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5000+ English Vocabulary words

Knackered(Adjective) : थका हुआ


Meaning: Feeling very tires
Synonym: worn out, weary
Antonym: Working and fixed
Usage: Reema is feeling knackered after working all day long in the
seminar.

Sallow(Adjective) : भरू े रं ग का
Meaning: unhealthy looking
Synonym: wan, pale
Antonym: rosy, glowing
Usage: He was suffering from typhoid from last month and not he has
started looking sallow. Hoping for his fast recovery.

Bespeak(Verb) : प्रकट करना


Meaning: Indicate or be a sign of
Synonym: show, manifest
Antonym: belie
Usage: Bad language bespeaks ignorance and rudeness.

Exoteric(Adjective) : बाहरी
Meaning: Suitable to be imparted to public
Synonym: Beyond, outmost
Antonym: Middle, Inner
Usage: I just read one exoteric modern novel in my high school.

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Afflict(Verb) : पीडा दे ना
Meaning: Cause pain or suffering
Synonym: distress, grieve
Antonym: please, relieve
Usage: This will remove the problems afflicting society, specially those
affecting the working class majority.

Divulge(Verb) : प्रकाशित करना


Meaning: Make known something, such as a confidence or secret.
Synonym: promulgate, declare
Antonym: conceal
Usage: She does not want to divulge any information regarding the
nature of her speech in order to keep the curiosity alive

Pursy(Adjective) : मोटा
Meaning: Fat; short-winded especially because of corpulence
Synonym: Blown, panting
Antonym: Cleared, lanky
Usage: Never since he was a child did the pursy old gentleman run as
fast as he did now.

INTRANSIGENCE (Noun) : कट्टरता


Meaning: refusal to change one’s views or to agree about something.
Synonyms: inflexibility, stubbornness, obstinacy
Usage: I can’t understand Rachel’s intransigence, considering that we
have undeniable proof that her idea is incorrect.

UNTRAMMELED (adjective) : बेरोक


Meaning: not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not
restricted or hampered.

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Synonyms: unobstructed, unhampered, unrestrained, unfettered.
Antonyms: limited, restrained, restricted, obstructed.
Usage: My mother always encourages me to let my untrammeled
dreams run wild.

BACKSTOP (noun) पूर्ाार्धान


Meaning: an emergency precaution or last resort.
Synonyms: safeguard, preventive measure, insurance.
Antonyms: constraint, limitation, restriction, sanction.
Usage: They want the Democrats to act as a backstop for this wild
nonsense.

PURITANICAL (adjective) सख़्त


Meaning: having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude
towards self-indulgence.
Synonyms: prudish, puritan, prim, priggish.
Antonyms: lecherous, indulgent, indecent, debauched.
Usage: It just shows that those endless puritanical bromides about the
perils of fixating on individual designers are wasted breath.

CARCASS (noun) िर्


Meaning: the dead body of an animal.
Synonyms: corpse, cadaver, remains, relics.
Antonyms: revival, alive, essence, resurrection.
Usage: There were a couple of dead animal carcasses on the ground as
well.

NUDGE (Verb) :कुहनी से हलका धक्का मारना


Meaning: coax or gently encourage (someone) to do something.
Synonyms: prompt, encourage, coax, stimulate
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade
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Usage: After her late night out partying, both parents nudge their
daughter to wake her up during the church service.

CULMINATE (Verb) : पराकाष्ठा पर पहुंचना


Meaning: reach a climax or point of highest development.
Synonyms: peak, climax
Antonyms: start, begin
Usage: At the end of the night, the concert will culminate in a huge
fireworks display.

FLAGRANT (Adjective) : कुख्यात


Meaning: (of an action considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or
obviously offensive.
Synonyms: blatant, glaring, obvious, overt, evident,
Antonyms: unobtrusive, slight
Usage: The bruises on the boy’s legs revealed the flagrant abuse he had
suffered at home.

Contrition:(Noun) : पछतार्ा
Meaning:- the state of feeling sorry for bad behaviour: the state of
repentance.
Synonyms: contriteness, guilt, penitence, regret, remorse, repentance
Antonyms:-impenitence, remorselessness
Usage:- The defendant pled guilty to the crime and expressed heartfelt
contrition for the things he had done.

Plaintive (Adjective) : ददा नाक


Meaning: expressing suffering or sadness, sounding sad and mournful.
Synonym: aching, agonized, bitter, mournful, sad, wistful, doleful,
pathetic, pitiful, piteous, melancholy, lamentable
Antonym: delighted, exulting, glorying, happy, joyful, rejoicing,
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triumphant, jocus, blithesome, euphoric.
Usage:- We could hear the plaintive cry of the wounded animal in the
woods.

Piquant (Adjective) : सरस


Meaning: having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavour.,
pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind.
Synonym: poignant, intriguing, stimulating, interesting, fascinating,
zesty
Antonym: bland, insipid, dull, zestless, insipid
Usage:- Gobblezz restaurant have a secret piquant sauce that makes
the dish scrumptious.

TINGE (verb) रं ग दे ना
Meaning: color slightly.
Synonyms: dye, stain, shade, suffuse.
Antonyms: decolorize, whiten, blanch, bleach.
Usage: The sky had become a dark shade of indigo, tinged with the
remnants of deep magenta.

RECRIMINATION (noun) आरोप


Meaning: an accusation in response to one from someone else.
Synonyms: retaliation, counterattack, accusation, condemnation.
Antonyms: acquiescence, acceptance, avowal, assent.
Usage: But already the parties are preparing the ground for
recriminations over the failure of the entire process.

JINGOISM (noun) अंधराष्रीयता


Meaning: extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or
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warlike foreign policy.
Synonyms: chauvinism, patriotism, nationalism, nativism.
Antonyms: internationalism, anti-nationalism, treachery, unbias.
Usage: It could be construed as proof of the decline of society into
simple jingoism.

BANE (noun) वर्पवि


Meaning: a cause of great distress or annoyance.
Synonyms: scourge, plague, ruination, destruction.
Antonyms: benefit, blessing, boon, felicity.
Usage: That evil is malevolent violence, a curse that is the bane of our
human existence.

REDOUND (Verb) : सहायता दे ना


Meaning: come back upon; rebound on.
Synonyms: react, recoil, resound, return
Usage: After I was fired, I was hopeful that the job fair would hopefully
redound to good job opportunities.

SIDLE (Verb) : ततरछे चलना


Meaning: walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially
sideways or obliquely.
Synonyms: creep, sneak, slink, slip, slide
Antonyms: march, stride
Usage: Because the cars were packed in the driveway, I had to sidle
between them in order to get to the house.

VITIATE (Verb) : भ्रष्ट करना


Meaning: spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.
Synonyms: annihilate, negate, quash
Antonyms: allow, permit
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Usage: You made a good decision, so don’t vitiate it by boasting about
your success.

CONFLATE (Verb) : सम्ममश्रित


Meaning: combine (two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc.)
into one.
Synonyms: merge, amalgamate, consolidate, unify
Antonyms: divide, separate
Usage: To conflate art and science, teachers must design activities that
blend the two.

VIABLE (Adjective) : जीर्क्षम


Meaning: able to work as intended or able to succeed
Synonyms: applicable, feasible
Antonyms: impossible, unlikely
Usage: In order to make the company viable, it will unfortunately be
necessary to reduce staffing levels.

ANGUISH (noun) : पीडा


Meaning: severe mental or physical pain or suffering.
Synonyms: agony, pain, torment, torture, suffering
Antonyms: happiness, contentment
Example: Nothing can take away the anguish of losing a child.

FRET (Verb) : झल्लाहट


Meaning: cause anxiety to.
Synonyms: trouble, bother, concern, perturb, disturb, disquiet,
Antonyms: comfort
Example: Don’t let sorrow fret away your courage.
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RECUPERATE (Verb) : स्र्स्थ हो जाना
Meaning: recover from illness or exertion.
Synonyms: recover, convalesce, improve, mend
Antonyms: deteriorate, hurt
Example: Other mammals and birds recuperate or grow to maturity in
outdoor enclosures.

PRAGMATIC(Adjective) : व्यार्हाररक
Meaning: practical, useful
Synonyms: realistic, hardheaded
Antonyms: impractical, unreasonable
Example: It’s not necessarily more pragmatic to study engineering than
it is to study philosophy.

REFUTE(Verb) : खंडन
Meaning: to prove to be untrue, unfounded, or incorrect
Synonyms: counter, expose
Antonyms: agree, aid
Example: The student refuted the professor’s claim in class.

DEFERENCE(Noun) : सममान
Meaning: to respect or regard
Synonyms: yielding, docile
Antonyms: disregard, fight
Example: Her deference to the elderly makes her the perfect candidate
for an internship at the retirement center.

NOTION: (noun) : धारणा


Meaning: a conception of or belief about something.
Synonyms: approach, perception, impression, conception.

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Antonyms: concrete, reality, ignorance, misunderstanding.
Example: When the girl saw how much her friends liked her sugar
cookies, she had the notion to open an online bakery.

CORUSCATE (verb) : उज्जर्ल होना


Meaning: (of light) flash or sparkle.
Synonyms: scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle.
Antonyms: converge, darkle, dull.
Example: The flashlight was used to coruscate a message to the other
campers across the lake.

CONFABULATE (verb) : बातचीत करना


Meaning: to talk informally
Synonyms: cackle, chat, patter, schmooze.
Antonyms: be silent, be quiet.
Example: Guests gathered in the hallway to confabulate about the
weather and make small talk.

POCOCURANTE (adjective) : वर्रक्त


Meaning: indifferent or unconcerned.
Synonyms: apathetic, listless, insouciant, nonchalant.
Antonyms: overprotective, prudent, absorbed, concerned.
Sentence: Since the boy didn’t plan on doing his homework anyway, his
pococurante look on his face did not change when the teacher assigned
the 10-page essay.

PRIGGISH (adjective) : परोपदे िक


Meaning: self-righteously moralistic and superior.
Synonyms: smug, sanctimonious, moralistic, prudish.
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Antonyms: broad-minded, permissive, overstrung, uptight.
Sentence: After living with his wife for 30 years, the husband was tired
of the nagging and demands made by his priggish woman.

SUBVERT (verb) : पलट दे ना


Meaning: undermine the power and authority of (an established
system or institution).
Synonyms: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn.
Antonyms: elevate, ennoble, uplift, exalt.
Sentence: Please reject this underhanded attempt to subvert
democracy in Illinois.

REVULSION (noun) : तबदीली


Meaning: a sense of disgust and loathing.
Synonyms: abhorrence, repugnance, nausea, detestation.
Antonyms: penchant, predilection, preference, propensity.
Sentence: Widespread public revulsion at the executions exacerbated a
growing alienation from the British administration in Ireland.

Credence (noun) : प्रत्यय


Meaning: belief in or acceptance of something as true.
Synonym: acceptance, belief, faith, trust
Antonym: distrust, mistrust, suspicion, dubiety.
Sentence: Since you have a history of lying, I find it difficult to give
credence to anything you tell me.

Malapert (adjective) : असभ्य


Meaning: boldly disrespectful; impudent.
Synonym: impertinent, cheeky, rude, brazen.
Antonyms: courteous, humble, modest, polite.

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Sentence: In a fury, she said that he was too malapert to give her such
an answer, and affirmed that both he and they should repent it.

Amicable (adjective) : मैत्रीपण


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Meaning: Friendly
Synonym: Cordial, Harmonious, amiable, polite.
Antonym: impolite, uncivil, rude, unfriendly.
Sentence: Most customer service agents are amicable people who are
good at settling disagreements.

Banter (noun) : मजाक


Meaning: the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.
Synonym: wisecracks, crosstalk, wordplay, ribbing.
Antonym: flattery, praise, work
Sentence: If the banter between the award presenters is not exciting,
no one will watch the show.

OGLE(Verb) : घरू ना
Meaning: stare at in a lecherous manner.
Synonyms: stare, gawk
Antonyms: ignore, neglect
Usage: Most women dislike being ogled .

TIRADE(Noun) : तनंदा-भाषण
Meaning: a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
Synonyms: diatribe, invective, polemic, denunciation, rant
Antonyms: compliment, praise

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Usage: She launched into a tirade against the policies that ruined her
business.

SUAVE(Adjective) : शिष्ट
Meaning: (especially of a man) charming, confident, and elegant.
Synonyms: charming, sophisticated, debonair, urbane
Antonyms: unsophisticated, rude
Usage: He was tall and suave, careful in dress, careful in behaviour.

QUINTESSENTIAL(Adjective) : सर्ोत्कृष्ट
Meaning: representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality
or class.
Synonyms: typical, prototypical, stereotypical, archetypal, classic
Usage: Paris, the quintessential city of freedom and discretion, he
could lead a double life.

GRAFT (noun) : भ्रष्टाचार


Meaning: bribery and other corrupt practices used to secure illicit
advantages or gains in politics or business.
Synonyms: corruption, dishonesty, fraudulence, subornation.
Antonyms: incorruptibility, honesty, sterility, probity.
Usage: Public procurement laws also need urgent reform to prevent
graft and corruption.

MAINSTAY (noun) : आधार


Meaning: a person or thing on which something else is based or
depends.
Synonyms: cornerstone, bulwark, buttress, bastion.
Antonyms: antagonist, opponent, enemy.
Usage: Smith was a mainstay of the club’s success this season with his
running from defence and solid tackling.
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FRAY (noun) : दं गा
Meaning: a battle or fight.
Synonyms: skirmish, altercation, tussle, struggle.
Antonyms: agreement, truce, harmony, tranquility.
Usage: Police officers pushed several against cars to separate them
from the fray as the fight spilled into a parking garage.

UNCHARTED (adjective) : अस्पष्टीकृत


Meaning: (of an area of land or sea) not mapped or surveyed.
Synonyms: unexplored, undiscovered, unfamiliar, unplumbed.
Antonyms: familiar, famous, commonplace, known.
Usage: Twice more he struck as if he was securing a flagpole into the
soil of a previously uncharted land.

POGROM (noun) : तबाही


Meaning: massacre, mass murder.
Synonyms: holocaust, slaughter, decimation, carnage.
Antonyms: relief, rescue, refuge, support.
Usage: It is unthinkable that anyone could design a pogrom as a means
for eliminating a group of people.

DESPAIR(Noun)
Meaning:a state in which all hope is lost or absent
Synonyms:misery, pain
Antonyms:joy, peace
Example:To her teacher’s despair, Nicole never does the work that
she’s told to do.

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ALLEGE(Verb)
Meaning:to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong
without giving proof
Synonyms:charge, declare
Antonyms:withdraw, object
Example:She is alleged to have been at the center of an international
drug ring.

ECHELON (noun)
Meaning: a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society.
Synonyms: status, rank, grade, stratum.
Antonyms: slope, unemployment, unsettle.
Usage: The prominent college ranks among the top echelon of schools
in the nation.

TACIT (adjective)
Meaning: understood or implied without being stated.
Synonyms: implicit, inferred, insinuated, unspoken.
Antonyms: blatant, evident, manifest, explicit.
Usage: In my business, all that is needed for a tacit understanding is a
handshake between men.

PROBE(Noun)
Meaning: a thorough investigation into a crime or other matter.
Synonyms: investigation, inquiry, examination, scrutiny
Example: An independent investigator will probe the allegations of
racial bias in police hiring.

INTRANSIGENT (adjective)
Meaning: unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about
something.
Synonyms: uncompromising, resolute, inexorable, inveterate.

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Antonyms: submissive, tractable, acquiescent, subservient.
Usage: John remained intransigent in restricting his gift to the rescue
children.

RIPARIAN (adjective)
Meaning: relating to or situated on the banks of a river.
Synonyms: riverine, coastal, continental, seaside.
Antonyms: intercontinental, inland.
Usage: This serious defect of solid weirs, where the riparian lands are
liable to be injured by inundations, can be slightly mitigated by keeping
down the crest of the weir somewhat below the required level.

MALAISE(Noun)
Meaning: a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose
exact cause is difficult to identify.
Synonyms: unhappiness, restlessness, uneasiness, unease
Antonyms: comfort, well-being
Example: It is a malaise that affects both intellectuals and the masses.

PEEVISH(Adjective)
Meaning: having or showing an irritable disposition.
Synonyms: irritable, irascible, fractious, fretful, cross, petulant
Antonyms: affable, easy-going
Example: The whole team was peevish after losing the game.

INVIGORATE(Verb) : मजबूत करना


Meaning: to give new energy or strength to someone or something
Synonyms: boost, stimulate
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade
Usage: They argued that a cut in the tax rate would invigorate the
economy.

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TRANSIENT(Adjective) : क्षणणक
Meaning: lasting for only a short time; temporary
Synonyms: temporary, short- lived
Antonyms: permanent, forever
Usage: The weakness was transient, and soon I was feeling strong
again.

REBOUND(Verb) : पीछे हटना


Meaning: If an action rebounds on you, it does not have the effect you
hoped for but has an unpleasant effect on you instead
Synonyms: recoil, recuperate
Antonyms: weaken, hurt
Usage: His continual demands for sympathy rebounded on him because
his friends finally stopped listening.

BREVIARY (noun) : प्राथाना-संग्रह


Meaning: a short statement of the main points.
Synonyms: summary, conspectus, encapsulation, outline.
Antonyms: enlargement, expansion, supplement, amplification.
Usage: The Second Vatican Council revised the Breviary and changed its
name to Liturgy of the Hours.

STODGY (adjective) : उदासीन


Meaning: Dull and uninspired; lacking originality or excitement
Synonyms: uninteresting, dreary, uninspired, monotonous.
Antonyms: exciting, creative, breathtaking, enthralling.
Usage: Most of my students used informal, asymmetrical balance, as
formal balance can seem stodgy and dull.

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BUDGE (verb) : हहलना
Meaning: Change an opinion.
Synonyms: retract, yield, acquiesce, compromise.
Antonyms: resist, object, confront, oppose.
Usage: That’s why the bosses have so far been refusing to budge over
the pay and conditions.

RELENT (verb) : तरस खाना


Meaning: to cease resistance (as to another’s arguments, demands, or
control).
Synonyms: concede, give in, submit, succumb.
Antonyms: combat, confront, counter, defy.
Usage: Because my father is very angry, he won’t relent on my harsh
punishment.

LAUDABLE (adjective) : प्रिंसनीय


Meaning: (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise and
commendation.
Synonyms: praiseworthy, admirable, meritorious
Usage: Faith ceases to be laudable when it is blind faith.

TEDIOUS (adjective) : थकाऊ


Meaning: too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.
Synonyms: dull, unexciting, unvaried, mundane
Antonyms: exciting, interesting
Usage: The meeting was so long and tedious, he was ready to climb the
wall.

PRUDENCE (Noun) : सार्धानी


Meaning: the quality of being prudent; cautiousness.

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Synonyms: wisdom, judgment, sagacity, shrewdness
Antonyms: folly, recklessness
Usage: Maybe you’ll exercise a little more financial prudence next time.

MEED(Noun) : पाररतोवषक
Meaning: a much deserved reward or honor
Synonyms: atonement, compensation
Antonyms: disregard, penalty
Example: The handyman is owed a meed for his work on the home but
is yet to be paid.

VOLITANT (Noun) : उडने र्ाला


Meaning: flying or moving about rapidly
Synonyms: floating, soaring
Antonyms: slow, grounded
Example: Volitant birds have taken over the beach and quickly fly about
the area looking for food.

THRALL(Noun) : गल ु ाम
Meaning: the state of being under the control of another person
Synonyms: servitude, slavery
Antonyms: mastery, dominance
Example: After experiencing oppression at the thrall of Great Britain,
the colonists decided to take action against the giant country in order
to make decisions for themselves.

USURIOUS (adjective) : अतत ब्याज


Meaning: rate of interest that is unfairly high.
Synonyms: avaricious, acquisitive, rapacious, covetous.
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Antonyms: affordable, moderate, generous, undulating.
Usage: Can you lend to the poor without charging usurious interest?

GRANULAR (adjective) : बारीक


Meaning: Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
Synonyms: powdery, grainy, gritty, sandy.
Antonyms: soft, fine, smooth, glossy.
Usage: In the dry state, granular soil particles can be easily separated
and identified.

CONTRAVENTION (noun) : उल्लंघन


Meaning: An action which offends against a law, treaty, or other ruling.
Synonyms: breach, violation, infringement, transgression.
Antonyms: compliance, conformity, obedience, adoption.
Usage: These powers must be exercised on consideration of the
likelihood of damage or distress caused by the contravention of the Act.

SCALDING(Adjective) : धधकते हुए


Meaning: If a liquid is scalding, it is extremely hot
Synonyms: blazing, blistering
Antonyms: cold, cool
Example: Against her will, hot scalding tears burst from her eyes and
down her cheeks.

ADROIT(Adjective) : चतरु
Meaning: very skillful and quick in the way you think or move
Synonyms: adept, artful
Antonyms: clumsy, awkward
Example: She was adroit at removing my armor, which she did well and
beautifully.

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EXORBITANT(Adjective) : अत्यश्रधक
Meaning: (of prices and demands) much too large
Synonyms: enormous, outrageous
Antonyms: cheap, good
Example: The interest charged on most credit cards is exorbitant.

HOBBLE (verb) लंगडाना


Meaning: walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an
injury.
Synonyms: totter, dodder, falter, lurch.
Antonyms: breeze, glide, sail, stride.
Usage: And the Olympic silver medalist in Sydney looked to be in
considerable pain as he hobbled off the track.’

VEST (verb) तनहहत होना


Meaning: confer or bestow (power, authority, property, etc.) on
someone.
Synonyms: entrust, invest, bestow, confer.
Antonyms: impede, inhibit, disqualify, disbar.
Usage: Extensive powers were vested into the hands of the President
who headed the executive branch of government.

DRACONIAN (adjective) कठोर


Meaning: excessively harsh and severe.
Synonyms: cruel, brutal, oppressive, ruthless.
Antonyms: mild, amenable, temperate, gentle.
Usage: There was a time when I would have argued that our libel laws
were Draconian and should be amended.

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ATTRITION(Noun) संघषाण
Meaning: the process of reducing something’s strength or effectiveness
through sustained attack or pressure.
Synonyms: erosion, abrasion, attenuation
Antonyms: strengthening
Usage: As a result of teacher attrition, a lot of classrooms are
overcrowded.

SHRILL (Adjective) अतनमेष


Meaning: (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing.
Synonyms: high-pitched, piercing, high, sharp
Antonyms: low, soft, dulcet
Usage: When Rose was stabbed, she let out a shrill scream

IMPASSE (Noun) गततरोध


Meaning: a situation in which no progress is possible, especially
because of disagreement; a deadlock.
Synonyms: deadlock, dead end, stalemate, checkmate, stand-off;
standstill
Antonyms: solution, boon
Usage: Because of the impasse between workers and management, the
factory has been closed for two weeks.

STENTORIAN (adjective) बल ु द

Meaning: (of a person’s voice) loud and powerful.
Synonyms: booming, clangorous, piercing, roaring.
Antonyms: soothing, muffled, muted, softened.
Usage: When my father speaks in a stentorian voice, I know I’m in
trouble.

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SIEGE (Noun) घेराबंदी
Meaning: a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town
or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling
those inside to surrender.
Synonyms: blockade, barricade, restriction
Antonyms: clearance, opening
Usage: During the siege of the village, the villagers were forced to give
up their property.

PURLOIN (verb) चरु ाना


Meaning: steal (something).
Synonyms: loot, pilfer, steal, embezzle.
Antonyms: bestow, contribute, donate, purchase.
Usage: Sometimes it’s impossible to not purloin an excerpt from
another person’s blog.

Contrite (Adjective) : मनोव्यश्रथत


Meaning: feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has
done wrong.
Synonym: remorseful, repentant, penitent, regretful
Antonym: unrepentant, defiant
Example: She must be humble and contrite.

Wither (Verb) : कुमहलाना


Meaning: fall into decay or decline
Synonym: diminish, dwindle, shrink, lessen, fade
Antonym: grow
Example: Words to express her feelings seemed to wither and die
inside her.

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Pernicious (Adjective) : हातनकारक
Meaning: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Synonym: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious
Antonym: beneficial, benign, favourable
Example: If you are going to behave in such a pernicious manner, I
would prefer to not be around you.

TINGE (verb) रं ग दे ना
Meaning: color slightly.
Synonyms: dye, stain, shade, suffuse.
Antonyms: decolorize, whiten, blanch, bleach.
Example: The sky had become a dark shade of indigo, tinged with the
remnants of deep magenta.

DULY (adverb) वर्श्रधर्त


Meaning: in accordance with what is required or appropriate; following
proper procedure or arrangement.
Synonyms: fittingly, aptly, appropriately, suitably.
Antonyms: improperly, inappropriately, incongruously, incorrectly.
Example: I never trust a buyer until I have his contract in my hand, duly
signed and witnessed.

ABIDING (adjective) स्थायी


Meaning: (of a feeling or memory) lasting a long time; enduring.
Synonyms: persisting, long-lasting, everlasting, perpetual.
Antonyms: short-lived, ephemeral, transitory, transient.
Example: The abiding interest in Korner is patriotic and political rather
than literary.

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REDOUND (Verb) : सहायता दे ना
Meaning: come back upon; rebound on.
Synonyms: react, recoil, resound, return
Example: After I was fired, I was hopeful that the job fair would
hopefully redound to good job opportunities.

SIDLE (Verb) : ततरछे चलना


Meaning: walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially
sideways or obliquely.
Synonyms: creep, sneak, slink, slip, slide
Antonyms: march, stride
Example: Because the cars were packed in the driveway, I had to sidle
between them in order to get to the house.

WANE (Verb) : पतन


Meaning: (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent; become
weaker.
Synonyms: decrease, decline, diminish, dwindle, shrink
Antonyms: increase, grow
Example: When the investigators ran out of leads, the intensity of the
murder investigation started to wane.

ADJUDICATION (noun)
Meaning: a formal judgment on a disputed matter.
Synonyms: arbitration, decision, assessment, verdict.
Antonyms: incomprehension, indecision, enigma, amnesty.
Example: Articles 5 and 6 both deal with the promptness with which an
adjudication must proceed against criminal defendants.

SMATTERING (noun)
Meaning: a small number
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Synonyms: couple, few, handful, sprinkle.
Antonyms: horde, legion, loads, multitude.
Example: He spoke a smattering of words she didn’t understand.

BACKLASH (noun)
Meaning: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people,
especially to a social or political development.
Synonyms: ricochet, counteraction, retaliation, reverberation.
Antonyms: decertify, forbid, invalidate, cause.
Example: The president received backlash from thousands of people
who disagreed with his Twitter statements.

INCENSE (Verb)
Meaning: make very angry.
Synonyms: enrage, infuriate, anger, madden
Antonyms: placate, please, calm
Example: News of the salary reduction is sure to incense the workers.

HAVEN (Noun)
Meaning: a place of safety or refuge.
Synonyms: refuge, retreat, shelter, sanctuary
Example: In the blizzard, many highway travelers searched for a haven
from the freezing wind.

LARGESSE (Noun)
Meaning: generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.
Synonyms: generosity, liberality, munificence, bounty
Antonyms: meanness, miserliness
Example: When I was in need, I benefited from the largesse of an
anonymous donor.

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PAGAN (noun)
Meaning: an individual who doesn’t follow one of the world’s main
religions.
Synonyms: heathen, agnostic, heretic, apostate.
Antonyms: religious, devout, monotheistic, believer.
Example: Because Todd is a pagan, he refuses to practice any of the
major religions.

FRENZY (noun)
Meaning: a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild
behavior.
Synonyms: hysteria, mania, delirium, agitation.
Antonyms: placidity, quietude, repose, restfulness.
Example: The child had such a bad temper that he would often go into
a frenzy when he didn’t get his way.

SAGACITY (noun)
Meaning: ability to make good judgments and decisions.
Synonyms: discernment, insight, sapience, acumen.
Antonyms: folly, imbecility, witlessness, irrationality.
Example: Even though his friends chose to go out and get into trouble,
the young man had the sagacity to stay home and study.

ECHELON (noun): उपाश्रध स्तर,


Meaning: a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society.

अर्थ : एक संगठन, एक पेशे या समाज में एक स्तर या रैंक।


Synonyms: status, rank, grade, stratum.
Antonyms: slope, unemployment, unsettle.

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Example: The prominent college ranks among the top echelon of
schools in the nation.

REDACT (verb) : संपाहदत करना


Meaning: edit (text) for publication.

अर्थ : प्रकाशन के लिए संपादन (पाठ)।


Synonyms: correct, rectify, repair, fix.
Antonyms: befoul, deteriorate, diminish, hinder.
Example: Some of the conclusions in the report have been redacted.

WOO (verb) : समथान मााँगना


Meaning: seek the favor, support, or custom of.

अर्थ : एहसान, समर्थन, या ररवाज मााँगना।


Synonyms: chase, pursue, ingratiate,
Antonyms: deter, affront, repulse, reject.
Example: Political parties have roped in Bollywood stars only to woo
the young.

HONE (Verb) : पैना करना, प्रखर करना


Meaning: to make sharp or sharper

अर्थ : तीव्र या तेज करना


Synonyms: edge, grind, sharpen, stone
Antonyms: blunt, dull
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GUILE (Noun) : धतू त
ा ा, छल-कपट
Meaning: sly or cunning intelligence.

अर्थ : धत
ू थ या चािाक बुद्धध।
Synonyms: cunning, artifice, canniness
Antonyms: forthrightness, guilelessness
Example: A shady salesman usually relies on a combination of quick
thinking and guile.

EXIGENT (Adjective) : जरूरी, अत्यार्श्यक


Meaning: pressing; demanding.

अर्थ : अत्यावश्यक, मााँग करना


Synonyms: urgent, crucial
Antonyms: unpressured, facile
Example: I try not to be exigent with my students, but as a teacher I
have to press them to get their work done.

PETULANT (Adjective) : ढीठ


Meaning: (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-
tempered.

अर्थ : (एक व्यक्तत या उनके तरीके से) बचकाना भद्दा या बरु ा स्वभाव।
Synonyms: peevish, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, pettish
Antonyms: good-humoured, easy-going, affable
Example: When the movie started, the petulant infant would not stop
crying because of the loud noise.

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REVELRY(Noun): आनंदोत्सर्
Meaning: a situation in which people are drinking, dancing, singing, etc.
at a party or in public, especially in a noisy way

अर्थ : ऐसी क्स्र्तत क्जसमें िोग ककसी पार्टी में या सावथजतनक रूप से, ववशेष रूप
से शोर-शराबे में शराब पीना, नाचना, गाना आदद कर रहे हों।
Synonyms: debauchery, carouse
Antonyms: sadness, mourning
Example: The revelries next door kept me awake all night.

AGHAST(Adjective): आश्चयााम्वर्त, हक्काबक्का


Meaning: suddenly filled with strong feelings of shock and worry

अर्थ : अचानक सदमे और धचंता की मजबत ू भावनाओं से भरा


Synonyms: anxious, dismayed
Antonyms: unsurprised, calm
Example: Workers and union officials were aghast at the layoffs.

EULOGIZE(Verb):स्ततु त करना
Meaning: to praise someone or something in a speech or piece
of writing

अर्थ : भाषण या िेखन के ककसी अंश में ककसी की प्रशंसा करना


Synonyms: applaud, commend
Antonyms: blame, criticize
Example: Critics everywhere have eulogized her new novel.

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HOARD(Noun)
Meaning: to collect large amounts of something and keep it in a safe,
often secret, place
Synonyms: accumulation, backlog
Antonyms: debt, lack
Usage: During the siege people began hoarding food and supplies.

RESCIND(Verb)
Meaning: to make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have
any (legal) power
Synonyms: abolish, abrogate
Antonyms: allow, approve
Usage: The policy of charging air travelers for vegetarian meals proved
unpopular and has already been rescinded.

AMNESTY(Noun)
Meaning: a decision by a government to forgive people who have
committed particular illegal acts or crimes, and not to punish them
Synonyms: forgiveness, absolution
Antonyms: conviction, sentence
Usage: The state has declared an amnesty for individuals who pay their
outstanding back taxes.

DRACONIAN (adjective)
Meaning: excessively harsh and severe.
Synonyms: cruel, brutal, oppressive, ruthless.
Antonyms: mild, amenable, temperate, gentle.
Usage: There was a time when I would have argued that our libel laws
were Draconian and should be amended.

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bearing on future events.
Synonyms: significant, fateful, portentous, critical.
Antonyms: trivial, insignificant, trifling, unsubstantial.
Usage: The prospect of a single currency may present this country with
one of the most momentous decisions in its history.

DEFECTION (noun)
Meaning: the desertion of one’s country or cause in favor of an
opposing one.
Synonyms: desertion, absconding, decamping, flight.
Antonyms: commitment, reliability, fidelity, devotion.
Usage: Her defection from the Democrats occurred soon after the
failure of the coalition proposal.

CORUSCATE (verb)
Meaning: (of light) flash or sparkle.
Synonyms: scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle.
Antonyms: converge, darkle, dull.
Usage: The flashlight was used to coruscate a message to the other
campers across the lake.

SHRILL (Adjective)
Meaning: (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing.
Synonyms: high-pitched, piercing, high, sharp
Antonyms: low, soft, dulcet
Usage: When Rose was stabbed, she let out a shrill scream.

Interdict (Noun)
Meaning: an authoritative prohibition, in particular
Synonym: prohibition, ban, bar, veto, proscription,
Antonym: corroborate, support

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Usage: Because I failed most of my classes last term, my parents will
probably interdict me from working this semester.

Naught (noun)
Meaning: the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity
represented by it
Synonyms: aught, cipher, goose egg, nil, nothing, o, oh, zero, zilch, zip
Usage: The pleas for peace have been for naught as the war has been
going on for over five years.

REPROBATE (noun)
Meaning: an unprincipled person.
Synonyms: rogue, scoundrel, villain, wretch.
Antonyms: upright, virtuous, principled, righteous
Example: Although the old man pretended to be a reprobate in public,
in private he did a lot of good deeds for the homeless.

REDACT (verb)
Meaning: edit (text) for publication.
Synonyms: correct, rectify, repair, fix.
Antonyms: befoul, deteriorate, diminish, hinder.
Example: Some of the conclusions in the report have been redacted.

STODGY (adjective)
Meaning: Dull and uninspired; lacking originality or excitement
Synonyms: uninteresting, dreary, uninspired, monotonous.
Antonyms: exciting, creative, breathtaking, enthralling.
Example: Most of my students used informal, asymmetrical balance, as
formal balance can seem stodgy and dull.

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TEDIOUS (adjective)
Meaning: too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.
Synonyms: dull, unexciting, unvaried, mundane
Antonyms: exciting, interesting
Example: The meeting was so long and tedious, he was ready to climb
the wall.

COUP (noun)
Meaning: an instance of successfully achieving something difficult.
Synonyms: success, triumph, feat,
Antonyms: failure
Example: There have been seven coup attempts against the
beleaguered government.

WREST (Verb)
Meaning: forcibly pull (something) from a person’s grasp.
Synonyms: wrench, snatch, seize, grab
Antonyms: give
Example: Sita felt she had to wrest the weapon from the hostage-taker
for the sake of her safety.

BRAZEN
Meaning: obvious, without any attempt to be hidden
Synonyms: blatant, bold
Antonyms: humble, meek
Example: In a brazen assault, the gang fired their weapons at the
policeman.

OBSTREPEROUS(Adjective)
Meaning: difficult to deal with and noisy
Synonyms: loud, blusterous
Antonyms: calm, silent

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Example: Only a few highly publicized cases have been manipulated to
give the impression of obstreperous owners.

SERVILE(Adjective)
Meaning: eager to serve and please someone else in a way that shows
a lack of respect for yourself
Synonyms: abject, beggarly
Antonyms: dominant, aggressive
Example: The vast majority of bond-servants had been freed in the city,
and legally servile statuses largely abolished.

ARDUOUS(Adjective)
Meaning: demanding great effort or labor; difficult
Synonyms: exhausting, grueling
Antonyms: facile, easy
Example: Needless to say, mastering a foreign language is an arduous
challenge.

SPECULATE(Verb) : कल्पना करना


Meaning:to guess possible answers to a question when you do not
have enough information to be certain
Synonyms: contemplate, figure out
Antonyms: abstain, forget
Example: Journalists are speculating about whether interest rates
will be cut.

ENVISAGE(Verb) : पररकल्पना करना


Meaning: to imagine or expect something in the future,
especially something good
Synonyms: confront, consider

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Antonyms: disregard, ignore
Example: It’s envisaged that building will start at the end of this year.

PIQUE(Noun) : मनमट ु ार्


Meaning:a feeling of anger, especially caused by someone
damaging your feeling of being proud of yourself
Synonyms: annoyance, displeasure
Antonyms: delight, happiness
Example:He stormed from the room in a fit of pique, shouting that
he had been misunderstood.

BEWAIL (verb) : िोक मनाना


Meaning: express great regret, sadness, or disappointment about
(something).
Synonyms: bemoan, deplore, lament, mourn.
Antonyms: cheer, laugh, smile, rejoice.
Example: He invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament
than trying to fix it.

DURESS (noun) : अर्रोध


Meaning: threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce
someone into doing something against their will or better judgment.
Synonyms: coercion, compulsion, pressurization, enforcement.
Antonyms: agreement, approval, consent, persuasion.
Example: I think Harry was under duress when she signed the
agreement; he never would have voluntarily accepted those conditions.

PAGAN (noun) : धमात्यागी


Meaning: an individual who doesn’t follow one of the world’s main
religions.
Synonyms: heathen, agnostic, heretic, apostate.
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Antonyms: religious, devout, monotheistic, believer.
Example: Because Todd is a pagan, he refuses to practice any of the
major religions.

BOLSTER (verb) : गोल तककया


Meaning: support or strengthen.
Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, boost
Antonyms: undermine
Example: In order to bolster its profits, the computer company is
cutting its workforce.

BUCOLIC (adjective) : ग्रामय


Meaning: relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and
country life.
Synonyms: rustic, rural, pastoral, country
Antonyms: urban
Example: Even though I was born in the city, I still prefer the quiet of a
small bucolic village any day.

STYMIE (Verb) : गततरोध


Meaning: prevent or hinder the progress of.
Synonyms: hamper, hinder, obstruct, inhibit,
Antonyms: assist, help
Example: The famous pianist refused to let his blindness stymie his
successful career.

PUTATIVE (Adjective) : ख्यात


Meaning: generally considered or reputed to be.
Synonyms: supposed, acknowledged, accepted, reported
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Antonyms: proven, real
Example: Although Charles has not received the crown, he is already
being treated as the putative king of his country.

PENCHANT (Noun) : लगन


Meaning: a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do
something.
Synonyms: liking, fondness, preference, taste, relish,
Antonyms: dislike, disinclination
Example: Juliet, a music major, had a penchant for playing the piano.

SALIENCE (Noun) : आगे तनकला हुआ भाग


Meaning: the quality of being particularly noticeable or important;
prominence.
Synonyms: prominence, eminence, fame, importance
Antonyms: insignificance, unimportance
Example: Two board members wanted to discuss the salience of the
health care issue, but the others didn’t see the importance.

STRADDLE (Verb) : पैर फैलाकर बैठना


Meaning: sit or stand with one leg on either side of.
Synonyms: bestride, hedge
Example: In order to climb the fence, she needed to carefully straddle
the structure.

OBFUSCATION(Noun) : उलझन
Meaning:the action of making something less clear and less easy
to understand, especially intentionally
Synonyms: bafflement, confusion
Antonyms: clarity

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Example:She criticised the company’s deliberate obfuscation of
its finances

ENTICE(Verb) : लभु ाना


Meaning:to persuade someone to do something by offering
them something pleasant
Synonyms: beguile, attract
Antonyms: repel, repulse
Example:The adverts entice the customer into buying things they
don’t really want.

TELLTALE (adjective) : भांजीमार


Meaning: revealing, indicating, or betraying something.
Synonyms: denotative, indicative, reflective, signifying.
Antonyms: cheeseparing, uninformative, unaired, secretive.
Example: Her nasty tone was a telltale sign of her irritation, even
though she didn’t say anything particularly mean.

DILATORY (adjective) : धीमा


Meaning: slow to act
Synonyms: sluggish, slothful, lax, slack.
Antonyms: fast, prompt, brisk, quick.
Example: They were dilatory in providing the researchers with
information.

PREDILECTION (noun) : िौकीन


Meaning: a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of
something
Synonyms: fondness, penchant, inclination, propensity.
Antonyms: aversion, disinclination, detachment, apathy.

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Example: Although Betsy loves all types of music, she has a predilection
for country tunes.

FLIPPANT(Adjective) : क्षुद्र
Meaning: showing or having a rude attitude of not being serious esp. by
trying to be amusing when most people expect you to be serious
Synonyms: rude, archness
Antonyms: respect, regard
Example:We had lost thousands of dollars, so we did not appreciate his
flippant remark about “better luck next time.”

REPRIMAND(Noun) : डांटना
Meaning:to tell someone, esp. officially, that his or her behavior
is wrong and not acceptable
Synonyms: admonish, censure
Antonyms: approve, commend
Example: The committee reprimanded and censured him for
his uncooperative attitude.

CAJOLE(Verb) : मीठी बातों से शमला लेना


Meaning: to persuade someone to do something they might not want
to
do, by pleasant talk and (sometimes false) promises
Synonyms: deceive, influence
Antonyms: repulse, dissuade
Example: He really knows how to cajole people into doing what
he wants.

ADJUDICATION (noun) : वयातयक तनणाय


Meaning: a formal judgment on a disputed matter.
Synonyms: arbitration, decision, assessment, verdict.
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Antonyms: incomprehension, indecision, enigma, amnesty.
Example: Articles 5 and 6 both deal with the promptness with which an
adjudication must proceed against criminal defendants.

ACQUITTAL (noun) : दोषमम्ु क्त


Meaning: a judgment or verdict that a person is not guilty of the crime
with which they have been charged.
Synonyms: absolution, exoneration, exculpation, liberation.
Antonyms: conviction, accusation, incrimination, indictment.
Example: Now the choice is go to trial on a felony assault charge and
hope for an acquittal or plead guilty to a misdemeanor.

CONDIGN (adjective) : वयायोश्रचत


Meaning: (of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or
wrongdoing; fitting and deserved.
Synonyms: earned, merited, warranted, justifiable.
Antonyms: unjust, undue, unsuitable, unfair.
Example: I may pity him, and even understand his motives, but a
murderer is still deserving of condign punishment.

Contrite (Adjective) : पछताया हुआ


Meaning: feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has
done wrong.
Synonym: remorseful, repentant, penitent, regretful
Antonym: unrepentant, defiant
Example: She must be humble and contrite.

Abdicate (Verb) : त्यागना


Meaning: (of a monarch) renounce one’s throne.
Synonyms: resign, retire

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Example: Because the mother chose to abdicate her role as a parent,
her children have become the terrors of the neighborhood.

Copious (Adjective) : प्रचरु


Meaning: abundant in supply or quantity.
Synonym: abundant, ample, extensive
Antonym: lacking, meager, rare
Example: The storm produced a copious amount of rain.

Protracted(Adjective) : बढाया हुआ


Meaning: lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
Synonym: prolonged, extended
Antonym: curtail, shorten
Sentence: The mandible is protracted and retracted in chewing.

Trailblazing(Adjective) : पथप्रदिाक
Meaning: introducing new ideas or methods; innovative or pioneering.
Synonym: innovative, radical
Antonym: conservative
Sentence: “It’s a trailblazing result, ” says astrophysicist Sara Seager of
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.

Harping(Verb) : दोहराना
Meaning: talk or write persistently and tediously on (a particular topic).
Synonym: dwell, reiterate, repeat
Antonym: forbid, fearfulness
Sentence: He’s always harping on about lack of discipline

Blatant(Adjective) : ऊधमी
Meaning: (of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly.

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Synonym: flagrant, glaring
Antonym: inconspicuous, subtle
Sentence: The whole episode was a blatant attempt to gain publicity.

Unleashing(verb) : उवमक्
ु त
Meaning: release (a dog) from a leash.
Synonym: set free, release
Antonym: restrain
Sentence: Other parishioners were wary of unleashing political passions
in the parish.

Encumbrance(Noun) : भार
Meaning: an impediment or burden.
Synonym: hindrance, obstruction
Antonym: help, asset
Sentence: I felt I was being an encumbrance to them.

Alienated(adjective) : अलग-थलग
Meaning: experiencing or inducing feelings of isolation or
estrangement.
Synonym: disaffect, disgruntle
Antonym: endear, ingratiate
Sentence: The Prime Minister’s policy alienated many of her followers.

Unhindered(Adjective) : तनबााध
Meaning: not hindered or obstructed.
Synonym: straight, non-stop
Antonym: Incomplete, indirect
Sentence: He was able to pass unhindered through several military
checkpoints.

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Castigated(Verb) : आलोचना
Meaning: reprimand (someone) severely.
Synonym: reprimand, rebuke
Antonym: praise, commend
Sentence: He castigated himself for being so stupid.

TROVE (noun) : तनश्रध


Meaning: a store of valuable or delightful things.
Synonyms: accumulation, agglomeration, backlog, conglomeration,
heap, pile, reservoir, stock
Store, supply.
Antonyms: trash, litter, junk, dispersion, reduction, shrinkage.
Usage: I discovered a trove of candy bars and pop tarts in my teen son’s
pillow case.

Protege (Noun) : आश्रित


Meaning: A person who is guided and supported by an older and more
experienced or influential person.
Synonyms: Pupil, student, trainee.
Antonyms: Guardian, adult
Example: Ram submitted his protege name to the elections.

RICKETY (adjective) : सक ू ा रोगी


Meaning: (of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely
to collapse.
Synonyms: dilapidated, ramshackle, derelict, ruinous.
Antonyms: stable, sturdy, durable, strong.
Example: She then directed them to the fourth floor, giving them the
choice of the stairs or a rickety lift.
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Rebuffed (Verb) : अस्र्ीकार कर हदया
Meaning: Reject or refuse something or someone in an abrupt or
ungracious manner.
Synonyms: Turn down, Decline, Dismiss, Repel, Spurn.
Antonyms: Accept, Welcome, Approve, Permit, Assist.
Sentence: The company rebuffed the proposals of all clients.

Slammed (Verb) : आलोचना


Meaning: Shut or criticize forcefully or loudly.
Synonyms: Smash, Slap, Criticize, Beat, Knock, Strike.
Antonyms: Praise, Aid, Assist, Open.
Sentence: The news channel slammed politicians role in India’s
development.

Rogue (Adjective) : दष्ु ट


Meaning: Something that is out of ordinary, or against the rules.
Synonyms: Dishonest, Double-dealing, Doublicious, Fradulent.
Antonyms: Decent, Honest, Ethical, Just, Straight-forward.
Sentence: The density of rogue people are increasing day by day which
is making the system more corrupt.

Convulsion(Noun) : ऐंठन
Meaning: a violent social or political upheaval.
Synonym: upheaval, eruption
Antonym: calm, peaceful
Sentence: The country was in ruin and convulsion.

Dysfunction(Noun) : शिश्रथलता
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Antonym: Unimpaired, fit
Sentence: There appears to be a dysfunction in the patient’s
respiratory system.

Disorientation(Noun) : भटकार्
Meaning: the condition of having lost one’s sense of direction.
Synonym: addle, baffle
Antonym: reassure, satisfy
Sentence: A vague feeling of disorientation or strangeness relative to
the immediate environment.

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