COMMEMORATE

WORD: COMMEMORATE

MEANING:
1. To honor the memory of (a person or event, for example), especially with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe.
2. To serve as a memorial to: The statue commemorates the discovery of anesthesia.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Commemorate Constitution Day on November 26: UGC to varsities

PRONOUNCE:
com·mem·o·rate - कमेमरेट / कमेमरैट

LINK: COMMEMORATE

EMULATE

WORD: EMULATE

MEANING:
1. To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated.
2. To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with.
3. Computers To imitate the function of (another system), as by modifications to hardware or software that allow the imitating system to accept the same data, execute the same programs, and achieve the same results as the imitated system.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Ashwin emulates the greats, races to 300

PRONOUNCE:
em·u·late - एम्यलैट / एम्युलेट / एम्यलिट / एम्यलेट

LINK: EMULATE

TIRADE

WORD: TIRADE

MEANING:
1. A long angry speech, usually of a censorious or denunciatory nature; a diatribe.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Who are they gonna believe you or me?': Texas prosecutor fired after drunken Uber tirade 1. Freed by Pak, 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed launches anti-India tirade

PRONOUNCE:
ti·rade - टाइरेड / टाइरैड

LINK: TIRADE

SCAB

WORD: SCAB

MEANING:
1. A crust discharged from and covering a healing wound.
2. Scabies or mange in domestic animals or livestock, especially sheep.
3.
a. Any of various plant diseases caused by fungi or bacteria and resulting in crustlike spots on fruit, leaves, or roots.
b. The spots caused by such a disease.
4. Slang A person regarded as contemptible.
5.
a. A worker who refuses membership in a labor union.
b. An employee who works while others are on strike; a strikebreaker.
c. A person hired to replace a striking worker.


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Brazile revelation tears at Democratic scab

PRONOUNCE:
scab - स्कैब

LINK: SCAB

CAMOUFLAGE

WORD: CAMOUFLAGE

MEANING:
1. The concealing of personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings.
2. Protective coloring or other appearance that conceals an animal and enables it to blend into its surroundings: The leopard's camouflage makes it blend in with the forest shadows.
3.
a. Cloth, netting, or other material used for camouflage: spread the camouflage over the tank.
b. Fabric or a garment dyed in splotches of green, brown, and tan, used for camouflage in certain environments.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. It is no coincidence that the remake of a suspense-filled thriller from nearly half a century ago falls back on significant plot tweaks - and a major climax-altering epilogue - to try and camouflage a familiar storyline.

PRONOUNCE:
cam·ou·flage - कैमफ्लाश़

LINK: CAMOUFLAGE

SIGH

WORD: SIGH

MEANING:
1.
a. To exhale audibly in a long deep breath, as in weariness or relief.
b. To emit a similar sound: willows sighing in the wind.
2. To feel longing or grief; yearn: sighing for their lost youth.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. WhatsApp Restored, Users Heave A Sigh Of Relief

PRONOUNCE:
sigh - साइ

LINK: SIGH

EPILOGUE

WORD: EPILOGUE

MEANING:
1.
a. A short poem or speech spoken directly to the audience following the conclusion of a play.
b. The performer who delivers such a short poem or speech.
2. A short addition or concluding section at the end of a literary work, often dealing with the future of its characters. Also called afterword.
3. An event which reflects meaningfully on a recently ended conflict or struggle.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. It is no coincidence that the remake of a suspense-filled thriller from nearly half a century ago falls back on significant plot tweaks - and a major climax-altering epilogue - to try and camouflage a familiar storyline.

PRONOUNCE:
ep·i·logue also ep·i·log - एपलॉग

LINK: EPILOGUE

PAPADOPOULOS

WORD: PAPADOPOULOS

MEANING:
1. Greek military officer and politician who became premier after a 1967 coup. He was overthrown in 1973 and imprisoned.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Papadopoulos represented Trump campaign at meetings with British officials, Israeli settlers

PRONOUNCE:
Pa·pa·do·pou·los

LINK: PAPADOPOULOS

VITRIOL

WORD: VITRIOL

MEANING:
1.
a. See sulfuric acid.
b. Any of various sulfates of metals, such as ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, or copper sulfate.
2. Bitterly abusive feeling or expression.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The vitriol over Bollywood film Padmavati went up a notch as a BJP office bearer from Haryana said he would double the bounty on the heads of actor Deepika Padukone and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, to Rs 10 crore.

PRONOUNCE:
vit·ri·ol - विट्रीअल

LINK: VITRIOL

STUTTER

WORD: STUTTER

MEANING:
1. to speak (a word, phrase, etc) with recurring repetition of consonants, esp initial ones
2. to make (an abrupt sound) repeatedly: the gun stuttered.
n
3. the act or habit of stuttering
4. a stuttering sound

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. TEA: Sri Lanka stutter before break

PRONOUNCE:
stutter - स्टटर

LINK: STUTTER

RELIC

WORD: RELIC

MEANING:
1. Something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or custom whose original culture has disappeared: "Corporal punishment was a relic of barbarism" (Cyril Connolly).
2. Something cherished for its age or historic interest.
3. An object kept for its association with the past; a memento.
4. An object of religious veneration, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of a saint.
5. or relics A corpse; remains.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. A relic of the relentless pummeling that flattened much of Germany more than 70 years ago forced tens of thousands of people to temporarily abandon their homes on Sunday in Frankfurt.

PRONOUNCE:
rel·ic - रेलिक

LINK: RELIC

GRUELING

WORD: GRUELING

MEANING:
1. Physically or mentally demanding to the point of exhaustion: a grueling campaign.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. NHK reveals reporter's 'karoshi' in 2013 after grueling OT

PRONOUNCE:
gru·el·ing - ग्रूअलिंग / ग्रूइलिंग / ग्रूलिंग

LINK: GRUELING

SORORITY

WORD: SORORITY

MEANING:
1. A chiefly social organization of women students at a college or university, usually designated by Greek letters.
2. An association or a society of women.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Shoddy GST regime hits Indian economy, leads to job losses

PRONOUNCE:
so·ror·i·ty - सरारीटी / सरॉरटी

LINK: SORORITY

SHODDY

WORD: SHODDY

MEANING:
1. Made of or containing inferior material.
2.
a. Of poor quality or craft.
b. Rundown; shabby.
3. Dishonest or reprehensible: shoddy business practices.
4. Conspicuously and cheaply imitative.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Shoddy GST regime hits Indian economy, leads to job losses

PRONOUNCE:
shod·dy - शाडी

LINK: SHODDY

MOXIE

WORD: MOXIE

MEANING:
1. The ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage.
2. Aggressive energy; initiative: "His prose has moxie, though it rushes and stumbles from a pent-up surge" (Patricia Hampl).
3. Skill; know-how.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Rahul Gandhi's Moxie On Notes Ban Boosts Credentials Among Opposition

PRONOUNCE:
mox·ie

LINK: MOXIE

APOLITICAL

WORD: APOLITICAL

MEANING:
1. Having no interest in or association with politics.
2. Having no political relevance or importance: claimed that the president's upcoming trip was purely apolitical.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Country music is becoming the soundtrack of a nonexistent, apolitical no-place

PRONOUNCE:
a·po·lit·i·cal - एपलिटिकल / ऐपलिटिकल

LINK: APOLITICAL

STRANGULATION

WORD: STRANGULATION

MEANING:
1.
a. The act of strangling or strangulating.
b. The state of being strangled or strangulated.
2. Medicine Constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or another fluid: strangulation of the intestine.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Green Beret killed by strangulation reportedly turned down illegal money from Navy SEALs

PRONOUNCE:
stran·gu·la·tion - स्ट्रैंगग्यलैशन / स्ट्रैंगयुलेशन

LINK: STRANGULATION

HURL

WORD: HURL

MEANING:
1. To throw with great force; fling. See Synonyms at throw.
2. To cause to move with great force or violence: The bus's sudden stop hurled the passengers to the floor.
3. To send with great vigor; thrust: hurled the army against the enemy.
4. To utter vehemently: hurled insults at the speaker.
5. Slang To vomit (the contents of the stomach).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. China, India Soldiers Hurl Stones at 1 Another in Kashmir

PRONOUNCE:
hurl - हर्ल

LINK: HURL

UNSCATHED

WORD: UNSCATHED

MEANING:
1. Not injured or harmed: escaped the hurricane unscathed.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The Finance 202: Wall Street escapes GOP tax cutters unscathed, so far

PRONOUNCE:
un·scathed - अन्स्केद्ड / अन्स्कैद्ड

LINK: UNSCATHED

NOOSE

WORD: NOOSE

MEANING:
1. A loop formed in a rope by means of a slipknot so that it binds tighter as the rope is pulled. Also called running noose.
2. A snare or trap.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 6 Miami firefighters fired for allegedly placing noose over black colleague's family photo, officials say

PRONOUNCE:
noose - नूस

LINK: NOOSE

INVIGORATE

WORD: INVIGORATE

MEANING:
1. To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate: "A few whiffs of the raw, strong scent of phlox invigorated her" (D.H. Lawrence).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Election Results Invigorate Medicaid Expansion Hopes

PRONOUNCE:
in·vig·or·ate - इन्विगरिट / इन्विगरेट

LINK: INVIGORATE

FRATERNITY

WORD: FRATERNITY

MEANING:
1. A body of people associated for a common purpose or interest, such as a guild.
2. A group of people joined by similar backgrounds, occupations, interests, or tastes: the fraternity of bird watchers. 3. A social organization at a college or university, traditionally consisting of male students and designated by Greek letters.
4. Roman Catholic Church A sodality.
5. The quality or condition of being brothers; brotherliness.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Florida State suspends fraternities, sororities in wake of pledge's death

PRONOUNCE:
fra·ter·ni·ty - फ्रटर्नटी / फ्रटर्निटी / फ्रटर्निटी

LINK: FRATERNITY

REPERCUSSION

WORD: REPERCUSSION

MEANING:
1. An often indirect effect, influence, or result that is produced by an event or action.
2. A recoil, rebounding, or reciprocal motion after impact. 
3. A reflection, especially of sound.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Lebanon feels repercussions of Al-Hariri's shock resignation

PRONOUNCE:
re·per·cus·sion - रीपर्कशन / रीप्रकशन

LINK: REPERCUSSION

PATRIARCH

WORD: PATRIARCH

MEANING:
1. A man who rules a family, clan, or tribe.
2. Bible a. One of the antediluvian progenitors of the human race, from Adam to Noah. b. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, or any of Jacob's 12 sons, the eponymous progenitors of the 12 tribes of Israel. 3. Used formerly as a title for the bishops of Rome, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Alexandria.
4. Roman Catholic Church A bishop who holds the highest episcopal rank after the pope.
5. Eastern Orthodox Church Any one of the bishops of the sees of Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, Moscow, and Jerusalem who has authority over other bishops.
6. Judaism The head of the Sanhedrin in Syrian Palestine from about 180 bc to ad 429.
7. Mormon Church A high dignitary of the priesthood empowered to invoke blessings.
8. One who is regarded as the founder or original head of an enterprise, organization, or tradition.
9. A very old, venerable man; an elder.
10. The oldest member of a group: the patriarch of the herd.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Narendra Modi in Chennai LIVE: PM meets DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi in Chennai

PRONOUNCE:
pa·tri·arch - पेट्रीआर्क / पैट्रीआर्क

LINK: PATRIARCH

DEVASTATING

WORD: DEVASTATING

MEANING:
1. extremely effective in a destructive way: a devastating war; a devastating report on urban deprivation.
2. shocking

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 'A devastating tragedy': Wife of ESPN's Chris Berman killed in two-car crash in Connecticut

PRONOUNCE:
devastating - डेवस्टेटिंग / डेवस्टैटिंग

LINK: DEVASTATING

WARMONGER

WORD: WARMONGER

MEANING:
1. One who advocates or attempts to stir up war.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Salman Khan talks about war-mongering, sympathises with army families

PRONOUNCE:
war·mon·ger - वॉर्मंगगर / वॉर्मांगगर

LINK: WARMONGER

SHEER

WORD: SHEER

MEANING:
1. perpendicular; very steep: a sheer cliff.
2. (of textiles) so fine as to be transparent
3. (prenominal) absolute; unmitigated: sheer folly.
4. obsolete bright or shining

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The sheer number of people who were evacuated

PRONOUNCE:
sheer - शिर / शीर

LINK: SHEER

ESPOUSE

WORD: ESPOUSE

MEANING:
1. to adopt or give support to (a cause, ideal, etc): to espouse socialism.
2. archaic (esp of a man) to take as spouse; marry

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Former NJ police chief accused of espousing violence toward African-Americans

PRONOUNCE:
espouse - इस्पाउज़ / एस्पाउज़ / इस्पाउस

LINK: ESPOUSE

MUDDLE

WORD: MUDDLE

MEANING:
1. a. To mix together, especially confusedly: The various flavors are muddled in this recipe. b. To mix (a drink or the ingredients of a drink), especially with a muddler.
2. a. To put into a state of confusion; confuse: Emotional rhetoric will only muddle the debate on the issue. b. To confuse or befuddle (a person or the mind, for example). See Synonyms at befuddle.
3. To mismanage or bungle: muddle a task.
4. To make turbid or muddy.
5. confuzed, puzzled, stupefied

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Can muddled india rebound against New Zealand

PRONOUNCE:
mud·dle - मडल

LINK: MUDDLE

INFRINGE

WORD: INFRINGE

MEANING:
1. To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate: infringe a contract; infringe a patent.
2. Obsolete To defeat; invalidate.
3. disobeyed, broken, violated

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. A US judge has denied Apple's request to permanently ban Samsung from selling 23 older-model smartphones and tablets that a jury found infringed on patents held by the maker of iPhones and iPads.
2. The Delhi High Court has reportedly granted an ex parte injunction order against Xiaomi for allegedly infringing on Ericsson's Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). 

PRONOUNCE:
in·fringe - इन्फ्रिन्ज

LINK: INFRINGE