English Vocabulary By Neerja Raheja – Set 144

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disinformation

Noun
Meaning: False information which is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a rival power or the media
Usage:

Disinformation is everywhere in India
The Government used Disinformation to gain support for the policy.

pogrom

Meaning: Mass murder; massacre; bloodbath; carnage; genocide
Usage: The holocaust was a mass pogrom of Jews and other minorities

miscreant

Noun
Meaning: A person who has done something wrong or unlawful; black hat; lawbreaker; a
person without moral scruples; depraved
Usage: e supports tough penalties against corporate miscreants

scrupulous

Adjective
Meaning: Having moral integrity; acting in strict regard to what is considered right or proper
Usage: You should work with scrupulous care

embezzle

Verb
Meaning: Steal or misappropriate
Usage: He planned to embezzle the charity funds

5 Hindu words (26th March 2019)

psephology

Noun
Meaning: The scientific study of elections

curdle

Meaning: To go bad or wrong : Spoil

Usage: Too much heat would curdle the custard
“Hate has curdled the capacity for compassion in India.”

Take a leaf out of a book

Meaning: Copying or imitating the individual

Usage: Will Indians take a leaf out of New Zealand’s book?

bigotry

Noun
Meaning: Intolerance towards those who hold different opinions from oneself
Usage: In a moment of immense tragedy, the people of New Zealand have shown a world
riven by bigotry and hatred what love can accomplish