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1. Commensurate • Corresponding in size or degree. • In proportion. Usage: Salary will be commensurate with age and experience. 2. Clampdown • A concerted or harsh attempt to suppress something. Usage: According to the Economist, this clampdown has been extended to...

1. Dog-whistle politics • Dog-whistle politics is political messaging employing coded language that appears to mean one thing to the general population but has an additional, different, or more specific resonance for a targeted subgroup. • The analogy is to a dog...

1. Portent • A sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen. Usage: Many birds and dogs are regarded as being portents of death. • An exceptional or wonderful person or thing. Usage: What portent can be greater than a pious notary?. 2....

1. Auger • A tool resembling a large corkscrew, for boring holes in wood. • A marine mollusc of warm seas with a slender tapering spiral shell. Usage: So far, quickest results have been obtained when the composting was done in a closed container with the material...

1. Clamour • A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting. Usage: Only the clamour of kids playing in the schoolyard indicates a sign of life. Synonyms: din, racket, loud noise 2. Egg someone on • To encourage, urge, or dare someone to continue doing...

1. Onus • Something that is one's duty or responsibility. Usage: The onus is on you to show that you have suffered the loss. 2. Shadow Banking • The shadow banking system is a term for the collection of non-bank financial intermediaries that provide services similar...