WORD: CONSULAR
MEANING:
1. An official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country and represent his or her government's commercial interests and assist its citizens there. See Usage Note at council.
2. Either of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, elected for a term of one year.
3. Any of the three chief magistrates of the French Republic from 1799 to 1804.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. LIVE UPDATES: Kulbhushan Jadhav's meeting with family ends amid confusion over consular access
PRONOUNCE:
con·sul - कान्सलर / कान्स्युलर
LINK: CONSULAR
WORD: PROPHECY
MEANING:
1. Mystic who 'predicted' ISIS, 9/11 had two prophecies for 2018
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1.
a. An inspired utterance of a prophet, viewed as a revelation of divine will.
b. A prediction of the future, made under divine inspiration.
c. Such an inspired message or prediction transmitted orally or in writing.
2. The vocation or condition of a prophet.
3. A prediction.
PRONOUNCE:
proph·e·cy - प्राफसी / प्राफिसी
LINK: PROPHECY
WORD: MUDSLIDE
MEANING:
1. A mudflow, especially a slow-moving one.
2. A sweet cocktail made with a whiskey-based liqueur blended with cream, a coffee liqueur, and sometimes vodka, served over ice.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Southern California mudslides: At least 17 dead, 100 homes destroyed
PRONOUNCE:
mud·slide - मड्स्लाइड
LINK: MUDSLIDE
WORD: CONCEIVE
MEANING:
1. To become pregnant with (offspring): She conceived her first child in London, but her second child was conceived in Paris.
2. To form or develop in the mind: conceive a plan to increase profits; conceive a passion for a new acquaintance.
3. To apprehend mentally; understand: couldn't conceive the meaning of that sentence.
4. To be of the opinion that; think: didn't conceive that such a tragedy could occur.
5. To begin or originate in a specific way: a political movement that was conceived in the ferment of the 1960s.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. US could 'conceivably' re-join Paris climate agreement, Trump says
2. Trump: US could 'conceivably' stay in Paris climate pact
PRONOUNCE:
con·ceive - कन्सीव
LINK: CONCEIVE
WORD: SHACKLE
MEANING:
1. A device, usually one of a pair connected to a chain, that encircles the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive.
2. A hobble for an animal.
3. Any of several devices, such as a clevis, used to fasten or couple.
4. often shackles A restraint or check on action or progress: "throwing off the puritanical shackles" (Ben Yagoda).
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Turpin: Shackled siblings found in Perris, California home
PRONOUNCE:
shack·le - शैकल
LINK: SHACKLE
WORD: DISSENT
MEANING:
1. To have or express an opinion different from a prevailing or official position; disagree.
2. Law To reach a conclusion contrary to the majority of the judges deciding a case; render a minority opinion.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. CJI Dipak Misra meets dissenting judges to come up with solutions; talks expected to continue tomorrow
PRONOUNCE:
dis·sent - डिसेन्ट
LINK: DISSENT
WORD: SCINTILLATING
MEANING:
1. LIVE Cricket Score, India vs South Africa, 2nd Test, Day 4 at Centurion: ABD departs after scintillating 80
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Animated, brilliant, or highly skilled: a scintillating personality; a scintillating performance.
PRONOUNCE:
scin·til·lat·ing
LINK: SCINTILLATING
WORD: IMPROMPTU
MEANING:
1. Prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance: an impromptu party.
2. Spoken, performed, done, or composed with little or no preparation; extemporaneous: a few impromptu remarks.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Trump makes impromptu appearance at White House women's panel
PRONOUNCE:
im·promp·tu - इम्प्राम्प्टू
LINK: IMPROMPTU
WORD: TENUOUS
MEANING:
1.
a. Weak or insubstantial; flimsy: a tenuous argument; a tenuous link between pieces of evidence.
b. Precarious or insecure: tenuous survival.
2. Long and thin; slender: tenuous strands.
3. Having a thin consistency: Pluto's tenuous envelope of gas.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. North Korean nuclear weapons crisis at a 'tenuous stage,' Tillerson says
PRONOUNCE:
ten·u·ous - ટેન્યવસ / ટેન્યૂઅસ
LINK: TENUOUS
WORD: INCRIMINATING
MEANING:
1. To accuse of a crime or other wrongful act.
2. To cause to appear guilty of a crime or fault; implicate: testimony that incriminated the defendant.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. A Killer Got Caught Because She Posted a Selfie That Showed an Incriminating Clue
PRONOUNCE:
in·crim·i·nate - ઇન્ક્રિમનૈટિંગ
LINK: INCRIMINATING
WORD: DISCERNIBLE
MEANING:
1. Perceptible, as by vision or the intellect. See Synonyms at perceptible.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to India: Deepening ties with Israel a discernible shift from Nehruvian diplomacy
PRONOUNCE:
dis·cern·i·ble - ડિસર્નબલ
LINK: DISCERNIBLE
WORD: PANDEMIC
MEANING:
1. Widespread; general.
2. Medicine Epidemic over a wide geographic area and affecting a large proportion of the population: pandemic influenza.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Scientists seek super-shot for flu 100 years after pandemic
PRONOUNCE:
pan·dem·ic - પૈન્ડેમિક
LINK: PANDEMIC
WORD: NIX
MEANING:
1. another word for no11
2. be careful! watch out!
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. SC nixes ban on 'Padmaavat' imposed by some states, paves way for all-India release on Jan 25
PRONOUNCE:
nix - નિક્સ
LINK: NIX
WORD: CLING
MEANING:
1. To hold fast or adhere to something, as by grasping, sticking, embracing, or entwining: clung to the rope to keep from falling; fabrics that cling to the body.
2. To remain close; resist separation: We clung together in the storm.
3. To remain emotionally attached; hold on: clinging to outdated customs.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Mugabe clings to power but resignation letter reported to be ready
PRONOUNCE:
cling - क्लिंग
LINK: CLING
WORD: FALLIBILITY
MEANING:
1. Capable of making an error: Humans are only fallible.
2. Tending or likely to be erroneous: fallible hypotheses.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Gujarat Assembly Election results have exposed the fallibility of BJP's Narendra Modi-centric template
PRONOUNCE:
fal·li·ble - फैलिबिलिटी
LINK: FALLIBILITY
WORD: MUZZLE
MEANING:
1. The forward, projecting part of the head of certain animals, such as dogs, including the mouth, nose, and jaws; the snout.
2. A device that is fitted over an animal's snout, often used to prevent biting or eating.
3. The forward, discharging end of the barrel of a firearm.
4. A restraint on free movement or expression: had a muzzle put on their high spirits.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sachin Tendulkar takes to Facebook with the message of a healthy India after being muzzled in Rajya Sabha
PRONOUNCE:
muz·zle - मज़ल
LINK: MUZZLE
WORD: ANVIL
MEANING:
1.
a. A heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering.
b. Something resembling an anvil, as in shape or function.
2. The fixed jaw in a set of calipers against which an object to be measured is placed.
3. Anatomy See incus.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Tiger Zinda Hai box office collection: Rs 200 cr club entry for Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif on anvil
PRONOUNCE:
an·vil - ऐन्वल / ऐन्विल
LINK: ANVIL
WORD: ENDURANCE
MEANING:
1. The act, quality, or power of withstanding hardship or stress: A marathon tests a runner's endurance.
2. The state or fact of persevering: Through hard work and endurance, we will complete this project.
3. Continuing existence; duration.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Alastair Cook completes rare feat of endurance at Ashes
2. One ball was all it took for England opener Alastair Cook to complete one of cricket’s greatest feats of endurance."
PRONOUNCE:
en·dur·ance - एन्डरन्स / एन्डुरन्स
LINK: ENDURANCE
WORD: SPILL
MEANING:
1. To cause or allow (a substance) to run or fall out of a container.
2. To scatter (objects) from containment: spilled the armload of books on the desk.
3. To shed (blood).
4. Nautical
a. To relieve the pressure of wind on (a sail).
b. To cause or allow (wind) to be lost from a sail.
5. To cause to fall: The rider was spilled by his horse.
6. Informal To disclose (something previously unknown); divulge: The witness spilled all the details about the suspect.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Fear of massive oil spill with tanker ablaze, body found
PRONOUNCE:
spill - स्पिल
LINK: SPILL
WORD: BLUDGEONS
MEANING:
1. To hit with a heavy club or similar blunt instrument.
2. To strike with strong force: "The fields were often baked by the sun and bludgeoned by savage thunderstorms" (Linda Hasselstrom).
3. To overcome, often by intimidation or coercion.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Martin Guptill Bludgeons New Zealand To Win Over Pakistan In Rain-Affected 2nd ODI
PRONOUNCE:
bludg·eon - ब्लजन
LINK: BLUDGEONS
WORD: ABLAZE
MEANING:
1. Being on fire: The house is ablaze.
2. Radiant with bright color: a maple tree ablaze in autumn.
3. Fervent or excited.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Fear of massive oil spill with tanker ablaze, body found
PRONOUNCE:
a·blaze - अब्लेज़ / अब्लैज़
LINK: ABLAZE
WORD: DETRACT
MEANING:
1. To draw or take away; divert: They could detract little from so solid an argument.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. MS Dhoni Responds To Detractors With Defiant Display In Dharamsala
PRONOUNCE:
de·tract - डीट्रैक्टर
LINK: DETRACT
WORD: FEISTY
MEANING:
1. Full of spirit or determination; plucky or spunky: "Feisty, smart, and courageous child protagonists ... populate [her] fictional world" (Carolyn L. Shute). See Note at andiron.
2. Quarrelsome or aggressive: "A bunch of guys got tipsy ... One of them got feisty and starting swinging punches at the others" (Didi Emmons).
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. India vs Sri Lanka: MS Dhoni's feisty innings in Dharamsala should silence his critics once and for all
PRONOUNCE:
feist·y - फाइस्टी
LINK: FEISTY
WORD: DESERTED
MEANING:
1. No longer occupied or used; abandoned: a deserted sentry post.
2. Uninhabited: a deserted island.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. In 1965, Charles Jenkins, a young U.S. Army sergeant stationed at the Demilitarized Zone in South Korea, made what he described decades later as the biggest mistake of his life: he got drunk, deserted his post and crossed over to North Korea.
PRONOUNCE:
de·sert·ed - डिज़र्टिड
LINK: DESERTED
WORD: DEFECTOR
MEANING:
1. A person who repudiates his or her country when beyond its jurisdiction or control.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Charles Jenkins, Cold War Defector To North Korea, Dies At 77
PRONOUNCE:
defector - डिफेक्टर
LINK: DEFECTOR
WORD: TRAMPLES
MEANING:
1. To beat down with the feet so as to crush, bruise, or destroy; tramp on.
2. To treat harshly or ruthlessly: would trample anyone who got in their way.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. BJP juggernaut rolls on in Gujarat, tramples Congress in Himachal Pradesh
PRONOUNCE:
tram·ple - ट्रैम्पल
LINK: TRAMPLES
WORD: FRIGID
MEANING:
1. Extremely cold. See Synonyms at cold.
2. Lacking warmth of feeling.
3. Stiff and formal in manner: a frigid refusal to a request.
4. Showing little or no enthusiasm: Scientists gave the new theory a frigid reception.
5. Often Offensive Lacking sexual desire or unwilling to engage in sexual activity. Used especially of women.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Chicago Weather: Frigid temps move in as Chicagoans enjoy White Christmas
2. After frigid Christmas, dangerous cold at least until New Year's Day
PRONOUNCE:
frig·id - फ्रिजड / फ्रिजिड
LINK: FRIGID
WORD: BLIZZARD
MEANING:
1.
a. A violent snowstorm with winds blowing at a minimum speed of 35 miles (56 kilometers) per hour and visibility of less than one-quarter mile (400 meters) for three hours.
b. A very heavy snowstorm with high winds.
2. A torrent; a superabundance: a blizzard of phone calls.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Christmas brings Northeast blizzard, bitter cold in Midwest
PRONOUNCE:
bliz·zard - ब्लिज़र्ड
LINK: BLIZZARD
WORD: INDEGENOUS
MEANING:
1. native, original
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. New notes are completely indigenous: Govt
PRONOUNCE:
indegenous
LINK: INDEGENOUS
WORD: CAREEN
MEANING:
1.
a. To lurch or swerve while in motion: "The Tasmanian boat was a wreck ... the stove had broken free of its mounting and was careening about with every wave" (Bryan Burrough).
b. To move forward rapidly, especially with a swaying motion or with minimal control; career: "I saw my life as a car with no brakes careening down a dangerous mountain road" (Tom Perotta).
2. Nautical
a. To lean to one side, as a ship sailing in the wind.
b. To turn a ship on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repairing.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The Crazy, Unbelievable Alabama Senate Race Careens To An End
PRONOUNCE:
ca·reen - डीसन्सी
LINK: CAREEN
WORD: DECENCY
MEANING:
1. The state or quality of being decent; propriety.
2. Conformity to prevailing standards of propriety or modesty.
3. decencies
a. Social or moral proprieties.
b. Surroundings or services deemed necessary for an acceptable standard of living.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Pak should have shown decency to let Kulbhushan's mother hug him, says his childhood friend
PRONOUNCE:
de·cen·cy - डीसन्सी
LINK: DECENCY
