by Wordpandit | Dec 19, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Shibboleth • A custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important. A motto or catchphrase that members of a group tend to say. Usage: He delighted in...
by Wordpandit | Dec 19, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Burnish • Enhance or improve; polish and make shiny. Usage: In turn, their inventions burnished royal reputations, and many kings and princes became scholars in their own right. 2. Pique • To make someone angry, excited, or annoyed. A feeling of irritation or...
by Wordpandit | Dec 19, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Emanate • Give out (breath or an odour); Of a feeling, quality, or sensation issue or spread out from a source. Usage: Warmth emanated from the fireplace. 2. Dastardly • Wicked and cruel. Usage: As any fan of action movies knows, the best way to keep a madman from...
by Wordpandit | Dec 19, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Expansion and Contraction • Economic contraction and expansion relate to the overall output of all goods and services. An expansion is characterized by increasing employment, economic growth, and upward pressure on prices. Following a peak, the economy typically...
by Wordpandit | Dec 19, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Prevaricate • Speak or act in an evasive way. To lie or mislead. Usage: He seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions. 2. Excruciating • Intensely painful. Usage: To relieve his excruciating pain, doctors administered a sedative. • Very...
by Wordpandit | Dec 17, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Spiralling • Show a continuous and dramatic increase. Usage: Inflation is spiralling like anything. 2. Callousness • Insensitive and cruel disregard for others. Usage: The callousness of using children to send a political message. 3. Emancipation • The fact or...
