undress who make far from funny sexual jokes and gesticulate with their body parts through the trailer.
2. Dhoni gesticulates for a review, Yuvraj goes for it.

PRONOUNCE:
gesticulate

LINK: GESTICULATE

SAUVE

WORD: SAUVE

MEANING:
1. smooth, polished, polite

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 'Ghayal Once Again' is a throwback to Sunny Deol’s angry common man persona made during the ‘90s. It’s a terribly made film with nothing much to offer except Narendra Jha’s performance as the suave villain.

PRONOUNCE:
sauve

LINK: SAUVE