WORD: RATTLE
MEANING:
1.
a. To make or emit a quick succession of short percussive sounds.
b. To move with such sounds: A train rattled along the track.
2. To talk rapidly and at length, usually without much thought: rattled on about this and that.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 2nd Test Live: Pacers rattle SA early on Day 3
PRONOUNCE:
rat·tle - रैटल
LINK: RATTLE
WORD: INCURSION
MEANING:
1. An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion.
2. The act of entering another's territory or domain.
3. The act of entering or running into: homes damaged by the incursion of floodwater.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Turkey Syria offensive: US builds pressure to halt incursion against Kurds
PRONOUNCE:
in·cur·sion - इन्कर्श़न
LINK: INCURSION
WORD: HANDCUFF
MEANING:
1. A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Jane Fonda led away in handcuffs over climate change protest
PRONOUNCE:
hand·cuff - हैन्ड्कफ
LINK: HANDCUFF
WORD: ARTICULATION
MEANING:
1. The act of vocal expression; utterance or enunciation: an articulation of the group's sentiments.
2.
a. The act or manner of producing a speech sound.
b. A speech sound, especially a consonant.
3.
a. A jointing together or being jointed together.
b. The method or manner of jointing.
4. Anatomy
a. A fixed or movable joint between bones.
b. A movable joint between inflexible parts of the body of an animal, as the divisions of an appendage in arthropods.
5. Botany
a. A joint between two separable parts, as a leaf and a stem.
b. A node or a space on a stem between two nodes.
6. The conversion of a student's credits at one school to credits at another school by comparing the curricula.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The party's economic ideology and its articulation were limited to mainly critiquing the Nehruvian model from the fringes of the political spectrum
PRONOUNCE:
ar·tic·u·la·tion - आर्टिक्यलेशन / आर्टिक्यलैशन
LINK: ARTICULATION
WORD: WOBBLE
MEANING:
1. To move or rotate with an uneven or rocking motion or unsteadily from side to side.
2. To tremble or quaver: The child's voice wobbled with emotion.
3. To waver or vacillate in one's opinions or feelings.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Rohit century, Rahane fifty steady India after early wobble
PRONOUNCE:
wob·ble - वाबल
LINK: WOBBLE
WORD: CONTAGION
MEANING:
1.
a. Disease transmission by direct or indirect contact.
b. A disease that is or may be transmitted by direct or indirect contact; a contagious disease.
c. The direct cause, such as a bacterium or virus, of a communicable disease.
2. Psychology The spread of a behavior pattern, attitude, or emotion from person to person or group to group through suggestion, propaganda, rumor, or imitation.
3. A harmful, corrupting influence: feared that violence on television was a contagion affecting young viewers.
4. The tendency to spread, as of a doctrine, influence, or emotional state.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. There is rising risk of contagion in India's banking sector with many finance companies having lost more than half of their equity value in the past year, rating agency S&P's said on Wednesday.
PRONOUNCE:
con·ta·gion - कन्टेजन / कन्टैजन
LINK: CONTAGION
WORD: COMMENCE
MEANING:
1. Begin, Start, Origin
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Katha has been planned to be held on next week commencing from 10.00 AM onwards.
PRONOUNCE:
commence - कमेन्स
LINK: COMMENCE
WORD: PROTEGE
MEANING:
1. a person under the protection, patronage, or tutelage of another: a protégé of the concertmaster
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Upon the film's release, Hrithik and Tiger urged the audiences not to spoil the movie for others. The duo, who play mentor and protege at loggerheads in the film, said they have made War with a lot of "blood, sweat and love" and it is something that should be enjoyed on the big screen
PRONOUNCE:
protégé - प्राटिश़े / प्रोटश़ै
LINK: PROTEGE
WORD: ABROGATE
MEANING:
1. To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority: "Our existing Aboriginal and treaty rights were now part of the supreme law of the land, and could not be abrogated or denied by any government" (Matthew Coon Come).
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Almost all leaders from the National Conference (NC), Congress and Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) in Jammu have been freed from their detention. They were placed under preventive detention since August 5 after the abrogation of Article 370.
PRONOUNCE:
ab·ro·gate - ऐब्रगेट / ऐब्रगैट
LINK: ABROGATE
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. Cricket - Rohit hits hundred as India make South Africa toil
PRONOUNCE:
toil - टॉइल
LINK: TOIL
WORD: EXPATRIATE
MEANING:
1. To send into exile: They were expatriated because of their political beliefs.
2. To remove (oneself) from residence in one's native land.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Saudi Arabia bus crash leaves 35 Arab and Asian expatriates dead
PRONOUNCE:
ex·pa·tri·ate - एक्स्पेट्रीएट / एक्स्पैट्रीऐट / एक्स्पैट्रीअट / एक्स्पेट्रीइट / एक्स्पेट्रीएट
LINK: EXPATRIATE
WORD: ARTHRITIC
MEANING:
1. Any of several diseases of the joints, such as osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, characterized by pain, swelling, and often stiffness, and usually involving inflammation.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Microphone could diagnose 'noisy' arthritic knees
PRONOUNCE:
ar·thri·tis - आर्थ्रिटिक
LINK: ARTHRITIC
WORD: SAP
MEANING:
1.
a. The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying food and other substances to the various tissues.
b. See cell sap.
2. Health and energy; vitality: The constant bickering drained his sap away.
3. Slang A foolish or gullible person.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. India’s government on Friday slashed corporate taxes in a surprise $20.5 billion break aimed at reviving private investment, seeking to lift growth from a six-year low that has sapped jobs and fuelled discontent in the countryside.
PRONOUNCE:
sap - सैप
LINK: SAP
WORD: SHRED
MEANING:
1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off.
2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Muslim parties' lawyer Dhavan shreds map of 'Ram birthplace'
PRONOUNCE:
shred - श्रेड
LINK: SHRED
WORD: HAGGARD
MEANING:
1. Exhausted or distraught and often gaunt in appearance.
2. Wild and intractable. Used of a hawk in falconry.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Vaping isn’t dead, just prematurely haggard
PRONOUNCE:
hag·gard - हैगर्ड
LINK: HAGGARD
WORD: ORCHARD
MEANING:
1. An area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
2. The trees cultivated in such an area.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Apples rot in Kashmir orchards, as lockdown puts economy in tailspin
PRONOUNCE:
or·chard - ऑर्चर्ड
LINK: ORCHARD
WORD: DOLDRUMS
MEANING:
1. a depressed or bored state of mind
2. a state of inactivity or stagnation
3. (Physical Geography)
a. a belt of light winds or calms along the equator
b. the weather conditions experienced in this belt, formerly a hazard to sailing vessels
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The economy is in doldrums.
PRONOUNCE:
doldrums - डोल्ड्रम्ज़
LINK: DOLDRUMS
WORD: SNARK
MEANING:
1. A snide, sarcastic, or disrespectful attitude: "On the issue of mainstream monotheistic religions and the irrationality behind many of religion's core tenets, scientists often set aside their skewers, their snark, and their impatient demand for proof, and instead don the calming cardigan of a kiddie-show host on public TV" (Natalie Angier).
2. Commentary expressing such an attitude: "He must now endure days of media scrutiny, schadenfreude from his rivals and an overflow of social media scorn, snark and satire" (Alessandra Stanley).
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. "Didi Not Well...": Minister Babul Supriyo Snarks On "Jai Shri Ram" Row
PRONOUNCE:
snark
LINK: SNARK
WORD: INCITE
MEANING:
1. instigate; induce; arouse; goad; provoke: incite a riot
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. ‘Hindi not our mother tongue, don’t incite us’: Raj Thackeray’s party on draft education
PRONOUNCE:
incite - इन्साइट
LINK: LINK
WORD: SULK
MEANING:
1. To be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent resentment or protest.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Rahul Gandhi's great sulk: Cong’s young ones ‘want to steer’ grand old party
PRONOUNCE:
sulk - सल्क
LINK: SULK
WORD: DECIMATE
MEANING:
1. To destroy or kill a large part of (a group of people or organisms).
2. Usage Problem
a. To inflict great destruction or damage on: The storm decimated the region.
b. To reduce markedly in amount: a profligate heir who decimated his trust fund.
3. To select by lot and kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers).
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Trouble In Rajasthan After Congress Decimation In Lok Sabha Polls
PRONOUNCE:
dec·i·mate - डेसमेट / डेसमैट
LINK: DECIMATE
WORD: VILIFY
MEANING:
1. To attack the reputation of (a person or thing) with strong or abusive criticism. See Synonyms at malign.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. A view from Pakistan: Vilification of Jawaharlal Nehru in India
PRONOUNCE:
vil·i·fy - विलफाइ / विलिफाइ
LINK: VILIFY
WORD: BLUSTER
MEANING:
1. A violent, gusty wind.
2. Turbulence or noisy confusion.
3. Loud, arrogant speech, often full of empty threats.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Don’t get distracted by Donald Trump’s bluster, America is already at war with Iran
PRONOUNCE:
blus·ter - ब्लस्टर
LINK: BLUSTER
WORD: DOVISH
MEANING:
1. Any of various widely distributed birds of the family Columbidae, which includes the pigeons, having a small head and a characteristic cooing call.
2. A gentle, innocent person.
3. A person who advocates peace, conciliation, or negotiation in preference to confrontation or armed conflict.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Donald Trump strikes dovish tone on North Korea, Iran
PRONOUNCE:
dove - डोविश / डविश
LINK: DOVISH
WORD: TENDER
MEANING:
1.
a. Easily crushed or bruised; fragile: a tender petal.
b. Easily chewed or cut: tender beef.
2. Young and vulnerable: of tender age.
3. Frail; delicate.
4. Sensitive to frost or severe cold; not hardy: tender green shoots.
5.
a. Easily hurt; sensitive: tender skin.
b. Painful; sore: a tender tooth.
6.
a. Considerate and protective; solicitous: a tender mother; his tender concern.
b. Characterized by or expressing gentle emotions; loving: a tender glance; a tender ballad.
c. Given to sympathy or sentimentality; soft: a tender heart.
7. Nautical Likely to heel easily under sail; crank.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Surat fire: Tyres used as chairs in class, fire tenders were 45 mins away
PRONOUNCE:
ten·der - टेन्डर
LINK: TENDER
WORD: FRITTER
MEANING:
1. To reduce or squander little by little: frittered his inheritance away. See Synonyms at waste.
2. To break, tear, or cut into bits; shred.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. As Kejriwal Licks His Wounds, BJP Must Avoid Frittering Away Capital Advantage Like in 2014
PRONOUNCE:
frit·ter - फ्रिटर
LINK: FRITTER
WORD: LICK
MEANING:
1. To pass the tongue over or along: lick a stamp.
2. To lap up: The cat licked the milk from the bowl.
3. To lap or flicker at like a tongue: The waves licked the sides of the boat.
4. Slang
a. To beat or thrash.
b. To defeat soundly: licked their rivals in lacrosse.
c. To deal with effectively; overcome: licked her weight problem.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. As Kejriwal Licks His Wounds, BJP Must Avoid Frittering Away Capital Advantage Like in 2014
PRONOUNCE:
lick - लिक
LINK: LICK
WORD: COY
MEANING:
1. shy, bashful, timid
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Arjun Kapoor wraps his arm around Malaika Arora, rumoured couple is coy no more.
PRONOUNCE:
coy - कॉइ
LINK: COY
WORD: FRUGAL
MEANING:
1. Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources. See Synonyms at sparing.
2. Simple or costing little; meager or inexpensive: a frugal lunch.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Inflation by stealth: how Japan's firms fight the frugal retail psyche
PRONOUNCE:
fru·gal - फ्रूगल
LINK: FRUGAL
WORD: GLOBETROT
MEANING:
1. Giuliani says Trump did not pay for his globetrotting push for Biden probe
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. To travel often and widely, especially for sightseeing.
PRONOUNCE:
globe·trot
LINK: GLOBETROT
WORD: HURL
MEANING:
1. To throw with great force; fling. See Synonyms at throw.
2. To cause to move with great force or violence: The bus's sudden stop hurled the passengers to the floor.
3. To send with great vigor; thrust: hurled the army against the enemy.
4. To utter vehemently: hurled insults at the speaker.
5. Slang To vomit (the contents of the stomach).
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Chappals hurled at Kamal Haasan amid row over 'Hindu extremist' remark
PRONOUNCE:
hurl - हर्ल
LINK: HURL
