Spoken English (Bank & SSC - Important Vocabulary 101 to 110)

Bank & SSC - Important Vocabulary 101

1. Scourge – कोड़ा

Meaning – a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering.

Usage – “the scourge of mass unemployment”

Synonyms – affliction, bane, curse, plague, menace, evil, misfortune, burden, cross to bear, thorn in one’s flesh/side, bitter pill, trial, nuisance, pest; torment, torture, misery, suffering; blight, cancer, canker; punishment, penalty, visitation.

2. Prompted – के लिए प्रेरित किया

Meaning – (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling).

Usage – “the violence prompted a wave of refugees to flee the country”

Synonyms – give rise to, bring about, cause, occasion, result in, lead to, elicit, produce, bring on, engender, induce, call forth, evoke, precipitate, trigger, spark off, provoke, instigate.

3. Premises – घर

Meaning – a house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered in an official context.

Usage – “the company has moved to new premises”

Synonyms – building(s), property, site, establishment, office, place.

4. Conspiracy – साजिश

Meaning – a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

Usage – “a conspiracy to destroy the government”

Synonyms – plot, scheme, stratagem, plan, machination, cabal; deception, ploy, trick, ruse, dodge, subterfuge, sharp practice; informalframe-up, fit-up, racket, put-up job; rarecomplot, covin.

5. Meticulous – सूक्ष्म

Meaning – showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

Usage – “the designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care”

Synonyms – careful, conscientious, diligent, ultra-careful, scrupulous, punctilious, painstaking, demanding, exacting, accurate, correct; thorough, studious, rigorous, detailed, perfectionist, fastidious, methodical, particular, strict; pedantic, fussy; archaicnice, laborious.

6. Connivance – प्रशय

Meaning – willingness to allow or be secretly involved in an immoral or illegal act.

Usage – “this infringement of the law had taken place with the connivance of officials”

Synonyms – collusion, complicity, collaboration, involvement, assistance, abetting; tacit consent; conspiracy, plotting, scheming, intrigue, machination, secret understanding; rareabetment, condonation.

7. Lax – ढीला

Meaning – not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.

Usage – “lax security arrangements at the airport”

Synonyms – slack, slipshod, negligent, neglectful, remiss, careless, heedless, unmindful, inattentive, slapdash, offhand, casual; easy-going, lenient, permissive, soft, liberal, non-restrictive, indulgent, overindulgent, complaisant, over-tolerant, irresponsible.

8. Firmament – आकाश

Meaning – the heavens or sky.

Usage – “thunder shakes the firmament”

Synonyms – the sky, heaven, the blue, the wide blue yonder, the azure, the heavens, the skies; literarythe vault (of heaven), the celestial sphere, the empyrean, the welkin.

9. Realignment – फिर से संगठित करना

Meaning – to align again; especially : to reorganize or make new groupings of.

10. Inconceivable – समझ से बाहर

Meaning – not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable.

Usage – “it seemed inconceivable that the president had been unaware of what was going on”

Synonyms – beyond belief, unbelievable, extremely difficult to believe, scarcely credible, incredible, unthinkable, unimaginable, unimagined, extremely unlikely, not in the least likely, extremely implausible, extremely doubtful; impossible, beyond the bounds of possibility, out of the question, preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, incomprehensible; informalhard to swallow, mind-boggling.

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1.Articulate (adjective, verb)

Hindi Translation: साफ़ साफ़ बोलना

Meaning: To express an idea fluently and coherently.

Memory Tip: Arti (cu) kyun late hai? Now she will have to explain clearly or she is in trouble!

Usage: She had to articulate the reason for her coming late to the teacher.

 

2.Verbosity (noun)

Hindi Translation: शब्दाडंबर

Meaning: Usage more words than required.

Memory Tip: Verbal+Overdose

Usage: Her speech had more verbosity than content.

 

3.Prudent (adjective)

Hindi Translation: नीतिज्ञ, विवेकी

Meaning: Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

Memory Tip: Prudent sounds like “Proud student”. A proud student is good with previous marks and careful about future marks in exams.

Usage: While the previous kings ruled with idealism, he was prudent in his administration.

 

4.Sporadic (adjective)

Hindi Translation: कहीं-कहीं

Meaning: Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places.

Memory Tip: Sporadic is the opposite of periodic. Periodic things regularly occur after a particular period.

Usage: The rains in Rajasthan have been sporadic in nature.

 

5.Ethos (noun)

Hindi Translation: लोकाचार

Meaning: The characteristic spirit of a culture, era or community as manifested in its attitudes and aspirations.

Memory Tip: Ethos sounds like “At Horse”. Looking at a Horse shows you the characteristic of speed in animals. 

Usage: The Indian ethos has always been multicultural.

 

6.Disintegrate (Verb)

Hindi Translation: टुकडे करना, विघटन करना

Meaning: To break into small parts, to split.

Memory Tip: Dis-interested sounds like disintegrate.When you are disinterested in an activity you no longer feel like a part of it and disintegrate yourselffrom it.

Usage: Beehive is disintegrated into small hexagonal rooms.

 

7.Martyr (Verb, Noun)

Hindi Translation: शहीद, शहीद होना

Meaning: A person who gets killed while fighting for a particular group/belief/country.

Memory Tip: Mar+daala = Mar+tyr

Usage: Her speech had more verbosity than content.

 

8.Accost (Verb)

Hindi Translation: संभाषण करना

Meaning: Approach and address someone aggressively.

Memory Tip: Accost sounds like ‘at any cost’. I will approach and speak to him at any cost.

Usage: Reporters accost celebrities all the time!

 

9.Pretend (Verb)

Hindi Translation: ढोंग करना

Meaning: To behave or act falsely.

Memory Tip: Pretend = Tendency to act as if you know something you don’t.

Usage: I can’t pretend to be perfect when I am not.

 

10.Elevate (verb)

Hindi Translation: ऊपर उठाना

Meaning: To raise or lift (something) to a higher position, to make progress to.

Memory Tip: E – Le – Upar = E-Le-Vate

Usage: His motive was to elevate the living standards of poor people.

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1.Slake (v)

Hindi Meaning : बुझाना, आग बुझाना

English Meaning : Quench or satisfy

Synonyms : Satiate, Relieve, Assuage

Use : The trekkers slaked their thirst in a stream near by.

2.Inveigle (v)

Hindi Meaning : लुभाना, ललचाना

English Meaning : Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.

Synonyms: Cajole, Wheedle, Coax

Use : My brother is going to inveigle our mother for paying his spring trip to the Goa.

3.Loathe (v)

Hindi Meaning : नफरत करना, घृणा करना

English Meaning : Feel intense dislike or disgust for.

Synonyms: Hate, Detest, Abhor, Despise

Use : She loathe her husband for cheating her.

4. Primordial (adj)

Hindi Meaning : मूल, आरम्भिक सिद्धान्त, आरम्भ

English Meaning : Existing at or from the beginning of time, primeval.

Synonyms: Ancient, Prehistoric, Antediluvian

Use : The primordial writing can be traced back to the cavemen.

5.Squabble (v)

Hindi Meaning : झगड़ा, तकरार, लड़ाई

English Meaning : Quarrel noisily over a trivial matter.

Synonyms: Quarrel, Row, Argue, Bicker

Use : Kids will squabble over the most ridiculous things.

6.Piquancy (n)

Hindi Meaning : उत्तेजकता, चटपटापन

English Meaning : A pleasantly sharp and appetizing flavour, spiciness.

Synonyms: Edge, Tang, Spice,

Use : He imagined that that sort of thing lent a piquancy to conversation.

7.Countermand (n)

Hindi Meaning : प्रत्यादेश, रद्द करना

English Meaning : An order revoking a previous one.

Synonyms: Quash, Scrap, Override

Use : The government’s decision to countermand prohibition made alcohol drinkers very happy.

8.Noxious (adj)

Hindi Meaning : बहुत अप्रिय, अनिष्टकर

English Meaning :  : Harmful or very unpleasant.

Synonyms: Poisonous, Toxic, Deadly, Virulent

Use : You can avoid getting sick so often by frequently washing your hands to eliminate noxious bacteria and viruses.

9.Subtle (adj) 

Hindi Meaning : अतिसूक्ष्म, कठिन

English Meaning : Hard to notice or see

Synonyms: precision,minute,tenuous

Use : By looking closely, I could see the subtle difference between the twins.

10.Nonentity (n)

Hindi Meaning : अनस्तित्व, तुच्छता, चरकटा

English Meaning : A person or thing with no special or interesting qualities

Synonyms : cipher , Nothing

Use : The celebrity cut in front of me like I was a nonentity.

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1. Melee – हाथापाई

Meaning – a confused fight or scuffle.

Usage – “several people were hurt in the melee”

Synonyms – tumult, disturbance, rumpus, commotion, disorder; brawl, fracas, fight, affray, fray, scuffle, breach of the peace, struggle, skirmish, free-for-all, tussle, quarrel; donnybrook; bangarang; informalscrap, set-to, ruction, shindy, shindig, punch-up, dust-up; informalrammy; informalrough house; archaicbroil, bagarre.

2. Pithy – अर्थपूर्ण

Meaning – (of language or style) terse and vigorously expressive.

Usage – “his characteristically pithy comments”

3. Quip – ताना

Meaning – a witty remark.

Usage – “Peter ate heartily with a quip about being a condemned man”

Synonyms – joke, witty remark, witticism, jest, pun, sally, pleasantry, epigram, aphorism; repartee, banter; bon mot; informalone-liner, gag, crack, wisecrack, funny.

4. Querulous – विलापी

Meaning – complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner.

Usage – “she became querulous and demanding”

Synonyms – petulant, complaining, pettish, touchy, testy, tetchy, waspish, prickly, crusty, peppery, fractious, fretful, irritable, cross, crabbed, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, miserable, morose, on edge, edgy, impatient, bitter, moody, in a bad mood, grumpy, huffy, scratchy, out of sorts, out of temper, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, sullen, surly, sulky, sour, churlish, bilious.

5. Parochial – संकीर्ण

Meaning – having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.

Usage – “parochial attitudes”

Synonyms – narrow-minded, small-minded, provincial, insular, narrow, small-town, inward-looking, limited, restricted, localist, conservative, conventional, short-sighted, petty, close-minded, blinkered, myopic, introverted, illiberal, hidebound, intolerant; parish-pump; informaljerkwater, hick.

6. Reprisal – प्रतिहिंसा

Meaning – an act of retaliation.

Usage – “three youths died in the reprisals which followed”

Synonyms – retaliation, counterattack, counterstroke, comeback; revenge, vengeance, retribution, requital, recrimination, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, tit for tat, getting even, redress, repayment, payback; lex talionis; informala taste of one’s own medicine; rareultion, a Roland for an Oliver.

7. Reprieve – दण्डविराम

Meaning – cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death).

Usage – “under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved”

Synonyms – grant a stay of execution to, cancel/postpone/commute/remit someone’s punishment; pardon, spare, acquit, grant an amnesty to, amnesty; informallet off, let off the hook; archaicrespite.

8. Retaliate – प्रतिकार करना

Meaning – make an attack in return for a similar attack.

Usage – “the blow stung and she retaliated immediately”

Synonyms – fight back, strike back, hit back, respond, react, reply, reciprocate, counterattack, return fire, return the compliment, put up a fight, take the bait, rise to the bait, return like for like, get back at someone, get, give tit for tat, give as good as one gets, let someone see how it feels, give someone a dose/taste of their own medicine; have/get/take one’s revenge, take/exact/wreak revenge.

9. Raze – ढाना

Meaning – completely destroy (a building, town, or other settlement).

Usage – “villages were razed to the ground”

Synonyms – destroy, demolish, raze to the ground, tear down, pull down, knock down, knock to pieces, level, flatten, bulldoze, fell, wipe out, lay waste, ruin, wreck.

10. Realm – क्षेत्र

Meaning – a kingdom.

Usage – “the defence of the realm”

Synonyms – kingdom, sovereign state, monarchy; empire, principality, palatinate, duchy; country, land, domain, dominion, nation, province.

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1.Conundrum (Noun)

Hindi Translation:पहेली

Meaning: A confusing and difficult problem or question.

Memory Tip: Can + anyone lift the drum? It is difficult.

Usage: Figuring out how to study for exams is a huge conundrum.

 

2.Decorum (Noun)

Hindi Translation: शिष्टाचार

Meaning: Suitability of presentation to the requirements of a person, rank, or occasion.

Memory Tip: Decorum — decoration. If something is decorated everything is in order and in good manner.

Usage: Members of parliament have to maintain decorum while the session is in progress.

 

3.Grandiloquent (Adjective)

Hindi Translation: साधारण बात कहने के लिए बड़े-बड़े शब्‍दों और जटिल वाक्‍यों का प्रयोग

Meaning: Pompous or extravagant in language.

Memory Tip: Grandiloquent-grand means large or long and eloquent means to impress people using words.

Usage: His use of grandiloquent terminology failed to impress the job interviewer.

 

4.Cease (Verb)

Hindi Translation: रोकना, बंद करना

Meaning: To come or bring to an end.

Memory Tip: When difficult things cease, you will have ease.

Usage: The hard times are going to cease soon.

 

5.Scandalized (Adjective)

Hindi Translation: क्रोध में लाना

Meaning: Horrified by a real or imagined violation of morality.

Memory Tip: Scandalize = Scan + Dal (Dull) + Ize (Eyes): If you scan the surrounding of this famous area, you will be horrified to find that it is dull to the yes.

Usage: The fight over the religious monument made scandalized people scream in terror.

 

6.Compulsive (Adjective)

Hindi Translation: अरोक

Meaning: Not able to stop or control doing something.

Memory Tip: Com + “puls” + ive → Compulsiveness is like “Pulse“. If “Pulse” stops, life stops. So the “Pulse” is non-stop.

Usage: By being a compulsive eater, he has put on too much weight.

 

7.Paternity (Noun)

Hindi Translation: पितृत्व

Meaning: The state of being someone’s father, fatherhood.

Memory Tip: Maternity – “Mata”rnity – related to mother. Paternity – “Pita”rnity – related to father

Usage: He refused to admit paternity of the child.

 

8.Amateur (Noun)

Hindi Translation: शौक वाला, अव्यवसायी

Meaning: Amateur sounds similar to immature – playful, not serious, unprofessional, etc.

Memory Tip: 1. A person who does something (such as a sport or hobby) for pleasure and not as a job. 2. A person who does something poorly.

Usage: Anil is not a professional photographer. Photography is just his hobby. So he is an amateurphotographer.

 

9.Fraternity (Noun)

Hindi Translation: भ्रातृत्व

Meaning: A feeling of friendship and support.

Memory Tip: Fraternity sounds like “Friend”.

Usage:India is a land of true freedom, democracy, equality and fraternity.

 

10.Aplomb (Noun)

Hindi Translation: संयम

Meaning: Great coolness and composure under strain.

Memory Tip: Aplomb >> aapa + l + bomb >> bomb phate, magar aapa na khona.

Usage: He handled the situation with aplomb.

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1.Abnegation (n)

Hindi Meaning : अस्वीकरण, निषेध

English Meaning : The action of renouncing or rejecting something.

Synonyms: Refusal, Abandonment , Surrender

Use: The school counselor hoped she could encourage her students to consider the abnegation of drug use.

2.Acrimonious (adj)

Hindi Meaning : उग्र, कटु

English Meaning : Bitter and sharp in language or tone

Synonyms: Hostile, Crabbed, Sarcastic

Use: Your acrimonious arguments about religion only sever friendships.

3.Cognizance (n)

Hindi Meaning : पूर्ण जानकार होना, ज्ञान, ध्यान

English Meaning : Knowledge or awareness.

Synonyms: Knowledge, Consciousness, Apprehension

Use: The guests took cognizance of her presence at the party.

4.Notoriety (n)

Hindi Meaning : कुकीर्ति, बदनामी, लोकापवाद

English Meaning : The state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed.

Synonyms: Infamy , Discredit, Obloquy, Opprobrium

Use: The notoriety of the actor’s racist comments led to his dismissal from the highly rated

television show.

5.Wreck (n)

Hindi Meaning : रोगी व्यक्ति, अत्यन्त कमज़ोर व्यक्ति, टक्कर

English Meaning : The act of destroying or the state of being destroyed

Synonyms: Debris, Detritus, Remainder

Use: The ship was wrecked on rocks during a storm.

6.Obscene (adj)

Hindi Meaning : अशुभ, गंदा, घिनौना

English Meaning : Offending against moral principles or repugnant

Synonyms: Scandalous, Vile, Foul, Obnoxious

Use: The obscene dancing was not appropriate for a church function.

7.Niggard (n)

Hindi Meaning : कंजूस, मक्खीचूस, कृपण

English Meaning : A mean or ungenerous person

Synonyms: Miser,Tightwad , Rustic

Use: Napoleon was prodigal of promises, but niggard of their fulfilment.

8.Tog (v)

Hindi Meaning : कपड़ा, पहनाना

English Meaning : Get dressed for a particular occasion or activity.

Synonyms: Ensemble, Accouterment

Use: These harbour togs gave to his thick figure an air of stiff and uncouth smartness.

9.Tumult (n)

Hindi Meaning : कोलाहल, हंगामा

English Meaning: A state of confusion or disorder, violent agitation or disturbance.

Synonyms: Turbulence, Mayhem, Havoc

Use: The police were called to clear up the tumult after excited football fans burst onto the field.

10.Mortify (v)

Hindi Meaning : शर्मिंदा करना, इंद्रियदमन करना, दबाना

English Meaning : To feel very embarrassed or ashamed.

Synonyms: Embarrass, Humiliate, Chagrin

Use: The boy began to mortify the shy girl by making fun of her old clothes.

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1. Martinet – कठोर अनुशासक

Meaning – a person who demands complete obedience; a strict disciplinarian.

Usage – “the woman in charge was a martinet who treated all those beneath her like children”

Synonyms – disciplinarian, slave-driver, stickler for discipline, taskmaster, taskmistress, authoritarian, tyrant; drill sergeant.

2. Mincing – नख़रेबाज़

Meaning – (of a man) affectedly dainty in manner or gait; effeminate.

Usage – “I don’t have to go through the rest of my life with that mincing voice of yours”

3. Lascivious – कामुक

Meaning – feeling or revealing an overt sexual interest or desire.

Usage – “he gave her a lascivious wink”

Synonyms – lecherous, lewd, lustful, licentious, libidinous, goatish, salacious, wanton, lubricious, prurient, dirty, smutty, filthy, naughty, suggestive, indecent, ribald; debauched, depraved, degenerate, dissolute, dissipated, unchaste, loose; informalhorny, blue; informalrandy; rareconcupiscent, lickerish.

4. Modicum – भोजन की थोड़ी मात्रा

Meaning – a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something desirable or valuable.

Usage – “his statement had a modicum of truth”

Synonyms – little bit, small amount, particle, degree, speck, fragment, scrap, crumb, grain, morsel, taste, soupçon, shred, mite, dash, drop, pinch, ounce, touch, tinge, dab, jot, iota, whit, tittle, jot or tittle, atom, inch, snippet, sliver, smattering, scintilla, hint, suggestion, whisper, trifle; informalsmidgen, smidge, tad; archaicscantling, scruple.

5. Knell – समाधिवाली झंकार

Meaning – the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral.

Usage – “the knell of the ship’s bell”

Synonyms – toll, tolling, ringing, chime, clang, dong, peal, stroke, resounding, reverberation, clangour, boom; death knell; archaicknoll, tocsin.

6. Jocund – आनंदमय

Meaning – cheerful and light-hearted.

Usage – “a jocund wedding party”

7. Jejune – बेसूद

Meaning – naive, simplistic, and superficial.

Usage – “their entirely predictable and usually jejune opinions”

8. Jeer – मज़ाक

Meaning – make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.

Usage – “some of the younger men jeered at him”

Synonyms – taunt, mock, scoff at, ridicule, laugh at, sneer at, deride, tease, insult, abuse, jibe (at), scorn, shout disapproval (at); heckle, interrupt, shout at/down, hector, catcall (at), boo (at), hoot at, whistle at, hiss (at), blow raspberries (at).

9. Levity – छिछोरापन

Meaning – the treatment of a serious matter with humour or lack of due respect.

Usage – “as an attempt to introduce a note of levity, the words were a disastrous flop”

Synonyms – light-heartedness, carefreeness, light-mindedness, high spirits, vivacity, liveliness, conviviality, cheerfulness, cheeriness, humour, gaiety, fun, jocularity, hilarity, frivolity, frivolousness, amusement, mirth, laughter, merriment, glee, comedy, funniness, wit, wittiness, jollity, joviality, joking, drollery, good cheer, sportiveness, nonsense, irreverence, facetiousness, flippancy.

10. languor – शिथिलता

Meaning – tiredness or inactivity, especially when pleasurable.

Usage – “her whole being was pervaded by a dreamy languor”

Synonyms – lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, tiredness, torpor, fatigue, weariness; laziness, idleness, indolence, inactivity, inertia, sluggishness; sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence, enervation, lifelessness, apathy.

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1.Abrasive (adjective)

Hindi translation: अपमानित करना

Meaning: behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone)

Memory Tip: A + base > Bring someone to a base (low) level

Usage: Abased in his own eyes, he determined to work hard.

 

2.Abet (verb)

Hindi translation: उकसाना

Meaning: encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong

Memory Tip: A + bet > a bet often abets you to do something wrong

Usage: Abetting criminal activity is also a crime.

 

3.Abhor (verb)

Hindi translation: घृणा करना

Meaning: regard with disgust and hatred

Memory Tip: Abhor rhymes with “a bore” > Normally people dislike the company of a boring person

Usage: He abhors debates.

 

4.Abominate (verb)

Hindi translation: घृणा करना

Meaning: to dislike intensely

Memory Tip: Abominate sounds like “ab vominate” > Detested things sometimes cause vomiting 

Usage: Racism is abominated.

 

5.Abortive (adjective)

Hindi translation: निष्फल

Meaning: failing to produce the intended result

Memory Tip: Mission aborted > aim not achieved

Usage: After a number of abortive attempts, he finally made it.

 

6.Abridge (verb)

Hindi translation: संक्षेप करना

Meaning: Shorten (a book, movie, speech, or other text) without losing the sense.

Memory Tip: A bridge “abridges” (shortens) the distance between two places.

Usage: He abridged the novel in an excellent manner.

 

7.Abscond (verb)

Hindi translation: फ़रार होना

Meaning: Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful act such as theft.

Memory Tip: Abscond = Absent within a second

Usage: The criminal absconded from the police custody.

 

8.Cacophony (noun)

Hindi translation: कोलाहल

Meaning: A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

Memory Tip: Crows create “ka-ka”phony

Usage: Their music was nothing, but cacophony.

 

9.Facetious (adjective)

Hindi translation: हासकर

Meaning: treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor

Memory Tip: Face + tious > Face + dishyum > When people jokes inappropriately sometimes it feels to give a punch on their face. 

Usage: His reply was purely facetious.

 

10.Rabble (noun)

Hindi translation: भीड़

Meaning: A disorderly crowd, a mob.

Memory Tip: Rabble sounds similar to rebel, a rebellion involves rabble.

Usage: The Inspector was able to handle the rabble.

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1.Sordid (adj)

Hindi Meaning : लालची, लोभी, अनैतिक

English Meaning:Dirty or Squalid.

Synonyms : Grubby, Shabby, Messy

Use : The movie described the sordid history of the mafia since 1950.

2.Captor (n)

Hindi Meaning : बन्दीकर्ता, विजेता, कैद करनेवाला

English Meaning: A person that catches or confines another.

Synonyms  : Custodian , Detainer ,Guard,

Use : Captain Saurabh Kalia managed to escape from his captors

3.Tweak (v)

Hindi Meaning : चुटकी, झटक

English Meaning: Twist or pull sharply.

Synonyms : Nip, Twitch, Squeeze

Use : He tweaked his ankle while playing soccer.

4.Abhor (v)

Hindi Meaning : नफरत करना, से घृणा करना

English Meaning: Find repugnant.

Synonyms : Abominate , Execrate , Loathe

Use : She abhors dogs.

5.Earthy (adj)

Hindi Meaning : अशिष्ट, अश्लील, पार्थिव

English Meaning: Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

Synonyms : Crude , Gross , Vulgar

Use : He has an earthy sense of humor.

6. Rapture (n)

Hindi Meaning : हर्षावेश, अनुराग, उत्साह

English Meaning: A feeling of intense pleasure or joy.

Synonyms: Ecstasy, Bliss, Enchantment

Use : Listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture.

7.Hallucination (noun)

Hindi Meaning : भ्रम, मतिभ्रम, माया

English Meaning: Illusory perception or a common symptom of severe mental disorder

Synonyms : Delusion, Illusory perception.

Use : Pakistan dream of J&k is a hallucination.

8.Hap (n)

Hindi Meaning : घटना, दुर्घटना

English Meaning: Luck or fortune.

Synonyms : Fortuity, Stroke, Accident, Chance ,  Event

Use : He recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life.

9.Assailant (n)

Hindi Meaning : धावा बोलनेवाला, आक्रमणकारी

English Meaning: A person who physically attacks another.

Synonyms : Attacker, Mugger , Antagonist

Use : The victim did not recognize his assailant.

10.Havoc (n)

Hindi Meaning : उजाड़, तबाही, नष्टता

English Meaning : Violent and needless disturbance

Synonyms : Catastrophe , Ruination, Desolation

Use : Pollution on a grand-scale is wreaking havoc on the Earth

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1.Vehement – लवलीन

Meaning – showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

Usage – “her voice was low but vehement”

Synonyms – passionate, forceful, ardent, impassioned, heated, spirited, urgent, fervent, fervid, strong, forcible, powerful, emphatic, vigorous, animated, intense, violent, fierce, earnest, eager, keen, enthusiastic, zealous, fanatical; loud, noisy, clamorous, vocal, vociferous, outspoken, strident, forthright, insistent.

2. Vantage – सहूलियत

Meaning – a place or position affording a good view of something.

Usage – “from my vantage point I could see into the front garden”

Synonyms – point of view, viewpoint, standpoint, stance, stand, view, opinion, position, way of thinking, frame of mind, outlook, perspective, angle, slant.

3. Vandalism – बर्बरता

Meaning – action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property.

Usage – “an act of mindless vandalism”

4. Unearth – पता लगाना

Meaning – find (something) in the ground by digging.

Usage – “workmen unearthed an ancient artillery shell”

Synonyms – dig up, excavate, exhume, disinter, bring to the surface, mine, quarry, pull out, root out, scoop out, disentomb, unbury.

5. Unruly – अनियंत्रित

Meaning – disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control.

Usage – “a group of unruly children”

Synonyms – disorderly, rowdy, wild, unmanageable, uncontrollable, disobedient, disruptive, attention-seeking, undisciplined, troublemaking, rebellious, mutinous, anarchic, chaotic, lawless, insubordinate, defiant, wayward, wilful, headstrong, irrepressible, unrestrained, obstreperous, difficult, intractable, out of hand, refractory, recalcitrant; boisterous, lively, loud, noisy, rollicking, romping, rumbustious, reckless, heedless; archaiccontumacious.

6. Unkempt – मैला

Meaning – (especially of a person) having an untidy or dishevelled appearance.

Usage – “they were unwashed and unkempt”

Synonyms – untidy, messy, scruffy, disordered, dishevelled, disarranged, rumpled, windblown, ungroomed, bedraggled, in a mess, messed up, shabby, slovenly, shaggy; tousled, uncombed, knotted, matted; informalsloppy, tatty, the worse for wear; informalgrotty; informalmussed up.

7. Tenet – सिद्धांत

Meaning – a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.

Usage – “the tenets of classical liberalism”

Synonyms – principle, belief, doctrine, precept, creed, credo, article of faith, dogma, canon, rule; theory, component of a theory, thesis, conviction, persuasion, idea, view, opinion, position, hypothesis, postulation, presumption; ideology, code of belief, teaching(s).

8. Travail – कड़ी मेहनत करना

Meaning – painful or laborious effort.

Usage – “advice for those who wish to save great sorrow and travail”

9. Scion – वंशज

Meaning – a young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting.

Usage – “the process involves grafting a scion of the chosen tree on to rootstock of the same species”

Synonyms – cutting, graft, slip; shoot, offshoot, twig.

10. Ruse – चाल

Meaning – an action intended to deceive someone; a trick.

Usage – “Emma tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house”

Synonyms – ploy, stratagem, tactic, move, device, scheme, trick, gambit, cunning plan, manoeuvre, contrivance, expedient, dodge, subterfuge, machination, game, wile, smokescreen, red herring, blind; the oldest trick in the book; informalwheeze; archaicshift