English Vocab from Hindustan Times Part-4

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Hello everyone…. I am Meenakshi

I am sharing English Vocab from Hindustan Times dated 12 april 2016

Hope you Like it. Happy Reading :)

TOPIC-1 TIME TO APPLY THE BRAKES

1. Underage(adj)-(of a person) too young in a particular activity, especially drinking alcohol
Eg- Marketing professional killed by an underage driver of a Mercedes in Delhi

2. Aspect(noun)- characterstic,view,situation,point

3. Law-abiding(adj)- obedient to the laws of society

Sy- well-behaved,honest,lawful

Eg- People in Delhi never been known for being law-abiding.

4. Flouted(verb)- openly disregard(a rule,law or convention)

Sy- defy,mock

Eg- The rules of the roal are flouted everyday

5. Malice(noun)- the desire to harm someone

Sy- ill-will, revenge, enmity,hostility

Eg- This malice pervades all levels of the society.

6. Pervade(verb)- be present and apparent throughout

Eg- This malice pervades all levels of the society.

7. Impressionable- easily influenced.

Eg- (i)"a girl of eighteen is highly impressionable"

 (ii)a person of an impressionable age is very likely to get the idea

8. Reinforce(verb)- strengthen or support

Eg- Driving a costly vehicle such as a Mercedes can only reinforce such an idea.

9. Culpable(adj)-deserving blame,guilty

Eg- Charged with culpable homicide

10. Homicide(noun)- the killing of one person by another.

Eg- Charged with culpable homicide

1. Tranches(noun)- a portion of s/t especially money

Eg- Govt announced the release of its first tranche of funds.

2. Staggering(verb)- astonish or deeply shock

Sy- astonish,amaze,flabbergast, shock, jolt

Eg- I was staggered to find it.

3. Quantum(noun)- a required or allowed amount

Eg- the quantum of first tranche

4. Escalation(noun)- a rapid increase

Eg-  With no work and no wages, it is obvious that there is going to be a resultant escalation in malnutrition, endemic hunger, and distress migration.

5. Entitlement(noun) – the fact of having a right to s/t

Sy- right,claim,licence

Eg- The entitlement of compensation for delayed payments has also been violated.

6. Lapse- temporary failure

Eg- Notification lapse on March 31

7. tide somebody over( tide over somebody )(idiom)-to supply someone with something they need for a short period

eg- It can help people in distress tide over the drought without completely caving in.

8. Cave in(phrase)-to give away

eg- It can help people in distress tide over the drought without completely caving in.

Meenakshi
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