1. Affable Definition: Easily approachable, friendly Usage: His warm and affable nature ensured that he was never short of friends.
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September 24, 2017
August 10, 2017
1. Adage: लोकोक्ति A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth; saying, maxim, axiom Example: Adages express a general truth.
August 9, 2017
1. Dazzle: चकाचौंध (Of a bright light) blind (a person or their eyes) temporarily; blind temporarily, deprive of sight Example: She was dazzled by the headlights.
August 8, 2017
1. Rejig: बदलाव Organize (something) differently; rearrange; a reorganization Example: The organizers scrambled frantically to rejig schedules.
August 7, 2017
1. Rein: नियंत्रण Control, command, monitoring, curb, check Example: With an effort, she reined back her impatience.
July 29, 2017
1. Stricture: व्यवहार को नियन्त्रित करनेवाला नियम A restriction on a person or activity; constraint, control, limitation, restraint Example: The structures and strictures of democracy seem to work in Pakistan.
July 27, 2017
Rift: अनबन A crack, split, or break in something Example: The rift between Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav has been deepening for a while now.
July 24, 2017
1. Unfettered: मुक्त Not confined or restricted; free, liberated, released, set free, immune Example: This writing essentially injected the idea of privacy rights into public discourse, pioneering a debate that contin…
July 23, 2017
1. Hegemony: नायकत्व leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others Example: The political hegemony of the BJP seems near complete with the president.
July 22, 2017
1. Sprightly: आनंदपूर्ण (Especially of an old person) lively; full of energy; Joyful, gleeful, delightful, luxurious, happy Example: I am awed by Indian Air Force (IAF) Marshal Arjan Singh, who still serves the nation …
July 21, 2017
1. Belligerence: भावना Aggressive or warlike behaviour Example: The message from China’s official, quasi-official and non-official sources is the same, the difference being the degree of belligerence.
July 20, 2017
1. Sceptic: संदेहवादी A person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions; cynic, doubter, questioner, pessimist Example: The scientist was a religious sceptic and had trouble believing God exists.
July 19, 2017
1. Mundane: सांसारिक Of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one; earthbound, sublunary, planetary, sub-lunar, social Example: Some days ago, the mundane need to buy a pair of shoes made me think of B…
1. Doleful: मातमी Expressing sorrow; mournful, distressful, penitential Example: A doleful, wasteful idea.
July 17, 2017
1. Maw: गला/मुख The jaws or throat of a voracious animal; mouth, muzzle, gullet, throat Example: The soulless and merciless system of the Chinese Communist Party, which Liu resisted non-violently, ultimately swallowed …
July 12, 2017
1. Stem: उत्पन्न होना Germinate, derive, come from, come into being, start up, originate in Example: Loan waivers have not stemmed protests or farmer suicides.
July 10, 2017
1. Face-off: सामना करना A direct confrontation between two people or groups Example: Doklam isn’t the first India- China military face-off on the unsettled boundary, 2. Deciphering: व्याख्या करना/ गूढ़ रहस्य Decode, …
July 9, 2017
1. Quest: खोज Search, find, discovery, finding, detection Example: Quest for the unknown liberals.
July 8, 2017
1. Speculate: अंदाज़ लगाना Form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence, conjecture, theorize, hypothesize, postulate, guess Example: Some speculate that the goods and services tax (GST) has been …
July 7, 2017
1. Desist: रोकना Stop, clog, inhibit, prevent, fend, abstain, refrain, hold back Example: Cease and desist, Mamata Banerjee.
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