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Shameless Congress Telangana MPs and MLAs still clinging on to their positions of power despite Centre not taking a decision on Telangana...fb

fb#---Resignations will not yield Telangana, if T MPs can resign, so can people from the other side. The larger issue is we have idiots ruling our country, this ridiculous stalemate is going on for ever.

TH-"Track-2 meetings can be useful when participants express their views CANDIDLY,without worrying about offending the sensitivities of others."

TH# "Mr.Nandy has tried to clear the air by explaining what he actually meant.But the author still argues that singling out the SCs,STs and the OBCs was an attempt to stereotype them and show them in a bad light."

TH#-- These structural changes, which lost momentum in subsequent years, have been aggravated by the resurgence of the crisis in 2012.
meanings:1.make worse, 2.exasperate or irritate.

irritate very much
To exasperate someone is to annoy him or her to the point of impatience, frustration and irritation.

TH#-- These structural changes, which lost momentum in subsequent years, have been aggravated by the resurgence of the crisis in 2012.

TH#--As we form our opinions it may be prudent to consider a few facts. According to the National Crime Records Bureau, in 2011, only 1.1 per cent of all Indian Penal Code crimes were committed by juveniles.

TH# -"Scintillating start to the Hindu Lit life"

Toi# However, a student from IIT Madras shares on condition of anonymity, "A friend of mine wrote something very derogatory about me and my girlfriend. I am worried about the pages being misused for personal gain." # confessions

TH#--From the above, it can be seen clearly that the best of motives is correction, then deterrence and the basest is retributive, for it is simply vengeance albeit state-sponsored.
For e.g.; a punishment of a few months would have a major motive — the correction of the criminal’s attitude, personal deterrence in a lesser degree, and almost no element of vengeance.

TH#--But time is finite,and many of us feel we're investing as many hours as we can while trying to retain some semblance of a life outside work.
Def--"a situation in which something seems to exist although this may not, in fact, be the case."

**mnemonic-- resemblance should immediately come to your mind and relate the meaning of resemblance to semblance.**

TH#--Although it is the Editor's prerogative to publish what he deems fit,I feel photographs such as ones of balachandran will only add fuel to fire.
Def--"a right or advantage belonging to a particular person or group because of their importance or social position"

TH#--However, planners should not make the mistake of treating the metro rail as a panacea for all their urban ills. There are a few caveats and notes of caution they need to consider before taking the plunge.

(If someone offers you a pill that promises eternal life, don’t take the pill. It’s a panacea, a remedy that falsely claims to solve every problem ever.)

TH#--There are a few caveats and notes of caution they need to consider before taking the plunge.

(a warning that particular things need to be considered before something can be done.)

TH#-- Appealing for calm in this hour of grief, he said he was happy that the people of Hyderabad refused to be provoked by the nefarious act of the terror machine.

TH#--Even those sites platforms assumed to be of a frivolous,social nature are now being seen as powerful tools of education.

CNN#-- "The onus lies on IPS officer's for wrongdoings of their subordinates."

***responsibility***
syn:--duty, responsibility, liability, weight ,encumbrance.

CNN#--"Why is supreme court not taking cognizance of this??"

IDIOMS
take cognizance of something (law)
to understand or consider something; to take notice of something
In the light of the new evidence that the court can now take cognizance of, the case is dropped.

#--if you consider people or things to be expendable, you think that you can get rid of them when they are no longer needed.

syn--excess, superfluous, unimportant, disposable, nonessential
ant--important, indispensable, necessary, useful.

#--a burden,hindrance or serious concern is encumbrance.

TH#--Another doyen who has done extensive research on the subject, Robert Sternberg, further broadens our perspective on intelligence.

(the most respected or most experienced member of a group or profession.)

TH#---As Sternberg and his colleagues put it, “Although intelligence as conventionally defined may be useful in everyday life, practical intelligence is indispensable(absolutely necessary).”

TH#--below

TH#--I am disturbed by the tone, tenor and the general thrust of these letters as they try to reconstruct India as a homogenous entity obliterating its multiplicities, its natural treasure called its diversities and heterogeneities.

**-mnemonic--lets ' all-be-literate ' and destroy illiteracy completely.**

TH#--above
(The prefix hetero- means "other or different," while the prefix homo- means "the same." Heterogeneity is often used in contrast to homogeneity.)

TH#--Clicking those friendly blue "like" buttons strewn(spread) across the Web may be doing more than marking you as a fan of Coca-Cola or Lady Gaga.

Syn:cover,scatter,sprinkle,toss.

TH#--Facebook launched its like button in 2009, and the small thumbs-up symbol has since become ubiquitous on the social network and common across the rest of the Web as well.

ubiquitous(adj)
ubiquitousness(noun)
ubiquity(Noun)
ubiquitously(adverb)

Syn: all-over, everywhere, omnipresent, pervasive, ubiquitary, universal, wall-to-wall.
Ant: scarce, rare.

mnem : it pronu~ like mosquitos which are being everywhere.

Syn:conclusion,ending
ant:introduction,preface

wiki#--The rules of inheritance under sharia law are intricate(complex and have many parts)(difficult to follow or understand,very complex), and a female's portion is generally half the amount a male.

intricately--adverb

Syn: abstruse, complex,convoluted, difficult, labyrinthine, obscure, perplexing,sophisticated, tricky.
Ant: direct, methodical, simple, systematic, understandable.

mnem: Involving(in)+Tricks = Involving many tricks ,thus very complex. :-)

E#--Apart from a brief debate about policing and about the competence of the home minister, Indians responded phlegmatically.(referring to hyd terror)

TH#--His being a high-profile person who did a movie on Gandhian principles doesn't absolve him of the crime he committed.

Etym: ab ("away from") + solvō ("loosen, free, release").

Pos:verb

Syn: clear, exonerate, exculpate, forgive, pardon, discharge, exempt,
Ant: bind, blame, charge, condemn, convict, hold,sentence

mnem: ab -solve . so you solved a dispute between you and your friend , how did you solve it by forgiving and pardoning him/her .

E#-- Attending a business lobby, in the midst of a sharp economic slowdown, when the confidence of Indian and foreign investors is plummeting, he should have come with a plan.

Pos: verb

Syn: collapse, crash, decline, decrease, descend, dive, drop, fall, plunge, precipitate, sink, tumble
Ant: ascend, rise

mnem: plummet rhymes with "comet" which falls so sharply.

#TH-- The unexpected revelation is a body blow to the beleaguered(adj)(wiki--rajiv)

beleaguered(adj): 1.experiencing a lot of criticism and difficulties.
2.surrounded by an enemy troops.
beleaguer(v) : 1.

#TH-- Divisive and dynamic, Thatcher leaves an indelible mark.(impossible to forget or remove)

pos: adj; indelibly-adverb

Etym: in- "not"+ delebilis "able to be destroyed"

Syn: ineradicable, inerasable, inexplungeable(continuation); memorable, rememberable, unforgettable(memory); permanent,lasting, ingrained.

Ant: delible, destructible, erasable, impermanent

Mnem: indelible: in + delete + able- which can't be deleted.

#TH-- Modi showers encomiums on mamata. (Noun)
(a speech or piece of writing that praises somebody or something highly)

Etym: en- "in" + komos "banquet, procession, merrymaking"

Syn: accolade, commendation, eulogy, laudation, panegyric, praise, salutation, tribute

Mnem: INCOME - People of high INCOME are formally praised for their large donations.

TH#-- Young kashmiris are implicated in false cases and are made to languish in jails for years.
(Someone who is implicated in something is shown to be somehow involved in it.)

Idiom: be implicated in something
to be involved in a crime; to be responsible for something bad

Etym: from Latin implicare "involve"

Syn: incriminate, guilty, involved, suspected, suspicious

#69. 1.to be forced to stay somewhere or suffer something unpleasant for a long time.
2.to become weaker or fail to make progress

Syn: sigh, snivel, brood, dwindle, suffer, weaken, wither
Ant: flourish, grow, improve, strengthen

Mnem: lang(LAckiNG)a uish(wish)..think of a person who is lacking a wish to do something, and such kind of a person automatically loses his strength.

#F-- According to sources, Modi tried to join the order again in the future but was dissuaded to do so.
Verb:(to persuade somebody not to do something)

Etym: dis- "off, against" + suadere "to urge"--to advise against, oppose by argument

In contrast, persuade = per-"thoroughly" + suadere "to urge"--to convince

Syn: remonstrate, expostulate, warn ; advice against, deprecate, exhort against, caution against, urge not to, discourage, thwart.

Ant: incite, persuade, talk into

# political atmosphere is very vitiated between the two countries.

TH#- On the other hand, the few that are trying to enter the portals of universities and elite educational institutions are becoming disillusioned and frustrated, which sets a bad precedent for the younger members of their ilk.
Noun--(kind,type)

Etym: ilca-- "same"

Syn: kin, race, sort, variety,class, set.

kin:your family or relatives.

Idiom: kith and kin--friends and relatives.

# adj-- similar to

Syn: kindred, parallel, analogous, like, similar (similarity)

TH#- safety of women still a mirage despite nirbhaya Act.

Noun-(optical illusion of water in sandy deserts)

Syn: delusion, hallucination, optical illusion (unreality),

#TH- As i moved from refugee camps, to hospitals, and meeting with people fighting for justice, I heard more and more appalling stories of lives destroyed.

adj-- shocking; extremely bad (very bad in a way that causes fear, shock, anger or disgust )

Etym: a- "to" + from Latin pallere- "cause dismay or shock"

Syn: alarming,astounding, awful, bad, dismaying, dreadful, frightening, hideous, horrific, terrible, harrowing.
Ant: comforting, encouraging, reassuring, satisfying.

#CNN- provoked by the kohli-ghambir spat , sreesanth revokes slapegate incident.

Noun: "petty quarrel" petty: of little importance, trivial.

Syn: squabble, altercation, argument, bickering, brouhaha, conflict, embroilment, fracas, hubbub, miff, rumpus, strife.

# Sporadic attacks on Hindu places of worship have continued ever since.

adj: (happening only occasionally or at intervals that are not regular)

Etym: Latin sporadicus "scattered"

Syn: infrequent, uncommon, rare, intermittent, random, scattered, irregular.

Antonyms: constant, continuous, dependable

mnem: periodic means happening or recurring at regular intervals; sporadic means occurring singly or occasionally or in scattered instances.

#TH- The security forces should understand that they are entrusted with the job of protecting lives.

Verb: (to make somebody responsible for doing something or taking care of somebody)

Etym: en- "make, put in" + "trust"

Syn: commend, commit, confide (giving)

Entitle: to give somebody the right to have or to do something (eg: you are entitled to ask questions.)

#TH- The ugly incident shows that politics is bereft of values and tolerance. (TMC Vs Left)
adj:
1. bereft of something: completely lacking something; having lost something (which is needed/expected)
2. of a person: sad and lonely because you have lost something.

Syn: bereaved, shorn of, without(loss, absence), devoid, destitute, impoverished, without

#TH- What is "rare" is obscure and judges may disagree on this.

adj- difficult to understand.

Etym: ob- "over" + -scurus "covered" ; French obscu-("dark, clouded, gloomy; dim, not clear")

Syn: little known, orphic, recondite(knowledge); indefinable, ambiguous(uncertainity); shadowy, indefinite(invisibility); dark, indistinct, dim,(unclearness); hidden (concealment);; abstruse,arcane,

Antonyms: apparent, clear, explicit, obvious, perceptible, understood

E#- There are myriad ways to keep children safe from guns. Only some are being considered.

Noun-an extremely large number of something. (CAUTION:literary word ; not good for sppech)

Etym: Latin myrias -- "Ten thousand"

Syn: countless, gobs, heaping, immeasurable, incalculable, infinite, multiple, multitudinous.
Ant: calculable, limited, measurable.

TH#- That is also the predicament of tens of thousands of workers here in the heart of the tech industry who were born overseas and educated in the united states.

Noun- a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially one where it is difficult to know what to do.

Syn: catch-22, clutch, crisis, deadlock, exigency, hardship, imbroglio, impasse, perplexity, plight, quagmire, quandary, vicissitude, asperity.

TH#- Many felt the small,innocuous gurudwara would become the focal point of unrest in the state.

Adj- 1.Not intended to offend or upset anyone.(Inoffensive)
2.Not harmful or dangerous.(harmless)
3.not interesting, stimulating, or significant. (pallid; insipid)

Etym: in- "not" + nocuus- "hurtful" ; nocere- "to injure,harm"

Syn: banal, bland, innocent, inoffensive, insipid, jejune, kind, painless, sapless, unobjectionable, weak.
Ant: destructive, harmful, hurtful, noxious, obnoxious.

TH#- And if the government did indeed know of the surreptitious installation of the plaque then the chief minister of punjab is guilty of...

Adj- done secretly or quickly, in the hope that other people will not notice.

Etym: sub- "from under" (hence, "secretly") + rapere "to snatch" (seize secretly)

Syn: clandestine, covert, fraudulent, furtive, hidden, stealthy, under wraps, under-the-table, veiled.
Ant: aboveboard, authorized, honest, open.

TH#- terrorist names etched; Clearly there is much more to this imbroglio than meets the eye. ; ,at the centre of the entire imbroglio is jagan.

Noun- a complicated situation that causes confusion or embarrassment, especially one that is political.

Etym: in- "into, in, on, upon" + brogliare "embroil"

Syn: altercation, bickering, brawl, brouhaha, complexity,embroilment, entanglement, miff, quandary, quarrel, spat, squabble.
Ant: agreement, peacemaking.

TH#- ..,Often frozen in their 'theek hai' templates of lackadaisicality.

adj- Not showing enough care or enthusiasm.

Syn:

WSJ#- BJP Dithers Over Naming Modi Potential PM

verb- to hesitate about what to do because you are unable to decide.

Syn: agitation, babble, confusion, flap, fluster, panic, tizzy.

babble(N): talking that is confused or silly and is difficult to understand.
flap(N): A state of worry, confusion and excitement.
fluster(V): to make somebody nervous and/or confused, especially by giving them a lot to do or by making them hurry.
tizzy(N): a state of nervous excitement or confusion.

WSJ#- His supporters point to strong growth, progressive economic policies and a business friendly environment in Gujarat, at a time when the national economy is in the doldrums.

Noun: The state of being sad or depressed ;; a lack of activity or improvement.

Syn: Apathy, blues, boredom, bummer, dismal, ennui, gloom, inertia, lassitude, mope, stupor, tedium, torpor, stagnation.

Ant: elation, gladness, glee, happiness, joy.