“They have their own Agenda on Kashmir…… They want a subservient Pakistan , “ The general said.
Some (militants groups) are not entirely subservient to the wishes of the Pakistani government.
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Insurgent: revolt; rebellious; rebel soldier (‘rraj-drohi’; ‘baagi’)
They have presented a confidential report to the state’s newly appointed security advisor; K.P.S. Gill, damning Gujarat’s political leaders; saying they “subverted”the police and reduced them to a “pliant and subservient” force.
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Acquiesce: accept sth without protest; offer no opposition (to a plan, conclusion, etc) (‘sah-mati dena’; ‘bina vi-rodh ke –swee-kaar karna’)
The congress led opposition, though unhappy with the idea of a sena man as speaker, has acquiesced.
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Dove-tail: join (two pieces of wood) in this way; fit together; combine neatly. (‘sahi tarah se karna’; çhuul banana’)
This lack of keenness (‘paina-pan’; út-sukta’) dove-tailed nicely both with Mahajan’s preference ant the govt. unwillingness to be seen as giving in to pressure by lobbies that have of late been wanting the BJP veteran out of the petroleum ministry.
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Feign: pretend (sth) (‘bahana karna’; ‘jhootha’)
The Gujarat Government had initially feigned ignorance about the exact purpose of Gill’s first visit here.
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Confide: tell (a secret) to sb; trust sb enough to tell a secret to him (‘gupt baat batana’)
Vajpayee has apparently confided in some of his close supporters that he should have gone by his own assessment rather than by the judgment of “inexperienced” colleagues.
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Brazen: (derog) shameless, insolent, rudeness, made of brass; like brass; having a harsh brassy sound. (‘nirlaz’; ‘be-sharm’; ‘pital ke saman’; ‘khukkam khulla/dhi-thai se’)
The brazen defense of their pet monster in Gujarat and the alliance with Mayawati, much against the wishes of the party’s own leaders in UP, make them look terribly vulnerable (‘kamjor’; ásurakshit’; áti samvedan sheel’) right now.
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Phalanx: (in ancient Greece) close formation, esp of infantry(paidal sena) ready for battle ; number of people standing together to form a compact mass; (anatomy – sharer rachna vigyaan’) any of the bones in a finger or toe. (‘vyuh’; ‘sanga-thit dal’)
Like Indira Gandhi, she has cleverly surrounded herself with a phalanx of capable and powerful congressmen.
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Crony: (derog) close friend or companion. (‘pakka dost/ ghanisht mitra’)
Rajiv when he came to power was persuaded by his cronies to destroy the team.
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Epitome: thing that shows on a small scale all the characteristics of sth much larger; person or thing that is perfect example of a quality, type, etc, short summary of a book, speech, etc. (‘prati-maan’; ‘saaransh’; ‘saak-shat udaharan’)
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Epitomize: be an epitome of (sth)
It is the day of celebrating the arrival of a one man movement epitomized by Rabindranath Tagore
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Enunciate: say or pronounce (words or sounds) clearly; express (a theory etc) clearly or distinctly. (‘spasht roop se kahna’; ‘spasht uch-charan karna’)
The CPI-M enunciated the non-NDA parties fears: “At a time when the entire country is concerned about the pogrom (‘saamu-hik hatya’) of minorities in Gujarat, the choice of the speaker from the shiv sena sends disturbing signals and will affect the image of the parliament.
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Revamp: renew (sth) esp superficially; (‘satahi taur par’) improve the appearance of (‘mara-mmat karna’; ‘punar-nirmaan karna’)
4 die; Ahmedabad police revamped.
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Comrade: fellow member of a trade-union, or of a socialist or communist political party, etc, trusted companion who shares one’s activity, an old comrades association, ie of people who had been in the army together (‘saathi’)
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Crusader: person taking part in a crusade
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Crusade: any struggle or campaign (ábhi-yaan’; ‘muhim’) for sth believed to be good, or against sth believed to be bad. (‘dharm-yudh’)
Kaifi saab was the last comrade. A great crusader for secular values and the voice of progressive writers movement.
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Abdicate: resign from or formally renounce the throne; formally relinquish (power, a high official position, etc) [abdication] (‘sweksha se chodhna’; ‘gaddi chodh dena’)
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Rabid: suffering from rabies (‘pagal kutte ke katne se hone wala rog’) (of feelings or opinions) violent or extreme; fanatical (‘kattar’ ‘prachand’’pagal)
In no civilized society can the administration abdicate the responsibility of maintaining law and order and allow rabid elements to seek revenge by killing, raping and looting innocent people simply because they happened to be the member of a particular community.
NDA leaders hope that Kalam’s candidature will cover up the rabid communalism of its core, the BJP.
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Slain: [slay][slew] kill (esp an enemy) in a violent way (‘maar dalna’’maare gaye log’)
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Spear: strike, pierce or wound (sb/sth) with a spear (‘bhaala’) weapon with a metal point on a long handle, used for hunting and fighting. (‘bhaale se marna’)
Over a thousand Muslims have been slain, hundreds of their women gang-raped and children speared to death because the government and the police connived with the killers.
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Nefarious: wicked; unlawful (‘jaghanya’; áti-dusht’)
The Gujarati daily sandesh played a nefarious role by spreading false information.
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Banishment: state or process of being banished (‘ban-waas’) (‘desh nikala)
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Banish: sb (from sth) send sb away, esp out of the country as a punishment ; exile; sth (from sth) drive (thoughts, etc) out (of the mind); banish fear. (‘nirwasit karna)
Ram left home saying the atmosphere in the capital does not suit me , on December 6, I have been banished to the forest once again. [excerpts from the second banishment]
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Choked: (about sth) (infml) upset; angry (‘dukhi’; ‘kroadh’; ;gala dabaya)
“I just cannot, believe he is no longer alive,”Shabana choked.
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Modus-operandi:”(latin) person’s method of dealing with a task; way in which thing operates (‘karya pranali’) (modus vivendi= jhagde ka niptaara hone tak ki gayi vya-wastha)
Police officials says there has been a change in the modus operandi of the rioters.
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Modus Vivendi: (latin) temporary practical arrangement by which people who are opposed or quarrelling can continue to live or work together while waiting for their dispute to be settled ; way of living or coping
The court has urged the two community leaders to apply some sort of modus Vivendi over the Ayodhya issue.
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Carte blanche: (French) complete freedom to act as one things best (‘purna swatantrata’)
No specific name figured in the talks as another round of consultations are likely as part of the NDA’s carte blanche to the PM to finalize the presidential candidature in consultations with the coalition (‘mila jula’; ‘sangathan’) partners.
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Thaw: (of people, their behavior , etc) become less cool or formal in manner (‘galan’; ‘garmahat’; ‘pighalna’)
There has been a definitive thaw in his relations with congress president Sonia Gandhi after her decision against putting up a candidate for the Amalapuram lok sabha seat contested by GMC Balyogi’s widow. (‘vidhwa’)
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Bust: raid or arrest by the police; broken, not working, bankrupts (idm) go bust (of a person or a business) become bankrupt; fail financially. (çhapa’)
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Sneer: (at sb/sth) smiles with the upper lip curled, to show contempt (for sb/sth); laugh scornfully (áwagya-purvak’); look, smile, word, phrase, etc that show contempt (‘vyang-yatmak muskan’; ‘hansi-udana’)
I penned a sneering response and we didn’t speak to each other for a bit.
We are sneery too about hid style at press conference. He came across, we say, less as a future president of India, more as an absent minded (‘bhullakkar’, ‘khoya-khoya’) professor at some school for dim-wit interaction who has to ask them, after each statement “do you understand”? or even “now repeat what I said”
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Sleazy: [ier, iest;](infml) (esp of a place) dirty and not respectable; sordid (‘ghatiya’; ‘gandgi’)
He has gone from dream budgets to phases when scams (‘ghotala’) and sleaze have threatened to derail the finance ministry’s grip (’pakad’) on the economy (arth-vyawa-stha)
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Sabotage: damage done secretly to prevent an enemy , a competitor etc succeeding, esp by destroying his weapons or equipment and spoiling his plans ; secretly damage, destroy or spoil (sth)(‘tod fod’’dhwansan’)
Sabotage may have caused the accident.
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Rage: violent anger; (instance of) violence in nature; (at/against sb/sth) show violent anger (‘kroadh’; ‘prabal ikscha’; ‘pra-kop’; ‘prakriti ka ugra roop’)
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Raging: extreme or painful; -raging hunger, thirst, passion , etc (‘prachand’; ‘bahut tivra’, ‘bahut jor ka’)
It would be premature to comment whether the exit of Ahmedabad police commissioner P.C. Pandey, would help end the raging communal violence in the city, minorities continue to be skeptical (unwilling to believe something ‘sanshay’ –often doubting that the claims, statements, etc are true.
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Abrogate: (fml) cancel, repeal or annul something (‘radd karna’; ‘nirast karna’; nish-fal karna’; abrogated= ‘nest-na-bood’)
Abrogate J&K resettlement Act : centre.
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Attachment: (law) seize sb’s property, etc with legal authority. (attachment order= jabti aadesh)
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The crack of dawn: very early in the morning
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Crack of doom: the end of world
To get a bus here you have to wait till the crack of doom.
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Invincible: to strong to be overcome or defeated. (ájey’)
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Elusive: tending to escape or disappear , difficult to capture; difficult to remember or understand.
Consensus ( aam sah-mati)on president may prove elusive
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Recede: move back from a previous position, slope backwards (‘dhundhla padna’; ‘peeche hatne’; ‘kam hona’)
The chances of a consensus candidate emerging for the president’s post are fast receding
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Forge: workshop with a fire and an anvil where metals are heated and shaped, esp one used by a smith for making horseshoes ; make an imitation (ánukaran’; ‘pratilipi’)or copy of (sth) in order to deceive people; move forwatd steadily or gradually; [forge ahead-advance or progress quickly] (‘lohar ki dukan’; ‘bhatthi’; ‘jaal-saaji karna’; ‘vik-sit karna’; ‘nakli banana’)
PM has reportedly opened formal consultation with NDA partner and allies to forge a consensus.
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Sth (to sb) give up one’s rights or possessions of sth (‘saup dena’; ‘hathi-yaar daal dena’; ‘haar maan lena’; átm-samarpan karna’)
Government will cede control of Maruti by yielding a 4% stake to Suzuki, increasing the Japanese automaker’s share holding to 54%.
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Offload: unload (sth); get rid of (sb/sth unpleasant or unwelcome) by passing him/it to sb else.(‘khaali karna’; ‘jimme karna’)
The centre will also offload the remaining 46% equity to the public over a period of 2-3 years in tranches (‘vitya-ansh’,’vitt ka ek bhag’)
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Homeward: going towards home (‘ghar ki ore’)
Gujarat muslims not homeward-bound.
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Cram: sth (into sth/in) push or force too much od sth into sth ; make sth (too) full; (for sth) (infml) learnt a lot of facts in a short time, esp for an examination; teach (sb) in this way.(‘ratna’; ‘thusna ya thasathas bharna’)
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Crammer: special schools were students are crammed.
Another 65,000 muslims are crammed in relief camps.
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Appall: fill with horror or dismay; shock deeply (‘stam-bhit kar dena’)
US president appalled at Jammu killing.
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Forth-right: clear and honest in manner and speech; straight forward. (‘sdpasht-wadi’; ‘muh-fat’)
In a rare display of unity and forthrightness, people told the ministers repeatedly and bluntly that rhetoric, such as all options are open” and the” government is ready for decisive action” was meaningless
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Sheepish: (feeling) foolish and embarrassed through shame. (‘bhed jaisa’; ‘shar-minda’; ‘muh chor)
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The ministers, who were asked bold questions at the citizens meetings, had no answers, only sheepish expression to offer.
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Thresh-old: piece of wood or stone forming the bottom of a doorway; entrance of a house, etc; (usu sing) point of entering or beginning of sth; (medical or psychology) limit below which a person does not react to a Stimulus ((‘dah-lij’; ‘’seema/ seema reha’; ‘dwar’; ‘prarambh’)
“what is the threshold? Thirty were killed yesterday. Are you waiting for 100 or more to get killed before there is some action against the terrorists or its sponsors”, swami was asked.
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Go by: (of time) pass; elapse; go by sth a) be guided or directed by sth; b) form an opinion or judgment of sth
Bride’s mom Rabri gives work a go by
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Calibrate: mark or correct the units of measurement on (the scale of thermometer or some other measuring instrument) (‘vyas naapna’)
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Bog (sth) down: (usu passive) a) (cause sth to ) sink into mud or wet ground; b) (cause sth to) becom e stuck and unable to make progress.(‘daldal me dhasna’; úlajhna’)
New Delhi’s attempts to calibrate its diplomatic response to the Kaluchak terrorist attack is getting increasingly bogged down.
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Habitat: natural environment of an animal or plant; home (‘praakritik vaas’; ‘niwas sthan’)
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Diner: person eating dinner; dining car on a train; small restaurant, usu besides a high way. (‘bhaba’; ‘bhojan yaan’; ‘bhijan karne wala’)
Diners at other tables also agreed that it was unfair to send Lalita out just because she was a maid (‘nauk-rani’)
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Chagrin: feeling of disappointment or annoyance (at having failed, made a mistake, etc) (‘kalesh’; ‘khijan’; ‘jhunjh-la-hat’; ‘tivra nirasha’)
Much to my chagrin, I found this out the hard way when I talked to members of the D-company in Lahore last week.
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Wean: gradually stop feeding (a baby or young animal) with its mother’s milk and start feeding it with solid food; wean sb (away) from sth/ doing sth vause sb to stop doing sth, esp gradually. (‘doodh cudhana’; álag karna’)
“Better and modern education that would make them qualified to meet life’s challenges would certainly wean them away from violence”, he says.
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Fix: [usu sing] (infml) awkward or a difficult situation (‘mushkil /visham paris-thiti’)
J & K separatist (álgaw-wadi) in a fix over election.
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Sob: [bb] draw in breath noisily and irregularly from sorrow, pain, etc , esp while crying. (‘siski’)
Ären’t you pleased to hear that your wealth will last seven generations after you ? “
“ No”, replied the rich man and sobbed ; “ what will happen to my eighth generation”?
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Anecdote: short, interesting or amusing story about a real person or event. (‘laghu-katha’; ‘dant-katha’; ‘kissa’)
The anecdote came to my mind while reading of the vast sums of money alleged (‘kathit’; ‘;aaropit’) to have been acquired (árjit’) by Ravindar Pal singh Sidhu.
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Woe: great sorrow or distress (‘shok’; ‘san-taap’)
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Adage: traditional saying; proverb (‘lokok-ti’; ‘kaha-wat’)
The simple adage, “you cant take it with you “never came to their minds.
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Pariahs: social outcast; (in India) person of no caste or of very low caste. (áchut’)
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Misdemeanor: (infml or joc) minor wrong doing ; misdeed; (law) (formerly, in Britain) punishable offence less serious than felony (‘maha-apradh’) (ápradh’; ‘kharab –aach-ran’)
They should be made to feel pariahs because it is civilized society that has been fouled (‘ghrinit’; ‘niyam ulanghan) by their misdemeanor.
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Avarice: (fml) greed for wealth or gain (‘lobh’; ‘la-lach’)
Avarice is a sickness which can only be controlled by will power.
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Fetish: object that is worshipped, esp because a spirit is believed to live in it; thing to which more respect or attention is given than is normal or sensible; object or activity that is necessary for or adds to an individual sexual pleasure; fixation ( vastu jise devta maana jaye; áavyashakta se adhik dhyan dena’; ýeh man-na ki isme kisi aatma ka niwas hai’; fetishism= jaa-du tonay me vish-was rakhna; fetishist= jaa-du tonay me vish-was rakhne wala)
Naming and renaming towns, cities, roads and parks has become a fetish.
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Jingoism: (derog) extreme and unreasonable belief that one’s own country is best, together with a warlike attitude towards other countries. (‘kattar-rashtravaad’)
Jingoism will mot solve the problem of cross-border terrorism.
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Quandary: state of not being able to decide what to do; awkward or difficult situation (duvidha; ás-,man-jash’)
The united states seems to be in a quandary on how to contain the deteriorating Indo-Pak situation.
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Cryptic: with a meaning that is hidden and not easily understood, mysterious (‘gupt’; ‘rahashya-may’)
when asked about war with Pakistan, he chose to be cryptic.
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Penury: extreme poverty (‘daridra-ta’)
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Havoc: widespread damage, great destruction
The flood created havoc; the bad weather played havoc with our plan
While over hyped (‘badha chadha kar’) cricketers get pampered for life, some of the country’s best football players, who have represented India in international matches, now lead a life of penury.
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Jeer: (at sb/sth) laugh at or mock (sb/sth); taunt; jeering remark. (úp-has’; ‘hansi udana’; ‘taana’; çhidhana’)
Till then, there will be loud jeers each time India’s chances at the world cup comes for a debate,
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Veil: hide or disguise (sth) (‘parda’; ‘ghunghat’; ‘burka’)
Nitish issues veil threat to BJP.
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Recalcitrance: (fml) quality of being recalcitrant. (údandata’)
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Recalcitrant: (udand)
The recalcitrant approach of he BJP was not good for the alliance.
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Hoax: mischievous trick played on sb for a joke; deceive sb as a joke (‘jhansa’çhal’kapat’; dhokha)
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Coax: persuade sb gently or gradually (‘manana’)
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Hara-kiri: ritual suicide using a sword to cut open one’s stomach , formerly practiced by Japanese samurai to avoid dishonor when they believed they had failed in their duty.
Hoax e-mails that coax you into the system hara-kiri.
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Dupe: deceive or rick sb (into doing sth) (‘thagna’; ‘dhokha dena’)
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Hawkish: (politics) favoring aggressive policies rather than negotiation and compromise (áakraman-shil’; ‘’sainya karya-wahi me dil-chaspi rakhne wala’)
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Sync: (infml) synchronization (synchronise) (cause sth to operate, move turn, etc at the same time, speed, etc. (‘sam-kalan’)
BJP leaders do not want to sound Hawkish lest they are out of sync with the government strategy.(ýojna’)
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Adrenalin: (medical) hormone produced by the adrenal glands that increase the heart rate and stimulates the nervous systems, causing a feeling of excitement ; this substance prepared synthetically (‘krit-rim roop se’=artificially) for medical use
Advani’s speech at a function in the capital on Monday set the adrenalin running among the BJP cadres.
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Cartel: group of business firms which combine to control production and marketing and to avoid competing with one another (útpadak sangh’)
The scientist, identified as D.M, Akkewar, is suspected to be a key member of a cartel that was manufacturing and smuggling mandrax to south Africa through Chennai.
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Reclusive: [recluse]: a person who lives alone and avoids other people (lead the life of a recluse) (‘vairagya lane wala’; ékant’)
Relative said that Mrs. Kalhani lived a reclusive life and did not meet anyone.
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Miniscule: very small; tiny
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Deem: consider; regard (‘man-na’; ‘samjhna’)
Symbiosis is now a deemed university.
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Crescendo: (music) of or with increasing loudness; gradual increase in loudness; climax; high point. (çharam seema’)
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Skirmish: fight between small group of soldiers; ships; etc esp one that is not planned. (‘jhadap’;’muthbher’)
The slogan shouting reached the crescendo , and skirmishes were seen breaking out within the crowd.
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Pandemonium: wild and noisy disorder or confusion. (‘hullar’; ;kola-hal’)
There was a complete pandemonium in the crowd
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Fisticuffs: fighting with the fists (fist= mutthi)
As fisticuffs broke out, some of the protestors climbed on the stage and began smashing furniture’s and microphones.
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Nook: sheltered quiet place or corner; (idm) every ‘nook and cranny’(infml) every part of a place ; every where
Hichan Bigha had been turned into a fortress with a large number of security men doting every nook and cranny of the village
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Doting: very excessively loving and devoted (átya-dhik sneh karne wala)
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Cordon: line or ring of policemen, soldiers, etc, esp one which guards sth or prevents people entering or leaving an area; ornamental ribbon usu worn across shoulder; fruit-tree with all its side branches cut off so that it grows as a single system, usu against a wall or along wires. [cordon sth off= separate or enclose sth by means of a cordon] (cordon=ghera; cordon off= ghera daalna)
The entire area has been cordoned off.
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Impalpable: that which cannot be touched or felt physically (‘na samajhne yogya; ‘sparsha-tit’)
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Impending: about to happen; imminent.
The PM visit is significant (‘mahtwapurn) in view of the heightened tension on the borders and the impending assembly elections.
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Anvil: iron block on which a smith(lohar/ sonar) shapes heated metal by hammering (‘hathauda marna) it; (anatomy) one of the bones in the ear
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