ELUSIVE

WORD: ELUSIVE

MEANING:
1. Tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory: "an invisible cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist [himself]" (David Kline). 2. Difficult to define or describe: "Failures are more finely etched in our minds than triumphs, and success is an elusive, if not mythic, goal in our demanding society" (Hugh Drummond).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Karnataka drama isn't over yet, 3 Congress MLAs still elusive

PRONOUNCE:
e·lu·sive - इलूसिव

LINK: ELUSIVE

FILTHY

WORD: FILTHY

MEANING:
1. Covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty. See Synonyms at dirty. 2. Obscene or offensive: a filthy magazine; filthy language. 3. Vile; nasty: a filthy traitor.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Personal insults and Indian politics: EC must crack down on filthy language in 2019 just as in 2014

PRONOUNCE:

filth·y - फिल्थी

LINK: FILTHY

PROPHECY

WORD: PROPHECY

MEANING:
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.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Every action has a reaction, says Chandrababu Naidu at Mamata protest; then makes a prophecy

PRONOUNCE:

proph·e·cy - प्राफसी / प्राफिसी

LINK: PROPHECY

TOIL

WORD: TOIL

MEANING:
1. To labor continuously; work strenuously. 2. To proceed with difficulty: "The old woman ... proceeded to toil up the narrow staircase before us" (James Joyce).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Vicky Kaushal: Toiled hard for this work pressure

PRONOUNCE:

toil - टॉइल

LINK: TOIL

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. From Tagore's Nobel to Mahabharata: 7 gaffes by Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb

PRONOUNCE:
gaffe - गैफ

LINK: GAFFE

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. Rajinikanth’s 2.0 may topple box office record of Baahubali 2, Thugs of Hindostan

PRONOUNCE:

top·ple - टापल

LINK: TOPPLE

RAZZMATAZZ

WORD: RAZZMATAZZ

MEANING:
1. Excited action or impressive display: "away from the razzmatazz of college and frat parties" (Betsey Carter). 2. Evasive or misleading language; double talk: "prodded his recruits with pep talks and office contests to sell stocks with razzmatazz" (Ron Chernow).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Gully Boy is a grandiose and emotional film that has flaws but ultimately lives up to its razzmatazz

PRONOUNCE:
razz·ma·tazz

LINK: RAZZMATAZZ

GUILE

WORD: GUILE

MEANING:
1. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit. 2. A trick or stratagem.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. On Friday, Yuzvendra Chahal bamboozled the Australians with his guile and variety. 

PRONOUNCE:

guile - गाइल

LINK: GUILE

RANT

WORD: RANT

MEANING:
1. To speak or write in an angry or emotionally charged manner; rave. 2. To express at length a complaint or negative opinion: "He could rant on the subject of physician-assisted illness" (Paul Theroux).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. As New Delhi blocks Pakistan-backed anti-India plans in UK, PM Imran Khan returns to Kashmir rant

PRONOUNCE:

rant - रैन्ट

LINK: RANT

AMMO

WORD: AMMO

MEANING:
1. Ammunition.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Election Tracker LIVE: Flogging a Dead Horse, Says Govt as Rafale Report Gives Fresh Ammo to Congress

PRONOUNCE:

am·mo - ऐमो

LINK: AMMO

REGURGITATE

WORD: REGURGITATE

MEANING:
1. To cause to pour back, especially to cast up (partially digested food). 2. To repeat (facts or other learned items) from memory with little reflection.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Laser focus on Narendra Modi, paucity of ideas, regurgitation of cynicism: Mamata's United India Rally...

PRONOUNCE:

re·gur·gi·tate - रिगर्जटैट / रिगर्जिटेट 

LINK: REGURGITATE

CHUBBY

WORD: CHUBBY

MEANING:

1. round and plump: a chubby face.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Can you recognise the chubby boy in this pic?

PRONOUNCE:

chub•by - चबी

LINK: CHUBBY

PLIGHT

WORD: PLIGHT

MEANING:
1. To promise or bind by a solemn pledge, especially to betroth. 2. To give or pledge (one's word or oath, for example).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Movie Review: 'Why Cheat India' is Indifferent to the Plight of Students

PRONOUNCE:

plight - प्लाइट

LINK: PLIGHT

CYNICISM

WORD: CYNICISM

MEANING:
1. An attitude of scornful or jaded negativity, especially a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of others: the public cynicism aroused by governmental scandals. 2. A scornfully or jadedly negative comment or act: "She arrived at a philosophy of her own, all made up of her private notations and cynicisms" (Henry James). 3. Cynicism The beliefs of the ancient Cynics.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Laser focus on Narendra Modi, paucity of ideas, regurgitation of cynicism: Mamata's United India Rally...

PRONOUNCE:

cyn·i·cism - सिनिसिज़म

LINK: CYNICISM

HERCULEAN

WORD: HERCULEAN

MEANING:
1. often herculean Of unusual size, power, or difficulty. 2. Greek & Roman Mythology a. Of or relating to Hercules. b. Resembling Hercules.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Her dadi’s granddaughter? Why emulating Indira Gandhi’s successes can be a Herculean task for Priyanka

PRONOUNCE:

Her·cu·le·an - हर्क्यलीअन / हर्क्युलीअन / हर्क्यूलीअन

LINK: HERCULEAN

DIMINISH

WORD: DIMINISH

MEANING:
1. a. To make smaller or less; reduce or lessen. See Synonyms at decrease. b. To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of: "Her upper-class perfection ... somehow diminished me" (Shirley Abbott). 2. To cause to taper. 3. Music To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Men's brains diminish faster than women's: Study

PRONOUNCE:

di·min·ish - डिमिनिश

LINK: DIMINISH

DOPPELGANGER

WORD: DOPPELGANGER

MEANING:
1. A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts its fleshly counterpart. 2. Either of two people who physically resemble each other very much.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Doppelganger Alert! American singer Julia Michaels has an exact resemblance to Anushka Sharma

PRONOUNCE:
dop·pel·gäng·er

LINK: DOPPELGANGER

EMULATE

WORD: EMULATE

MEANING:
1. To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated. 2. To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with. 3. Computers To imitate the function of (another system), as by modifications to hardware or software that allow the imitating system to accept the same data, execute the same programs, and achieve the same results as the imitated system.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Her dadi’s granddaughter? Why emulating Indira Gandhi’s successes can be a Herculean task for Priyanka

PRONOUNCE:

em·u·late - एम्यलैट / एम्युलेट / एम्यलिट / एम्यलेट

LINK: EMULATE

QUID

WORD: QUID

MEANING:

1. A pound sterling. 

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Real estate transactions between Kochhars, Dhoots points to quid pro quo arrangement: Report

PRONOUNCE:

quid - क्विड

LINK: QUID

SHAKE A LEG

WORD: SHAKE A LEG

MEANING:
1. Dance, as in Whenever there was music he was eager to shake a leg. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s] 2. Hurry up, as in Shake a leg or we'll miss the plane. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s]

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Get ready for some fireworks, Prabhas to shake a leg with Beyonce's background dancers in Saaho

PRONOUNCE:
shake a leg

LINK: SHAKE A LEG

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. WhatsApp Limits Text Forwards to Five Recipients Globally to Curb Fake News

PRONOUNCE:

curb - कर्ब

LINK: CURB

PAUCITY

WORD: PAUCITY

MEANING:
1. Smallness of number; fewness. 2. Scarcity; dearth: a paucity of natural resources.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Laser focus on Narendra Modi, paucity of ideas, regurgitation of cynicism: Mamata's United India Rally...

PRONOUNCE:

pau·ci·ty - पॉसटी / पॉसिटी

LINK: PAUCITY

SKEPTIC

WORD: SKEPTIC

MEANING:
1. One who instinctively or habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees with assertions or generally accepted conclusions. 2. One inclined to skepticism in religious matters. 3. Philosophy a. often Skeptic An adherent of a school of skepticism. b. Skeptic A member of an ancient Greek school of skepticism, especially that of Pyrrho of Elis (360?-272? bc).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Dhoni Silences Skeptics With Brilliant Knock, Fans Flood Twitter With Applause (And Memes)

PRONOUNCE:

skep·tic - स्केप्टिक

LINK: SKEPTIC

REVOLT

WORD: REVOLT

MEANING:
1. To attempt to overthrow the authority of the state; rebel. 2. To oppose or refuse to accept something: revolting against high taxes. 3. To feel disgust or repugnance: was revolted by the gory movie.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Facebook app plan sparks revolt

PRONOUNCE:
here - here

LINK: REVOLT

AIL

WORD: AIL

MEANING:
1. To feel ill or have pain: has been ailing for weeks.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. "Fully In Hosh," Ailing Manohar Parrikar Retorts, Presents Goa Budget

PRONOUNCE:

ail - एल / ऐल

LINK: AIL

CONTRARIAN

WORD: CONTRARIAN

MEANING:

1. One who takes a contrary view or action, especially an investor who makes decisions that contradict prevailing wisdom, as in buying securities that are unpopular at the time.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. ‘Compulsive Contrarians’: In New York for treatment, Arun Jaitley coins new term to target Opposition

PRONOUNCE:

con·trar·i·an

LINK: CONTRARIAN

DISSIDENT

WORD: DISSIDENT

MEANING:

1. Disagreeing, as in opinion or belief.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Karnataka Congress summons MLAs today to identify dissidents, endgame nears

PRONOUNCE:

dis·si·dent - डिसडिन्ट / डिसिडन्ट

LINK: DISSIDENT

COMPULSIVE

WORD: COMPULSIVE

MEANING:
1. Having the capacity to compel: a frightening, compulsive novel. 2. Psychology Caused or conditioned by compulsion or obsession.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. ‘Compulsive Contrarians’: In New York for treatment, Arun Jaitley coins new term to target Opposition

PRONOUNCE:

com·pul·sive - कम्पल्सिव

LINK: COMPULSIVE