SURVEILLANCE

WORD: SURVEILLANCE

MEANING:
1. Close observation of a person or group, especially one under suspicion. 2. The act of observing or the condition of being observed.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Jaitley says Congress had no clue what to do with Aadhaar; BJP used it as tool of surveillance, retorts Rahul

PRONOUNCE:

sur·veil·lance - सर्वेलन्स / सर्वैलन्स

LINK: SURVEILLANCE

MEND

WORD: MEND

MEANING:

1. To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
2. To reform or correct: mend one's ways.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Islamabad won't mend ways: Delhi

PRONOUNCE:

mend - मेन्ड

LINK: MEND

CLUE

WORD: CLUE

MEANING:

1. Something that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem or mystery.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Jaitley says Congress had no clue what to do with Aadhaar; BJP used it as tool of surveillance, retorts Rahul

PRONOUNCE:

clue - क्लू

LINK: CLUE

FALTER

WORD: FALTER

MEANING:
1. To be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence; waver: "She never faltered in her resolution to regain her old position" (Louis Auchincloss). 2. To speak hesitatingly; stammer: faltered in reciting the poem. 3. a. To move unsteadily or haltingly; stumble: The racehorse faltered right after the start. b. To become weak, ineffective, or unsteady, especially in performance: The economy faltered in the second quarter. His memory began to falter.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. With an eye on faltering rupee, RBI expected to raise rates next week

PRONOUNCE:

fal·ter - फॉल्टर

LINK: FALTER

FIEFDOM

WORD: FIEFDOM

MEANING:
1. The estate or domain of a feudal lord. 2. An organization or department over which one dominant person or group exercises control.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Cyrus says Tata Trusts nobody's fiefdom, Tatas say Mistry made it his; battle escalates

PRONOUNCE:

fief·dom - फीफ्डम

LINK: FIEFDOM

ROOST

WORD: ROOST

MEANING:
1. A place where winged animals, especially birds or bats, rest or sleep. 2. A group of animals in a roost. 3. A place for temporary rest or sleep: "One corner of the Panhandle served as a roost for outlaws, thieves, and killers" (Timothy Egan). 4. stay, settle

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Flashback 2016: Top 5 Test batsmen of the year; Virat Kohli rules the roost

PRONOUNCE:

roost - रूस्ट

LINK: ROOST

PARANOID

WORD: PARANOID

MEANING:
1. Psychiatry Relating to, characteristic of, or affected with paranoia. 2. Exhibiting or characterized by irrational distrust or suspicion of others: a paranoid fear that the police car was following him. 3. Experiencing or displaying intense anxiety or worry: paranoid about catching the flu. 4. suspicious, sistrustful, fearful

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 9 cybersecurity tips for the mildly paranoid (plus 4 for the truly anxious)

PRONOUNCE:

par·a·noid - पेरनॉइड / पैरनॉइड 

LINK: PARANOID

DELECTABLE

WORD: DELECTABLE

MEANING:
1. Greatly pleasing to the taste; delicious. See Synonyms at delicious. 2. Greatly pleasing; delightful: found her anecdotes delectable. 3. Sexually attractive or alluring.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 'Delectable' Abram Khan think's Amitabh Bachchan to be his dad's 'Papa'

PRONOUNCE:

de·lec·ta·ble - डिलेक्टबल

LINK: DELECTABLE

CONTRITE

WORD: CONTRITE

MEANING:
1. Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent. 2. Arising from or expressing contrition: contrite words.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Watch: Contrite Steve Smith breaks down in tears on return to Australia

PRONOUNCE:

con·trite - कन्ट्राइट

LINK: CONTRITE

INFAMY

WORD: INFAMY

MEANING:
1. Very bad reputation; notoriety: achieved infamy as the central figure in the scandal. 2. The condition of being infamous; disgrace: a name that will live in infamy. 3. An evil or criminal act that is publicly known.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. BJP Lawmaker, Of "Kidnap Girls" infamy, Trolled For Sonali Bendre Tweet

PRONOUNCE:

in·fa·my - इन्फमी

LINK: INFAMY

MAGNANIMITY

WORD: MAGNANIMITY

MEANING:
1. The quality of being magnanimous. 2. A magnanimous act.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Rajiv Gandhi Assassin Nalini Thanks Rahul Gandhi for Not Opposing Release, Prays Center Shows Magnanimity

PRONOUNCE:

mag·na·nim·i·ty - मैग्ननिमिटी

LINK: MAGNANIMITY

NAB

WORD: NAB

MEANING:
1. To seize (a fugitive or wrongdoer); arrest. 2. To grab; snatch.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. To nab the real culprits, cops disguised themselves as stone pelters

PRONOUNCE:

nab - नैब

LINK: NAB

SPOOKY

WORD: SPOOKY

MEANING:
1. Suggestive of ghosts or spirits, especially in being eerie or disturbing: a spooky attic. 2. Easily startled; skittish: a spooky horse.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Stree Movie Review: Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor's film is spooky and crazy with brilliant performances

PRONOUNCE:

spook·y - स्पूकी

LINK: SPOOKY

DISGUISE

WORD: DISGUISE

MEANING:
1. a. To modify the manner or appearance of (a person, for example) in order to prevent recognition: disguised himself as a guard and escaped. b. To make indistinct or difficult to perceive: disguised the bad taste of the medicine with lemon syrup. 2. To conceal or obscure by dissemblance or false show; misrepresent: disguise one's true intentions.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. To nab the real culprits, cops disguised themselves as stone pelters

PRONOUNCE:

dis·guise - डिस्गाइज़

LINK: DISGUISE

MADCAP

WORD: MADCAP

MEANING:

1. Behaving or acting impulsively or rashly; wild.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Stree Movie Review: Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao Are Terrific In Madcap Film

PRONOUNCE:

mad·cap - मैड्कैप

LINK: MADCAP

GOODWILL

WORD: GOODWILL

MEANING:
1. An attitude of kindness or friendliness; benevolence. 2. Cheerful acquiescence or willingness. 3. A good relationship, as of a business with its customers or a nation with other nations. 4. The positive reputation of a business and its likely continued patronage by clients, considered as part of its market value. 5. kindness, friendliness, favor

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Haven't received offer to become Rio Olympics Goodwill Ambassador: AR Rahman

PRONOUNCE:
good·will - गुड्विल

LINK: GOODWILL

MEMOIR

WORD: MEMOIR

MEANING:
1. An account of the personal experiences of an author. 2. often memoirs An autobiography. 3. A biography or biographical sketch. 4. A report, especially on a scientific or scholarly topic. 5. memoirs The report of the proceedings of a learned society. 6. autobiographies, diaries, journals

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. D Subbarao's memoirs: Why PM Modi must read the book closely

PRONOUNCE:
mem·oir - मेम्वार्ज़

LINK: MEMOIR

BEELINE

WORD: BEELINE

MEANING:

1. A direct, straight course.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Ram Kishan Grewal cremated; Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, other leaders make beeline to village

PRONOUNCE:

bee·line - बीलाइन

LINK: BEELINE

RATIONALE

WORD: RATIONALE

MEANING:
1. The fundamental reasons for something; the basis: the rationale for dropping the atomic bomb. 2. basis, foundation
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Trump Shifts Rationale for Firing Comey, Calling Him a 'Showboat'

PRONOUNCE:

ra·tion·ale - रैशनैल

LINK: RATIONALE

MONSERRATE

WORD: MONSERRATE

MEANING:
1.Mountain

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Congress in talks with Monserrate to challenge Parrikar in Panaji

PRONOUNCE:

monserrate

LINK: MONSERRATE

SHOWBOAT

WORD: SHOWBOAT

MEANING:
1. A riverboat equipped with a theater, especially one that stops at towns along the river and offers performances. 2. One who seeks attention by ostentatious behavior; a showoff. 3. grandstand, impress, show off

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Trump Shifts Rationale for Firing Comey, Calling Him a 'Showboat'

PRONOUNCE:

show·boat - शोबोट

LINK: SHOWBOAT

SPATE

WORD: SPATE

MEANING:
1. A sudden flood, rush, or outpouring: "It issues a spate of words from the loudspeakers and the politicians" (Virginia Woolf). 2. Chiefly British a. A flash flood. b. A freshet resulting from a downpour of rain or melting of snow. c. A sudden heavy fall of rain.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 8 rapes in 6 days: Spate of sexual violence continues in Haryana, three more rapes reported in last 24 hours

PRONOUNCE:

spate - स्पेट / स्पैट 

LINK: SPATE

SPILL

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. Former Playboy Model Spills Details Of Alleged Affair: Trump Tried To Pay Her

PRONOUNCE:

spill - स्पिल

LINK: SPILL

QUASH

WORD: QUASH

MEANING:
1. To put down or suppress forcibly and completely: quash a rebellion. 2. To put an end to or destroy: quash a rumor; quash hopes of an agreement.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Delhi HC quashes presidential notification disqualifying 20 AAP MLAs

PRONOUNCE:
quash - क्वाश / क्वॉश

LINK: QUASH

STOMP

WORD: STOMP

MEANING:
1. To bring down (the foot) forcibly. 2. To bring the foot down onto (an object or surface) forcibly. 3. To tread or trample heavily or violently on: stomping the ground to even it out. 4. To cause to be dislodged by stomping the feet: stomped the mud off her boots.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. China Box Office: 'Pacific Rim Uprising' Stomps Its Way to Strong $65M Opening

PRONOUNCE:

stomp - स्टाम्प

LINK: STOMP

CURB

WORD: CURB

MEANING:
1. A concrete border or row of joined stones forming part of a gutter along the edge of a street. 2. An enclosing framework, such as that around a skylight. 3. A raised margin along an edge used to confine or strengthen. 4. Something that checks or restrains: High interest rates put a curb on spending. 5. A chain or strap that passes under a horse's lower jaw and serves in conjunction with the bit to restrain the horse. 6. A market, originally on a street or sidewalk, for trading securities that are not listed on a stock exchange.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Tech Mahindra, Microsoft join hands to curb pesky calls

PRONOUNCE:

curb - कर्ब

LINK: CURB

SEPTICEMIA

WORD: SEPTICEMIA

MEANING:

1. Systemic infection of the blood by pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria, that originate from a localized source. Also called blood poisoning.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Dad of girl allegedly raped by Unnao BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar died of septicemia, beating: Autopsy report

PRONOUNCE:

sep·ti·ce·mi·a - सेप्टिसीमीअ

LINK: SEPTICEMIA

CUDDLE

WORD: CUDDLE

MEANING:

1. To hold fondly in the arms; hug tenderly. See Synonyms at caress.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Jr Bachchan along with sis Shweta warmly cuddle Jaya as she turns 70

PRONOUNCE:

cud·dle - कडल

LINK: CUDDLE

OiNTMENT

WORD: OiNTMENT

MEANING:

1. A highly viscous or semisolid substance used on the skin as a cosmetic, emollient, or medicament; a salve.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Say no to ointments, fairness creams containing steroids

PRONOUNCE:

oint·ment - ऑइन्ट्मन्ट

LINK: OiNTMENT