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Showing posts with label Dictionary. Show all posts

Feb 25, 2013

Vocabulary : Jan 2013



  • Bluntlyबिना किसी बनावट के : in a blunt direct manner 
    • Synonyms blufflybrusquely 
  • Apartheid : रंग-भेद : a political system in which people of different races were separated
    • Synonyms segregation
  • Prejudiceपूर्वाग्रह , भेदभाव : an opinion formed beforehand, esp an unfavourable one based on inadequate facts.
    • Synonyms : Bias , Preconception
  • Comprehend : समझना : to understand something completely.
    • Synonyms : Apprehend , Perceive , Savvy
  • Privyगुप्त जानकारी के संबन्धित : to be told information that is not told to many people
    • Synonyms : Toilet , Secluded , Secret
  • Commence : आरम्भ होना : to begin something
    • Synonyms : Begin , Lead Off, Embark on
  • Vexed : विवादास्पद : difficult to deal with and causing a lot of disagreement and argument
    • Synonyms : Harassed ,Controversial
  • Slumber : अल्पनिद्रा : sleep 
    • Synonyms : Sleep , Nap ,Doze
  • Bourseसराफ़ा : a stock market 
  • Blizzard :बर्फ़ानी तूफ़ान : severe snow storm
  • Memoir : वृतांत : a book or other piece of writing based on the writer's personal knowledge of famous people, places or events
  • Ultra Vires : Beyond the powers.

Dec 31, 2012

Vocabulary : Dec 2012



  • Endureसहना : to suffer something difficult, unpleasant or painful 
    • Synonyms : Sustain , Persist
  • Engulf निगल लेना : to surround and cover something or someone completely
    • Synonyms : Engross , Immerse , Swallow
  • Feeble : दुर्बलता सेweak and without energy, strength or power
  • Ipso facto is a Latin phrase, directly translated as "by the fact itself," which means that a certain phenomenon is a direct consequence, a resultant effect, of the action in question.
  • Ab initio  is a Latin term meaning "from the beginning.
  • Preposterous : 
  • enact
  • Epilogue
  • Prologue
  • Furrow
  • Dither
  • Heinous
  • Mull
  • Tumble
  • Predicament
  • Troll
  • Juvenile
  • Benevolent
  • Hoe
  • Exaggerate
  • Providence
  • Diaspora
  • Incarcerate
  • Recidivism
  • Baton
  • Valor
  • Slender
  • Slander
  • Besmirch
  • Stigma
  • Antidepressant
  • Scourge