General Flashcards
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Sedition
sedition
/sɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
noun: sedition; plural noun: seditions
conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
synonyms: incitement (to riot/rebellion), agitation, rabble-rousing, fomentation (of discontent), troublemaking, provocation, inflaming; More
Kanhaiya Kumar – who made news after being booked in a sedition case in New Delhi in 2016 – got 2.7 lakh votes while his opponent Giriraj Singh polled 6.92 lakh votes.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/election-result-2019-ravi-kishan-slams-kanhaiya-kumar-says-those-who-say-desh-ke-tukde-tukde-can-nev-2042385?pfrom=home-topstories
Indelible
adjective: indelible
(of ink or a pen) making marks that cannot be removed.
“an indelible marker pen”
synonyms: ineradicable, inerasable, ineffaceable, unexpungeable, indestructible, permanent, lasting, persisting, enduring, stubborn, ingrained, unfading, imperishable; More
antonyms: erasable
not able to be forgotten.
“the story made an indelible impression on me”
synonyms: ineradicable, inerasable, ineffaceable, unexpungeable, indestructible, permanent, lasting, persisting, enduring, stubborn, ingrained, unfading, imperishable; More
antonyms: erasable
Having started off slowly, Pooran grew into the tournament and really left an indelible mark by the end with his explosive batting. The southpaw averaged 37.75 in the last four games; and despite KXIP exiting the tournament prematurely, the West Indian’s performances were a major positive.
https://www.kxip.in/features/on-the-rise-nicholas-pooran-has-made-his-mark-with-kxip
inhibitions
Shed your inhibitions
a feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way.
“the children, at first shy, soon lost their inhibitions”
synonyms: shyness, reticence, self-consciousness, reserve, diffidence, bashfulness, coyness, embarrassment, unease, wariness, reluctance, discomfort, hesitance, hesitancy, apprehension, nerves, nervousness, insecurity; More
PSYCHOLOGY
a restraint on the direct expression of an instinct.
the slowing or prevention of a process, reaction, or function by a particular substance.
Reverence
श्रद्धा shraddha
deep respect for someone or something.
“rituals showed honour and reverence for the dead”
synonyms: high esteem, high regard, great respect, acclaim, admiration, approbation, approval, appreciation, estimation, favour, recognition; More
antonyms: scorn
ARCHAIC
a gesture indicative of deep respect; a bow or curtsy.
“the messenger made his reverence”
a title or form of address to a member of the clergy, especially a priest in Ireland.
noun: His Reverence; noun: Your Reverence
“I regret, Your Reverence, that I cannot come to meet you”
Revenant
a person who has returned, especially supposedly from the dead.
“he was three hundred years old, a terrible living revenant”
It’s risky business to title a film after a word many will have to look up in a dictionary, unless as a way to get news organizations to publish stories explaining what it means, thereby publicizing the movie. Twentieth Century Fox tried to help in one of its promotional images by explaining that the word “revenant,” as in “The Revenant” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is a noun, meaning, “one who has returned, as if from the dead.” It’s from the French, revenir, to return.
Savage
बर्बर
barbar
adjective
जंगली
barbarian, savage, bushy, feral, haggard, gone wild
Salvation
मोक्ष
Nirvana
Doppelgänger
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Ponzi
a swindle in which a quick return, made up of money from new investors, on an initial investment lures the victim into much bigger risks.
RELATED WORDS
con, flimflam, hustle, racket, rip-off, sting, swindle, bait-and-switch, bunko
ORIGIN OF PONZI
after Charles Ponzi (died 1949), the organizer of such a scheme in the U.S., 1919–20
Also called Ponzi game, Ponzi scheme.
Isle
isle /ʌɪl/ Learn to pronounce nounLITERARY an island or peninsula, especially a small one. "Crusoe's fabled isle"
Melange
Mixture
Nomad
Wanderer
