WORD: ACCUSATION
MEANING:
1. An act of accusing or the state of being accused.
2. A charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. U.S. defense chief rejects Amazon's accusations of bias in cloud contract
PRONOUNCE:
ac·cu·sa·tion - ऐक्यज़ैशन / ऐक्युज़ेशन / ऐक्यूज़ैशन
LINK: ACCUSATION
WORD: PLUSH
MEANING:
1. a pile fabric whose pile is generally no less than ? inch (0.3 cm) high.
adj.
2. expensively or showily luxurious: a plush hotel.
3. abundantly rich; luxuriant: plush lawns.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Vijay Deverakonda moves into a plush house worth 15 crore
PRONOUNCE:
plush - प्लश
LINK: PLUSH
WORD: ERUDITION
MEANING:
1. Deep, extensive learning.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Known for his erudition, Bhogle had also shown his professionalism on Sunday after Manjrekar had escalated the argument regarding the pink ball.
PRONOUNCE:
er·u·di·tion - एरडिशन / एर्युडिशन
LINK: ERUDITION
WORD: WILT
MEANING:
1. To become limp or flaccid; droop: plants wilting in the heat.
2. To feel or exhibit the effects of fatigue or exhaustion; weaken markedly: "His brain wilted from hitherto unprecedented weariness" (Vladimir Nabokov).
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Japanese prime minister's approval rating wilts amid accusations of party funding
PRONOUNCE:
wilt - विल्ट
LINK: WILT
WORD: STAGFLATION
MEANING:
1. Sluggish economic growth coupled with a high rate of inflation and unemployment.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. “Continued increase in inflation combined with stagnant demand and high unemployment will lead to what economists term as ‘stagflation’, a dangerous territory from which it becomes very hard for large economies to recover,” he said.
PRONOUNCE:
stag·fla·tion - स्टैग्फ्लेशन / स्टैग्फ्लैशन
LINK: STAGFLATION
WORD: DISPENSATION
MEANING:
1.
a. The act of dispensing.
b. Something dispensed.
c. A specific arrangement or system by which something is dispensed.
2. An exemption or release from an obligation or rule, granted by or as if by an authority.
3.
a. An exemption from a church law, a vow, or another similar obligation granted in a particular case by an ecclesiastical authority.
b. The document containing this exemption.
4. Theology
a. The divine ordering of worldly affairs.
b. A religious system or code of commands considered to have been divinely revealed or appointed.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The Parliament is in session from November 18 to December 13. It is expected to witness much heat as the Opposition looks to corner the Union government over issues like economic slowdown and situation in Kashmir while the Modi dispensation seeks to push through the contentious Citizenship (amendment) Bill.
PRONOUNCE:
dis·pen·sa·tion - डिस्पन्सेशन / डिस्पन्सैशन
LINK: DISPENSATION
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. Manmohan Singh Reveals Root Cause of Economic Malaise and Why India is Entering Dangerous Territory
PRONOUNCE:
mal·aise - मैलेज़ / मैलैज़
LINK: MALAISE
WORD: PELVIC
MEANING:
1. Of, in, near, or relating to the pelvis: a pelvic artery.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Johnson & Johnson loses pelvic mesh class action in Australia
PRONOUNCE:
pel·vic - पेल्विक
LINK: PELVIC
WORD: DISPENSATION
MEANING:
1.
a. The act of dispensing.
b. Something dispensed.
c. A specific arrangement or system by which something is dispensed.
2. An exemption or release from an obligation or rule, granted by or as if by an authority.
3.
a. An exemption from a church law, a vow, or another similar obligation granted in a particular case by an ecclesiastical authority.
b. The document containing this exemption.
4. Theology
a. The divine ordering of worldly affairs.
b. A religious system or code of commands considered to have been divinely revealed or appointed.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The Parliament is in session from November 18 to December 13. It is expected to witness much heat as the Opposition looks to corner the Union government over issues like economic slowdown and situation in Kashmir while the Modi dispensation seeks to push through the contentious Citizenship (amendment) Bill.
PRONOUNCE:
dis·pen·sa·tion - डिस्पन्सेशन / डिस्पन्सैशन
LINK: DISPENSATION
WORD: SPASM
MEANING:
1. A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles.
2. A sudden burst of energy, activity, or emotion.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. "I had a back spasm today so I can't really fight my body too much. I think mentally I am still young, but the body says take it easy, so hopefully I'll be fit for the next game," he said.
PRONOUNCE:
spasm - स्पैज़म
LINK: SPASM
WORD: CONTENTIOUS
MEANING:
1. Given to contention; quarrelsome. See Synonyms at argumentative.
2. Involving or causing contention; controversial: "a central and contentious element of the book" (Tim W. Ferguson).
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The Parliament is in session from November 18 to December 13. It is expected to witness much heat as the Opposition looks to corner the Union government over issues like economic slowdown and situation in Kashmir while the Modi dispensation seeks to push through the contentious Citizenship (amendment) Bill.
PRONOUNCE:
con·ten·tious - कन्टेन्शस
LINK: CONTENTIOUS
WORD: RANSACK
MEANING:
1. To search through (something) thoroughly and often roughly: ransacked the drawer looking for my keys.
2. To go through (a place) stealing valuables and causing disarray; pillage: ransacked the village.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. My house in Kashmir is illegally occupied as most others in my communities. And those which were not occupied have been burnt down or ransacked," she told the hearing.
PRONOUNCE:
ran·sack - रैन्सैक
LINK: RANSACK
WORD: ACCEDE
MEANING:
1. To give one's consent, often at the insistence of another: accede to a demand. See Synonyms at assent.
2. To arrive at or come into an office or dignity: accede to the throne.
3. To become a party to an agreement or treaty.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The BJP refused to accede to the demand, saying there was no such deal between the allies.
PRONOUNCE:
ac·cede - ऐक्सीड
LINK: ACCEDE
WORD: HOBBLE
MEANING:
1. To put a device around the legs of (a horse, for example) so as to hamper but not prevent movement.
2. To cause to limp.
3. To hamper the action or progress of; impede.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. According to our correspondent Manish Pathak, Mohammed Shami hobbled off the field and he was replaced by Shubman Gill.
PRONOUNCE:
hob·ble - हाबल
LINK: HOBBLE
WORD: INSTILL
MEANING:
1. inculcate, introduce; insinuate; infuse slowly into the mind or feelings: instill a sense of fairness in a child
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. A loose shot from Rohit Sharma but try and say that to Jayed. he would like to believe, he deceived Rohit all ends up to find his outside edge. A big wicket for Bangladesh, this should instill life in them after being bowled out for 150.
PRONOUNCE:
instill - इन्स्टिल
LINK: INSTILL
WORD: GHOUL
MEANING:
1. An evil spirit or demon in Muslim folklore believed to plunder graves and feed on corpses.
2. In popular folklore, an undead or subhuman being, especially one that eats human flesh.
3. A grave robber.
4. One who delights in the revolting, morbid, or loathsome.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. UK election makes Halloween ghouls of capitalists
PRONOUNCE:
ghoul - गूल
LINK: GHOUL
WORD: FUMBLE
MEANING:
1. To touch or handle nervously or idly: fumble with a necktie.
2. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something: fumble for a key.
3. To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder: fumble through a speech.
4.
a. Football To drop a ball that is in play.
b. Baseball To mishandle a ground ball.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Another chance goes begging! Another top edge from Liton Das but Rohit Sharma was unable to complete the catch. It looked like Shivam Dube's catch but Rohit went for it and ended up fumbling it at the last moment. Bangladesh 58/0
PRONOUNCE:
fum·ble - फम्बल
LINK: FUMBLE
WORD: STRADDLE
MEANING:
1.
a. To stand or sit with a leg on each side of; bestride: straddle a horse.
b. To be on both sides of; extend over or across: a car straddling the centerline.
2. To appear to favor both sides of (an issue).
3. To fire shots behind and in front of (a target) in order to determine the range.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. In 1991, Ajay Devgn straddled atop two parallel motorbikes and arrived in Bollywood in style with Phool Aur Kaante.
PRONOUNCE:
strad·dle - स्ट्रैडल
LINK: STRADDLE
WORD: ILLICIT
MEANING:
1. not legally permitted; unlicensed; unlawful: Illicit drugs are rampant in the ci
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. In the world's diamond capital, illicit mining fight flounders
PRONOUNCE:
illicit - इलिसट / इलिसिट
LINK: ILLICIT
WORD: PREACHY
MEANING:
1. Inclined or given to tedious and excessive moralizing; didactic.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. This film is not preachy, but has tackled a basic yet important issue with nuance and without going all over with it.
PRONOUNCE:
preach·y - प्रीची
LINK: PREACHY
WORD: OVERT
MEANING:
1. Open and observable; not hidden, concealed, or secret: overt hostility; overt intelligence gathering.
2. Of, relating to, or being military or intelligence operations sanctioned or mandated by Congress: overt aid to the rebels.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. It was so great to see a film that does to go overtly filmy and looks way too real, and managing to tickle us all the while as well!
PRONOUNCE:
o·vert - ओवर्ट
LINK: OVERT
WORD: BLISTERING
MEANING:
1. Intensely hot: a blistering sun.
2. Harsh; severe: blistering criticism.
3. Very rapid: a blistering pace.
4. Producing a blister or blisters: a blistering agent.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Following his blistering knock, Rohit Sharma has now another record under his belt as he stands on the top of the most number of sixes in the calendar year across all formats
PRONOUNCE:
blis·ter·ing - ब्लिस्टरिंग
LINK: BLISTERING
WORD: DINGHY
MEANING:
1. A small open boat carried or towed as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft by a larger boat.
2. A small rowboat or motorboat.
3. An inflatable rubber life raft.
4. A small recreational sailboat, especially one designed for racing.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Kushila Stein was rescued north of Crete after 37 hours at sea in a rubber dinghy.
PRONOUNCE:
din·ghy - डिंगई / डिंगगी
LINK: DINGHY
WORD: KITTY
MEANING:
1. fund, pot, pool, stake
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Ajay has quite a few major films in his kitty
PRONOUNCE:
kitty - किटी
LINK: KITTY
WORD: FEND
MEANING:
1. To ward off. Often used with off: fend off an attack.
2. Archaic To defend.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. China says will fend off financial risks
PRONOUNCE:
fend - फेन्ड
LINK: FEND
WORD: REEL
MEANING:
1. To be thrown off balance or fall back: reeled from the sharp blow.
2. To stagger, lurch, or sway, as from drunkenness: reeled down the alley.
3. To go round and round in a whirling motion: gulls reeling and diving.
4. To feel dizzy: My head reeled with the facts and figures.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Telecom industry which is already reeling under the heavy financial pressure may soon suffer another major blow as there are talks of Vodafone's possible exit from India due to the company's mounting losses.
PRONOUNCE:
reel - रील
LINK: REEL
WORD: INSINUATING
MEANING:
1. Provoking gradual doubt or suspicion; suggestive: insinuating remarks.
2. Artfully contrived to gain favor or confidence; ingratiating.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. “COAI is clearly insinuating that if the immediate relief... is not provided, the two operators might stop operations,” Jio said in letter released to media on Thursday.
PRONOUNCE:
in·sin·u·at·ing - इन्सिन्यूएटिंग
LINK: INSINUATING
WORD: BANISH
MEANING:
1. To force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile: The spy was found guilty of treason and banished from the country.
2. To drive away; expel: We banished all our doubts and fears.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Delhi banishes some cars in hope of clearing the air
PRONOUNCE:
ban·ish - बैनिश
LINK: BANISH
WORD: TENTERHOOK
MEANING:
1. to be uncertain and anxious about what is going to happen. He was on tenterhooks about the result of the exam.estar sobre ascuas
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sena keeps BJP on tenterhooks
PRONOUNCE:
tenterhooks - टेन्टर्हुक
LINK: TENTERHOOK
WORD: FACTUAL
MEANING:
1. Of the nature of fact; real.
2. Of or containing facts.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The company said that it continues to pay all its debts as per schedule and has not approached any lender for debt recast. Further, it has called these reports "factually incorrect" and added that it continues to pay the debt as and when dues come.
PRONOUNCE:
fac·tu·al - फैक्चूअल
LINK: FACTUAL
