by Wordpandit | Sep 27, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Turncoat • A person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one. Usage: They denounced him as a turncoat. • A turncoat is a person who shifts allegiance from one loyalty or ideal to another, betraying or deserting an original cause by switching...
by Wordpandit | Sep 27, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Demesne • A piece of land attached to a manor and retained by the owner for their own use. Usage: All the crops on the demesne were to be cut, stacked, carried to the manor-house and stored in the grange. 2. Fisc • The public treasury of ancient Rome. Any state...
by Wordpandit | Sep 27, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Ingress • The action or fact of going in or entering; the capacity or right of entrance. • A place or means of access • The arrival of the sun, moon, or a planet in a specified constellation or part of the sky. Usage: Railway systems depend on easy ingress and...
by Wordpandit | Sep 27, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Jamboree • A large celebration or party, typically a lavish and boisterous one. Usage: The film industry’s annual jamboree in Cannes. 2. Secessionist • A person who favours formal withdrawal from membership of a federation or body, especially a political...
by Wordpandit | Sep 27, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Minefield • An area planted with explosive mines. Usage: The sergeant crawled through a minefield to rescue two badly injured boys. • A subject or situation presenting unseen hazards. Usage: Tax is a minefield for the unwary. 2. Gag • A piece of cloth put in or...
by Wordpandit | Sep 27, 2019 | Daily Hindu Vocabulary |
1. Vilification • Abusively disparaging speech or writing. Usage: The widespread vilification of politicians. 2. Cultural homogenization • Cultural homogenization is an aspect of cultural globalization. • It refers to the reduction in cultural diversity through the...
