some of her comments like… women will have to depend on artificial insemination.. make me think whether she was mentally ok in her old age..
I really think she was a Men-ist.
PS: If you dont know what is Men-ist is… think of the connection b/w race and a racist.
Helen Hunt.. I like watching her movies.. she shows substantially..
Poor Rahul.. everybody said he won the elections
but it’s little cruel.. to say he is the new GAY ICON OF EMERGING INDIA…
that too.. said by India’s No.1 News channel… CNN IBN…
what a tragedy..
if you ask me.. what it the problem being a GAY ICON ?
well.. there is no problem in that.. but some people are murmuring now that… maybe mr. Rahul Gandhi himself might be a gay… ummm…
internet is full of rumours and slanders…
I even ran into blogs claiming “Rahul Gandhi raped girl in UP” …. to …. “Rahul Gandhi’s Mphil degree is a sham” …
Internet is going out of control… i guess..
maybe time is up for Indian government to look into a “internet czar” like Mr. Obama has done ..
well.. anyway… coming back to Rahul Gandhi and Gay-ims.. since when … dimple a Gay blazon ???
Indian gay community is going crazy….
PS: my strong suspicion is that rival political party or even our enemy country must be behind this blasphemy… ummm.. lol.
conglomeration
A sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
comely
According with custom or propriety; Very pleasing to the eye
connoiseur
An expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts, cognoscenti
improvident
Not provident; not providing for the future
impugn
Attack as false or wrong; challenge
impunity
Exemption from punishment or loss
imputation
The attribution to a source or cause
impute
Attribute or credit to
inane
Devoid of intelligence
incarcerate
Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
incarnadine
Make fleshcoloured
galvanize
To stimulate to action
gambit
An opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
gambol
Play boisterously
gamut
A complete extent or range
gargantuan
great mass; huge and bulky
garish
Tastelessly showy
garner
Acquire or deserve by one’s efforts or actions
garnish
Any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
garrulity
The quality of being wordy and talkative
gasconade
An instance of boastful talk
entreat
Ask for or request earnestly
entree
The act of entering
ephemeral
Anything shortlived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
epigram
A witty saying; quip
epistle
A specially long, formal letter
epoch
A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
epithet
A defamatory or abusive word or phrase
epitome
A standard or typical example
equine
Resembling a horse
equipage
A vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
equipoise
Equality of distribution
immolate
Offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction
impasse
A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
impenitent
Not penitent or remorseful
impertinent
Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
imperturbability
Calm and unruffled selfassurance
impend
Be imminent or about to happen
denouement
The outcome of a complex sequence of events
ethnology
The branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with
their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics
expiate
atone; Make amends for
gauche
Lacking social polish
edifice
building
facile
Arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
denounce
Speak out against
etymology
A history of a word
expunge
Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
gaudy
Tastelessly showy
edify
Make understand
factotum
A servant employed to do a variety of jobs
depose
Force to leave (an office)
eugenic
Pertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring produced
expurgate
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
gaunt
Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
eerie
Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
fait accompli
An irreversible accomplishment
depravity
corrupt or depraved or degenerate act Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral
principles
eulogistic
Formally expressing praise
extant
Still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
geisha
A Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
fallow
Left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
deprecate
Express strong disapproval of; deplore
eulogy
A formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently
extemporaneous
With little or no preparation or forethought
genteel
Marked by refinement in taste and manners
defray
Bear the expenses of
fastidious
Giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with
cleanliness
depradation
An act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
euphemism
An inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive
extemporize
Perform without preparation
genuflect
Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
deft
Skilful in physical movements; especially of the hands
fatalism
A philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all
time and human beings are powerless to change them
deranged
Driven insane
euphonious
Having a pleasant sound
extenuating
Partially excusing or justifying
germance
Having close kinship and appropriateness
deign
Do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity
fatuous
Devoid of intelligence
faux pas
A socially awkward or tactless act
dejure
By right; according to law
extol
Praise, glorify, or honour
euthanasia
The act of killing someone painlessly
derelict
A person unable to support himself
deride
Treat or speak of with contempt
evince
Give expression to
forego
Be earlier in time; go back further
delinquent
A young offender
fawn
Show submission or fear
derision
Contemptuous laughter
eviscerate
Surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
fickle
Liable to sudden unpredictable change
forgo
Do without or cease to hold or adhere to
delirious
Experiencing delirium
febrile
Of or relating to or characterized by fever
fecund
Capable of producing offspring or vegetation
foundling
A child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
fidelity
The quality of being faithful
exalt
Praise, glorify, or honour
dire
Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
exasperate
Exasperate or irritate
fiduciary
A person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
frailty
Physically weak
impiety
Unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
feign
Make believe with the intent to deceive
dirge
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
excruciating
Extremely painful
fiend
A cruel wicked and inhuman person
fray
A noisy fight
impious
Lacking piety or reverence for a god
fervent
Characterized by intense emotion
disavowal
Denial of any connection with or knowledge of
execration
Hate coupled with disgust
filch
Make off with belongings of others
fritter
Spend frivolously and unwisely
impotent
acking power or ability
fervid
Characterized by intense emotion
exonerate
Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
discerning
Detect with the senses
finicky
Exacting especially about details
frolicsome
Given to merry frolicking
]imprecate
Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
fester
A sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
discomfit
Cause to lose one’s composure
expatiate
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned
way, usually in writing
firmament
The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be
projected
fetid
Offensively malodorous
discordant
Not in agreement or harmony
expatriate
Someone voluntarily absent from their home or country
flaccid
Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
duress
Compulsory force or threat
extricate
Release from entanglement of difficulty
fetish
A form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some
object or item of clothing or part of the body
discreet
Marked by prudence or modesty and wise selfrestraint
expedient
Serving to promote your interest, Appropriate to a purpose; practical
flagrant
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
dispepsia
A disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
fabulist
A person who tells or invents fables
fetter
A shackle for the ankles or feet
exigent
Demanding attention
expedite
Speed up the progress of; facilitate
eclat
Enthusiastic approval
facet
A distinct feature or element in a problem
felon
Someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
exodus
A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
expletive
Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
felodese
A person who kills himself intentionally
sash
waistband
requiem
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
exacting
fastidious; giving careful attention
coronach
requiem; threnody; A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a
dead person
scrimpy
Deficient in amount or quality or extent
exiguous
Extremely scanty
fastidious
Giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with
cleanliness
exhort
Urge on or encourage especially by shouts
exogamy
Marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by
custom or law
dirigible
Capable of being steered or directed
discombobulate
Cause to be confused emotionally
frowsy
Negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
slovenly
Negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
frugal
Avoiding waste
ichthylogy
The branch of zoology that studies fishes
fugitive
Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
ideation
The process of forming and relating ideas
fulminate
Criticize severely
endevour
A purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or
boldness)
furore
An interest followed with exaggerated zeal
endue
empower; Give qualities or abilities to
furtive
Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
enervate
Weaken mentally or morally
fusillade
Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
engender
Call forth
ennui
The feeling of being bored by something tedious
fustian
Pompous or pretentious talk or writing
futile
Producing no result or effect
ensconce
Fix firmly
entente
A friendly understanding between political powers
gab
causerie, Light informal conversation for social occasions
gadfly
A persistently annoying person
enthrall
Hold spellbound
entourage
The group following and attending to some important person
gaft
something you say when somethings
gainsay
Take exception to
gait
A horse’s manner of moving
hustings
The activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)
hyperbole
Extravagant exaggeration
achille’s heel
A seemingly small but actual mortal weakness
hyperborean
Of or relating to the far north
rarified
Having low density
nemesis
Something causing misery or death
pariah
A person who is rejected (from society or home)
jurisprudence
The collection of rules imposed by authority
neologism
A newly invented word or phrase
parlance
A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
parley
A negotiation between enemies
partisan
A fervent and even militant proponent of something
nepotism
Favouritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them
jobs)
paroxysm
A sudden uncontrollable attack
parvenu
A person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social
acceptance of others in that class
nestle
Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position
parricide
Someone who kills his or her parent
passe
Out of fashion
nettle
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
parry
block; Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
pastoral
A musical composition that evokes rural life
nexus
means of connection between things linked in series
parsimonious
Excessively unwilling to spend
pathos
A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
niggardly
Petty or reluctant in giving or spending
patois
A characteristic language of a particular group
niggle
Worry unnecessarily or excessively
jaunty
Having a cheerful, lively, and selfconfident air; Marked by uptodateness in dress and
manners
patrimony
An inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
nihilism
Complete denial of all established authority and institutions
jejune
Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
patron
A regular customer
noctambulism
Walking by a person who is asleep
jeremiad
Complaint
paucity
An insufficient quantity or number
noisome
Causing or able to cause nausea
jester
A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages
pauper
A person who is very poor
nominal
A phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
jettison
Throw away, of something encumbering
pecuniary
Relating to or involving money
nonage
Any age prior to the legal age
jingoism
Fanatical patriotism
pedagogue
Someone who educates young people
jocose
Characterized by jokes and good humour
pedant
A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
paraphernalia
Equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or
sport etc.
jostle
The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
parched
Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
juggernaut
A massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
obsequy
A funeral rite or ceremony
pare
Decrease gradually or bit by bit, Cut small bits
junket
Go on a pleasure trip
obstinate
Persist stubbornly
paregoric
Medicine used to treat diarrhoea
juxtapose
Place side by side
obstreperous
aggressive, Noisily and stubbornly defiant
obtrude
Push to thrust outward
insouciant
Marked by blithe unconcern
intrepid
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation
philology
The humanistic study of language and literature
milieu
The environmental condition
laconic
Brief and to the point; effectively cut short
obviate
Do away with
insuperable
Impossible to surmount
intrinsic
Belonging to a thing by its very nature
phlegmatic
Showing little emotion
lambent
softly bright and radiant
occlude
Block passage through
introspection
The contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
physiognomy
The human face
militate
Have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
occult
Cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
irascible
Quickly aroused to anger
inundate
Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
picaresque
Involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction
integument
An outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or
rind or shell
odious
Unequivocally detestable
irate
Feeling or showing extreme anger
inured
Made tough by habitual exposure
ken
Range of what one can know or understand
interlocutor
middleman
odoriferous
Morally offensive
iridescent
Varying in colour when seen in different lights or from different angles
invective
Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deepseated; ill
will
panache
Distinctive and stylish elegance
kindle
Cause to start burning
interloper
Someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
odyssey
A long wandering and eventful journey
irony
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn
inveigh
Complain bitterly
panjandrum
An important or influential (and often overbearing) person
kindred
Related by blood or marriage
interminable
Tiresomely long; seemingly without end
offal
Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans
irreconcilable
Impossible to reconcile
inveigle
Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
panoply
A complete and impressive array
kiosk
cubicle
internecine
within a group or organization
offertory
The offerings of the congregation at a religious service
irrefragable
indisputable
inveterate
Having a habit of long standing
panorama
A picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene; A picture (or series
of pictures) representing a continuous scene
kith
Your friends and acquaintances
burlesque
charade, mockery
officious
Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
irresolute
Uncertain how to act or proceed
invidious
Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
pantomime
mime
kleptomaniac
Someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive
lampoon
mockery, charade
irreverent
lack of respect
iota
small
parable
A short moral story (often with animal characters)
knavery
Lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
languid
Lacking spirit or liveliness
inneundo
An indirect (and usually malicious) implication
itinerant
Travelling from place to place to work
paradigm
A standard or typical example
knead
Make uniform; Manually manipulate (someone’s body), usually for medicinal or relaxation
purposes
lank
Long and thin and often limp
pasquinade
mockery, charade, A composition that imitates somebody’s style in a humorous way
inoppurtune
not Suitable or at a time that is suitable
pestilential
Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
paragon
An ideal instance
nonsuch
Model of excellence
knell
he sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
larceny
The act of taking something from someone unlawfully
inordinate
Beyond normal limits
jargon
A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
petrify
Cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned
epitome
A standard or typical example
knoll
he sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
largesse
A gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given
ostentatiously
insensate
Devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
jaundiced
Distort adversely
pettle
to pet
meretricious
Tastelessly showy
lascivious
Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
insidious
Beguiling but harmful
jaunt
A journey taken for pleasure
petulant
Easily irritated or annoyed
mete
A line that indicates a boundary
labyrinth
Complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
lassitude
A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness
insinuate
Introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
phenobarbitone
A long acting barbiturate used as a sedative
meticulous
Marked by precise accordance with details
lacerate
Cut or tear irregularly
latent
Potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
insipid
Lacking taste or flavour or tang
intractable
Not tractable; difficult to manage or mould
philatelist
A collector and student of postage stamps
mettle
The courage to carry on
lackadaisical
Lacking spirit or liveliness
lave
Wash or flow against
insolent
Marked by casual disrespect, Unrestrained by convention or propriety
intransigence
The trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
philanthropist
Someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human wellbeing
miasma
An unwholesome atmosphere
lackey
A male servant (especially a footman)
lecherous
Given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity
iniquitous
Characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
monotheism
Belief in a single God
lectern
Desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer
motif
A design that consists of recurring shapes or colours
ordain
Order by virtue of superior authority; decree
incredulity
Doubt about the truth of something
leeway
A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limit
inkling
A slight suggestion or vague understanding
moor
Open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
orison
Reverent petition to a deity
indefatigable
Showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
innate
Not established by conditioning or learning
moot
A hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
mottled
Having spots or patches of colour
ornate
Rich in decorative detail
indemnify
Secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for
oligarchy
A political system governed by a few people
innocuous
Not injurious to physical or mental health
morass
A soft wet area of lowlying land that sinks underfoot
mountebank
A flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
orotund
Ostentatiously lofty in style
indenture
Formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
omniscient
Infinitely wise
morbid
Suggesting an unhealthy mental state
muggy
Hot or warm and humid
ossify
Become bony
indigence
A state of extreme poverty or destitution
onerous
Not easily borne; wearing
mordant
Harshly ironic or sinister
mugwump
A neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
ostentatious
Of a display that is tawdry or vulgar
indigenous
Originating where it is found
onus
An onerous or difficult concern
nonentity
The state of not existing
mores
the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
mulch
A protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil
erosion
indignation
feeling of righteous anger
opprobrious
deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
nonplus
Be a mystery or bewildering to
morganatic
(of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank;
valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and
offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior
mulish
hardheaded Unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
misogamist
A person who hates marriage
indignity
An affront to one’s dignity or selfesteem
opulence
Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
nosegay
An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
moribund
Not growing or changing; without force or vitality
multifarious
Having many aspects
missive
A written message addressed to a person or organization
indiscriminate
Failing to make or recognize distinctions
nostrum
Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
morose
Showing a brooding ill humour
mundane
Found in the ordinary course of events
mite
Any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or
stored foods
infirmity
The state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
noxious
Injurious to physical or mental health
munificent
Very generous
mode
How something is done or how it happens
porphyry
Any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
infraction
A crime less serious than a felony
nuance
A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
macerate
Become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
macabre
Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
murky
Dark or gloomy
modicum
A small or moderate or token amount
portend
Indicate by signs
ingenious
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or
action
nubile
Of girls or women who are eligible to marry
murrain
Any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague
modish
In the current fashion or style
portent
A sign of something about to happen
ingenuous
Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
nugatory
Of no real value
machinations
A crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
muse
Reflect deeply on a subject
mollycoddle
A pampered darling; an effeminate man
posterity
All of the offspring of a given progenitor
ingrate
A person who shows no gratitude
numismatist
A collector and student of money (and coins in particular)
maelstrom
A powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
musty
Covered with or smelling of mould
mongrel
An inferior dog or one of mixed breed
post humous
Occurring or coming into existence after a person’s death
ingratiate
Gain favour with somebody by deliberate efforts
nuptial
Of or relating to a wedding
maim
Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
muster
A gathering of military personnel for duty
potentate
potentate A ruler who is unconstrained by law
inherent
Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
nurture
Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
maladroit
Not adroit
natation
The act of someone who floats on the water
potpourri
A collection containing a variety of sorts of things
inimical
Not friendly
malediction
The act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
opulence
Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
neap
A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
pragmatic
An imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
prate
Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
nefarious
Extremely wicked
opus
A musical work that has been created
malevolent
Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred
inimitable
Defying imitation; matchless
prattle
Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
farrago
A motley assortment of things
cutesy
Effusively or insincerely emotional
dulcet
Extremely pleasant in a gentle way
peroration
A flowery and highly rhetorical oration
pious
Having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
mishmash
A motley assortment of things
slushy
Effusively or insincerely emotional; Being or resembling melting snow
mussitate
Talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
perennial
A plant lasting for three seasons or more
perpetrate
Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
piquant
Having an agreeably pungent taste
gallimaufry
A motley assortment of things
gooey
Effusively or insincerely emotional ; Soft and sticky
clack
Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
hotch potch
A motley assortment of things
peripatetic
A person who walks from place to place
perpetual
Continuing forever or indefinitely
pique
A sudden outburst of anger
periphrasis
A style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
perquisite
An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment
piscatorial
Relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
ragbag
motley assortment of things
piffle
Trivial nonsense
perjury
Criminal offence of making false statements under oath
pithy
Concise and full of meaning
persiflage
Light teasing
perlustrate
inspect with care
gratta
A person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
pittance
An inadequate payment
perspicacious
Acutely insightful and wise
plagiarize
Take without referencing from someone else’s writing or speech; of intellectual property
preempt
Acquire for oneself before others can do so
pert
Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
placid
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
preeminent
leading
bivouac
Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
craven
An abject coward
blandishment
Flattery intended to persuade
blase
Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence
credo
Any system of principles or beliefs
blatant
Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
crepuscular
Like twilight; dim
blather
Foolish gibberish
contiguous
Very close or connected in space or time
crescendo
a gradual increase in loudness
continence
The exercise of self constraint in sexual matters
cretin
A person of subnormal intelligence
contraband
Goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
crone
An ugly evillooking old woman
For the last few days Indian news channels are happily doing a song and dance about attacks on Indian students in Australia..
I dont understand why they are calling it RACIST ATTACKS !!!!
what a way to increase news TRPs..
these are opportunistic crimes.. Indian people will never react when they are attacked.. and they are reaping the benefit now.. Maybe they should play down their “ahimsa angle” and flex some muscles..
Im sick and tired of this “victim mentality” …
be proactive..
