The Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla, in association with the District AYUSH Department of Himachal Pradesh and the National Cadet Corps (NCC), hosted a grand celebration of...
roustabout
Definition
noun
1a. deckhand;
b. a person who loads and unloads ships at a seaport;
2. an unskilled or semiskilled laborer especially in an oil field or refinery;
3. a circus worker who erects and dismantles tents, cares for the grounds, and handles animals and equipment;
4. a person with no permanent home or regular occupation; also : one who stirs up trouble.
parse
Definition
verb
1a. to resolve (as a sentence) into component parts of speech and describe them grammatically;
b. to describe grammatically by stating the part of speech and explaining the inflection and syntactical relationships;
2. to examine in a minute way : analyze critically.
esoteric
Definition
adjective
1a. designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone;
b. requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group; broadly : difficult to understand;
2a. limited to a small circle;
b. private, confidential;
3. of special, rare, or unusual interest.
libertine
Definition
noun
1. a freethinker especially in religious matters;
2. a person who is unrestrained by convention or morality; specifically : one leading a dissolute life.