WORD: RESTIVE
MEANING:
1. nervous, unquiet; recalcitrant, disobedient, obstinate, balky: a restive horse
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Barricades and books in restive Kashmir neighbourhood
PRONOUNCE:
restive - रेस्टिव
LINK: RESTIVE
WORD: STIFLE
MEANING:
1. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
2. To keep in or hold back; repress: stifled my indignation.
3. To kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Explainer: Advertising execs point to five ways Google stifles business
PRONOUNCE:
sti·fle - स्टाइफल
LINK: STIFLE
WORD: STUTTER
MEANING:
1. To speak or utter with a spasmodic repetition or prolongation of sounds.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. India’s stuttering economy hits global oil demand: Kemp
PRONOUNCE:
stut·ter - स्टटर
LINK: STUTTER
WORD: SUPPLE
MEANING:
1. Readily bent, folded, or manipulated; pliant: a wallet made of supple leather. See Synonyms at flexible.
2. Moving and bending with agility; limber: a supple gymnast.
3. Adaptable to changing circumstances: "The supple ambiguities of English are a large part of its genius" (Mark Abley).
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. For a rom-com which needs to be light on its feet, hitting fours and sixes as it goes along, the writing is not as supple as it should have been.
PRONOUNCE:
sup·ple - सपल
LINK: SUPPLE
WORD: TIDBIT
MEANING:
1. (Cookery) a tasty small piece of food; dainty
2. a pleasing scrap of anything, such as scandal
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. One of the fascinating tidbits to come to light in the wake of the attacks on Saudi Arabia's crude facilities was China's disclosure that it has enough oil inventories to last 80 days
PRONOUNCE:
tit·bit - टिड्बिट
LINK: TIDBIT
WORD: BEARISH
MEANING:
1. Resembling or similar to a bear in appearance or manner.
2. Causing, expecting, or characterized by falling prices or declining economic conditions.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Bearish signal for crude as China closes in on filling oil storage
PRONOUNCE:
bear·ish - बेरिश
LINK: BEARISH
WORD: SNARKY
MEANING:
1. Rudely sarcastic or disrespectful; snide.
2. Irritable or short-tempered; irascible.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. It is Dulquer, sufficiently snarky and gooey-eyed in turns, who takes it away
PRONOUNCE:
snark·y
LINK: SNARKY
WORD: GRUMPY
MEANING:
1. Surly and peevish; cranky.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Grumpy Cat, Internet's Most Famous Feline Dies. Long Live Grumpy Cat.
PRONOUNCE:
grump·y - ग्रम्पी
LINK: GRUMPY
WORD: OPINE
MEANING:
1. To state as an opinion.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. World Cup 2019: Vijay Shankar opines that preparation for batting at No.4 will be a real challenge
PRONOUNCE:
o·pine - ओपाइन
LINK: OPINE
WORD: FLING
MEANING:
1. To throw with violence: flung the dish against the wall. See Synonyms at throw.
2. To put or send suddenly or unexpectedly: troops that were flung into battle.
3. To engage (oneself) in an activity with abandon and energy.
4. To cast aside; discard: fling propriety away.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. SpaceX launch could ‘trap humans on Earth’ by flinging rogue space junk into orbit tonight
PRONOUNCE:
fling - फ्लिंग
LINK: FLING
WORD: SULK
MEANING:
1. To be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent resentment or protest.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sulking Karnataka Lawmaker Calls Congress Leader "Buffoon", Party Upset
PRONOUNCE:
sulk - सल्क
LINK: SULK
WORD: URN
MEANING:
1. A vase of varying size and shape, usually having a footed base or pedestal, especially a lidded vase used to hold the ashes of one who has been cremated.
2. A closed metal vessel having a spigot and used for warming or serving tea or coffee.
3. Botany The spore-bearing part of a moss capsule.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Cricket: Smith, Cummins, Hazlewood ensure Australia keep the urn
PRONOUNCE:
urn - अर्न
LINK: URN
WORD: SMELTER
MEANING:
1.
a. An apparatus for smelting.
b. also smelt·er·y (smĕl′tə-rē) pl. smelt·er·ies An establishment for smelting.
2. One who is engaged in the smelting industry.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. China aluminium output slips in August amid smelter outages
PRONOUNCE:
smelt·er - स्मेल्टर
LINK: SMELTER
WORD: PIQUE
MEANING:
1. To cause to feel resentment or indignation.
2. To provoke; arouse: The portrait piqued her curiosity.
3. To pride (oneself): He piqued himself on his stylish attire.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif & Sunil Grover’s stills from Bharat’s shoot in Abu Dhabi are piquing fans interest
PRONOUNCE:
pique - पीक
LINK: PIQUE
WORD: PAN
MEANING:
1. A shallow, wide, open container, usually of metal and without a lid, used for holding liquids, cooking, and other domestic purposes.
2. A vessel similar in form to a pan, especially:
a. An open metal dish used to separate gold, other precious metals, or gemstones from gravel or waste by washing.
b. Either of the receptacles on a balance or pair of scales.
c. A vessel used for boiling and evaporating liquids.
3.
a. A basin or depression in the earth, often containing mud or water.
b. A natural or artificial basin used to obtain salt by evaporating brine.
c. Hardpan.
4. A freely floating piece of ice that has broken off a larger floe.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. PM Narendra Modi Biopic Reviews: Critics Call it a Hagiography, Vivek Oberoi's Acting Panned
PRONOUNCE:
pan - पैन
LINK: PAN
WORD: HAGIOGRAPHY
MEANING:
1.
a. The writing of the lives of saints.
b. A biography of a saint.
2.
a. The writing of an admiring or idealized biography.
b. An admiring or idealized biography.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. PM Narendra Modi Biopic Reviews: Critics Call it a Hagiography, Vivek Oberoi's Acting Panned
PRONOUNCE:
hag·i·og·ra·phy - हैगीआग्रफी
LINK: HAGIOGRAPHY
WORD: MUTINY
MEANING:
1. Open rebellion against constituted authority, especially rebellion of sailors against superior officers.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Emotional Theresa May Announces Resignation Amid Mutiny Over Brexit
PRONOUNCE:
mu·ti·ny - म्यूटनी
LINK: MUTINY
WORD: VAPE
MEANING:
1. To inhale and exhale vapor from an e-cigarette or a similar electronic device.
2. To engage in such an activity regularly or habitually: I've been vaping for a couple of months.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. U.S. doctors' group says just stop vaping as deaths, illnesses rise
PRONOUNCE:
vape
LINK: VAPE
WORD: MEEK
MEANING:
1. Showing patience and humility; gentle.
2. Easily imposed on; submissive.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Cricket: Australia's Paine will not give up captaincy meekly
PRONOUNCE:
meek - मीक
LINK: MEEK
WORD: BAFFOON
MEANING:
1. A clown; a jester: a court buffoon.
2. A person given to clowning and joking.
3. A ludicrous or bumbling person; a fool.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sulking Karnataka Lawmaker Calls Congress Leader "Buffoon", Party Upset
PRONOUNCE:
buf·foon - बफून
LINK: Buffoon
WORD: OPPRESSOR
MEANING:
1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority: a people who were oppressed by tyranny.
2. To cause to feel worried or depressed: "People were at a loss ... oppressed by the atmosphere of the dead man's room" (Ward Just).
3. Obsolete To overwhelm or crush.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Zimbabwe's Mugabe - from liberator to oppressor
PRONOUNCE:
op·press - अप्रेसर
LINK: OPPRESSOR
WORD: STASH
MEANING:
1. A secret place where something is hidden or stored.
2. Something, such as money or an illegal drug, that has been hidden or stored.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. EVMs stashed inside cars, shops: Several videos on Twitter claim
PRONOUNCE:
stash - स्टैश
LINK: STASH
WORD: INKLING
MEANING:
1. A slight hint or indication.
2. A slight understanding or vague idea or notion.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Did Saudi Arabia have inkling about Lanka blasts?
PRONOUNCE:
in·kling - इंगक्लिंग
LINK: INKLING
WORD: SOB
MEANING:
1. To weep aloud with convulsive gasping; cry uncontrollably. See Synonyms at cry.
2. To make a sound resembling that of loud weeping.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The tone of the film is as inconsistent as it can be. In one scene, you will see Sushant sobbing while talking to his son, and in the next, he is planning pranks with his friends in college.
PRONOUNCE:
sob - साब
LINK: LINK
WORD: QUALM
MEANING:
1. uneasy feeling; pang of conscience; misgiving: She has no qualms about lying to her parents.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The editorial cited PM Modi’s 2017 raincoat remark on Singh and said, “Prime Minister Modi had said ‘Manmohan Singh bathes wearing a raincoat’, but we don’t have qualms in admitting that he knows about economy and finance. He has worked hard to revive the economy when it was in a bad shape.”
PRONOUNCE:
qualm - क्वाम
LINK: QUALM
WORD: BAIT
MEANING:
1.
a. Food or other lure placed on a hook or in a trap and used in the taking of fish, birds, or other animals.
b. Something, such as a worm, used for this purpose.
2. An enticement, temptation, or provocation: He did not take the bait by responding to the taunt and getting drawn into an argument.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. After Mamata Banerjee’s knee-jerk reactions, BJP plans to bait her with Jai Shri Ram slogans
PRONOUNCE:
bait - बेट / बैट
LINK: BAIT
WORD: SHEER
MEANING:
1. thin; fine; transparent; steep: a sheer nightgown
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Indian player Murali Vijay said that he only plays cricket for the sheer passion and wants to contribute to any team he plays for.
PRONOUNCE:
sheer - शिर / शीर
LINK: SHEER
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. Beware traffic violators! Hefty fines await from September 1
PRONOUNCE:
heft·y - हेफ्टी
LINK: HEFTY
WORD: TWEEPLE
MEANING:
1. (Communications & Information) slang people who communicate via the Twitter website
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Desi tweeple are celebrating Eid-Ul-Fitr with hilarious Eidi memes
PRONOUNCE:
tweeple
LINK: TWEEPLE
WORD: VOLTE-FACE
MEANING:
1. a reversal, as in opinion or policy
2. a change of position so as to look, lie, etc, in the opposite direction
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. India batsman Ambati Rayudu has made a volte-face on his decision to retire and made himself available for Hyderbabd in domestic cricket, a senior official told Reuters on Friday.
PRONOUNCE:
volte-face - वाल्ट फास
LINK: VOLTE-FACE
