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Learn to use the right word in the right place. Impunity .. A weak presence of police force around the Capitol Hill enabled the Trump-inspired rioters to force their way and vandalize the building with impunity. Reconvene- The proceedings in the Capitol Hill were … Read more
Current affairs and Journalistic writing ..1 If you don’t know the use of these words, or don’t quite understand the model sentences given, you can’t possibly be a good English language journalist, or a successful aspirant for Civil Service examinations. So, learn these common, but … Read more
Words with similar meaning, but different uses … Pull up, Pillory, Deride, Shred, Berate Pull up .. a. The Tahasildar was pulled up by the Collector for going on leave when the flood waters had not receded. b. The bandmaster pulled up the saxophonist for … Read more
Words with similar meaning, but different uses … Criticize, Denounce, Reprimand, Rebuke, Decry, Deprecate, Cast aspersions on, Run someone or something down [More such words in the next list to be posted soon] ———————————.——————– Criticize …. a. Boris Johnson has been strongly criticized for his … Read more
How best to use these words to add punch to your words…. Refuse, Decline, Deny, Counter, Refute, Botch, Rubbish, Dismiss, Demolish, Rip apart, Rebut ———————————-.———————- Refuse .. a. During Ramzan, the devout Muslim old man refused to sip even a drop of water despite the … Read more
Words and Phrases 24 … Canary in the coal mine, Cry wolf, Rail as verb, Coterie, Ire, Penchant, Perfidy, Conflagration, Canary in the coal mine.. It means that something awful is going to happen. India’s falling car sales numbers and air traffic data are canary … Read more
Words and phrases .. Abyss .. Meaning 1 ..There is no denying the fact that long spells under kleptocratic self-seeking rulers has pushed Pakistan to the economic abyss. Meaning 2 ..It means a profound difference. The abyss between the United States and Europe has widened … Read more
Vocabulary through sentences Calamitous…It means something very destructive. The calamitous earthquake that struck the Swat region in of Pakistan in 2015 caused untold suffering to the people of the area. The global financial crisis that hit the industrialized economies in the period 2007-2008 had a … Read more
Vocabulary through sentences Inveterate, Dissonance, Bellicose, Bluster, A fool’s errand Inveterate .. It means an ingrained habit, or practice that won’t change. Viewers of Indian TV channels get disgusted to see the anchors’ inveterate tendency to sensationalize trivial issues … Read more
Words and Phrases 19 Restitution, Ember, Dragnet, Anathema, Moribund, Swaddle Restitution ….The head priest of the temple in Varanasi was debarred from performing his duties, because he was rumored to have eaten fish curry with his Childhood Bengali friend. Aggrieved, he went to the Allahabad High … Read more