4/10/2013

1.       Debilitate:

Meaning – to decapitate, to weaken.

            Sentence- The retirement of Glenn McGrath debilitated the Australian pace attack.

2.       Thraldom:

              Meaning- bondage.

Sentence- Negative thinking is like a thraldom, as it restricts one from achieving one’s true potential.

3.       Cyrenaicism:

Meaning – Greek school of philosophy.

Sentence- The author of the manuscripts unearthed from the excavation site is unknown but I guess they belong to cyrenaicist period of Greek history.

 

4.       Tenor:

Meaning- general meaning.

Sentence- Indian media should understand the tenor made in public and then raise hue and cry about it.

5.       Seething:

Meaning- raging.

Sentence- Ramesh was seething with anger at the sight of his arch rival Suresh..

 

6.       Diffidence:

Meaning- lack of confidence.

Sentence- He excelled at the written test but his diffidence during the interview led his rejection in his dream company.

 

7.       Staid:

Meaning-  to sedate, sober.

Sentence- a. The victim was staid and then robbed of his belongings.

                     b. Prateek is a staid guy. I am sure he will never even touch alcohol.

 

8.       Impertinent:

Meaning-  irrelevant, not worth in a specific context.

Sentence- Ravi’s presence is impertinent in today’s meeting.

 

9.       Tacit:

Meaning- implicit, which is understood without being said.

Sentence- The hatred between the two stepbrothers was tacitly understood by other family members..

 

10.   Construe:

Meaning- to analyze or examine carefully.

Sentence- CBI construed the evidences and then framed charges against the minister’s son.