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1.Adage (noun)
Hindi translation: कहावत
Meaning: A proverb or wise saying that states a general truth.
Memory Tip: Advice + aged = Wise advice.
Use in Sentence: “A man who asks is a fool for five minutes. A man who never asks is a fool for life,” is a Chinese adage.
2.Affable (adjective)
Hindi translation: मिलनसार
Meaning: Friendly, good-natured or easy to talk to.
Memory Tip: Aff+able = laugh+able = Someone who is able to laugh with you is generally good-natured and friendly.
Use in Sentence: Wherever you work, you must be affable in order to have a good work life.
3.Erstwhile (adverb, adjective)
Hindi translation: भूतपूर्व
Meaning: Formerly, former.
Memory Tip: Erst (= earlier) + while (= a period of time) → In the earlier times, no longer now.
Use in Sentence: Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, erstwhile the President of India, was a great scientist.
4.Sabotage (noun, verb)
Hindi translation: तोड़-फोड़ करना
Meaning: Deliberately destroy or damage, especially for military advantage.
Memory Tip: 1. Sab hatao!
2. To destroy everything like Saaboo would!
2. To destroy everything like Saaboo would!
Use in Sentence: He sabotaged the enemy forces by throwing a giant elephant at them.
5.Aggrandize (verb)
Hindi translation: शक्ति अथवा प्रटिष्ठा में बढ़ाना
Meaning: Enhance someone’s reputation beyond a justified limit.
Memory Tip: Grand + ize (= make) → Make a person more grand.
Use in Sentence: Some people support only those causes that aggrandize them.
6.Ordeal (noun)
Hindi translation: अग्नि परीक्षा
Meaning: A very unpleasant and prolonged experience, trial.
Memory Tip: You can either quit OR DEAL with it!
Use in Sentence: Just relax, this exam is not an ordeal. You can do it!
7.Adherent (noun, adjective)
Hindi translation: अनुयायी, चिपकने वाला
Meaning: 1. Strong supporter of a party, ideas etc.
2. Sticking fast to a surface.
2. Sticking fast to a surface.
Memory Tip: Adhesive means glue. Adherent = Sticking like glue.
Use in Sentence: He is an adherent of the Republic party.
8.Discomfit (verb)
Hindi translation: नाकाम करना, बिगाड़ देना
Meaning: Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed, ruin.
Memory Tip: Discomfit = To cause discomfort to someone.
Use in Sentence: The boy was visibly discomfited because of the mean comments of his classmates.
9.Cacophony (noun)
Hindi translation: कोलाहल
Meaning: A harsh mixture of sounds.
Memory Tip: Caco + phony → Ka Ka (=CROW) + PHONE → Mix the harsh sounds of crows and phones. The resultant sound could be called a cacophony!
Use in Sentence: The cacophony in the crowded classroom drowned out the principal’s announcement.
10.Prevaricate (verb)
Hindi translation: छलकपट करना
Meaning: To speak in a way as to mislead the listener.
Memory Tip: Pre+varicate → Prevent + verification → To prevent the verification of lies.
Use in Sentence: The politician tried to prevaricate when the press asked about the new government project.
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1. – Quash – अमान्य घोषित करना
Meaning – reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure.
Usage – “his conviction was quashed on appeal”
Synonyms – cancel, reverse, rescind, repeal, revoke, retract, countermand, withdraw, take back, rule against, disallow, overturn, override, overrule, veto, set aside, overthrow, repudiate, annul, nullify, declare null and void, invalidate, render invalid, negate, void, abrogate; vacate; archaicrecall.
2. – Pariah – अछूत
Meaning – an outcast
Usage – “they were treated as social pariahs”
Synonyms – outcast, persona non grata, leper, reject, untouchable, undesirable; rareunperson.
3. – Encore – पुनरावृत्ति
Meaning – a repeated or additional performance of an item at the end of a concert, as called for by an audience.
Usage – “everybody got up on stage for the final encore”
Synonyms – repeat performance, extra performance, additional performance, replay, repeat, repetition; curtain call.
4. – Eclat – शोभा
Meaning – brilliant display or effect.
Usage – “he finished his recital with great éclat”
Synonyms – style, stylishness, flamboyance, confidence, self-assurance, elan, dash, flair, flourish, vigour, vivacity, vivaciousness, gusto, verve, zest, sparkle, brio, panache, exuberance, ebullience, enthusiasm, eagerness, vitality, dynamism, animation, liveliness, spirit, energy; informalpizzazz, pep, oomph, vim, zing, get-up-and-go.
5. – Disinter – खोदकर निकालना
Meaning – dig up (something that has been buried, especially a corpse).
Usage – “his corpse was disinterred and dumped in a pit”
Synonyms – exhume, unearth, dig up, bring out of the ground, bring to the surface; raredisentomb, unbury, ungrave.
6. – Decamp – डेरा छोड़ना
Meaning – leave a place suddenly or secretly.
Usage – “now he has decamped to Hollywood”
Synonyms – abscond, make off, run off, run away, flee, bolt, take off, take flight, disappear, vanish, slip away, steal away, sneak away, beat a hasty retreat, escape, make a run for it, make one’s getaway, leave, depart, make oneself scarce; informalsplit, scram, skedaddle, vamoose, skip, cut and run, make tracks, push off, shove off, clear off, hightail it, hotfoot it, show a clean pair of heels, do a bunk, do a runner, do a moonlight flit, do a disappearing act, head for the hills, fly the coop, take French leave, go AWOL; informalscarper.
7. – Felony – घोर अपराध
Meaning – a crime regarded in the US and many other judicial systems as more serious than a misdemeanour.
Usage – “he pleaded guilty to six felonies”
8. – Traitorous – नमकहराम
Meaning – relating to or characteristic of a traitor; treacherous.
Usage – “when his traitorous actions were discovered, he was imprisoned”
Synonyms – treacherous, disloyal, treasonous, back-stabbing; double-crossing, double-dealing, faithless, unfaithful, perfidious, two-faced, Janus-faced, false-hearted, duplicitous, deceitful, false, untrue, untrustworthy, unreliable, undependable, fickle; informaltwo-timing.
9. – Fatuous – बुद्धिहीन
Meaning – silly and pointless.
Usage – “a fatuous comment”
Synonyms – silly, foolish, stupid, inane, nonsensical, childish, puerile, infantile, idiotic, brainless, mindless, vacuous, imbecilic, asinine, witless, empty-headed, hare-brained; pointless, senseless; ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous, laughable, risible; informaldaft, moronic, cretinous, dumb, gormless.
10. – Fetter – बेड़ी
Meaning – a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles.
Usage – “he lay bound with fetters of iron”
Synonyms – shackles, manacles, handcuffs, irons, leg irons, chains, bonds; tethers, ropes, restraints; informalcuffs, bracelets; archaictrammels, gyves, darbies, bilboes.
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1.Mar (verb)
Hindi Meaning : आघात, क्षति
English Meaning : To ruin or spoil
Synonyms: Spoil, Ruin, Impair
Use: The author’s last book is so poorly written it will probably mar his legacy.
2. Livid (adjective)
Hindi Meaning : काला, जर्द
English Meaning : Furious
Synonyms: Annoyed, Irritated
Use : The taxpayers are livid about the proposed tax hike.
3.Itinerant (adjective)
Hindi Meaning : यायावर श्रमिक, चलनेवाला
English Meaning : Moving around from location to location
Synonyms: Travelling, Peripatetic, Wandering
Use: Sheena’s book discusses the itinerant life she has lived as a gypsy.
4.Gravitate (verb)
Hindi Meaning : खिंचना, स्थिर करना
English Meaning : To be pulled towards
Synonyms: Move, Head, Drift
Use: Because of the high salaries, many people gravitate toward the IT profession.
5.Frail (adjective)
Hindi Meaning : खोट, चूक
English Meaning : Weak and Delicate
Synonyms: Infirm, Weak, Feeble
Use: I offered my help to the frail old lady , who was having a hard time carrying her suitcase to her room.
6.Perturbed (adjective)
Hindi Meaning : उद्विग्न, बेकल
English Meaning : Worried or disturbed by something
Synonyms: Bothered, Uneasy
Use : When the host at the party made the racist comments, I was perturbed and left the event quickly.
7.Coddle (verb)
Hindi Meaning : ज़नान-मंत्री, उसनना
English Meaning : To treat gently or with great care
Synonyms: Pamper, Cosset, Mollycoddle
Use: The new parents were unsure whether or not to coddle their newborn.
8.Brazen (adjective)
Hindi Meaning : पीतल के समान, पीतल का
English Meaning: Bold and without shame.
Synonyms: Bold, Shameless ,Presumptuous
Use: The troops were shocked by their enemy’s brazen early morning attack.
9. Verisimilitude (noun )
Hindi Meaning : संभाव्यता, सत्याभास
English Meaning : The appearance of being true or real.
Synonyms : Likeliness ,Similarity
Use: The director used real soldiers in the film to give the movie artistic verisimilitude.
10.Truculent (adjective)
Hindi Meaning : उग्र
English Meaning : Quick to fight or argue
Synonyms: Defiant, Aggressive, Antagonistic
Use : Nuns are true lovers of peace and are never truculent with others.
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1.Draconian (adjective)
Hindi translation: कठोर
Meaning: Extremely harsh, merciless. Usually used for laws or their applications.
Memory Tip: Draconian = Dracula!
Use in Sentence: The Rowlatt Act was one of the most draconian laws imposed by the Britishers, upon India.
2.Logjam (noun)
Hindi translation: गतिरोध
Meaning: A situation which cannot be resolved.
Memory Tip: Log + jam → Traffic jam me sab log jam ho jaate hai.
Use in Sentence: The clash between both the parties has caused a political logjam.
3.Lumber (verb)
Hindi translation: धीरे धीरे चलना
Meaning: To move slowly and awkwardly.
Memory Tip: Lumbe raaste mein aksar log thakan ke karan dheere chalte hai.
Use in Sentence: I had such high fever that I could not walk properly. I just kept lumbering on the road.
4.Indecorous (adjective)
Hindi translation: गंदा
Meaning: Improper.
Memory Tip: Indecorous → In (= bad) + decoration à improper decoration, doesn’t look good
Use in Sentence: The guests did not like his indecorous behaviour at the dinner table.
5.Sagacious (adjective)
Hindi translation: चतुर
Meaning: Intelligent, wise.
Memory Tip: Sagacious → Sage-a-cious = A sage is wise and learned.
Use in Sentence: Chanakya was a sagacious sage.
6.Vincible (adjective)
Hindi translation: जेय, जीतने योग्य
Meaning: Able to be overcome.
Memory Tip: Vin (= Win) + cible → Winning him is possible
Use in Sentence: This exam is vincible and I will pass it.
7.Acuity (noun)
Hindi translation: तीक्ष्णता
Meaning: Sharpness or keenness of thought.
Memory Tip: A+cui+ty = QT → Quantitative Test evaluates the sharpness of candidates.
Use in Sentence: As soon as I put on my glasses, my optical acuity improved.
8.Wheeze (verb, noun)
Hindi translation: कष्ट से सांस लेना
Meaning: 1. To make a high, rough noise while breathing because of some breathing difficulty. 2. A wheezing sound.
Memory Tip: Wheeze = Whistle + breathing.
Use in Sentence: The cold breeze made the kid so sick that she began to wheeze.
9.Denouement (noun)
Hindi translation: परिणाम, समाप्ति
Meaning: Climax, consequence.
Memory Tip: Denouement is pronounced as DAY-NEW-MAW → The resolution of any day, leads to the beginning of a NEW DAY.
Use in Sentence: The movie was nice in the beginning but its denouement was very boring.
10.Stolid (adjective)
Hindi translation: आवेगहीन
Meaning: Unemotional, calm.
Memory Tip: Solid hai, pighaltha nahin aur emotions bhi nahi dikhata!
Use in Sentence: Mr. Bean is so expressive and emotional. He has never given a stolid performance!
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1. Tweaking – ठीक करना
Meaning – twist or pull (something) sharply.
Usage – “he tweaked the boy’s ear”
Synonyms – pull sharply, twist, tug, pinch, nip, twitch, squeeze, jerk.
2. Lobby - उपशाला
Meaning – seek to influence (a legislator) on an issue.
Usage – “they insist on their right to lobby Congress”
Synonyms – seek to influence, try to persuade, bring pressure to bear on, importune, persuade, influence, sway; petition, solicit, appeal to, call on, urge, press, pressure, pressurize, push.
3. Plunge – डुबकी
Meaning – jump or dive quickly and energetically.
Usage – “our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea”
Synonyms – jump, dive, hurl oneself, throw oneself, fling oneself, launch oneself, catapult oneself, cast oneself, pitch oneself.
4. Briefings – ब्रीफिंग
Meaning – a meeting for giving information or instructions.
Usage – “a media briefing in the House of Commons”
Synonyms – information, orientation, preparation, rundown; instructions, directions, guidelines, guidance.
5. Acumen – कुशाग्रता
Meaning – the ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions.
Usage – “she hides a shrewd business acumen”
Synonyms – astuteness, awareness, shrewdness, acuity, sharpness, sharp-wittedness, cleverness, brightness, smartness; judgement, understanding, sense, common sense, canniness, discernment, wisdom, wit, sagacity, perspicacity, ingenuity, insight, intuition, intuitiveness, perception, perspicuity, penetration; capability, enterprise.
6. Frangible – भंगुर
Meaning – able to be broken into fragments; brittle or fragile.
Usage – “the frangible skull of an infant”
7. Formidable – दुर्जेय
Meaning – inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
Usage – “a formidable opponent”
Usage – “a formidable opponent”
Synonyms – intimidating, forbidding, redoubtable, daunting, alarming, frightening, terrifying, petrifying, horrifying, chilling, disturbing, disquieting, dreadful, brooding, awesome, fearsome, ominous, foreboding, sinister, menacing, threatening, dangerous; informalspooky, scary, creepy; archaicdireful.
8. Contends – तर्क
Meaning – struggle to surmount (a difficulty).
Usage – “she had to contend with his uncertain temper”
Synonyms – cope with, face, grapple with, deal with, take on, pit oneself against; resist, withstand.
9. Primacy – प्रधानता
Meaning – the fact of being pre-eminent or most important.
synonyms – greater importance, priority, precedence, pre-eminence, preference, superiority, first place, pride of place, weighting, supremacy, ascendancy, sovereignty, dominance, dominion.
Usage – “London’s primacy as a financial centre”
10. Stalling – रोकने
Meaning – stop or cause to stop making progress.
Usage – “his career had stalled, hers taken off”
Synonyms – obstruct, impede, interfere with, hinder, hamper, block, interrupt, hold up, hold back, stand in the way of, frustrate, thwart, baulk, inhibit, hamstring, sabotage, encumber, restrain, slow, slow down, retard, delay, stonewall, forestall, arrest, check, stop, halt, stay, derail, restrict, limit, curb.
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1.Scrupulous (adj)
Hindi Meaning : विवेकी, शक्की, संदेही
English Meaning : Very concerned to avoid doing wrong.
Synonyms: Moral, Ethical, Conscientious
Use : The baker paid scrupulous attention to making the roses perfect on the wedding cake.
2.Tawdry (adj)
Hindi Meaning : घटिया, दिखलावटी
English Meaning : Cheap and poor in appearance or quality
Synonyms: Gaudy, Flashy, Showy
Use: The black dress was thin and tawdry.
3.Ribald (adj)
Hindi Meaning : फूहड़ व्यक्ति, अश्लीलभाषी, फ़हश
English Meaning: Offensive or vulgar humor
Synonyms: Bawdy, Indecent , Titillating
Use: The National radio station refused to play the ribald song.
4.Repentance (n)
Hindi Meaning : ग्लानि, तोबा, दुख
English Meaning :Feeling of regret or remorse
Synonyms: Remorse, Contrition,Penitence
Use: The guilty man believed that his repentance would save him from punishment.
5.Extirpate (v)
Hindi Meaning : उखाड़ना, उखाड़ना
English Meaning :Totally eliminate
Synonyms: Destroy, Eradicate
Use: In his speech, the presided to extirpate poverty in our nation.
6.Prolix (adj)
Hindi Meaning : अध्यक्ष, प्रपंची
English Meaning : Prone to using large words that most people do not understand
Synonyms: Lengthy, Long-winded, Endless
Use: Because the book was so prolix, I had to read it with a dictionary beside me.
7. Heresy (n)
Hindi Meaning : मतान्तर, विधर्म, अपधर्म
English Meaning : Deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice
Synonyms: Dissension, Nonconformity
Use: At one time, the idea the Earth was round was believed to be heresy.
8.Obloquy (n)
Hindi Meaning : अपमान, अपवाद
English Meaning : Strong public condemnation.
Synonyms: Vilification, Opprobrium, Condemnation
Use : The soccer team went home to obloquy after losing the finals because of stupid mistakes.
9.Peerless (adj)
Hindi Meaning : अतुलनीय, अद्वितीय
English Meaning :Superior than any other
Synonyms: Incomparable, Matchless, Unrivaled
Use: Indian army is peerless, wining every war.
10.Crevice (n)
Hindi Meaning : छिद्र, तरेड़
English Meaning: A tight opening or gap
Synonyms: Interstice, Cranny, Nook
Use : The small fish swam into the crevice to hide from the shark.
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1.Abjure (verb)
Hindi translation: त्यागना
Meaning: Give up a belief, cause or claim.
Memory Tip: Abjure = ab chhod.
Use in Sentence: He refused to abjure his loyalty towards the nation even under threat of death.
2.Proclivity (noun)
Hindi translation: झुकाव
Meaning: Natural or habitual tendency towards doing something.
Memory Tip: Pro = forward + clivity = activity à looking forward towards a particular activity.
Use in Sentence: Dipa Karmakar’s proclivity for hard work has made her a successful gymnast.
3.Appraise (verb)
Hindi translation: मूल्यांकन करना
Meaning: To evaluate the value or quality.
Memory Tip: Ap + praise = To praise or not to praise something/someone.
Use in Sentence: The manager appraised the work of each employee.
4.Apprise (verb)
Hindi translation: सूचना देना
Meaning: To inform.
Memory Tip: While surprise means, ‘to inform suddenly’, apprise means, ‘to inform’.
Use in Sentence: The doctor apprised her of her medical situation after seeing her reports.
5.Grisly (adjective)
Hindi translation: भीषण
Meaning: Causing horror or disgust.
Memory Tip: Grr.. grr.. karta tiger!
Use in Sentence: We saw a grisly tiger at the zoo.
6.Banality (noun)
Hindi translation: सामान्य
Meaning: Unoriginality.
Memory Tip: Banality = Banaavatee (बनावटी)
Use in Sentence: The banality of saas-bahu soaps makes them boring.
7.Timorous (adjective)
Hindi translation: डरपोक
Meaning: Showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence.
Memory Tip: Tim + nervous = Timorous. Imagine, Tim is a boy who is always scared and nervous.
Use in Sentence: Stage fear made him more timorous.
8.Posit (verb)
Hindi translation: तथ्य मान लेना
Meaning: 1. A proposition that is accepted as truth in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning. 2. To assume as a fact.
Memory Tip: 1. You post it because you posit! 2. To (pro)pose → propose or put forward something as a fact.
Use in Sentence: The street play posited new aspects of modern-day society
9.Craven (noun, adjective)
Hindi translation: बहुत डरपोक
Meaning: Contemptibly cowardly.
Memory Tip: Crave(n) is similar to brave, but it means the opposite of brave.
Use in Sentence: A strict warning from our side resulted in a craven surrender by the enemy country.
10.Deleterious (adjective)
Hindi translation: हानिकारक
Meaning: Harmful to living things.
Memory Tip: Capable of deleting us from the earth!
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1. Officious – थकनेवाला
Meaning – intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering.
Usage – “an officious bystander”
Synonyms – self-important, bumptious, self-assertive, overbearing, overzealous, dictatorial, bossy, domineering, interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, importunate, forward, opinionated; informalpushy; archaicpragmatic, intermeddling; rareobtrusive, busy.
2. Perjury – झूठा साक्ष्य
Meaning – the offence of wilfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath.
Usage – “he claimed two witnesses at his trial had committed perjury”
Synonyms – lying under oath, violation of an oath, giving false evidence/testimony, bearing false witness/testimony, forswearing oneself, making false statements, wilful falsehood; mendacity, mendaciousness.
3. Purview – परिधि
Meaning – the scope of the influence or concerns of something.
Usage – “such a case might be within the purview of the legislation”
4. Venal – ज़रख़ीद
Meaning – showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt.
Usage – “local customs officers are notoriously venal”.
Synonyms – corrupt, corruptible, bribable, open to bribery, purchasable, buyable, grafting; dishonest, fraudulent, dishonourable, untrustworthy, unscrupulous, unprincipled; mercenary, avaricious, grasping, rapacious; informalbent, crooked, warped, shady.
5. Quirk – मोड़
Meaning – a peculiar aspect of a person’s character or behaviour.
Usage – “they accepted her attitude as one of her little quirks”
Synonyms – idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, foible, whim, whimsy, notion, conceit, vagary, caprice, fancy, kink, crotchet, mannerism, habit, characteristic, trait, feature, obsession, fad; idée fixe; informalhang-up, thing; raresingularity.
6. Quash – मिटा देना
Meaning – reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure.
Usage – “his conviction was quashed on appeal”
Synonyms – cancel, reverse, rescind, repeal, revoke, retract, countermand, withdraw, take back, rule against, disallow, overturn, override, overrule, veto, set aside, overthrow, repudiate, annul, nullify, declare null and void, invalidate, render invalid, negate, void, abrogate; vacate; archaicrecall.
7. Recant – अपने को वंचित करना
Meaning – say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical.
Usage – “heretics were burned if they would not recant”
Synonyms – renounce, forswear, disavow, deny, repudiate, renege on, abjure, relinquish, abandon; archaicforsake.
8. Tirade – आक्षेप
Meaning – a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
Usage – “a tirade of abuse”
Synonyms – diatribe, invective, polemic, denunciation, rant, broadside, attack, harangue, verbal onslaught; reviling, railing, decrying, condemnation, brickbats, flak, criticism, censure, lecture, berating, admonishment, admonition, reprimand, rebuke, reproof, reproval, upbraiding, abuse, stream of abuse, battering, stricture.
9. Scruple – संदेह
Meaning – a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action.
Usage – “I had no scruples about eavesdropping”
Synonyms – qualms, twinge of conscience, compunction, hesitation, reservations, second thoughts, doubt(s), misgivings, pangs of conscience, uneasiness, reluctance.
10. Wanton – अनियंत्रित
Meaning – (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked.
Usage – “sheer wanton vandalism”
Synonyms – deliberate, wilful, malicious, malevolent, spiteful, vicious, wicked, evil, cruel; unprovoked, unmotivated, motiveless, arbitrary, groundless, unjustifiable, unjustified, needless, unnecessary, uncalled for, gratuitous, senseless, pointless, purposeless, aimless, useless, meaningless, empty, vacuous.
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1.Procure (v)
Hindi Meaning : जुटाना, पाना, आकर्षित करना
English Meaning : To get possession of something by action or effort
Synonyms: Acquire, Secure
Use : It took Sita over six months to procure a new job.
2.Terse (adj)
Hindi Meaning : अच्छा, उत्तम
English Meaning : A very short statement or remark
Synonyms: Curt, Brusque, Abrupt
Use : Sita email was so terse that ,I could only wonder if she was upset about something.
3. Sardonic (adj)
Hindi Meaning : तिरस्कारपूर्ण, नकली
English Meaning : Displaying disrespect in a scornful way.
Synonyms: Mocking, Satirical
Use : The criminal had a sardonic smile on his face when he shot at the police officer.
4.Jaunty (adj)
Hindi Meaning : रंगीला, अल्हड़
English Meaning : Expressing cheer and self-assurance
Synonyms : Cheerful, Cheery, Happy
Use : As soon as she saw her husband at the airport, she ran off in a jaunty way towards him.
5.Abolitionist (n)
Hindi Meaning : उन्मूलनवादी, दासता-विरोधी
English Meaning : One who supports the elimination of practices or laws that are viewed as dangerous
Synonyms : Activist , Revolutionary
Use: My uncle is an abolitionist who travels throughout the world speaking out against human rights violations.
6.Bagatelle (n)
Hindi Meaning : कौड़ियों के मोल, नगण्य वस्तु
English Meaning : A thing regarded as too unimportant or easy to be worth much consideration.
Synonyms : Trifle , Inessential
Use : A thousand dollars is a mere bagatelle to me.
7.Grandiose (adj)
Hindi Meaning : आडंबरपूर्ण, दिखावटी
English Meaning : Appearing to be impressive but not really possible or practical
Synonyms: Magnificent, Impressive, Grand
Use : The billionaire has this grandiose idea about building a house on Mars.
8.Undulate (v)
Hindi Meaning : लहरदार दिखना, लहराता हुआ
English Meaning : Move with a smooth wavelike motion
Synonyms: Surge, Wave, Billow
Use : Because the wind was not blowing, the lake waters did not undulate a great deal.
9 .Trepidation (n)
Hindi Meaning : कंपकंपी, घबराहट
English Meaning : A nervous or fearful feeling
Synonyms: Fear, Apprehension, Dread
Use : As the earthquake bared down, I was overpowered with trepidation.
10 .Sustenance (n)
Hindi Meaning : अन्न, अवलंब, आहार
English Meaning : That which gives nourishment or support
Synonyms: Support, Maintenance, Keep
Use: Most spiders obtain their sustenance by eating insects that land in their webs.
Bank & SSC - Important Vocabulary 80
1. Artillery – तोपें
Meaning – large-calibre guns used in warfare on land.
Usage – “tanks and heavy artillery”
Synonyms – (big) guns, ordnance, cannon(s), cannonry, heavy weapons, heavy weaponry, battery.
2. Démarche - कार्यवाही
Meaning – a political step or initiative.
Usage – “foreign policy démarches”.
3. Spiralling – चढ़ती
Meaning – move in a spiral course.
Usage – “a wisp of smoke spiralled up from the trees”
Synonyms – coil, wind, twirl, swirl, twist, wreathe, snake, gyrate
4. Resumption – पुनरारंभ
Meaning – the action of beginning something again after a pause or interruption.
Usage – “with peace came the resumption of foreign imports”
Synonyms – restart, restarting, recommencement, reopening, reinstitution; continuation, carrying on, taking up again, renewal, return to.
5. Ramifications – असर
Meaning – a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.
Usage – “any change is bound to have legal ramifications”
Synonyms – consequence, result, aftermath, outcome, effect, upshot, issue, sequel; complication, development, implication; product, by-product, outgrowth, spin-off.
6. Eastward – पूर्व की ओर
Meaning – lying towards, near, or facing the east.
Usage – “they followed an eastward course”
7. Subvert – पलट देना
Meaning – undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).
Usage – “an attempt to subvert democratic government”
Synonyms – destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn; bring down, bring about the downfall of, topple, depose, oust, supplant, unseat, dethrone, disestablish, dissolve; disrupt, wreak havoc on, sabotage, ruin, upset, destroy, annihilate, demolish, wreck, undo, undermine, undercut, weaken, impair, damage.
8. Valour – वीरता
Meaning – great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
Usage – “the medals are awarded for acts of valour”
Synonyms – bravery, courage, fearlessness, courageousness, braveness, intrepidity, intrepidness, pluck, pluckiness, nerve, backbone, spine, heroism, stout-heartedness, manliness, manfulness, audacity, boldness, gallantry, daring, spirit, fortitude, mettle, dauntlessness, doughtiness, hardihood; informalguts, spunk; informalbottle, ballsiness; informalcojones, sand, moxie; vulgar slangballs.
9. Pounce – झपट्टा
Meaning – (of a person) spring forward suddenly so as to attack or seize someone or something.
Usage – “the gang pounced on him and knocked him to the ground”
Synonyms – jump on, spring on, leap on, swoop (down) on, dive at, drop down on, lunge at, bound at, fall on, set on, make a grab for, take by surprise, take unawares, catch off-guard, attack suddenly; ambush, mug; informaljump.
10. Assuage – शांत करना
Meaning – make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
Usage – “the letter assuaged the fears of most members”
Synonyms – relieve, ease, alleviate, soothe, mitigate, dampen, allay, calm, palliate, abate, lull, temper, suppress, smother, stifle, subdue, tranquillize, mollify, moderate, modify, tone down, attenuate, dilute, lessen, diminish, decrease, reduce, lower; put an end to, put a stop to, take the edge off; informalkill; rarelenify.
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