Words From The Press!! 8th August, 2012..

1) Sinecure: Even though he was due to retire next year, Khullar opted not to take up a job that appeared a sinecure of sorts.

Sinecure

Noun
1. A position or office that requires little or no work but provides a salary.
2. Archaic An ecclesiastical benefice not attached to the spiritual duties of a parish.

 2) Jettison: What made them jettison that plan was the heavy security presence in these areas, including metal detectors.

Jettisoned

Verb (Transitive)
1. To cast overboard or off: a ship jettisoning wastes; a pilot jettisoning aircraft fuel.

2. Informal To discard (something) as unwanted or burdensome: jettisoned the whole marketing plan.

Noun

1. The act of discarding or casting overboard.
2. Jetsam.

Verb (Intransitive)

1. to throw away; abandon to jettison old clothes
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to throw overboard

4) Stave – The reason why the report was never made public was apparently to stave off the crisis facing the government after a massacre of such a scale.

Stave

Noun
1. A narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure.


2. A rung of a ladder or chair.
3. A staff or cudgel.
5. A set of verses; a stanza.
Verb (Transitive)

1. To break in or puncture the staves of.
2. To break or smash a hole in.
3. To crush or smash inward.
4. To furnish with staves.

Verb (Intransitive)
To be or become crushed in.

 

Massacre

Noun

1. The act or an instance of killing a large number of humans indiscriminately and cruelly.
2. The slaughter of a large number of animals.
3. Informal A severe defeat, as in a sports event.

Verb (Transitive)

1. To kill indiscriminately and wantonly; slaughter.
2. Informal To defeat decisively.
3. Informal To botch; bungle

5) Carnage: This allowed the carnage to continue for eight hours.

Carnage

Noun

After a big meal!

1. Massive slaughter, as in war; a massacre.
2. Corpses, especially of those killed in battle.
3. extensive slaughter, esp of human beings in battle

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13 Responses to Words From The Press!! 8th August, 2012..

  1. rupalprakash says:

    sinecure: some govt. jobs are sinecure and the most comfortable jobs ever.
    jettison: he jettisoned the rotten eggs from the room after it started stinking.
    massacre: the jalliawala bagh massacre affected many lives and marked its importance in indian history.
    carnage: in burma, the maximum people who were cartaged wer muslims.

  2. ritu punamiya says:

    Sinecure : sinecure job is easy and stress free job but at some extent it is boring.

    Jettison :I jettisoned my meeting due to heavy rainfall.

    Stave off :For years, green tea has been believed by some to lower cholesterol and even stave off cancer.

    Massacre: A former soldier was sentenced to 5 years in prison for his role in a massacre of 58 people in town.

    Carnage: The first world war is remembered as a time of bloody carnage.

  3. Aamir says:

    sinecure;There is no magic relief number that is a sinecure for a solution.
    jettison; my mother jettisoned all my old clothes in garbage.
    stave off; due to the lack of maintenance the stave off came out of the door.
    massacre; a police officer was sentenced to jail because of his involvement in the massacre of the animals.
    carnage;the carnage of the jallianwala bagh is still remembered by the people.

  4. PRATEEK says:

    1. Sinecure-Mr. Verma decided to not to go for a sinecure job rather he preferred to setup his own business.
    2. Jettison- The Indian govt. jettisoned the tatra truck deal.
    3. Stave- Ravi found the barrel made up of stave on the empty island which turned out as a survivor for him.
    4. Massacre- Jallianwala Bagh massacre was entered as a sad day in the history of India.
    5. Carnage-The 2002,Gujrat Hindu-Muslim carnage is like a black spot on the Indian government.

  5. nikhilmarda says:

    Sinecure – My uncle prefer a govt job than a sincure job because it gives a good reputation in society.
    Jettison – The company decide to jettison the plan of Mr. Wayne.
    Stave – Many of criminal used to make their body as a steve.
    Massacre – Sanket lost his all family members in the massacre.
    Carnage – Every Indian will always remember a kargil war as a war of bloody carnage.

  6. sourabhveer says:

    Sinecure–many employment people are sinecure because of their post.
    Jettison–the government seems have jettisoned the plan.
    Stave–mamy of the men had armed themselves with staves and the pieces of iron.
    Carnage– Every Japanies person will always remember the nuclear bombblast,which that carnage the thousand people.

  7. abhinaykumar says:

    1.Sinecure-musa brothers decided to not to go for a sinecure job for this year itself

    2. Jettison- The tata compaany jettisoned the scropo car deal

    4. Massacre-baba lost his all family in the massacre .

  8. yugandhara says:

    sinecure-for a sinecure job we need to work very hard these days.
    jettison-state bank of india jettisoned all their old atm machines.
    massacre-the azaid maidan massacreis one of the latest example
    cartaged-in assam and burma, the maximum people who were cartaged wer muslims.

  9. raksha says:

    sinecure – sinecure is given to security guards
    jettison – now a days parents are afraid of jettison practiced by their children for clothes
    stave – a stave is used for storing mangoes
    massacre – Kasab created a massacre on 26/11
    carnage – Kashmir is a place of natures beauty and carnage

  10. mayurdasani says:

    Sinecure–He always looks for a job that is sinecure.
    Jettison:-I jettison my clothes as they were out of fashion.
    Massacre:-There was a big massacre when he lost the election.
    carnage:-everyone in India will remember the attack on mubai which caused lot of carnage.

  11. kunalgarg says:

    sinecure – Indian politicians, best candidates for a sinecure job.
    jettisoned – the boy jettisoned his old clothes to make room for his new clothes.
    stave – the little girl made tubs n buckets out of staves to earn living for herself and her family.
    massacre – the jallianwala bagh massacre took like of thousands of people.
    carnage – there was big carnage during partition of India and Pakistan which ended with the life of million people.

  12. ritviktuteja says:

    Sinecure: Part time jobs are sinecure in nature.

    Stave: A defense via the means of a stave was used to protect the hut.

    Carnage: LOC Kargil is the best carnage of all tiime

  13. dheerajmotwani says:

    Sinecure-most of d boys n their young age search job wch s very sinecure
    Jettisoned-after a long hrs of decission their plan ws jettisoned at last moment
    Massacre-a huge no of military. soldiers losted their lives n worldwar 2

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