LICKING

WORD: LICKING

MEANING:
1. A beating, thrashing, or spanking. 2. A severe loss or defeat.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Kartarpur Corridor: Those who criticised me are licking their own spit now, says Navjot Singh Sidhu

PRONOUNCE:
lick·ing - लिकिंग

LINK: LICKING

INDELIBLE

WORD: INDELIBLE

MEANING:
1. Impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent: indelible ink. 2. Making a mark not easily erased or washed away: an indelible

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Karnataka's iconic leader Ananth Kumar leaves an indelible mark on national politics

PRONOUNCE:
in·del·i·ble - इन्डेलबल / इन्डेलिबल

LINK: INDELIBLE

NUPTIAL

WORD: NUPTIAL

MEANING:
1. Of or relating to marriage or the wedding ceremony. 2. Of, relating to, or occurring during the mating season: the nuptial plumage of male birds.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Priyanka Chopra And Nick Jonas Will Host Two Wedding Receptions After Tying The Nuptial Knot

PRONOUNCE:
nup·tial - नप्चल / नप्शल

LINK: NUPTIAL

RAZE

WORD: RAZE

MEANING:
1. To level to the ground; demolish. See Synonyms at destroy. 2. Archaic a. To scrape or shave off. b. To erase.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. "We Razed Babri in 17 Minutes, How Long For A Law?" Sena's Sanjay Raut

PRONOUNCE:
raze - रेज़ / रैज़

LINK: RAZE

COMPLY

WORD: COMPLY

MEANING:
1. To act in accordance with another's command, request, rule, or wish: The patient complied with the physician's orders. 2. Obsolete To be courteous or obedient.


EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Rafale price disclosure: Centre may not comply with SC order citing ‘secrecy’

PRONOUNCE:

com·ply - कम्प्लाइ

LINK: COMPLY

DAUNT

WORD: DAUNT

MEANING:

1. To lessen the courage or resolution of; dishearten or intimidate

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. ICC Woman's World T20 Semi-Final: India Meet Daunting Foes In England

PRONOUNCE:

daunt - डॉन्ट

LINK: DAUNT

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 India slip to four-run defeat

PRONOUNCE:

shod·dy - शाडी

LINK: SHODDY

ICONIC

WORD: ICONIC

MEANING:
1. Of, relating to, or having the character of an icon. 2. Symbolic, emblematic, or representative: a classroom scene that is iconic of what is wrong with the education system. 3. Having a conventional formulaic style. Used of certain memorial statues and busts.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Karnataka's iconic leader Ananth Kumar leaves an indelible mark on national politics

PRONOUNCE:

i·con·ic - आइकानिक

LINK: ICONIC

DUSKY

WORD: DUSKY

MEANING:
1. Having low diffused light; dim or shadowy. 2. Rather dark in color: dusky blue. See Synonyms at dark.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Shah Rukh Khan on Suhana: My daughter is dusky but she is the most beautiful girl in the world

PRONOUNCE:

dusk·y - डस्की

LINK: DUSKY

HUDDLE

WORD: HUDDLE

MEANING:
1. A densely packed group or crowd, as of people or animals. 2. Football A brief gathering of a team's players behind the line of scrimmage to receive instructions for the next play. 3. A small private conference or meeting.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Centre Gave Rafale Details To Supreme Court After Top-Level Huddle

PRONOUNCE:

hud·dle - हडल

LINK: HUDDLE

INFRINGEMENT

WORD: INFRINGEMENT

MEANING:
1. A violation, as of a law, regulation, or agreement. 2. An encroachment, as of a right or privilege: copyright infringement. See Synonyms at breach.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Trouble for Rohit Shetty's 'Simmba'; beverage company alleges infringement of its trademark

PRONOUNCE:

in·fringe·ment - इन्फ्रिन्ज्मन्ट

LINK: INFRINGEMENT

WEE

WORD: WEE

MEANING:
1. Very small; tiny. See Synonyms at small. 2. tiny, little, small

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. A massive fire broke out at the National Museum of Natural History in FICCI building in central Delhi in the wee hours today.

PRONOUNCE:

wee - वी

LINK: WEE

PREVAIL

WORD: PREVAIL

MEANING:
1. To be greater in strength or influence; triumph: The home team prevailed against the visitors. Shouldn't the public interest prevail over an individual's? 2. To be most common or frequent; be predominant: a region where snow and ice prevail. 3. To be in force, use, or effect; be current: an ancient tradition that still prevails. 4. To use persuasion or inducement successfully. Often used with on, upon, or with. See Synonyms at persuade. 5. triumph, succeed, overcome, conquer

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. If Nitish Kumar becomes PM, jungle raj will prevail across country: Uma Bharti

PRONOUNCE:

pre·vail - प्रिवेल / प्रिवैल / प्रीवैल 

LINK: PREVAIL

PESTER

WORD: PESTER

MEANING:
1. To annoy persistently, as with repeated demands or questions. 2. annoy, harass, worry, disturb
EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. BAREILLY: Manish Gupta, 33, a software developer based out of Lucknow, has been pestered by calls from real estate agents. 

PRONOUNCE:

pes·ter - पेस्टर

LINK: PESTER

MEATY

WORD: MEATY

MEANING:

1. substantial, profound, deep, solid

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Rana Daggubati's debut Hindi film was Rohan Sippy's 2011 crime drama Dum Maaro Dum, followed by Ram Gopal Verma's action flick Department. Other than the meaty roles in these two films, Daggubati also did a cameo in Ayan Mukerji's romantic comedy from 2013, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani which was produced by Johar.

PRONOUNCE:
meaty

LINK: MEATY

WHIRLWIND

WORD: WHIRLWIND

MEANING:
1. A rapidly rotating, generally vertical column of air, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout. 2. a. A tumultuous, confused rush. b. A destructive force or thing. 3. rapid, tornado, hurricane

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Warner's whirlwind fifty leaves Pakistan with tall chase

PRONOUNCE:
whirl·wind - वर्ल्विन्ड / ह्वर्ल्विन्ड

LINK: WHIRLWIND

ALLEVIATE

WORD: ALLEVIATE

MEANING:
1. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable: a drug that alleviates cold symptoms. See Synonyms at relieve. 2. To lessen or reduce: alleviate unemployment. 3. ease, lessen, improve

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Take Extra Care To Alleviate Suffering Of Poor Post Notes Ban: President Mukherjee

PRONOUNCE:

al·le·vi·ate - अलीवीएट / अलीवीऐट

LINK: ALLEVIATE

CUE

WORD: CUE

MEANING:
1. Games a. A long tapered stick with a leather tip used to strike the cue ball in billiards and pool. b. A long stick with a concave attachment at one end for shoving disks in shuffleboard. 2. Nonstandard Variant of queue. 3. signal, prompt, sign

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. As if on cue, legendary commentator Tony Greig announcing in his inimitable voice: 'Sachin Tendulkar'!

PRONOUNCE:

cue - क्यू

LINK: CUE

OPIOID

WORD: OPIOID

MEANING:

1. Any of various compounds that bind to specific receptors in the central nervous system and have analgesic and narcotic effects, including naturally occurring substances such as morphine; synthetic and semisynthetic drugs such as methadone and oxycodone; and certain peptides produced by the body, such as endorphins. Also called opiate.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Trump's effort to blame Obama for the opioid epidemic

PRONOUNCE:

o·pi·oid

LINK: OPIOID

HURTLE

WORD: HURTLE

MEANING:

1. To move with or as if with great speed: an express train that hurtled past.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Peruvian bus hurtles over 'devil's' cliff, kills at least 25

PRONOUNCE:

hur·tle - हर्टल

LINK: HURTLE

LAME

WORD: LAME

MEANING:

1. A shiny fabric woven with metallic threads, often of gold or silver.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Facebook statement: Zuckerberg still clueless about company's crisis and his lame excuses are wearing thin

PRONOUNCE:

la·mé - लेम / लैम 

LINK: LAME

PEDIGREE

WORD: PEDIGREE

MEANING:
1. a. A line of ancestors; a lineage. b. A list of ancestors; a family tree. 2. A chart of an individual's ancestors used in human genetics to analyze Mendelian inheritance of certain traits, especially of familial diseases. 3. A list of the ancestors of a purebred animal. 4. A continuous history or series of precedents, especially considered as evidence of respectability or legitimacy: "The practice of larding legislation with special interest lucre has, of course, a lengthy pedigree in American politics" (Jonathan Chait).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. For a batsman of Smith's pedigree, his role in the ball-tampering scandal has left many shocked.

PRONOUNCE:

ped·i·gree - पेडग्री

LINK: PEDIGREE

CHIDE

WORD: CHIDE

MEANING:

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

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Jammu and Kashmir tweet and now IPL remark: Shahid Afridi chides Indians

PRONOUNCE:

chide - चाइड

LINK: CHIDE

EXQUISITE

WORD: EXQUISITE

MEANING:
1. a. Characterized by highly skilled or intricate art; excellently made or formed: an exquisite gold chalice. b. Extremely or delightfully beautiful: the exquisite colors of a sunset. 2. Excellent or outstanding, especially by exhibiting or appealing to refined taste: "A guy who knew all the jazz spots and had an exquisite collection of old 78s" (Shirley Abbott). 3. Extremely subtle or precise: an image rendered in exquisite detail. 4. Intense; keen: exquisite delight; suffered exquisite pain. 5. Obsolete Ingeniously devised or thought out.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. October Movie Review: Varun Dhawan Shines In This Exquisite Drama

PRONOUNCE:

ex·quis·ite - एक्स्क्वज़ट / एक्स्क्विज़िट

LINK: EXQUISITE

CONSENSUAL

WORD: CONSENSUAL

MEANING:
1. Of or expressing a consensus: a consensual decision. 2. a. Law Existing or entered into by mutual consent without formalization by document or ceremony: a consensual marriage; a consensual contract. b. Involving the willing participation of both or all parties, especially in an illegal transaction or practice: the consensual crimes of prostitution, drug abuse, and illegal gambling. 3. Physiology a. Of or relating to a reflexive response of one body structure following stimulation of another, such as the concurrent constriction of one pupil in response to light shined in the other. b. Of or relating to involuntary movement of a body part accompanying voluntary movement of another.


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. M J Akbar raped me, says US journalist; he says relationship was consensual

PRONOUNCE:
con·sen·su·al - कन्सेन्शूअल / कन्सेन्सूअल / कन्सेन्शूअल

LINK: CONSENSUAL

FACTUAL

WORD: FACTUAL

MEANING:
1. Of the nature of fact; real. 2. Of or containing facts.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. PNB misrepresented factual position on LoUs to RBI: CBI charge sheet

PRONOUNCE:

fac·tu·al - फैक्चूअल

LINK: FACTUAL

EMBIBE

WORD: EMBIBE

MEANING:
1. To drink. 2. To absorb or take in as if by drinking: "The whole body ... imbibes delight through every pore" (Henry David Thoreau). 3. To receive and absorb into the mind: "Gladstone had ... imbibed a strong prejudice against Americans" (Philip Magnus). 4. Obsolete To permeate; saturate.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. RIL to acquire 73% stake in edu start-up Embibe, to pump $180 mn in 3 yrs

PRONOUNCE:

im·bibe

LINK: EMBIBE

PROMULGATE

WORD: PROMULGATE

MEANING:
1. To make known to the public; popularize or advocate: "Franklin ... first promulgated the idea of free public libraries" (Elaine Wagner). 2. To put (a law, for example) into effect by formal public announcement.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Home Buyers to be Treated as Financial Creditors After Govt Promulgates Insolvency and Bankruptcy Ordinance

PRONOUNCE:

prom·ul·gate - प्रामल्गेट / प्रोमल्गैट 

LINK: PROMULGATE

LUMP

WORD: LUMP

MEANING:
1. An irregularly shaped mass or piece. 2. A small cube of sugar. 3. Medicine A swelling or small palpable mass. 4. A collection or totality; an aggregate. 5. A person regarded as ungainly or dull-witted. 6. lumps Informal a. Severe punishment or treatment, as a beating or an unsparing criticism: take one's lumps. b. One's just deserts; comeuppance: get one's lumps.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. "Same Style": Rahul Gandhi Lumps together K Chandrasekhar Rao, NDA

PRONOUNCE:

lump - लम्प

LINK: LUMP

BAFFLE

WORD: BAFFLE

MEANING:
1. To confuse or perplex, especially so as to frustrate or prevent from taking action: a patient whose condition baffled the physicians. 2. To impede the force or movement of (a fluid).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The performance of reserve bowlers reminds me of Umesh Yadav. Why wasn't he selected?" Baffling, isn't it?

PRONOUNCE:

baf·fle - बैफल

LINK: BAFFLE