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Foster
Mnemonic tip for Foster: Foster Beer! Zyada foster peelo to kis cheez ki growth hoti hai? drunken thoughts foster hote hain! Meanings of Foster: 1. to encourage the growth and development of an idea 2. to bring up or rear a child 3. to care for and nurture....
Frugal
Hinglish Mnemonic tip for Frugal: Free vich no GALAN! ab jisko free mein kuch karne ki aadat na ho aur waste spending avoid kare woh frugal hai! Something more about ‘Frugal’ Meanings of Frugal: 1. economical in expenditure 2. prudence in avoiding wastage 3....
Abscission
Mnemonic tip for Abscission: Abscission: Ab scissors on hai! Yeh act hai kissi cheez ko katne ka, suddenly, bole to scissors chalu in full flow! Something more about ‘Abscission’ Just remember one simple example (though a little gruesome): if any part of your body...
Reading Suggestions: Day 266
Recommendation 1 from 'The Guardian' Article Name:'Myths about rape conviction rates are putting people off going to the police' By: 'Amanda Bancroft' uch discourse about rape is always...
Captious
Something more about ‘Captious’ ‘Cautious Captain’, this is the perfect Caption for the word Captious. A captious person is one who constantly finds faults with others, who does not allow others to operate and creates problems for others. If a ship has such a captain,...
Hara-kiri
Something more about ‘Harakiri’ ‘HARE-ram-yeh-kya-KARI-bethi-tum’ Something a Gujrati might say when she sees someone who has committed suicide! *(a rough approximation at best) Hara-kiri was a practice in ancient Japan, where a warrior killed himself, when he was...
Frantic
Mnemonic tip for Frantic: FRANTIC: FRIEND jo na TIK SAKE! Har waqt activity hi activity, no peace or rest at all: frantic! Something more about ‘Frantic’ What is ‘Frantic’? well, in a way, it is ticking with insanity, one situation where you are constantly on the move...
Fraudulent
Mnemonic tip for Fraudulent: Fraudulent: Fraud ka Dent! Ab fraud aadmi ko muke aur laten hi padni chahiye aur dent dalne chahiye, haina haina? Par afsoos woh hota nahi aur dent hamari jeb pe padta hai. Something more about ‘Fraudulent’ Meanings of Fraudulent: 1....
Basic Daily Reads-82
Reading Suggestion 1: Inclusive ecosystems for mental health Article Source: The Hindu Author: Keshav Desiraju and Vandana Gopikumar Learn Words from the article Inhibited: Withdrawn or subdued Constrained: Inhibited or controlled Catalyse: Stimulate or start [button...
Facts of the Week September 8 to 15, 2015
National Political News: 1. Pakistan Army chief General Sharief in a hawkish statement calls Kashmir an unfinished agenda for Pakistan. He also warned India of unbearable damaged in case of a long or short misadventure against Pakistan. This was in response to Indian...
Facts of the Week September 1 to 7, 2015
National Political News: 1. The leaders of the grand secular alliance comprising of Sonia Gandhi of INC, Lalu Yadav of RJD and Nitish Kumar of JDU claimed victory at an election rally for Bihar legislative assembly at Patna for thwarting the BJP governments land...
Facts of the Week August 25 to 31, 2015
National Political News: 1.News reports indicate that India had enough evidence to present on 26/11 Mumbai attack to nail down LET mastermind Hafiz Saeed and the Pakistani Government agencies complicity in it during the NSA talks which were to be held in New Delhi.NSA...
