Vocabulary Words - 16.02.2016

Vocabulary Words - 16.02.2016
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1. ZANY (ADJECTIVE): crazy, funny

Synonyms: campy, comical

Antonyms: serious, sincere

Example Sentence:

It's all very madcap and zany, anarchic in a way familiar to any contemporary viewer of late-night TV made decades later.

2. NECROMANCY (NOUN): sorcery

Synonyms: charm, conjuring Antonyms: ugliness, repulsion

Example Sentence:

Saudi Arabia has recently beheaded women for “necromancy” but has avoided apostasy trials involving its few Christian converts.

3. ESCULENT (ADJECTIVE): fit to be eaten

Synonyms: comestible, consumable Antonyms: inedible, unpalatable

Example Sentence:

Sure, we may come for the recipes, but we stay to be entertained by the cook's own peculiar passion for the world of the esculent.

4. USURIOUS (ADJECTIVE): greedy

Synonyms: desirous, avaricious Antonyms: generous, unselfish

Example Sentence:

She made, so it was said in business offices, usurious loans by means of her brother, who appeared as a money-lender.

5. COUNTERMAND (VERB): annul, cancel a command

Synonyms: repeal, rescind Antonyms: permit, sanction

Example Sentence:

I told thee my reasons for not going in search of a letter of countermand.

6. INCONGRUITY (NOUN): incompatibility

Synonyms: discrepancy, disparity Antonyms: suitability, appropriateness

Example Sentence:

How do you feel when you see a picture like that, almost showing the incongruity of

war and a religious belief?

7. BAPTIZE (VERB): initiate in church rite

Synonyms: immerse, cleanse Antonyms: dirty, ignore

Example Sentence:

A well-known politician, who died only recently, was born in the village, and the old rector was called on to baptize him.

8. GROGGY (ADJECTIVE): dizzy, stunned

Synonyms: confused, dazed Antonyms: steady, stable

Example Sentence:

As I start to make calls, groggy American colleagues walk into the newsroom.

9. CONVIVIALITY (NOUN): a noisy drinking party

Synonyms: festivity, merriment Antonyms: recluse, boredom

Example Sentence:

He was often melancholy, and wild conviviality and celebrity made no difference to that.

10. BAROQUE (ADJECTIVE): decorative, especially architecture

Synonyms: florid, ornate Antonyms: plain, undecorated

Example Sentence:

Focused on evening wear, the baroque richness and detailed workmanship reflected the gilt-embossed walls of the venue.

Top Headlines - 16.02.2016

Top Headlines - 16.02.2016
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1. Chief Justice Dhirendra H. Waghela of the Orissa High Court was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.

2. Chief Justice of America Justice Antonin Scalia died. He was 79.

3. The 24th National Homoeopathic Congress ‘Homeo-Vision 2016’ was inaugurated by the Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) and Health and Family Welfare, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik in Nagpur.

4. Famous Malayalam poet and Jnanpith-winner Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (O N V Kurup) passed away. He was 84.

5. Department of Electronics & Information Technology and M/s. Canbank Venture Capital Fund Ltd Launched Electronics Development Fund (EDF) in Mumbai.

6. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the Infosys Prizes for the year 2015 in New Delhi. The Infosys Prizes has been established by the Infosys Science Foundation with the aim of making heroes and role models of exemplary researchers, whose work makes a difference to their field.

7. Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis won the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy and extended their remarkable winning streak to 40 matches in the process.

8. Noted music director Rajamani died. He was 60.

9. Gemini Arabians have won the maiden edition of Masters Champions League (MCL) by defeating Leo Lions in the final match.

10. 'The Revenant' won the Best Film and Leonardo DiCaprio won the Best actor Award at the 69th British Academy Films Awards (BAFTAs).

11. West Indies defeated three time champions India by five wickets in the final match to win their maiden U-19 Cricket World Cup.

Top Headlines - 15.02.2016

Top Headlines - 15.02.2016
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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Make in India Week’ in Mumbai. Over 2,500 international and 8,000 Indian companies are scheduled to participate in the exhibition which will go on for a week.

2. India's Ambassador to Tajikistan Biraja Prasad passed away. Biraja Prasad, a 1998 batch Indian Foreign Service officer of Odisha, was the youngest IFS officer to be appointed as India's Ambassador to any country.

3. The first Mega Food Park of Madhya Pradesh promoted by M/s Indus mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd was inaugurated by Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries at Village Panwa, Tehsil Kasarwad, District Khargone.

4. New Zealand Captain Brendon McCullum becomes the first cricketer to play 100 continuous Tests since debut, without missing a single Test in between. McCullum is only the third New Zealand player after Stephen Fleming and Daniel Vettori to play 100 tests for New Zealand.

5. Ashok Chawla has been appointed as the chairman of TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) Board.

6. Thisara Perera became the fourth bowler to pick up a hat-trick in T20’s. He achieved this feat against India in the 2nd T20 match in Jharkhand.

7. Prime Minister inaugurated new building complex of Bombay Art Society, in suburban Bandra in Mumbai.

8. Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida agreed to work to boost ties between their two countries.

9. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) appointed women ministers to the newly created portfolios for happiness and tolerance, and youth affairs.

10. Retail inflation in January inched up to a 17-month high of 5.69 per cent, led mainly by a sharp acceleration in food prices.

Vocabulary Words - 15.02.2016

Vocabulary Words - 15.02.2016
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1. CERULEAN (ADJECTIVE): sky, sea color

Synonyms: azure, cobalt

Antonyms: clean, happy

Example Sentence:

The binding is of cerulean satin, richly embroidered with thread of changeful golden tissue.

2. ASKANCE (ADVERB): sideways

Synonyms: skeptically, suspiciously Antonyms: surely, confidently

Example Sentence:

As he bent his head she looked at me askance, and I thought she blushed.

3. PERIPATETIC (ADJECTIVE): constantly traveling

Synonyms: nomadic, roving Antonyms: settled, fixed

Example Sentence:

Still, she is influenced by her background and her peripatetic youth.

4. VERDANT (ADJECTIVE): green, blooming

Synonyms: grassy, lush Antonyms: dying, barren

Example Sentence:

It was a typical suburban dwelling with a verdant lawn and lots of flowering shrubs.

5. REPRIEVE (NOUN): relief of blame, responsibility

Synonyms: abatement, deferment Antonyms: continuation

Example Sentence:

Bad weather, however, gave her a reprieve; a spring rainstorm forced a postponement, pushing her appearance back 24 hours.

6. BLIGHT (VERB): ruin, destroy

Synonyms: mar, taint Antonyms: improve, repair

Example Sentence:

Increasingly, cities long left to rot are rising from the ashes of blight as they try to become shining examples of new urbanism.

7. SIMPATICO (NOUN): liking or inclination toward something

Synonyms: affection, closeness Antonyms: dislike, hatred

Example Sentence:

In the Italian phrase the whole place was simpatico; it repeated and crooned over to everyone the mood in which he came to it.

8. TINSEL (NOUN): particular type of embellishment

Synonyms: finery, design Antonyms: plainness, eyesore

Example Sentence:

His exuberant style is Venetian; it is velvet and brocade, which he bestrews with tinsel and spangles.

9. MONASTIC (ADJECTIVE): with communal life

Synonyms: secluded, austere Antonyms: sociable

Example Sentence:

We will now see the monks at work, and spend a day with them in their monastic home.

10. MATTE (ADJECTIVE): drab, lackluster in effect on senses

Synonyms: flat, subdued Antonyms: excited, cheerful

Example Sentence:

The salad is somewhat matte, with only lettuce to complement the chicken with.