PONDER

WORD: PONDER

MEANING:
1. To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Donald Trump ponders North Korean threat to cancel Singapore summit with Kim Jong Un

PRONOUNCE:
pon·der - पान्डर

LINK: PONDER

FLOG

WORD: FLOG

MEANING:
1. To beat severely with a whip or rod.
2. Informal To publicize aggressively: flogging a new book.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. On Video, Dalit Man Tied Up, Flogged In Gujarat. He Died

PRONOUNCE:
flog - फ्लाग

LINK: FLOG

RAUNCHY

WORD: RAUNCHY

MEANING:
1. Obscene, lewd, or vulgar: a raunchy joke.
2. Grimy; unkempt: a raunchy closet full of dirty socks.
3. Uninhibited. Used of sex.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 'Deadpool 2' puts a raunchy, meta spin on the 'Avengers'-style family film in a clear a bid for 'Deadpool 3

PRONOUNCE:
raun·chy - रान्ची / रॉन्ची

LINK: RAUNCHY

IGNITE

WORD: IGNITE

MEANING:
1.
a. To cause to burn: The spark plug ignites the fuel.
b. To set fire to: faulty wiring ignited the attic.
2.
a. To arouse the passions of; excite: The insults ignited my anger.
b. To bring about or provoke suddenly; stir up: The news report ignited a controversy.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Petrol, diesel rates: Narendra Modi govt can no longer ignore a problem it ignited, especially in an election year

PRONOUNCE:
ig·nite - इग्नाइट

LINK: IGNITE

LYNCH

WORD: LYNCH

MEANING:
1. To punish (a person) without legal process or authority, especially by hanging, for a perceived offense or as an act of bigotry.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The Daily Fix: Dalit lynched for refusing to clear trash is a reminder of Gujarat's caste apartheid

PRONOUNCE:
lynch - लिन्च

LINK: LYNCH

TOPPLE

WORD: TOPPLE

MEANING:
1. To push or knock over: bumped into the table and toppled the lamp.
2. To bring about the downfall, destruction, or ending of. See Synonyms at overthrow.
3. To defeat, as in a contest: toppled the league leader.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 'Deadpool 2' puts a raunchy, meta spin on the 'Avengers'-style family film in a clear a bid for 'Deadpool 3

PRONOUNCE:
top·ple - टापल

LINK: TOPPLE

APARTHEID

WORD: APARTHEID

MEANING:
1. An official policy of racial segregation formerly practiced in the Republic of South Africa, involving political, legal, and economic discrimination against nonwhites. 2. A policy or practice of separating or segregating groups. 3. The condition of being separated from others; segregation.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. The Daily Fix: Dalit lynched for refusing to clear trash is a reminder of Gujarat's caste apartheid

PRONOUNCE:

a·part·heid - अपार्टाइट / अपार्टेट / अपार्ट्हेट / अपार्टाइड

LINK: APARTHEID

DETOUR

WORD: DETOUR

MEANING:

1. A roundabout way or course, especially a road used temporarily instead of a main route.
2. A deviation from a direct course of action.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. CSK, SRH out to avoid Kolkata detour

PRONOUNCE:

de·tour - डिटुर / डीटुर / डीटुर

LINK: DETOUR

GRAPPLE

WORD: GRAPPLE

MEANING:

1.
a. An iron shaft with claws at one end, usually thrown by a rope and used for grasping and holding, especially one for drawing and holding an enemy ship alongside. Also called grapnel, grappling, grappling hook, grappling iron.
b. See grapnel. 2. Any of various grasping devices having hinged tines or jaws that close around an object or load, used especially in lifting or dragging heavy items.

3. The act of grappling.

4.
a. A struggle or contest in which the participants attempt to wrestle with each other by clutching or gripping.
b. A struggle for superiority or dominance.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Kumaraswamy grapples with portfolio demands in Karnataka, Congress, JD(S) MLAs meet

PRONOUNCE:

grap·ple - ग्रैपल

LINK: GRAPPLE

MONGER

WORD: MONGER

MEANING:
1. A dealer in a specific commodity. Often used in combination: an ironmonger.
2. A person promoting something undesirable or discreditable. Often used in combination: a scandalmonger; a warmonger.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Police warn rumour mongers of stern action

PRONOUNCE:
monger - मंगगर

LINK: MONGER

RENAL

WORD: RENAL

MEANING:
1. Of, relating to, or in the region of the kidneys.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley successfully undergoes renal transplant

PRONOUNCE:
re·nal - रीनल

LINK: RENAL

STERN

WORD: STERN

MEANING:
1. Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character: a stern disciplinarian. See Synonyms at severe.
2. Showing or expressing displeasure or disapproval; forbidding or harsh: a stern face; a stern voice.
3. Firm or unyielding; uncompromising: stern resistance.
4. Difficult to endure; oppressive: stern necessity.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Police warn rumour mongers of stern action

PRONOUNCE:
stern - स्टर्न

LINK: STERN

SADISTIC

WORD: SADISTIC

MEANING:
1. The deriving of sexual gratification from fantasies or acts that involve causing others to suffer physical or mental pain. Also called sexual sadism.
2. The deriving of pleasure from cruelty.
3. Extreme cruelty: video games that are full of sadism.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 10 children found living in squalor; most were tortured for 'sadistic purpose,' authorities say

PRONOUNCE:
sa·distic - सडिस्टिक

LINK: SADISTIC

STRENUOUS

WORD: STRENUOUS

MEANING:
1. Requiring great effort, energy, or exertion: a strenuous task.
2. Vigorously active; energetic or zealous: strenuous efforts.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Men in physically strenuous jobs at risk of dying earlier despite link between exercise and longevity, study finds

PRONOUNCE:
stren·u·ous - स्ट्रेन्यूअस

LINK: STRENUOUS

SQUALOR

WORD: SQUALOR

MEANING:
1. A filthy and wretched condition or quality.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 10 children found living in squalor; most were tortured for 'sadistic purpose,' authorities say

PRONOUNCE:
squal·or - स्क्वालर

LINK: SQUALOR

CHIDE

WORD: CHIDE

MEANING:
1. To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand: chided the boy for his sloppiness.
2. reproach, scold, reprimand, blame

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. US Republicans chide Apple over order on shooter's phone

PRONOUNCE:
chide - चाइड

LINK: CHIDE

SWOOP

WORD: SWOOP

MEANING:
1. To move in a sudden sweep: The bird swooped down on its prey.
2. To make a rush or an attack with a sudden sweeping movement. Often used with down: The children swooped down on the pile of presents.
3. leap, jump, pounce, dive

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Cabinet reshuffle: In one fell swoop, Narendra Modi got his mojo back

PRONOUNCE:
swoop - स्वूप

LINK: SWOOP

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. Market Live: Sensex plunges 1000 pts on global rout; erodes Rs 4.95 lakh cr investor wealth

PRONOUNCE:
e·rode - इरोड / ईरोड

LINK: ERODE

RESHUFFLE

WORD: RESHUFFLE

MEANING:
1. To shuffle again: reshuffle cards.
2. To arrange or organize anew: The president reshuffled the advisory committee.
3. reorganization, rearrangement

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Cabinet reshuffle: In one fell swoop, Narendra Modi got his mojo back

PRONOUNCE:
re·shuf·fle - रीशफल

LINK: RESHUFFLE

ROUT

WORD: ROUT

MEANING:
1.
a. A disorderly retreat or flight following defeat.
b. An overwhelming defeat.
2.
a. A disorderly crowd of people; a mob.
b. People of the lowest class; rabble.
3. A public disturbance; a riot.
4. A fashionable gathering.
5. Archaic A group of people, especially knights, or of animals, especially wolves.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Market Live: Sensex plunges 1000 pts on global rout; erodes Rs 4.95 lakh cr investor wealth

PRONOUNCE:
rout - राउट

LINK: ROUT

OBSCENE

WORD: OBSCENE

MEANING:
1.
a. Offensive to accepted standards of decency.
b. Law Of or relating to materials that can be regulated or criminalized because their depiction of nudity, sex, or excretion is patently offensive and without artistic or scientific value.
2.
a. Morally repulsive; disgusting: ""The way he writes about the disease that killed her is simply obscene"" (Michael Korda).
b. So extreme in amount as to be objectionable or outrageous: ""hammered by stratospheric rents and obscene taxes"" (Joe Queenan).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Delhi Woman Slaps Man, Drags Him To Police Station For Obscene Remarks

PRONOUNCE:
ob·scene - अब्सीन / आब्सीन / अब्सीन

LINK: OBSCENE

DEROGATORY

WORD: DEROGATORY

MEANING:
1. tending or intended to detract, disparage, or belittle; intentionally offensive

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The outrage against the sexist and derogatory remarks made by an assistant professor of Farook Training College, regarding outfits of Muslim girl students, has resulted in a series of protests on Monday.

PRONOUNCE:
de·rog·a·to·ry - डरागटॉरी / डिरागटोरी

LINK: DEROGATORY

LEWD

WORD: LEWD

MEANING:
1.
a. Preoccupied with sex and sexual desire; lustful.
b. Obscene; indecent.
2. Obsolete Wicked.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Delhi woman beats up a man who harassed her and pass lewd comments

PRONOUNCE:
lewd - लूड

LINK: LEWD

OUTRAGE

WORD: OUTRAGE

MEANING:
1. An act of extreme violence or viciousness: outrages committed by the dictatorship.
2. Something that is grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste: viewed the film as an outrage to common decency.
3. Resentful anger aroused by a violent or offensive act, or an instance of this: The incident sparked a public outrage.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The outrage against the sexist and derogatory remarks made by an assistant professor of Farook Training College, regarding outfits of Muslim girl students, has resulted in a series of protests on Monday.

PRONOUNCE:
out·rage - आउट्रेज / आउट्रैज

LINK: OUTRAGE

GUT

WORD: GUT

MEANING:
1.
a. The digestive tract or a portion thereof, especially the intestine or stomach.
b. The embryonic digestive tube, consisting of the foregut, the midgut, and the hindgut.
c. guts The bowels or entrails; viscera.
2. Slang
a. Innermost emotional or visceral response: She felt in her gut that he was guilty.
b. guts The inner or essential parts: ""The best part of a good car ... is its guts"" (Leigh Allison Wilson).
3. guts Slang Courage; fortitude: It takes guts to be a rock climber.
4. Slang A gut course.
5.
a. Thin, tough cord made from the intestines of animals, usually sheep, used as strings for musical instruments or as surgical sutures.
b. Fibrous material taken from the silk gland of a silkworm before it spins a cocoon, used for fishing tackle.
6. A narrow passage or channel.
7. Sports
a. The central, lengthwise portion of a playing area.
b. The players occupying this space: The fullback ran up the gut of the defense.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Gut wrenching, horrendous: Celebs condemn Kathua, Unnao rape cases

PRONOUNCE:
gut - गट

LINK: GUT

LEGIT

WORD: LEGIT

MEANING:
1. Legitimate.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Totally Legit Report Says Buzz Aldrin Saw Aliens When He Was Up In Space

PRONOUNCE:
le·git - लजिट / लेजिट / लजिट

LINK: LEGIT

WRENCH

WORD: WRENCH

MEANING:
1. Any of various hand or power tools, often having fixed or adjustable jaws, used for gripping, turning, or twisting objects such as nuts, bolts, or pipes, typically at an angle perpendicular to the object's axis.
2. A sudden, forcible twist, turn, or pull: gave the steering wheel a wrench.
3. An injury produced by twisting or straining: The fall gave my ankle a wrench.
4. A sudden feeling of compassion, sorrow, or anguish, or an act that causes such feeling: ""Bidding goodbye to Buss was a wrench"" (Edna O'Brien).
5. A distortion in the original form or meaning of something written or spoken; a twisted interpretation.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Gut wrenching, horrendous: Celebs condemn Kathua, Unnao rape cases

PRONOUNCE:
wrench - रेन्चिंग

LINK: WRENCH

EXEMPLARY

WORD: EXEMPLARY

MEANING:
1. Worthy of imitation; commendable: exemplary behavior.
2. Serving as a model.
3. Serving as an illustration; typical.
4. Serving as a warning; admonitory.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Rape Attempt Foiled: RPF's Timely Intervention & Exemplary Courage Saved a Woman in Chennai

PRONOUNCE:
ex·em·pla·ry - इग्ज़ेम्प्लरी

LINK: EXEMPLARY

INFUSE

WORD: INFUSE

MEANING:
1. To put into or introduce as if by pouring: infused new vigor into the movement.
2. To fill or cause to be filled with something: infused them with a love of the land.
3. To steep or soak without boiling in order to extract soluble elements or active principles.
4. To flavor or scent (a liquid) by steeping ingredients in it: ""He would infuse ... vegetable oil with the pungent taste of scallions"" (Nina Simonds).
5. To introduce (a solution) into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Fortis stake sale: Munjal & Burmans sweeten offer, to infuse Rs 1500 crore without due diligence

PRONOUNCE:
in·fuse - इन्फ्यूज़

LINK: INFUSE

REPRIMAND

WORD: REPRIMAND

MEANING:
1. To reprove (someone) severely, especially in a formal or official way. See Synonyms at admonish.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. IPL 2018: SunRisers Hyderabad Pacer Siddarth Kaul Reprimanded For Breach Of Conduct

PRONOUNCE:
rep·ri·mand - रेप्रमैन्डिड

LINK: REPRIMAND

DILIGENCE

WORD: DILIGENCE

MEANING:
1. Earnest and persistent application to an undertaking; steady effort; assiduity.
2. Attentive care; heedfulness.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Fortis stake sale: Munjal & Burmans sweeten offer, to infuse Rs 1500 crore without due diligence

PRONOUNCE:
dil·i·gence - डिलजन्स / डिलिजन्स / डिलिजन्स

LINK: DILIGENCE