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Category Archives: Vocabulary
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1. Government hints at making gold dearer. Dearer To make something more expensive It is not comforting for anyone to realise that the cost of living is only going to get dearer as time progresses. 2. Twitter happy Tharoor draws … Continue reading
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1) ..he destroyed the internal opposition to himself and consolidated his grip, presiding over an unabashed personality cult. Unabashed One who is not embarrassed disconcerted or ashamed of anything in a situation. His unabashed charm with new people made him … Continue reading
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1) Eye on ’14, Congress to woo Karnataka voters Woo To gain the love of (a woman or man) especially with a view to marraige. Buying her expensive gifts and sending her flowers everyday was just his way of wooing … Continue reading
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1) Abe’s political resurrection provides a valuable opportunity to take India-Japan ties to the next level Resurrection The revitalisation or revival of something His brand new attitude and outlook lead to the truly remarkable resurrection of a brand that was … Continue reading
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1) CCI will now hopefully ensure that some of this gargantuan backlog is dealt with. Gargantuan Enormous; very large His gargantuan appetite for adrenaline made him take up the dangerous hobby of BASE jumping. 2) The slow process of both … Continue reading
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1. Once the envy of the town, Namdhari’s kothi now stands isolated Envy A feeling of discontented or resentful longing caused by or aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities or luck She couldn’t help but feel envy for the beautiful … Continue reading
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1. NZ in disarray after Taylor quits as Test captain Disarray Noun A state of untidiness or disorganisation. The typhoon left the entire town in a state of absolute disarray. Verb To put something into a state of untidiness or … Continue reading
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ANGER Anger is an emotion related to one’s psychological interpretation of having been offended, wronged or denied and a tendency to react through retaliation Well, this video is all about ANGER Have a look: The words that came to my … Continue reading
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1. Vodafone completes trinity of infamous SC Judgements Trinity Noun The Christian Godhead as one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. A group of three people or things. The three friends started being referred to as the … Continue reading
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1. Oust Congress Government : Thackeray tells people Oust Verb To drive out or expel someone from a position or place. For Eg: The ousting of the tyrannical King was the young Prince’s lone ambition. The opposition made it their … Continue reading
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1. BJP cheif seeks Advani’s blessings, he dispels talks of PM ambitions. To make a doubt or feeling disappear. For eg: In an attempt to dispel rumours of a serious rivalry between them, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan arrived … Continue reading
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1. Sena: Gadkari plight (is) akin to Advani’s Plight Noun A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation. The plight of the children in some of the draught ridden African countries is unfortunate and extremely sad to say the least. 2. … Continue reading
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“Congress steps up to the plate, BJP lets opportunity slip” ‘Step up to the plate’ is an idiomatic phrase that comes from the American game of baseball. It means ‘get ready’. If someone were to say it is time for … Continue reading
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