prostate(gland) = gland in male mammals at the neck of the bladder; inflammation of this

• He had a prostate operation last year
• What are common prostate problems?
• Enlarged prostate = Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy(BPH)

prostrate(adj) = lying stretched out on the ground, usually face downward eg. because exhausted, or to show submission, deep respect.

• She was lying prostrate on the bed
• They were prostrate from the heat
• (verb) The man prostrated himself on the bare floor of the church
• (noun) One of the runners collapsed and was carried off in a state of prostration.

• A brave and intelligent people
• The peoples of Asia
• His dream is that the peoples of the world will one day unite

people = plural of person

• Some people are very inquisitive
• Streets are crowded with people
• He finds it difficult to get along with people
  

simple = easily done or understood; not complex or complicated

• There are three simple steps to follow.
• The answer is really quite simple.
• simple life, simple design, simple solution, etc.
  

simplistic = treating complex issues and problems as if they were much simpler than they really are;
not complete or thorough enough

• A simplistic analysis of the issue.
• They have a simplistic point of view about the war.
• A simplistic approach to a complicated problem.

status = standing; the situation at a particular time during a process

• What is the patient’s medical status?
• His financial status is better after joining the new company.
• What is the status of my Amazon order?
• Legal status, socioeconomic status, relationship status, etc.

status also means relative social or professional position

• Many young people desire status and security.
• India has achieved improvement in the status of women.
  

status quo = as it is now; the existing state of affairs (particularly with regard to social or political issues)

• We don’t want to admit new members to the club; we like to maintain the status quo.
• They have no wish for any change in the status quo.
• He emphasized the need to maintain the status quo.

marriage = the ceremony of becoming husband and wife considered from a purely religious or legal point of view
Her parents are against the marriage

wedding = the occasion when this ceremony takes place and the celebrations that follow it
I never see most of my relatives apart from at weddings.

• Why didn’t you invite me to your marriage? ✕
• Why didn’t you invite me to your wedding? ✓

• I have just received your marriage invitation ✕
• I have just received your wedding invitation ✓

rent = occupy or use something (land, building, car, etc.) for rent (payment)

• We don’t own our house, we rent it from Mr. Jorty
• On vacation to Bangalore, we rented a car to get about
• There are villas for rent in the city

rent out = allow someone to use something in return for payment

• My brother has a villa that he rents out to tourists
• The company rents out office space to business
• She rents out one of her rooms to students
• If you don’t want to sell it, why don’t you rent it out?

improvise
– create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation; speak impromptu

• A good actor should be able to improvise in case he forgets his dialogue.
• The pianist improvised an accompaniment to the song.
• Carnatic musician Dr. V.R. Dilipkumar is an expert in raga improvisation.

– produce or make something from what is available

• An improvised meal for unexpected guests
• We improvised a mattress from a pile of blankets.

improve = become or make better

• Her health is improving
• The government should take measures to improve the living conditions of the poor.

alumnus = boy or man who was a pupil or student of a school, college or university

• IIM-Calcutta alumnus Shyam Srinivasan is the MD and CEO of Federal Bank.

alumna = girl or woman who was a pupil or student of a school, college or university

• Ms. Moly Sunny is an alumna of St. Joseph’s College, Irinjalakkuda.
• Chanda Kochhar, the MD and CEO of ICICI bank is alumna of University of Mumbai

alumni is the plural of alumnus (can include women also)

• Mammootty and Salim Kumar are alumni of Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam.
• Kavya and Mohan are alumni of IIT Bombay.

alumnae is the plural of alumna (when the group contains only women)

• Kavya and Kavita are alumnae of the Women’s Polytechnic.

layout=the plan, design or arrangement of something laid out

1. A model railway layout.
2. The layout of the apartment was good, but the kitchen was too small.
3. She designed the page layout for the school souvenir

outlay=An amount of money spent for a particular purpose, esp., as a first investment in something

1. We plan an initial outlay of Rs. 50,000/- on machinery.
2. A modest outlay on imported equipment.