28 jan 2010 Newspaper Words

belches - emit wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth.
It’s the most fitting honour for a country that eats, prays, loves and belches Bollywood.

moonstruck - slightly deranged, especially because of being in love

20 jan 2010 Newspaper Words

mercurial - subject to sudden changes of mood or mind.
Trinamool leader Mamata Banerjee showed her mercurial side on Tuesday when she decided to skip Jyoti Basu’s last journey, taking even her senior partymen by surprise. 

agog - very eager to hear or see something.
I had to go for my MBA interview, and luckily, had the chance to fly. My mother and me were agog with excitement.

inured - accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
 
quagmire - a complex or difficult situation

gatecrash -  enter (a party) without an invitation or ticket.
 

15 Jan 2010 Newspaper Words

overt - done or shown openly
covert - not openly acknowledged or displayed.

14 jan 2010 Newspaper Words

crescendo - climactic point.


mows down - recklessly knock someone down with a car

parasol - a light umbrella used to give shade from the sun

7 Jan 2010 Newspaper Words

aphrodisiac - a food, drink, or drug that stimulates sexual desire. 
A tiger’s tooth is considered a potent aphrodisiac.

malaise - a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease.