WITTY

WORD: WITTY

MEANING:
1. characterized by clever humour or wit 2. archaic or dialect intelligent or sensible

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Taapsee Pannu had a witty reply for troll who called her the ‘worst looking actress in Bollywood’

PRONOUNCE:

witty - विटी

LINK: WITTY

TRYST

WORD: TRYST

MEANING:
1. An agreement between lovers to meet at a certain time and place.
2. A usually private meeting or meeting place that has been agreed on by lovers. See Synonyms at engagement.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Since his last release Thoongaa Vanam (2015) was a commercial failure, all eyes are on V2, his first release after his political tryst.

PRONOUNCE:
tryst - ट्रिस्ट / ट्राइस्ट

LINK: TRYST

DEVOID

WORD: DEVOID

MEANING:
1. Completely lacking; destitute or empty: a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The buzz is that the film will be a straight action entertainer, devoid of any political punchlines, as production started a long time before he announced the launch of his political party.

PRONOUNCE:
de·void - डिवॉइड

LINK: DEVOID

EXPLETIVE

WORD: EXPLETIVE

MEANING:
1. An exclamation or oath, especially one that is profane, vulgar, or obscene.
2.
a. A word or phrase that does not contribute any meaning but is added only to fill out a sentence or a metrical line.
b. Linguistics A word or other grammatical element that has no meaning but is needed to fill a syntactic position, such as the words it and there in the sentences It's raining and There are many books on the table.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 'Moti' not expletive for me, but don't like people commenting on my body: Vidya Balan

PRONOUNCE:
ex·ple·tive - एक्स्प्लटिव

LINK: EXPLETIVE

BEMUSED

WORD: BEMUSED

MEANING:
1. To cause to be bewildered; confuse.
2. To occupy the attention of; absorb or engross: The book bemused him for days.
3. Usage Problem To cause to be mildly or wryly amused: ""Unlike William McKinley, whose priggishness bemused him, Roosevelt had no compunctions about smoking cigars in public"" (Joseph Conlin).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
 1. Anil Kapoor mentions Aishwarya Rai on Salman Khan’s Dus Ka Dum. Salman’s bemused expression is now a viral video

PRONOUNCE:
be·muse - बिम्यूज़्ड

LINK: BEMUSED

SCOUR

WORD: SCOUR

MEANING:
1.
a. To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously: scour a dirty oven.
b. To remove by scrubbing: scour grease from a pan.
2. To remove dirt or grease from (cloth or fibers) by means of a detergent.
3. To clean (wheat) before the milling process.
4. To clear (an area) by freeing of weeds or other vegetation.
5. To clear (a channel or pipe) by flushing.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. How Israel Caught Russian Hackers Scouring the World for US Secrets

PRONOUNCE:
scour - स्काउअर / स्काउर / स्काउर

LINK: SCOUR

ESCAPE

WORD: ESCAPE

MEANING:
1. To break loose from confinement; get free: escape from jail.
2. To issue from confinement or enclosure; leak or seep out: Gas was escaping from the vent.
3. To avoid a serious or unwanted outcome: escaped from the accident with their lives.
4. Biology To become established in the wild. Used of a plant or animal.
5. Computers To interrupt a command, exit a program, or change levels within a program by using a key, combination of keys, or key sequence.

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

PRONOUNCE:
es·cape - इस्कैप / एस्केप

LINK: ESCAPE

EXPEDITE

WORD: EXPEDITE

MEANING:
1. To speed up the progress of or execute quickly: expedite the review of a legal case; expedite a loan application.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Please expedite. We are in hurry.

PRONOUNCE:
ex·pe·dite - एक्स्पिडाइट

LINK: EXPEDITE

DEFLECT

WORD: DEFLECT

MEANING:
1. To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Team Trump deflects blame after election losses

PRONOUNCE:
de·flect - डिफ्लेक्ट

LINK: DEFLECT

HEFTY

WORD: HEFTY

MEANING:
1. Of considerable weight; heavy.
2. Big and strong; stout or muscular. See Synonyms at heavy.
3. Strong and sturdy: a hefty door.
4. Of considerable size or amount; substantial: a hefty serving of mashed potatoes; received a hefty bonus.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Prabhas loses out on Bollywood film for hefty fee

PRONOUNCE:
heft·y - हेफ्टी

LINK: HEFTY

SOLSTICE

WORD: SOLSTICE

MEANING:
1. Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest angular distance from the celestial equator. The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs about June 21, when the sun is at the zenith on the Tropic of Cancer; the winter solstice occurs about December 21, when the sun is at zenith on the Tropic of Capricorn. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year; the winter solstice is the shortest.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Give Thanks for the Winter Solstice. You Might Not Be Here Without It.

PRONOUNCE:
sol·stice - साल्स्टिस / सॉल्स्टिस

LINK: SOLSTICE

TEPID

WORD: TEPID

MEANING:
1. Moderately warm; lukewarm. 2. Lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted: "the tepid conservatism of the fifties" (Irving Howe).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Raid movie review: The Ajay Devgn starrer is overlong and tepid

PRONOUNCE:
tep·id - टेपिड

LINK: TEPID

DIVERSITY

WORD: DIVERSITY

MEANING:
1. a. The quality or condition of being diverse: a band known for the diversity of its music. b. The condition of having or including people from different ethnicities and social backgrounds: diversity on campus. 2. A variety or assortment: a diversity of opinions.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Former Google employee files lawsuit alleging the company fired him over pro-diversity posts

PRONOUNCE:
di·ver·si·ty - डिवर्सटी / डिवर्सिटी / डिवर्सिटी / डाइवर्सटी / डाइवर्सिटी

LINK: DIVERSITY

DIVISIVE

WORD: DIVISIVE

MEANING:
1. causing or tending to cause disagreement or dissension 2. archaic having the quality of distinguishing

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Farooq Abdullah slams divisive politics; says Lingayat decision taken keeping in mind Karnataka polls

PRONOUNCE:
divisive - डिवाइसिव

LINK: DIVISIVE

STRINGENT

WORD: STRINGENT

MEANING:
1. Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe: stringent safety measures. 2. Constricted; tight: operating under a stringent time limit. 3. Characterized by scarcity of money, credit restrictions, or other financial strain: stringent economic policies.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Ravi Shankar Prasad warns Facebook of stringent action if it sways electoral process

PRONOUNCE:
strin·gent - स्ट्रिन्जन्ट

LINK: STRINGENT

CRASS

WORD: CRASS

MEANING:
1. So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Tezaab director on Jacqueline Fernandez's Ek Do Teen: It's crass beyond imagination, a sex act

PRONOUNCE:
crass - क्रैस

LINK: CRASS

DAUNT

WORD: DAUNT

MEANING:
1. To lessen the courage or resolution of; dishearten or intimidate: ""Dogged by sickness, daunted by the continuing economic downturn, he continued to fall behind"" (Brooks D. Simpson).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. This is a daunting challenge.

PRONOUNCE:
daunt - डॉन्ट

LINK: DAUNT

PILING

WORD: PILING

MEANING:
1. a mass of building piles considered collectively.
2. a structure composed of piles.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 'Hichki' review: piling cliches

PRONOUNCE:
pil•ing - पाइल

LINK: PILING

BARITONE

WORD: BARITONE

MEANING:
1.
a. A male singer or voice with a range higher than a bass and lower than a tenor.
b. An instrument that sounds within this range.
c. A vocal or instrumental part written in this range.
2. A valved brass instrument similar to but larger than the euphonium.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Amitabh Bachchan made his debut in Bollywood with 1969 film Saat Hindustani. Back in his struggling days, Amitabh Bachchan was rejected many times simply because of his baritone.

PRONOUNCE:
bar·i·tone - बेरटोन / बैरिटोन

LINK: BARITONE

GAFFE

WORD: GAFFE

MEANING:
1. A clumsy social error; a faux pas: ""The excursion had in his eyes been a monstrous gaffe, a breach of sensibility and good taste"" (Mary McCarthy).
2. A blatant mistake or misjudgment.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Amit Shah's gaffe on 'most corrupt' leaves Yeddyurappa redfaced

PRONOUNCE:
gaffe - गैफ

LINK: GAFFE

APPEASEMENT

WORD: APPEASEMENT

MEANING:
1.
a. An act of appeasing.
b. The condition of being appeased.
2. The policy of granting concessions to potential enemies to maintain peace.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Congress censored Vande Mataram to suit its policy of appeasement: Amit Shah

PRONOUNCE:
appeasement - अपीज़्मन्ट

LINK: APPEASEMENT

NICHE

WORD: NICHE

MEANING:
1. place, position

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. German Messi no more: How Mario Goetze carved out his niche
2. Dust coming through the niches Covering all that takes shelter there And competing cyclists alike

PRONOUNCE:
niche - निच

LINK: NICHE

TRAIT

WORD: TRAIT

MEANING:
1. A distinguishing feature, as of a person's character. See Synonyms at quality.
2. A morphological, physiological, or behavioral feature of an organism.
3. Archaic A short line or mark made with a writing or drawing implement.
4. quality, feature, characteristics

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. I saw my mother's beatiful traits in Nanda : Says Saira Banu

PRONOUNCE:
trait - ट्रेट / ट्रैट

LINK: TRAIT

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

CARVED

WORD: CARVED

MEANING:
1.
a. To divide into pieces by cutting; slice: carved a roast.
b. To divide by parceling out: carve up an estate.
2. To cut into a desired shape; fashion by cutting: carve the wood into a figure.
3. To make or form by or as if by cutting: carve initials in the bark; carved out an empire.
4. To decorate by cutting and shaping carefully.
5. To make (a turn or turns) smoothly and without skidding, as when skiing or riding a snowboard, by leaning sharply into the direction of the turn.
6. fixed, shaped

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. German Messi no more: How Mario Goetze carved out his niche

PRONOUNCE:
carve - कार्व

LINK: CARVED

TAPS

WORD: TAPS

MEANING:
1. A bugle call or drum signal sounded at night, as at a military camp, as an order to put out lights and also sounded at military funerals and memorial services.
2. appoints, selects, nominates, commissions, recruits

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Iraq Taps Former Exile as Premier to End Feuds Behind War

PRONOUNCE:
taps - टैप

LINK: TAPS

EXPULSION

WORD: EXPULSION

MEANING:
1. The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Siddaramaiah offers crown to Kumaraswamy, years after expulsion

PRONOUNCE:
ex·pul·sion - इक्स्पल्शन

LINK: EXPULSION

FEUD

WORD: FEUD

MEANING:
1. A bitter, often prolonged quarrel or state of enmity, especially such a state of hostilities between two families or clans.
2. disputes, arguments, quarrels

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Iraq Taps Former Exile as Premier to End Feuds Behind War

PRONOUNCE:
feud - फ्यूड

LINK: FEUD

PENINSULA

WORD: PENINSULA

MEANING:
1. A piece of land that juts out from a larger land mass and is mostly surrounded by water.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Trump and Kim sign document committing to 'work to complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula'

PRONOUNCE:
pen·in·su·la - पनिन्सल / पनिन्सूलै

LINK: PENINSULA

EXILE

WORD: EXILE

MEANING:
1.
a. The condition or period of being forced to live away from one's native country or home, especially as a punishment.
b. The condition or period of self-imposed absence from one's country or home: a writer living in exile in protest.
2. One who lives away from one's native country, whether because of expulsion or voluntary absence.
3. cast out, eject, expel

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Rohit Sharma happy to end nearly 500 days of Test exile
2. Iraq Taps Former Exile as Premier to End Feuds Behind War

PRONOUNCE:
ex·ile - एग्ज़ाइल / एक्साइल

LINK: EXILE

MACABRE

WORD: MACABRE

MEANING:
1. Upsetting or horrifying by association with death or injury; gruesome: ""When Lucia describes [the saints'] torments, Jo sees a chorus of macabre dolls, most of them missing parts"" (Nancy Reisman). See Synonyms at ghastly.
2. Constituting or including a representation of death.
3. deathli, horrific

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. In a hidden room in a house near Argentina's capital, police believe they have found the biggest collection of Nazi artifacts in the country's history, including a bust relief of Adolf Hitler, magnifying glasses inside elegant boxes with swastikas and even a macabre medical device used to measure head size.

PRONOUNCE:
ma·ca·bre - मकाब्र / मकैब्र / मकाबर

LINK: MACABRE