DEMEANOUR

WORD: DEMEANOUR

MEANING:
1. the way a person behaves towards others; conduct
2. bearing, appearance, or mien

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. While Bhishma Pitamah, played by Mukesh Khanna, is one popular character from the show known his devoted demeanour, his picture from the sets of Mahabharata has left netizens in splits.

PRONOUNCE:
demeanour - डिमीनर

LINK: DEMEANOUR

PROMULGATE

WORD: PROMULGATE

MEANING:
1. To make known to the public; popularize or advocate: "Franklin ... first promulgated the idea of free public libraries" (Elaine Wagner).
2. To put (a law, for example) into effect by formal public announcement.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. resident Ram Nath Kovind’s nod to promulgate ordinance to punish those attacking healthcare staff

PRONOUNCE:
prom·ul·gate - प्रामल्गेट / प्रोमल्गैट

LINK: PROMULGATE

CONSPICUOUS

WORD: CONSPICUOUS

MEANING:
1. Easy to notice; obvious: a conspicuous flaw in the construction.
2. Attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable. See Synonyms at noticeable.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. "The compassion, large-heartedness and alacrity that should be forthcoming from the central government is conspicuous by its absence,” she said.

PRONOUNCE:
con·spic·u·ous -  कन्स्पिक्यूअस

LINK: CONSPICUOUS

ALARCRITY

WORD: ALARCRITY

MEANING:
1. Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
2. Speed or quickness; celerity.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. "The compassion, large-heartedness and alacrity that should be forthcoming from the central government is conspicuous by its absence,” she said.

PRONOUNCE:
a·lac·ri·ty - अलैक्रटी / अलैक्रिटी

LINK: ALARCRITY

COMPASSION

WORD: COMPASSION

MEANING:
1. a deep sympathy for the sorrows of others, with an urge to alleviate their pain: The nurse showed great compassion for the injured children.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. "The compassion, large-heartedness and alacrity that should be forthcoming from the central government is conspicuous by its absence,” she said.

PRONOUNCE:
compassion - कम्पैशन

LINK: COMPASSION

STUBBLE

WORD: STUBBLE

MEANING:
1. The short, stiff stalks of grain or hay remaining on a field after harvesting.
2. Something resembling this material, especially the short growth of hair that eventually protrudes from the skin after shaving.


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Kartik Aaryan Wants to Look Sexy Again, Asks Fans if He Should Shave off his Stubble

PRONOUNCE:
stub·ble - स्टबल


LINK: STUBBLE

PROCURE

WORD: PROCURE

MEANING:
1. To get by special effort; obtain or acquire: managed to procure a pass.
2. To bring about; effect: procure a solution to a knotty problem.
3. To obtain (a sexual partner) for another.


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. In a first, A.P. government to procure paddy at the doorsttep of farmers

PRONOUNCE:
pro·cure - प्रोक्युर


LINK: PROCURE

PADDY

WORD: PADDY

MEANING:|
1. Rice, especially in the husk, whether gathered or still in the field.
2. A specially irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. In a first, A.P. government to procure paddy at the doorsttep of farmers

PRONOUNCE:
pad·dy - पैडी

LINK: PADDY

ASTONISH

WORD: ASTONISH

MEANING:
1. To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Earth crust is shaking astonishingly less due to coronvirus lockdown.

PRONOUNCE:
a·ston·ish - अस्टानिश

LINK: ASTONISH

CRUST

WORD: CRUST

MEANING:
1.
a. The hard outer portion or surface area of bread.
b. A piece of bread consisting mostly of the hard outer portion.
c. A piece of bread that has become hard and dry.
2. A pastry shell, as of a pie or tart.
3. A hard crisp covering or surface: snow with a firm crust.
4. A hard deposit formed on the interior of a wine bottle as the wine matures.
5. Geology
a. The solid, outermost layer of the earth, lying above the mantle.
b. The outermost solid layer of a planet or moon.
6. The hard outer covering or integument of certain plants and animals, such as lichens and crustaceans.
7. An outer layer or coating formed by the drying of a bodily exudate such as pus or blood; a scab.
8. Informal Insolence; audacity; gall.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. coronavirus: earth's crust is shaking less as people stay home due to Covid-19 lockdown

PRONOUNCE:
crust - क्रस्ट

LINK: CRUST

CONTAINMENT

WORD: CONTAINMENT

MEANING:
1. The act or condition of containing.
2. A policy of checking the expansion or influence of a hostile power or ideology, as by the creation of strategic alliances or support of client states in areas of conflict or unrest.
3. A structure or system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive materials from a reactor.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Center's aggressive containment plan to control runawa COVID-19 spread

PRONOUNCE:
con·tain·ment - कन्टेन्मन्ट / कन्टैन्मन्ट

LINK: CONTAINMENT

SATIRE

WORD: SATIRE

MEANING:
1.
a. A literary work in which human foolishness or vice is attacked through irony, derision, or wit.
b. The branch of literature constituting such works.
2. Irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack or expose human foolishness or vice.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Taapsee's satire on modi's task, kangana's sister fires

PRONOUNCE:
sat·ire - सैटाइअर

LINK: SATIRE

VALIANT

WORD: VALIANT

MEANING:
1. Possessing or exhibiting valor; brave: a valiant knight; a valiant effort. See Synonyms at brave.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Mathews soothes growing pain with valiant ton

PRONOUNCE:
val·iant - वलितं / वलित / वालिण्ट

LINK: VALIANT

SEVERANCE

WORD: SEVERANCE

MEANING:
1.
a. The act or process of severing.
b. The condition of being severed.
2. Separation; partition.
3. Severance pay.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. News in Numbers: Infosys settles severance pay row, ready to pay Rajiv Bansal Rs17.38 crore

PRONOUNCE:
sev·er·ance - सेवेर्नसे / सेवेरेंस / सेवेर्नके

LINK: SEVERANCE

STOICISM

WORD: STOICISM

MEANING:
1. Indifference to pleasure or pain; impassiveness.
2. Stoicism The doctrines or philosophy of the Stoics.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Stoicism Reveals 4 Rituals That Will Make You Confident

PRONOUNCE:
sto·i·cism - स्तोइकीसम / स्टोइकईस्म / स्तोइससम

LINK: STOICISM

CONSULAR

WORD: CONSULAR

MEANING:
1. An official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country and represent his or her government's commercial interests and assist its citizens there. See Usage Note at council.
2. Either of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, elected for a term of one year.
3. Any of the three chief magistrates of the French Republic from 1799 to 1804.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. LIVE UPDATES: Kulbhushan Jadhav's meeting with family ends amid confusion over consular access

PRONOUNCE:
con·sul - कांसुलर / कॉन्सुलर / कोन्सुलर

LINK: CONSULAR

RIP

WORD: RIP

MEANING:
1. To attack or criticize vehemently: ripped into her opponent's political record.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. "Manifesto Of Lies, Hypocrisy": PM Modi Rips Into Congress

PRONOUNCE:

rip - रिप

LINK: RIP

TICKLE

WORD: TICKLE

MEANING:
1. To touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements. 2. a. To tease or excite pleasurably; titillate: suspense that tickles the reader's curiosity. b. To fill with mirth or pleasure; delight.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. IPL 2019: Rashid Khan tickles Rishabh Pant, camaraderie leaves Twitter in splits

PRONOUNCE:

tick·le - टिकल

LINK: TICKLE

TEETER

WORD: TEETER

MEANING:
1. To move or sway unsteadily or unsurely; totter. 2. To alternate, as between opposing attitudes or positions; vacillate. 3. To be close to or in danger of failure or ruin: The housing market teetered on the edge of collapse.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Indian government to probe Jet as airline teeters

PRONOUNCE:

tee·ter - टीटर

LINK: TEETER

BROUHAHA

WORD: BROUHAHA

MEANING:

1. An uproar; a hubbub.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:

1. IPL 'Mankading' row: Ashwin didn't cheat, so why all the brouhaha?

PRONOUNCE:

brou·ha·ha - ब्रूहाहा

LINK: BROUHAHA