Top Headlines - 16.03.2016

Top Headlines - 16.03.2016
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1. Myanmar's parliament elected U Htin Kyaw of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party as the new president, the first civilian to lead the country after over 50 years of military rule.

2. Cuban and U.S. telecom firms have signed an agreement to establish direct international voice traffic, basically in incoming and outgoing calls.

3. After its first woman president and speaker, Nepal is set to have its first woman chief justice. Sushila Karki will be the first woman chief justice of Nepal.

4. Wipro Limited, a leading IT company has appointed technologist and venture capitalist Patrick J. Ennis as an independent director to its board.

5. Corporate giants like RIL, Vedanta, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, and Wipro are among the top 10 companies which have emerged as India's most sustainable firms. Besides, there are ITC, Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Hindustan Zinc and ACC, the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development survey said.

6. Bangladesh Reserve Bank Governor Atiur Rahman has resigned following a $ 80 million cyber theft from the Bank's Reserve Fund Account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

7. An Indian-origin Sikh Amar Singh has become the Police Commissioner of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, the first Sikh to achieve the top police post in the Muslim-majority country. He will succeed Tajuddin Mohamed.

8. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ecotourism Society of India (ESOI) to take its commitments to Responsible and Sustainable tourism to the next level.

9. Customers with Post Office savings can now operate their accounts from 20,106 branches as they have been connected with core banking facility.

10. India's Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd have agreed to guarantee payments to finance the first phase of Karnalyte Resources Inc's Canadian potash mine project.

Vocabulary Words - 16.03.2016

Vocabulary Words - 16.03.2016
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1. INSISTENCE (NOUN): demand

Synonyms: urging, emphasis

Antonyms: satisfaction, satiation

Example Sentence:

Our insistence for luxuries should not cause a misery to anyone.

2. NEGATE (VERB): contradict

Synonyms: annihilate, disallow Antonyms: allow, assist

Example Sentence:

The criminal will negate all charges if you failed to prove him guilty.

3. QUEER (ADJECTIVE): abnormal

Synonyms: erratic, weird Antonyms: sensible, sound

Example Sentence:

They are queer in behavior and extremely uncultured in their lifestyle.

4. STIMULATE (VERB): provoke

Synonyms: elate, arouse Antonyms: neglect, dishearten

Example Sentence:

The teacher has to stimulate the students in order to create a hunger in them.

5. BARB (NOUN): point

Synonyms: prickle, prong Antonyms: kindness, praise

Example Sentence:

Watch out for barbs as they can hurt you badly.

6. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): exceptional

Synonyms: bizarre, anomalous Antonyms: familiar, regular

Example Sentence:

We have come across unprecedented reactions that weren’t expected.

7. PIQUANT (ADJECTIVE): sparkling

Synonyms: peppery, spicy Antonyms: flavorless, tasteless

Example Sentence:

We need to eat piquant dishes in order to get the real taste of Royal Rajasthan.

8. RUSTICATE (VERB): expel

Synonyms: dispel, ostracize Antonyms: incorporate, inculcate

Example Sentence:

The principal will rusticate all the students who don’t deserve to be taught in a healthy environment

9. DRAPE (VERB): cover

Synonyms: wrap, envelop Antonyms: unwrap, uncover

Example Sentence:

The snow draped everything as the temperature kept deteriorating.

10. PROMOTION (NOUN): advancement

Synonyms: elevation, aggrandizement Antonyms: hindrance, debasement

Example Sentence:

They have got the promotion because they deserved it in one way or the other.

Vocabulary Words – 10.03.2016

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1. FLACCID (ADJECTIVE): drooping or weak

Synonyms: enfeebled, irresilient

Antonyms: taut, firm

Example Sentence:

The patient’s condition is appearing as flaccid as at first.

2. CHICANERY (NOUN): dishonesty or fraud

Synonyms: Intrigue, machination Antonyms: forthrightness, truthfulness.

Example Sentence:

You can smell the chicanery from a dishonest politician.

3. WINTRY (ADJECTIVE): cold or snowy.

Synonyms: bleak, frigid Antonyms: cheerful, heated

Example Sentence:

The weather was already growing wintry and morning frosts congealed an earth saturated by autumn rains.

4. UNCOUTH (ADJECTIVE): clumsy or ill-mannered

Synonyms: boorish, barbaric Antonyms: agile, refined

Example Sentence:

He disliked the uncouth style of the Scriptures.

5. BETROTHED (ADJECTIVE): engaged or promised to be married

Synonyms: affianced, committed Antonyms: single, unattached

Example Sentence:

The father and the mother came into the room and gave the betrothed couple their blessings.

6. MISCELLANY (NOUN): varied collection or mixture

Synonyms: accumulation, conglomeration Antonyms: uniformity, singularity

Example Sentence:

Bleaching, brewing and brass-founding are carried on, as well as a large miscellany of manufactures.

7. ABRASIVE (ADJECTIVE): irritating in manner or annoying

Synonyms: caustic, nasty Antonyms: calm, pleasant

Example Sentence:

He wasn’t just abrasive, he was also incompetent.

8. FURORE (NOUN): a state of confusion

Synonyms: ballyhoo, bustle Antonyms: calm, quietude

Example Sentence:

His brilliant playing created a furore which went to almost extravagant lengths of admiration.

9. STRATUM (NOUN): layer or level

Synonyms: gradation, lamina Antonyms: clot, vertex

Example Sentence:

It is made of stratum of clay.

10. VISAGE (NOUN): appearance or a human face

Synonyms: countenance, aspect Antonyms: reality, truth

Example Sentence:

The model’s visage earned her many cover photos.