Spoken English (Bank & SSC - Important Vocabulary 81 to 90)

Bank & SSC - Important Vocabulary 81

1.Winsome (adjective)

Hindi translation: चित्ताकर्षक

Meaning: Attractive in a fresh, innocent way.

Memory Tip: Charming and innocent kids win somepeople over, so easily.

Use in Sentence: Her winsome smile made my day.

 

2.Intrepid (adjective)

Hindi translation: निडर

Meaning: Fearless and adventurous.

Memory Tip: Intrepid → In (=not) trapped by fear.

Use in Sentence: She is an intrepid reporter.

 

3.Munificent (adjective)

Hindi translation: दानी

Meaning: Very generous.

Memory Tip: Rishi-muni (saints) bohot daani hote the.

Use in Sentence: Gautam Buddha was known for being munificent.

 

4.Inscrutable (adjective)

Hindi translation: रहस्यपूर्ण

Meaning: Impossible to understand, mysterious.

Memory Tip: In + scru + (t)able → Not scrutinized.

Use in Sentence: He spoke so quickly that his words were almost inscrutable.

 

5.Precocious (adjective)

Hindi translation: समय से पहले पकने वाला

Meaning: Having mature qualities at an unusually early age.

Memory Tip: Precocious → Precookious → Samay se pahle paknewaala.

Use in Sentence: Reena is so precocious that she mastered the cooking class in the first session itself.

 

6.Bucolic (adjective)

Hindi translation: ग्राम्य

Meaning: Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.

Memory Tip: Bu + co + lic → Beautiful + country + life.

Use in Sentence: Let’s take a vacation in the bucolic landscapes of India!

 

7.Volubility (noun)

Hindi translation: धाराप्रवाहिकता

Meaning: The quality of talking or writing easily and continuously.

Memory Tip: Volu + bility → Volume+ability → Ability to write/talk volumes continuously.

Use in Sentence: 1. Her volubility made her an anytime writer. 2. Her volubility made her a popular radio jockey.

 

8.Vitriolic (adjective)

Hindi translation: कटु

Meaning: Harsh in tone, filled with criticism.

Memory Tip: Sulphuric acid ‘was’ known as vitriol → It was as if his words were spraying vitriol on her face.

Use in Sentence: Often, we don’t realize that our vitriolic words leave permanent wounds.

 

9.Complement (noun, verb)

Hindi translation: पूरक

Meaning: A thing that enhances or improves the quality of something that it is added to.

Memory Tip: Comple + ment → To Complete + mend ( = repair) → To complete or improve.

Use in Sentence: The new flavours added by the chef complemented the recipe.

 

10.Compliment (noun,verb)

Hindi translation: प्रशंसा

Meaning: To praise something, an admiring remark.

Memory Tip: Compliment → Complyment → Comply = मानना → मानना पड़ेगा, सर!

Use in Sentence: She was complimented in the meeting for her meticulous report.

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1.Travail (n)

Hindi Meaning: कष्ट, प्रसव

English Meaning : To work hard or with a great deal of effort

Synonyms: Effort ,Labor

Use : Not everyone is willing to travail enough to become a famous actor

2.Maxim (n)

Hindi Meaning: सिद्धांत, सुभाषित

English Meaning : A phrase that is often used as a guiding rule

Synonyms: Saying, Adage, Aphorism

Use : My teacher had a wise maxim to help me get through all of my school crises.

3.Virulent (adj)

Hindi Meaning: उग्र, जहरीला

English Meaning : Extremely severe or harmful in its effects.

Synonyms: Poisonous, Toxic, Venomous

Use : The infant did not survive the virulent spider bite.

4.Transcendent (adj)

Hindi Meaning: अत्युत्तम, उत्कृष्ट

English Meaning : Surpassing the ordinary or exceptional

Synonyms: Supernatural, Preternatural

Use : The scientist had a lot of transcendent theories that did not sit well with his conservative peers.

5.Befog (v)

Hindi Meaning: कुहरे से ढक लेना, अंधेरा करना

English Meaning : Make confused.

Synonyms: Confused, Muddled, Fuddled

Use : The headlines over that story tend to befog rather than clarify.

6.Panoply (n)

Hindi Meaning: आड़, कवच, ठाट-बाट

English Meaning : An impressive collection or exhibition

Synonyms: Array, Range, Collection

Use : The school’s art panoply will showcase student projects from the current school year.

7.Quandary (n)

Hindi Meaning: असमंजस, आशंका

English Meaning : A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.

Synonyms: Dilemma, Plight, Predicament

Use : The decline of the housing market has put many real estate agents into a financial quandary.

8.Badinage (n)

Hindi Meaning: ठट्ठा, दिल्लगी, परिहास करना

English Meaning : Humorous or witty conversation.

Synonyms: Joking , Kidding

Use : During the two-day bus ride, the driver kept the passengers entertained with his comedic badinage.

9.Acumen (n)

Hindi Meaning: तीव्र दृष्टि, सूक्ष्म बुद्धि

English Meaning : The ability to make good judgement and take quick decisions.

Synonyms: Acuity, Sharpness

Use : This board game will put your trading acumen to the test

10.Supplant (v)

Hindi Meaning: हटाना, उखाड़ना

English Meaning : Supersede and replace.

Synonyms: Replace, Displace, Supersede

Use : The new iPhone will soon supplant last year’s model and become the most popular mobile device.

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1. Filial – संतानीय

Meaning – relating to or due from a son or daughter.

Usage – “a display of filial affection”

Synonyms – dutiful, devoted, loyal, faithful, compliant, respectful, dedicated, affectionate, loving.

2. Ennui – विरक्ति

Meaning – a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.

Usage – “he succumbed to ennui and despair”

Synonyms – boredom, tedium, listlessness, lethargy, lassitude, languor, restlessness, weariness, sluggishness, enervation; malaise, dissatisfaction, unhappiness, uneasiness, unease, melancholy, depression, despondency, dejection, disquiet; Weltschmerz

3. Suave – शिष्ट

Meaning – (especially of a man) charming, confident, and elegant.

Usage – “all the waiters were suave and deferential”

Synonyms – charming, sophisticated, debonair, urbane, worldly, worldly-wise, polished, refined, poised, self-possessed, dignified, civilized, gentlemanly, gallant; smooth, smooth-talking, smooth-tongued, silver-tongued, glib, bland, polite, well mannered, civil, courteous, affable, tactful, diplomatic.

4. Truant – अनुपस्थित रहने

Meaning – a pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation.

synonyms – absentee, non-attender; informalskiver; informalwag.

5. Parable – कहावत

Meaning – a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

Usage – “the parable of the blind men and the elephant”

Synonyms – allegory, moral story, moral tale, fable, lesson, exemplum; Haggadah; rareapologue.

6. 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.

7. Terse – संक्षिप्त

Meaning – sparing in the use of words; abrupt.

Usage – “a terse statement”

Synonyms – curt, brusque, abrupt, clipped, blunt, gruff, short, brief, concise, succinct, to the point, compact, crisp, pithy, incisive, short and sweet, economical, laconic, epigrammatic, summary, condensed.

8. Snuggle – ठहरना

Meaning – settle or move into a warm, comfortable position.

Usage – “I snuggled down in my sleeping bag”

Synonyms – nestle, curl up, huddle (up), cuddle up (to), nuzzle (up to), settle etc.

9. Enumerate – गिनना

Meaning – mention (a number of things) one by one.

Usage – “there is not space to enumerate all his works”

Synonyms – list, itemize, catalogue, set out, set forth, give; cite, name, mention, specify, identify, spell out, detail, particularize; summarize, recount, recite, rehearse, recapitulate, quote, relate; run through, reel off etc.

10. Nudge – कुहनी से हलका धक्का

Meaning – prod (someone) gently with one’s elbow in order to attract attention.

Usage – “people were nudging each other and pointing at me”

Synonyms – poke, elbow, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt etc.

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1.Sardonic (adjective)

Hindi translation: निंदापूर्ण तथा हास्यपूर्ण

Meaning: Making fun of something or someone in an unkind way.

Memory Tip: The Supreme Court wanted to ban Sardarji jokes.

Use in Sentence: Reena’s sardonic comments hurt Ranjit’s religious sentiments.

 

2.Bereft (adjective)

Hindi translation: अभाव होना

Meaning: Deprived of or lacking (something), sadness due to someone’s death or departure.

Memory Tip: Be + reft → Be + left → Something/someone who has been left alone.

Use in Sentence: 1. His death left her bereft.
2. Radhika’s new curtains made her room bereft of sunlight. As a result, all her plants died.

 

3.Graft (noun)

Hindi translation: घूस

Meaning: Corruption, usually through bribery.

Memory Tip: In a plants’ grafting, a shoot is inserted and covered.

Use in Sentence: He promised that he’d end graft and corruption in public life.

 

4.Concomitant (noun, verb)

Hindi translation: सहगामी

Meaning: Naturally accompanying or associated with something.

Memory Tip: Con ( = with) + com[e] + it → Come with it.

Use in Sentence: Winters are beautiful; even with all the concomitant fog and haze!

 

5.Simulacrum (noun)

Hindi translation: नकल

Meaning: A bad imitation.

Memory Tip: Simulacrum → SIMILAR but not exact (= false).

Use in Sentence: What he made was just a simulacrum, not a good animation.

 

6.Lachrymose (adjective)

Hindi translation: साश्रु

Meaning: Showing sorrow, tearful.

Memory Tip: Lach + rymose à Lakh + remorse à Full of grief .

Use in Sentence: “God bless you,” the beggar chanted in a lachrymose voice.

 

7.Countermand (verb)

Hindi translation: प्रत्यादेश

Meaning: Revoke (an order).

Memory Tip: Counter + mand → Counter + [com]mand → A counter command reversing a previous command.

Use in Sentence: I cannot countermand the order your mother gave.

 

8.Dissuade (verb)

Hindi translation: विरत करना

Meaning: Persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.

Memory Tip: Dis + suade → Discourage + Persuade → Persuade someone not to do something, discourage.

Use in Sentence: His friends dissuaded him from taking revenge.

 

9.Veer (noun, verb)

Hindi translation: दिशा अचानक बदलना

Meaning: A sudden change of direction, to change direction suddenly.

Memory Tip: Salman Khan in Veer changes his directions suddenly while fighting.

Use in Sentence: The truck veered off the road.

 

10.Abnegation (noun)

Hindi translation: इनकार

Meaning: A bad imitation.

Memory Tip: Ab + negation → Ab main is baat ko negate (inkar) karta hoon.

Use in Sentence: Her abnegation of committing the mistake shocked me.

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1.Corporeal (adj)

Hindi Meaning:  शारीरिक, जिस्मानी

English Meaning : Of the nature of the physical body.

Synonyms: Bodily, Fleshly, Carnal.

Use : My corporeal needs include food, clothing, and shelter

2.Debauch (v)

Hindi Meaning:  असंयम, भ्रष्टाचार

English Meaning : Destroy or debase the moral purity of, corrupt.

Synonyms: Corrupt, Deprave, Warp, Pervert

Use : During his weekly Saturday night debauch at the bar, Ram started a fight for no reason at all.

3.Erratic (adj)

Hindi Meaning: अनियत, अनियमित, अस्थिर

English Meaning: Not even or regular in pattern or movement or unpredictable.

Synonyms: Unpredictable, Inconsistent, Changeable, Variable

Use : When my uncle drinks, he has erratic mood swings and is somewhat scary.

4.Embroil (v)

Hindi Meaning: उलझाना, व्याकुल करना

English Meaning: Involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation.

Synonyms: Involve, Entangle, Ensnare.

Use : The politician’s racist comments embroiled him in a great deal of controversy.

5.Forestall (v)

Hindi Meaning: पहले ही रोक देना, पहले ही बिगाड़ देना

English Meaning: Prevent or obstruct  by taking advance action.

Synonyms: Obviate, Prevent, Intercept,

Use : The government is hoping the distribution of stimulus checks will be enough to forestall a severe recession. 

6.Garner (v)

Hindi Meaning: अनाज का गोदाम, किसी वस्तु का कोषागार

English Meaning : Gather or collect 

Synonyms: Gather, Collect, Accumulate

Use : My son is trying to garner all the cricket cards of his favorite players.

7.Hauteur (n)

Hindi Meaning: अभिमान, अहंकार, घमंड

English Meaning: Proud haughtiness of manner.

Synonyms: Snobbery ,  Disdain,  Conceit

Use : The famous actor is filled with hauteur and refuses to work for anything less than ten million .

8.Grisly (adj)

Hindi Meaning: क्रूर, डरावना

English Meaning :Causing horror or disgust.

Synonyms: Gruesome,  Frightful, Horrid .

Use : The girl screamed when she saw the grisly spider on her foot.

9.Jovial (adj)

Hindi Meaning: आनन्दित, उल्लासपूर्ण

English Meaning : Cheerful and friendly.

Synonyms: Cheerful, Jolly, Happy . 

Use : It is hard to make friends if you do not have a jovial personality that sends out welcoming vibes.

10.Accost (v)

Hindi Meaning: नमस्कार, सलाम

English Meaning : Approach and address  boldly or aggressively.

Synonyms: Confront , Dare.

Use : The policemen asked Sachin to describe the man who accosted him.

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1 – Adage – लोकोक्ति

Meaning – old saying that has come to be accepted as truth over time.

Usage – “the old adage ‘out of sight out of mind’”

Synonyms – saying, maxim, axiom, proverb, aphorism, saw, dictum, precept, epigram, epigraph, motto, truism, platitude, cliché, commonplace; words of wisdom, pearls of wisdom; expression, phrase, formula, slogan, quotation; rareapophthegm, gnome.

2 – Pernicious – तेज़

Meaning – having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

Usage – “the pernicious influences of the mass media”

Synonyms – harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious, hurtful, detrimental, deleterious, dangerous, adverse, inimical, unhealthy, unfavourable, bad, evil, baleful, wicked, malign, malevolent, malignant, noxious, poisonous, cancerous, corrupting, ruinous, deadly, lethal, fatal; literarymalefic, maleficent; archaicpestilent, pestilential, baneful, pestiferous.

3 – 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

4 – Reconcile – समाधान करना

Meaning – restore friendly relations between.

Usage – “the king and the archbishop were publicly reconciled”

5 – Contours – आकृति

Meaning – an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something.

Usage – she traced the contours of his face with her finger”

Synonyms – outline, shape, form; lines, curves, figure; silhouette, profile; rarelineation

6 – Acuity – दृष्टि की तिक्षणता

Meaning – sharpness in relation to thought, vision, or hearing

Usage – intellectual acuity”

7 – Variance – झगड़ा

Meaning – the fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent.

Usage – “her light tone was at variance with her sudden trembling”

Synonyms – difference, variation, discrepancy, dissimilarity, disagreement, conflict, divergence, deviation, contrast, distinction, contradiction, imbalance, incongruity.

8 – Wither – कुम्हलाना

Meaning – (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled.

Usage – “the grass had withered to an unappealing brown”

Synonyms – wilt, become limp, droop, fade; shrivel (up), dry up; die, perish; technicalbecome marcescent.

9 – Womanish – स्रैण

Meaning – (of a man) effeminate; unmanly.

Usage – “Burden thought him a weak womanish fool”

Synonyms – effeminate, effete, unmanly, unmasculine, girlish, namby-pamby; informalsissy, girly, camp, limp-wristed, queeny; rareepicene, emasculate.

10 – Rapt – मगन

Meaning – completely fascinated or absorbed by what one is seeing or hearing.

Usage – “a rapt teenage audience”

Synonyms – fascinated, enthralled, spellbound, captivated, riveted, gripped, mesmerized, enchanted, entranced, charmed, bewitched, transported, enraptured; thrilled, ecstatic, rapturous; informalblissed out.

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1.Disparate (adjective)

Hindi translation: असमान

Meaning: Different in every way

Memory Tip: Di + sparate = Difference + separate = Differences separate the set of things that are unlike each other.

Use in Sentence: India and Pakistan are not as culturally disparate as, say, France and Nigeria.

 

2.Factious (adjective)

Hindi translation: विभाजित OR झगड़ालू

Meaning: Divided and/or fighting

Memory Tip: Factious sounds like fractions ( = भिन्न)

Use in Sentence: The Party members were factious on the provisions of the new act.

 

3.Catholic (adjective)

Hindi translation: दुनिया भर का

Meaning:
(1) Covering a large number and wide scope of
(2) Universal
(3) Belonging to a certain Christian community.

Memory Tip: Most Christians belong to Catholic community so you can generalize universal characteristics based on Catholics.

Use in Sentence: Facebook is the only social media portal that is catholic in its appeal to users, both young and old.

 

4.Cow (verb)

Hindi translation: धमकाना

Meaning: To threaten

Memory Tip: A cow threatens others with its horns.

Use in Sentence: The class was cowed into silence when the principal entered the class.

 

5.Apogee (noun)

Hindi translation: चरम सीमा

Meaning: the highest point in the development of something

Memory Tip: Ap + o + gee = Aap + ho + genius =buddhi ka charam seema!

Use in Sentence: Geo-stationary satellites are placed with an apogee (furthest point) of about 36,000 kilometers from the earth.

 

6.Desecrate (verb)

Hindi translation: तबाह करना

Meaning: To destroy.

Memory Tip: Des + e + crate → Dis + Create → Opposite of ‘create’ = destroy.

Use in Sentence: The criminals desecrated all the holy places in the area.

 

7.Alacrity (adjective)

Hindi translation: तत्परता

Meaning: Willingness to do something.

Memory Tip: Alacrity – always ready!

Use in Sentence: She accepted the invitation with an alacrity that surprised me.

 

8.Abnegation (noun)

Hindi translation: अस्वीकार

Meaning: The action of renouncing or rejecting something, especially a doctrine.

Memory Tip: Abnegation – Ab + Negation → To negate something.

Use in Sentence: He radically abnegated the Big Bang Theory.

 

9.Amok (adjective)

Hindi translation: आपे से बाहर

Meaning: To behave uncontrollably and disruptively.

Memory Tip: A cow threatens others with its horns.

Use in Sentence: The elephant got amok and so it struck down a tree.

 

10.Errant (adjective)

Hindi translation: भटका हुआ

Meaning: 1. Erring or staying away from the accepted course or standards.
2. Wandering.

Memory Tip: Erred ant → away from the course → wandered here and there.

Use in Sentence: The errant student was given a warning for not going directly to the class.

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1.Gallows (n)

Hindi Meaning: प्राणदण्ड, फांसी

English Meaning : Execution by hanging.

Synonyms : Gibbet, Scaffold

Use : In the Argentina, the gallows has been replaced by the gurney for executions.

2.Deplore (v)

Hindi Meaning: विलाप करना, अफसोस करना, खेद प्रकट करना

English Meaning : : Feel or express strong condemnation 

Synonyms : Abhor , Moan

Use : Teachers deplore student behaviors that distract from lectures.

3.Cult (n)

Hindi Meaning: धर्म, पंथ, मत

English Meaning : A system of religious veneration and devotion directed towards a particular figure or object.

Synonyms : Belief, Persuasion, Affiliation,

Use : The god's cult statue is housed in the main room of the temple.

4. Ablaze (adj)

Hindi Meaning: लपटों में, प्रज्वलित

English Meaning : Very brightly colored or lighted.

Synonyms: Alight, Aflame , Raging, Fiery

Use : The morning sun set the sky ablaze. 

5. Visage (n)

Hindi Meaning: चेहरा, छवि, मुंह

English Meaning : A person's facial expression.

Synonyms: Expression , Look , Features

Use :  The model’s visage earned her many cover photos.

6.Debonair (adj)

Hindi Meaning: ख़ुशमिज़ाज व्यक्ति, अनुग्रहपूर्ण व्यक्ति

English Meaning : Confident, stylish, and charming.

Synonyms: Suave, Urbane, Sophisticated, Cultured

Use :  Onscreen and in person, the  actors always manages to look so debonair.

7. Pretentious (adj)

Hindi Meaning: अति, अभिमानी, आडंबरी

English Meaning : Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.

Synonyms: Affected, Ostentatious, Chichi

Use : Rohit prefers the simple things in life and is not pretentious by any means.

8. Rendezvous (n)

Hindi Meaning: अड्डा, जमघट

English Meaning : A meeting at an agreed time and place.

Synonyms: Meeting, Appointment, Engagement

Use : He checked the time and calculated how long it would take to reach the rendezvous point.

9. Pliant (adj)

Hindi Meaning: आसानी से वश में आने वाला

English Meaning : Easily influenced or directed 

Synonyms: Compliant, Biddable, Docile, Tractable

Use : When the slaves were not pliant, their owners would punish them.

10.Rife (adj)

Hindi Meaning: ज्यादा, परिपूर्ण

English Meaning : In a great quantity

Synonyms: Widespread, General, Common

Use : Countries with limited clean water resources are rife with cases of stomach viruses

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1. Agog – उत्सुक

Meaning – filled with anticipation and excitement.

Usage – “I’m all agog”

Synonyms – eager, excited, impatient, in suspense, on tenterhooks, on the edge of one’s seat, on pins and needles, keen, anxious, longing; curious, expectant, enthralled, enthusiastic, avid, breathless, open-mouthed, waiting with bated breath; informalitching

2. Luscious – स्वादिष्ट

Meaning – extremely appealing in smell, taste, or appearance.

Usage – “a luscious and fragrant dessert wine”

Synonyms – delicious, succulent, lush, juicy, mouth-watering, sweet, tasty, flavourful, flavoursome, appetizing, delectable, palatable, toothsome, choice; informalscrumptious, scrummy, yummy, moreish; informalnummy.

3. Ex-temporary – बिना तैयारी का

Meaning – completed without any type of advance preparation

Usage – “an extemporary prayer”

Synonyms – extempore, impromptu, spontaneous, unscripted, ad lib, on-the-spot; improvised, improvisatory, unrehearsed, unplanned, unprepared, unarranged, unpremeditated; makeshift, thrown together, cobbled together; informaloff-the-cuff, spur-of-the-moment, off the top of one’s head.

4. Outlandish – विचित्र

Meaning – very unusual.

Usage – “three wise, outlandish kings”

Synonyms – weird, queer, offbeat, far out, freakish, grotesque, quirky, zany, eccentric, off-centre, idiosyncratic, unconventional, unorthodox, funny, bizarre, fantastic, unusual, extraordinary, strange, unfamiliar, unknown, unheard of, alien, foreign, peculiar, odd, curious; atypical, irregular, anomalous, deviant, abnormal, quaint, out of the way, ludicrous, preposterous; outré; informalway-out, wacky, freaky, kooky, screwy, kinky, oddball, cranky.

5. Mundane (Adjective)

Meaning – dull; ordinary; not interesting.

Usage – “his mundane, humdrum existence”

Synonyms – humdrum, dull, boring, tedious, monotonous, tiresome, wearisome, prosaic, unexciting, uninteresting, uneventful, unvarying, unvaried, unremarkable, repetitive, repetitious, routine, ordinary, everyday, day-to-day, quotidian, run-of-the-mill, commonplace, common, workaday, usual, pedestrian, customary, regular, normal.

6. Mawkish – कुत्सित

Meaning – sentimental in an exaggerated or false way

Usage – “a mawkish ode to parenthood”

Synonyms – sentimental, over-sentimental, overemotional, cloying, sickly, saccharine, sugary, syrupy, sickening, nauseating, maudlin, lachrymose, banal, trite; twee; informalmushy, slushy, sloppy, schmaltzy, weepy, cutesy, lovey-dovey, gooey, drippy, sloshy, soupy, treacly, cheesy, corny, icky, sick-making, toe-curling; informalsoppy; informalcornball, sappy, hokey, three-hanky.

7. Ad Hoc – अनौपचारिक

Meaning – created or done for a particular purpose as necessary.

Usage – “the discussions were on an ad hoc basis”

Synonyms – impromptu, extempore, extemporary, extemporaneous, expedient, emergency, improvised, rough and ready, makeshift, make-do, cobbled together, thrown together; jury-rigged.

8. Egregious – प्रबल

Meaning – outstandingly bad, shocking.

Usage – “egregious abuses of copyright”

9. Contraband – तस्करी

Meaning – goods that have been imported or exported illegally.

Usage – contraband brandy”

Synonyms – smuggled, black-market, bootleg, bootlegged, under the counter, illegal, illicit, unlawful; prohibited, banned, proscribed, forbidden, interdicted; informalhot.

10. Poignant – मार्मिक

Meaning – evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Usage – “a poignant reminder of the passing of time”

Synonyms – touching, moving, sad, saddening, affecting, pitiful, piteous, pitiable, pathetic, sorrowful, mournful, tearful, wretched, miserable, bitter, painful, distressing, disturbing, heart-rending, heartbreaking, tear-jerking, plaintive, upsetting, tragic.

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1.Modicum (noun)

Hindi translation: अल्पभाग

Meaning: A small or moderate amount of something.

Memory Tip: Modi + cum → Moderate Rakam

Use in Sentence: I just want a modicum of the cake.

 

2.Horrendous (adjective)

Hindi translation: खराब

Meaning: Extremely unpleasant, horrifying.

Memory Tip: Horrendous = Horrible!

Use in Sentence: I had a horrendous experience at the police station.

 

3.Maverick (noun)

Hindi translation: स्वतंत्र विचार वाला व्यक्ति

Meaning: An independent-minded person, individualist.

Memory Tip: Maverick rhymes with ‘break’. Maverick is someone who breaks the orthodox rules to convey his independent ideas.

Use in Sentence: He was too much of a maverick to fit into any formal organization.

 

4.Novice (noun)

Hindi translation: नौसिखिया

Meaning: Someone new to a field or activity.

Memory Tip: Novice → नवीस → नया

Use in Sentence: Though a novice, he surprised everyone with his talent.

 

5.Staid (adjective)

Hindi translation: स्थिर, प्रतिष्ठित

Meaning: Characterized by dignity and propriety.

Memory Tip: Sta + id → Steady + identity → People with steady identity are respected.

Use in Sentence: We must elect staid persons for the sake of good governance.

 

6.Laudable (adjective)

Hindi translation: प्रशंसनीय

Meaning: An idea, action or aim that deserves praise.

Memory Tip: Laud + able → applaud (means clapping) + able → able to receive praise by clapping.

Use in Sentence: The way Anna worked on the project, is laudable.

 

7.Chide (verb)

Hindi translation: डांटना

Meaning: Scold, Blame, Shout at someone.

Memory Tip: Jab log chidte (चिड़ना) hai toh “chide” karte hai.

Use in Sentence: The teacher chided the students for not submitting assignments on time.

 

8.Iconoclastic (adjective)

Hindi translation: प्रतिमा भंजक

Meaning: Someone who criticizes and challenges set beliefs & traditions.

Memory Tip: Iconoclast == Icono+‘blastic’; Traditional icons ko blast karne waala.

Use in Sentence: He was iconoclastic towards his family traditions.

 

9.Aberrant (adjective)

Hindi translation: भटका हुआ

Meaning: Differing from the norm.

Memory Tip: Ab + ‘errant’ → errant (= differing) from the norm; Eg. an ant that takes a different path.

Use in Sentence: Because of his aberrant habits, he was considered a non-dependable person.

 

10.Exegesis (noun)

Hindi translation: व्याख्या

Meaning: Critical explanation or interpretation of literarture.

Memory Tip: Exe + ge + sis → Explain + great + thesis→ To explain so greatly that the explanation itself looks like a thesis.

Use in Sentence: The students were asked to write an exegesis of Romeo and Juliet.