FACTION

WORD: FACTION

MEANING:
1. A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group. 2. Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension: "Our own beloved country ... is now afflicted with faction and civil war" (Abraham Lincoln).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Shivpal Yadav Claims Apna Dal Faction's Support

PRONOUNCE:

fac·tion - फैक्शन

LINK: FACTION

SWOON

WORD: SWOON

MEANING:
1. To faint. 2. To be overwhelmed by ecstatic joy.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt Perform Most Romantic Dance at an Event And Fans Are Swooning Over

PRONOUNCE:
swoon - स्वून

LINK: SWOON

ANGUISH

WORD: ANGUISH

MEANING:

1. Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment. See Synonyms at regret.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. 'Mulk' review: Anguish of the patriarch

PRONOUNCE:

an·guish - ऐंगग्विश

LINK: ANGUISH

STEEP

WORD: STEEP

MEANING:
1. Having a sharp inclination; precipitous. 2. At a rapid or precipitous rate: a steep rise in imports. 3. a. Excessive; stiff: a steep price. b. Ambitious; difficult: a steep undertaking.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Vodafone Idea Rights Issue Priced At A Steep Discount Of 61%

PRONOUNCE:

steep - स्टीप

LINK: STEEP

LEVITATE

WORD: LEVITATE

MEANING:

1. To rise or cause to rise into the air and float in apparent defiance of gravity.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Scientists successfully levitate objects with light

PRONOUNCE:

lev·i·tate - लेविटेट / लेविटैट

LINK: LEVITATE

IRE

WORD: IRE

MEANING:
1. Anger; wrath. See Synonyms at anger.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. China draws ire of other UNSC members for saving Jaish chief Masood Azhar

PRONOUNCE:

ire - आइअर / आइर

LINK: IRE

MURKY

WORD: MURKY

MEANING:
1. Dark or dim, as from mist: a murky sky. See Synonyms at dark. 2. Darkened, clouded, or blurry: murky waters; murky images. 3. Not clearly known, understood, or expressed: a murky future; the murky world of spies; murky writing.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Rahul Gandhi’s Rafale campaign may backfire if he doesn’t clear air around murky land deals

PRONOUNCE:

murk·y - मर्की

LINK: MURKY

SCOURGE

WORD: SCOURGE

MEANING:
1. A source of widespread dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war. 2. A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment. 3. A small whip used to inflict punishment.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. New Zealand mosque attacks and the scourge of white supremacy

PRONOUNCE:

scourge - स्कर्ज

LINK: SCOURGE

FORTRESS

WORD: FORTRESS

MEANING:
1. A fortified place, especially a large, permanent military stronghold that often includes a town.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Undefeated in six elections, Ananth Kumar turned Bengaluru South into a BJP fortress

PRONOUNCE:

for·tress - फॉर्ट्रस / फॉर्ट्रिस

LINK: FORTRESS

VEILED

WORD: VEILED

MEANING:
1. Covered with a veil: the veiled head of a bride. 2. Concealed or disguised as if with a veil: "slur-footed ironies, veiled jokes, tiptoe malices" (Edith Wharton).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Social Media Slams PM Modi for Veiled Remark Calling Sonia ‘Widow’

PRONOUNCE:

veiled - वेल्ड / वैल्ड

LINK: VEILED

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. Stringent terms by Etihad may put Jet Airways lifeline at risk

PRONOUNCE:

strin·gent - स्ट्रिन्जन्ट

LINK: STRINGENT

STRICKEN

WORD: STRICKEN

MEANING:
1. Struck or wounded, as by a projectile. 2. a. Affected by something overwhelming, such as disease, trouble, or painful emotion. b. Incapacitated; disabled. 3. Having the contents made even with the top of a measuring device or container; level: a stricken measure of flour.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sourav Ganguly comes to aid of stricken former India team mate Jacob Martin

PRONOUNCE:

strick·en - स्ट्रिकन

LINK: STRICKEN

SLENDER

WORD: SLENDER

MEANING:
1. a. Having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin: a slender rod. b. Thin and delicate in build; gracefully slim: "She was slender as a willow shoot is slender—and equally graceful, equally erect" (Frank Norris). 2. Small in amount or extent; meager: slender wages; a slender chance of survival.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Vidarbha vs Saurashtra, Ranji Trophy Final Day 3, Live Scores: Vidarbha Takes Slender First Innings Lead

PRONOUNCE:

slen·der - स्लेन्डर

LINK: SLENDER

AJAR

WORD: AJAR

MEANING:
1. Partially opened: left the door ajar.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. India vs Australia: Door still ajar for Dinesh Karthik’s flight to World Cup

PRONOUNCE:

a·jar - अजार

LINK: AJAR

PERVERT

WORD: PERVERT

MEANING:
1. To cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; debase: "yet another example of justice being perverted in an attempt to secure more convictions" (Economist). 2. To corrupt (someone) morally. See Synonyms at corrupt. 3. To interpret incorrectly; misconstrue or distort: an analysis that perverts the meaning of the poem.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Thane: IIT Bombay pervert arrested for filming people bathing

PRONOUNCE:
per·vert - पर्वर्ट

LINK: PERVERT

RADICALISM

WORD: RADICALISM

MEANING:
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the principles, desires, or practices of political radicals 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a radical movement, esp in politics 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the state or nature of being radical, esp in politics

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Why Bernie Sanders' radicalism can take out Trump

PRONOUNCE:
radicalism - रैडिकलिज़म

LINK: RADICALISM

REHEARSAL

WORD: REHEARSAL

MEANING:
1. The act of practicing in preparation for a public performance. 2. A session of practice for a performance, as of a play. 3. A detailed enumeration or repetition: a long rehearsal of his woes.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Pilot killed as 2 Surya Kiran aircraft crash at aero show rehearsal

PRONOUNCE:
re·hears·al - रिहर्सल / रीहर्सल / रीहर्सल

LINK: REHEARSAL

MALAISE

WORD: MALAISE

MEANING:
1. A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness. 2. A general sense of depression or unease: "The markets remain mired in a deep malaise" (New York Times).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sri Lanka seek to break ODI malaise in Centurion - Cricbuzz

PRONOUNCE:

mal·aise - मैलेज़ / मैलैज़

LINK: MALAISE

INVIGORATES

WORD: INVIGORATES

MEANING:
1. To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate: "A few whiffs of the raw, strong scent of phlox invigorated her" (D.H. Lawrence).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. World's second man cleared of AIDS virus invigorates quest for cure

PRONOUNCE:
in·vig·or·ate - इन्विगरिट / इन्विगरेट

LINK: INVIGORATES

TWINNING

WORD: TWINNING

MEANING:
1. The bearing of twins. 2. A pairing or union of two similar or identical objects. 3. Mineralogy The formation of twin crystals.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Twinning in grey, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas step out for dinner date in Los Angeles

PRONOUNCE:

twin·ning

LINK: TWINNING

LAVISH

WORD: LAVISH

MEANING:
1. Characterized by or produced with extravagance and profusion: a lavish buffet. See Synonyms at profuse. 2. Immoderate in giving or bestowing; unstinting: The critics were lavish with their praise.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Amid row, PM lavishes praise on EC

PRONOUNCE:

lav·ish - लैविश

LINK: LAVISH

DOUSE

WORD: DOUSE

MEANING:
1. To wet thoroughly; drench. 2. To put out (a light or fire); extinguish: doused the campfire with a bucket of water.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Fire at Noida's Metro Hospital Doused, No Casualties Reported

PRONOUNCE:

douse - डाउस

LINK: DOUSE

BARB

WORD: BARB

MEANING:
1. A sharp point projecting in reverse direction to the main point of a weapon or tool, as on an arrow or fishhook. 2. A cutting remark. 3. Zoology A small, sharp point projecting in reverse direction from the tip, as on a porcupine quill or a bee sting. 4. Zoology One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather. 5. Botany A short, sharp, reflexed bristle or hairlike projection. 6. See barbel1. 7. Any of various Old World freshwater fishes of the genera Barbus, Puntius, and related genera of the family Cyprinidae. 8. A linen covering for a woman's head, throat, and chin worn in medieval times.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sidhu, Majithia exchange barbs, SAD leaders burn photos of Sidhu's Pak visit

PRONOUNCE:

barb - बार्ब

LINK: BARB

FEROCIOUSLY

WORD: FEROCIOUSLY

MEANING:
1. a. Extremely aggressive or violent: a ferocious attack dog. b. Characterized by or showing extreme aggressiveness or violence: a ferocious glare; ferocious claws. 2. Extremely powerful or destructive: a ferocious gale. 3. Extreme in activity or feeling; intense: a ferocious demand for a product; ferocious courage.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Revealed! Ajay Devgn's ferociously intriguing look from Taanaji - The Unsung Warrior

PRONOUNCE:

fe·ro·cious - फरोशस्ली / फरोशिस्ली

LINK: FEROCIOUSLY

BREW

WORD: BREW

MEANING:
1. To make (ale or beer) from malt and hops by infusion, boiling, and fermentation. 2. To make (a beverage) by boiling, steeping, or mixing various ingredients: brew tea. 3. To concoct; devise: brew a plot to overthrow the government.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Cyclone brewing over Arabian Sea; Bay depression heralds N-E monsoon

PRONOUNCE:

brew - ब्रू

LINK: BREW

BEREAVE

WORD: BEREAVE

MEANING:
1. To take a loved one from (a person), especially by death: "Cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved" (Alan Paton). 2. To take something valuable or necessary from (a person or thing): "He was subject to fits, which bereaved him ... of his senses" (David Hume).

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Why bereavement can lead to a ‘broken heart’

PRONOUNCE:
be·reave - बरीव / बिरीव

LINK: BEREAVE

INTRIGUING

WORD: INTRIGUING

MEANING:
1. Arousing interest or curiosity: an intriguing plot.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Revealed! Ajay Devgn's ferociously intriguing look from Taanaji - The Unsung Warrior

PRONOUNCE:
in·trigu·ing - इन्ट्रीगिंग

LINK: INTRIGUING

VAPID

WORD: VAPID

MEANING:
1. Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull: vapid conversation. 2. Lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat: vapid beer.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. The Accidental Prime Minister Movie Review: Anupam Kher's Film Is Indescribably Vapid

PRONOUNCE:
vap·id - वैपिड

LINK: VAPID

CONTEND

WORD: CONTEND

MEANING:
1. To strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle: armies contending for control of territory; had to contend with long lines at the airport. 2. To strive in competition, as in a race; vie: two runners contending for the lead. 3. To strive in controversy or debate; dispute.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. Sunil Gavaskar gives reason why Virat Kohli and Co are not top contenders for World Cup

PRONOUNCE:
con·tend - कन्टेन्ड

LINK: CONTEND

ROIL

WORD: ROIL

MEANING:
1. To make (a liquid) turbulent or muddy or cloudy by stirring up sediment: The storm roiled the waters of the harbor. 2. To cause to be in a state of agitation or disorder: wars that roiled the continent for decades. 3. Usage Problem To put in a state of emotional agitation; rile or upset.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. China growth woes roil Indian markets

PRONOUNCE:
roil - रॉइल

LINK: ROIL

ABYSMAL

WORD: ABYSMAL

MEANING:
1. Resembling an abyss in depth; unfathomable. 2. Very profound; limitless: abysmal misery. 3. Very bad: an abysmal performance.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Winter Session productivity report card is abysmal: Parliament only sat for third of total scheduled time

PRONOUNCE:

a·bys·mal - अबिज़्मल

LINK: ABYSMAL