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1.Hapless (adjective)
Hindi translation: बदकिस्मत
Meaning: Unfortunate.
Memory Tip: Hapless rhymes with hopeless and helpless; it’s an unfortunate situation.Usage: The hapless man stepped on a banana peel and fell on the floor.
2.Harangue (noun)
Hindi translation: आवेशपूर्ण भाषण
Meaning: A lengthy, critical and aggressive speech.
Memory Tip: In his harangue during the election campaigns the candidate repeatedly told “hum unhe harayenge!“
Usage: In his harangue, he criticised the new health policy.
3.Harrow (noun, verb)
Hindi translation: क्लेश देना
Meaning: To cause distress, agony or sorrow.
Memory Tip: Harassing is harrowing. Also, Hurt + arrow → It hurts when an arrow strikes us.
Usage: He could not cross the cut offs and this harrowed him for a long time.
4.Havoc (noun)
Hindi translation: तबाही
Meaning: Widespread damage.
Memory Tip: Ha + voc → Had a volcanic eruption
Usage: The mob caused havoc in the town.
5.Hazy (adjective)
Hindi translation: धुंधला
Meaning: Misty, unclear, etc.
Memory Tip: Hazy → Hey, I can’t see
Usage: Photochemical smog causes hazy view.
6.Palatable (adjective)
Hindi translation: स्वादिष्ट
Meaning: pleasant to taste
Memory Tip: Having a biriyani with pals at the tablemakes it so pleasing to the taste.
Usage: The fried rice by Achoos is palatable!
7.Palatial (adjective)
Hindi translation: आलीशान
Meaning: resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid
Memory Tip: Palatial > Pal + at + (i) al >Pal + at + alishan > Pal (पल) at alishan bangla
Usage: He owns a palatial resort.
8.Pall (verb)
Hindi translation: जी उचाट होना
Meaning: becomes boring
Memory Tip: Pall rhymes with fall > Fell asleep when palled
Usage: Life palled when he left for the US.
9.Palliate (verb)
Hindi translation: कम करना
Meaning: ease pain without curing
Memory Tip: Pain and palliative care centers help people cope with pain
Usage: Painkiller tablets palliate, not cure.
10.Panache (noun)
Hindi translation: कलँगी
Meaning: manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration)
Memory Tip: Panache is read as panash > fan + ash > fan of Ash (Aishwarya Rai)
Usage: Aishwarya dances with great panache.
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Azure (n)
Hindi Meaning : नीलाकाश, आसमानी रंग, आसमानी
English Meaning: A light shade of blue
Synonyms : Cerulean , Sapphire , Sky-blue
Use : Jane has a ring with an azure stone that perfectly matches her blue eyes.
2.Stammer (v)
Hindi Meaning : हकलाहट, अस्फुट वाणी से बोलना
English Meaning : Speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words.
Synonyms: Halt, Mumble, Splutter
Use : The children teased the boy because of his stammer
3.Careen (v)
Hindi Meaning : झुकाव, डगमगाना
English Meaning: Walk as if unable to control one's movements
Synonyms : Keel , Lurch , Reel , Stagger
Use : The drunken man staggered into the room
4.Duress (n)
Hindi Meaning : अवरोध, कारावास, कैद
English Meaning : Compulsory force or threat
Synonyms : Constraint, Enforcement , Pressure
Use : He confessed under duress.
5.Xenophobia (n)
Hindi Meaning : अज्ञातजन भीति, विदेशी भीति
English Meaning: Dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.
Synonyms : Ethnocentrism ,Racism
Use : The boy’s xenophobia arose when he watched a black man kill his mother.
6.Taciturn (adj)
Hindi Meaning : अल्पभाषी, चुप
English Meaning :Reserved or uncommunicative in speech , saying little.
Synonyms : Reticent, Quiet
Use : If you want to be a politician, you need to be chatty not taciturn.
7.Cupidity (n)
Hindi Meaning : लोभ, अर्थलिप्सा
English Meaning : Greed for money or possessions.
Synonyms : Covetousness, Possessiveness , Voracity
Use : Cupidity often leads people to take things that do not belong to them.
8.Lace (n)
Hindi Meaning : बेल, लेस, लैस
English Meaning : A fine open fabric of cotton or silk, made by looping,knitting thread in patterns and used especially for trimming garments.
Synonyms : Openwork, Lacework, Tatting, Netting
Use : She was wearing a beautiful lace shawl over her evening gown.
9.Fulminate (v)
Hindi Meaning : फूटना
English Meaning : Criticize severely
Synonyms : Protest, Rail, Rage,
Use : He fulminated against the Republican's plan to cut Medicare.
10.Quaint (adj)
Hindi Meaning : अजीब, अनूठा, अनोखा
English Meaning : Very strange or unusual
Synonyms: Picturesque, Charming, Sweet, Attractive
Use : In the summer, tourists flock to the quaint Delhi town that contains no paved roads.
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1. Pillage – लूट का माल
Meaning – the action of pillaging a place or property, especially in war.
Usage – “rebellious peasants intent on pillage”
Synonyms – robbery, robbing, raiding, pillaging, plunder, plundering, looting, sacking, sack, ransacking, ravaging, laying waste, devastation, depredation, rape, harrying, marauding; literarydespoiling, rapine; archaicspoliation, reaving.
2. Perverse – विकृत
Meaning – showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable.
Usage – “Kate’s perverse decision not to cooperate held good”
Synonyms – awkward, contrary, difficult, unreasonable, uncooperative, unhelpful, obstructive, disobliging, unaccommodating, troublesome, tiresome, annoying, vexatious, obstreperous, disobedient, unmanageable, uncontrollable, recalcitrant, refractory, rebellious; wilful, headstrong, self-willed, capricious, wayward, cross-grained, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, pertinacious, mulish, pig-headed, bull-headed, intractable, intransigent, inflexible; thrawn; informalcussed; informalbloody-minded, bolshie, stroppy; informalbalky.
3. Nimble – तेज़
Meaning – quick and light in movement or action; agile.
Usage – “with a deft motion of her nimble fingers”
Synonyms – agile, lithe, sprightly, acrobatic, light-footed, nimble-footed, light, light on one’s feet, fleet-footed, spry, lively, active, quick, quick-moving, graceful, supple, limber, lissom, flexible, skilful, deft, dexterous, adroit; informalnippy, zippy, twinkle-toed; literaryfleet, lightsome.
4. Pique – मनमुटाव
Meaning – a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one’s pride.
Usage – “he left in a fit of pique”
Synonyms – irritation, annoyance, resentment, anger, displeasure, indignation, temper, bad temper, wounded/hurt pride, wounded/hurt feelings, petulance, ill humour, peevishness, offence, umbrage, vexation, exasperation, disgruntlement, discontent, discontentment.
5. Vagrant – आवारा
Meaning – a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.
Synonyms – tramp, drifter, down-and-out, derelict, beggar, itinerant, wanderer, nomad, wayfarer, traveller, gypsy, rover, vagabond, transient, migrant, homeless person, beachcomber, person of no fixed address/abode, knight of the road, bird of passage, rolling stone; hobo; bagman, knockabout, overlander, sundowner, whaler; streety; informalbag lady; informalbum, bindlestiff; informaloutie; informalderro.
6. Occult – रहस्यमय
Meaning – mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena.
Usage – “a secret society to study alchemy and the occult”
Synonyms – the supernatural, the paranormal, supernaturalism, magic, black magic, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, wizardry, the black arts, Kabbalah, cabbalism, occultism, diabolism, devil worship, devilry, voodoo, hoodoo, white magic, witchery, witching, orenda, mysticism; makutu; raretheurgy.
7. Waive – माफ
Meaning – refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim).
Usage – “he will waive all rights to the money”
Synonyms – relinquish, renounce, give up, abandon, reject, surrender, yield, cede, do without, dispense with, set/put aside, abdicate, abjure, sacrifice, refuse, turn down, spurn, sign away.
8. Nasty – बुरा
Meaning – very bad or unpleasant.
Usage – “plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell”
Synonyms – unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, awful, dreadful, horrible, terrible, vile, foul, abominable, frightful, loathsome, revolting, repulsive, odious, sickening, nauseating, nauseous, repellent, repugnant, horrendous, hideous, appalling, atrocious, offensive, objectionable, obnoxious, unpalatable, unsavoury, unappetizing, off-putting, uninviting, dirty, filthy, squalid; noxious, evil-smelling, foul-smelling, smelly, stinking, rank.
9. Oracular – पेशीनगोई का
Meaning – relating to an oracle.
Usage – “the oracular shrine”
Synonyms – prophetic, prophetical, sibylline, predictive, prescient, prognostic, divinatory, augural; rarevatic, mantic, fatidical, fatidic, haruspical, pythonic.
10. Ordain – ठहराया
Meaning – make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on.
Usage – “he was ordained a minister before entering Parliament”
Synonyms – confer holy orders on, appoint, induct, install, invest, anoint, consecrate; archaicfrock
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1.Quail (verb)
Hindi translation: डरना
Meaning: feel or show fear or apprehension
Memory Tip: When you quail, you fail: darr ke aage jeet hai!
Usage: The student quailed when the Principal asked him to show his book.
2.Quaint (adjective)
Hindi translation: विचित्र
Meaning: attractively unusual or old-fashioned
Memory Tip: Quaint rhymes with Paint: MS Paint – the quaint graphics app.
Usage: Angkatells own a quaint bungalow in Noak Hill.
3.Quandary (noun)
Hindi translation: व्याकुलता
Meaning: a state of perplexity or uncertainty
Memory Tip: Quan + da + ry > kaun tha re?
Usage: He was in a quandary.
4.Quarry (noun)
Hindi translation: शिकार
Meaning: prey
Memory Tip: Quire is the prayer group of a church.
Quar + ry > Quire group sings prayer songs
Usage: He became the quarry of their cruel play.
5.Queer (adjective)
Hindi translation: विचित्र
Meaning: strange
Memory Tip: Na sure, na cure, queer is so strange!
Usage: He acted queer.
6.Quell (verb)
Hindi translation: दमन करना
Meaning: put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force
Memory Tip: Quell rhymes with kill > kill – put an end to
Usage: The police was able to quell the rebellion without much loss.
7.Querulous (adjective)
Hindi translation: चिड़चिड़ा
Meaning: complaining in a petulant or whining manner
Memory Tip: Quer + ulous > Quarrel + ous > Objecting or complaining
Usage: People try to ignore a querulous person.
8.Query (verb)
Hindi translation: जाँच करना
Meaning: Ask a question about something, especially in order to express one’s doubts about it or to check its validity or accuracy
Memory Tip: Query rhymes with inquiry
Usage: Mariam queried where Adam had been that day.
9.Quibble (noun)
Hindi translation: वक्रोक्ति
Meaning: a slight objection or criticismg
Memory Tip: Qu + (i) + bble > Question + bubble > A bubble like question, can easily be overcome
Usage: Even though it was a quibble, it affected her severely.
10.Quirk (verb)
Hindi translation: मोड़
Meaning: sudden sharp turn or twist
Memory Tip: When we put the brakes on suddenly, the tyres make “quirk” sound.
Usage: The quirk of his fate made him crazy for a moment.
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1.Avid (adj)
Hindi Meaning : उत्साही, लालची
English Meaning : Ardently or excessively desirous
Synonyms : Devouring , Esurient , Greedy
Use : The esurient eyes of an avid curiosity.
2.Spoof (v)
Hindi Meaning : मज़ाकिया नकल, ज़िंदादिल
English Meaning : Imitate (something) while exaggerating its characteristic features for comic effect.
Synonyms : Parody, Burlesque, Pastiche
Use : The students spoofed the teachers.
3.Bridle (n)
Hindi Meaning : नियंत्रण रखना, नकेल, निग्रह
English Meaning : The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
Synonyms : Check
Use : His common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
4.Cantankerous (adj)
Hindi Meaning : कलहप्रिय, झगड़ालू
English Meaning : Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
Synonyms : Grouchy, Crotchety, Tetchy
Use : A cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady
5.Condemn (v)
Hindi Meaning : निंदा करना, भाग्य में लिखा होना
English Meaning: Complete disapproval of
Synonyms : Censure, Rebuke, Denounce
Use : We condemn the racism in South Africa
6.Conjectural (adj)
Hindi Meaning : भाग्य में लिखा होना, निन्दा
English Meaning : Based on or involving conjecture.
Synonyms : Notional, Abstract, Putative
Use : Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural
7.Ostracize (v)
Hindi Meaning : बहिष्कृत करना, समाज से बाहर करना, देश से निकाल देना
English Meaning : Expel from a community or group
Synonyms : Ban , Banish , Blackball , Cast out , Shun
Use : Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me
8.Jostle (v)
Hindi Meaning : झटका, चिड़चिड़ा, चिड़चिड़ा
English Meaning: Come into rough contact with while moving
Synonyms : Scramble ,Shove, Crowd
Use : The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train
9.Obliquely (adverb)
Hindi Meaning : टेढ़ा, तिरछा, टेढ़े तीर से
English Meaning: Not in a direct way
Synonyms : Diagonally,Sidelong, Aslant
Use : An ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
10.Exude (v)
Hindi Meaning : चुआना, चूना, टपकना
English Meaning : Release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
Synonyms : Discharge, Release , Ooze
Use : Exude sweat through the pores.
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1. Probity – ईमानदारी
Meaning – the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.
Usage – the chancellor exuded competence and fiscal probity
Synonyms – integrity, honesty, uprightness, decency, morality, rectitude, goodness, virtue, right-mindedness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, honour, honourableness, justice, fairness, equity; principles, ethics.
2. Plethora – अचंभा
Meaning – a large or excessive amount of something.
Usage – “a plethora of committees and subcommittees”.
3. Aperture – छेद
Meaning – an opening, hole, or gap.
Usage – “the bell ropes passed through apertures in the ceiling”
Synonyms – opening, hole, gap, space, slit, slot, vent, passage, crevice, chink, crack, fissure, perforation, breach, eye, interstice; technicalorifice, foramen.
4. Mongrel – दोगला
Meaning – a dog of no definable type or breed.
Usage – “she’s a particularly intelligent mongrel with a lot of collie in her”
Synonyms – cross-bred, mixed-breed, half-breed, hybrid.
5. Puny – नन्हा
Meaning – small and weak.
Usage – “white-faced, puny children”
Synonyms – undersized, underdeveloped, undernourished, underfed, stunted, slight, small, little, diminutive, dwarfish, pygmy; weak, feeble, weakly, sickly, delicate, frail, fragile; informalweedy, pint-sized.
6. Rabid – विक्षिप्त
Meaning – having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something.
Usage – “the show’s small but rabid fan base”
Synonyms – extreme, fanatical, overzealous, over-enthusiastic, extremist, violent, maniacal, wild, passionate, fervent, diehard, uncompromising; intolerant, unreasonable, illiberal, bigoted, prejudiced, biased, partisan, one-sided; informalraving, gung-ho; informalswivel-eyed; literaryperfervid.
7. Parlance – बोल-चाल
Meaning – a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest.
Usage – “dated terms that were once in common parlance”
8. Paean – विजय का गीत
Meaning – a creative work expressing enthusiastic praise.
Usage – “he’s created a filmic paean to his hero”
Synonyms – song of praise, hymn, psalm, anthem, shout of praise, alleluia; praise, plaudit, exaltation, glorification, eulogy, tribute, testimonial, extolment, encomium, panegyric, accolade, acclamation, commendation, compliment, bouquet.
9. Palliate – कम करना
Meaning – make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause.
Usage – “treatment works by palliating symptoms”
Synonyms – alleviate, ease, relieve, soothe, take the edge off, assuage, allay, dull, soften, lessen, moderate, temper, mitigate, diminish, decrease, blunt, deaden, abate.
10. Pelf – कूड़ा-कर्कट
Meaning – money, especially when gained in a dishonest or dishonourable way.
Usage – “damnation dog thee and thy wretched pelf!”
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1. Sleazy – निर्बल
Meaning – (of a person or situation) sordid, corrupt, or immoral.
Usage – “a sleazy private detective”
Synonyms – corrupt, immoral, sordid, unsavoury, unpleasant, disreputable; informalshady, sleazoid, sleazo.
2. Panache – कलँगी
Meaning – flamboyant confidence of style or manner.
Usage – “he entertained London society with great panache”
Synonyms – flamboyant confidence, flamboyance, confidence, self-assurance, style, stylishness, flair, elan, dash, flourish, verve, zest, spirit, brio, éclat, vivacity, vigour, gusto, animation, liveliness, vitality, enthusiasm, energy.
3. Parry – बचाव
Meaning – ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove.
Usage – “he parried the blow by holding his sword vertically”
Synonyms – ward off, fend off, stave off, turn aside; deflect, hold off, block, avert, counter, rebuff, repel, repulse.
4. Rectitude – इंसाफ
Meaning – morally correct behaviour or thinking; righteousness.
Usage – “Mattie is a model of rectitude”
Synonyms – righteousness, goodness, virtue, moral virtue, morality, honour, honourableness, integrity, principle, probity, honesty, right-mindedness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, uprightness, upstandingness, good character, scrupulousness, decency, fairness, equity, justice.
5. Repast – अन्न
Meaning – a meal.
Usage – “a sumptuous repast”
Synonyms – meal, feast, banquet; snack; informalspread, feed, bite, bite to eat; informalnosh, nosh-up; formalcollation, refection.
6. Sardonic – तिरस्कारपूर्ण
Meaning – grimly mocking or cynical.
Usage – “Starkey attempted a sardonic smile”
Synonyms – mocking, satirical; sarcastic, ironical, ironic, cynical, scornful, contemptuous, derisive, derisory, sneering, jeering, scoffing, taunting; scathing, caustic, trenchant, mordant, cutting, sharp, stinging, acerbic, tart, acid; wry, dry; informalsarky; raremordacious, acidulous.
7. Rabid – विक्षिप्त
Meaning – having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something.
Usage – “the show’s small but rabid fan base”
Synonyms – extreme, fanatical, overzealous, over-enthusiastic, extremist, violent, maniacal, wild, passionate, fervent, diehard, uncompromising; intolerant, unreasonable, illiberal, bigoted, prejudiced, biased, partisan, one-sided; informalraving, gung-ho; informalswivel-eyed.
8. Simian – बंदर का
Meaning – relating to or affecting apes or monkeys.
Usage – “simian immunodeficiency virus”
9. Servile – ग़ुलामी का
Meaning – having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.
Usage – “bowing his head in a servile manner”
Synonyms – obsequious, sycophantic, excessively deferential, subservient, fawning, toadying, ingratiating, unctuous, oily, oleaginous, greasy, grovelling, cringing, toadyish, slavish, abject, craven, humble, Uriah Heepish, self-abasing; informalslimy, bootlicking, smarmy.
10. Spurt – उछाल
Meaning – gush out in a sudden and forceful stream.
Usage – “he cut his finger, and blood spurted over the sliced potatoes”
Synonyms – squirt, shoot, spray, fountain, jet, erupt; gush, pour, stream, rush, pump, surge, spew, spill, flow, course, well, spring, burst, issue, emanate; disgorge, discharge, emit, belch forth, expel
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1.Paean (n)
Hindi Meaning : विजय का गीत, जयगीत
English Meaning :A formal expression of praise.
Synonyms : Encomium , Eulogy , Panegyric .
Use:If you take pains and achieve something, then you will hear paeans about you.
2.Wag (n)
Hindi Meaning : हिलाना, सिर का इशारा, मार
English Meaning :Causing to move repeatedly from side to side.
Synonyms : Shake , Waggle.
Use:The dog wagged its tail.
3.Facilitate (v)
Hindi Meaning : सरल बनाना, आसान कर देना
English Meaning: Make easier
Synonyms : Alleviate,Ease.
Use:You could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
4.Bask (v)
Hindi Meaning : गरमाना, घमाना, धूप खाना या सेंकना
English Meaning:Be exposed
Synonyms : Enjoy , Relish ,Savor.
Use:The seals were basking in the sun
5.Igneous (adj)
Hindi Meaning : आग्नेय, आतशी, अग्निमय
English Meaning :Produced under conditions involving intense heat
Synonyms : Pyrogenic ,Glowing
Use:Igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state
6.Haggle (n)
Hindi Meaning : झंझट करना, मोल-भाव
English Meaning : An instance of intense argument
Synonyms : Haggling , Wrangle , Wrangling
Use: Let's not haggle over a few dollars
7.Cadaver (n)
Hindi Meaning : शव, लाश
English Meaning : The dead body of a human being
Synonyms : Clay , Corpse , Remains , Stiff
Use: The cadaver was intended for dissection
8.Mutilate (v)
Hindi Meaning : बुरी तरह नष्ट कर देना, अंग भंग करना
English Meaning : Destroy or injure severely
Synonyms : Cut up , Mangle
Use:The madman mutilates art work
9.Sacrilegious (adj)
Hindi Meaning : पवित्र वस्तु दूषक
English Meaning : Grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
Synonyms: Blasphemous , Profane
Use:It is sacrilegious to enter in temple with shoes on.
10.Canard (n)
Hindi Meaning : झूठी अफवाह, झूठी अफ़वाह
English Meaning :An unfounded rumour or story.
Synonyms : Exaggeration , Swindle, Hoax
Use: The newspaper was sued for publishing a canard about a popular celebrity.
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1. Cannibal – नरभक्षक
Meaning – a person who eats the flesh of other human beings.
Usage – “cannibal tribes”
Synonyms – man-eater, people-eater; rareanthropophagite, anthropophagist
2. Recluse – वैरागी
Meaning – a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.
Usage – “she has turned into a virtual recluse”
Synonyms – hermit, ascetic; monk, nun; marabout, santon; rareeremite, anchorite, anchoress, stylite, cenobite
3. Hedonist – सुखवादी
Meaning – a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker.
Usage – “she was living the life of a committed hedonist”
Synonyms – sybarite, sensualist, voluptuary, pleasure seeker, pleasure lover; libertine, playboy, debauchee, loose-liver; epicure, gastronome, gourmand; bon viveur, bon vivant
4. Souvenir – यादगार
Meaning – a thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event.
Usage – “the recording provides a souvenir of a great production”
Synonyms – memento, keepsake, reminder, remembrance, token, memorial; testimonial, trophy, relic; memorabilia; archaicmemorandum.
5. Swashbuckler – गर्दनमार
Meaning – a swashbuckling person.
Usage – “he was an explorer and something of a swashbuckler”
6. Highbrow – घमंडी
Meaning – is highly cultured and sophisticated. You can call such a person a highbrow.
7. Itinerant – चलनेवाला
Meaning – travelling from place to place.
Usage – “itinerant traders”
Synonyms – travelling, peripatetic, wandering, wayfaring, roving, roaming, rambling, touring, nomadic, gypsy, migrant, migratory, ambulatory; vagrant, vagabond, homeless, of no fixed address/abode, displaced; footloose, rootless, drifting, floating, unsettled, restless; globetrotting, jet-setting; archaicerrant.
8. Sty – शूकरशाला
Meaning – a pigsty.
Usage – “the place is a real sty, beer and wine bottles all over the place”
9. Cymbal – झांझ
Meaning – a musical instrument consisting of a slightly concave round brass plate which is either struck against another one or struck with a stick to make a ringing or clashing sound.
10. Tannery – चमड़े का कारख़ाना
Meaning – a place where animal hides are tanned; the workshop of a tanner.
Bank & SSC - Important Vocabulary 120
1.Unruffled (adj)
Hindi Meaning : चिकना, चौरस
English Meaning : Not disarranged or disordered
Synonyms: Even, Tranquil,Placid ,Calm.
Use: Though he was insulted, he remained unruffled.
2.Teem (v)
Hindi Meaning : कसरत पाया जाना, अधिकता से होना
English Meaning: Be full of or swarming with.
Synonyms: Be plentiful,Bristle,Swarm
Use: The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.
3.Camaraderie (n)
Hindi Meaning : सखापन, सख्य
English Meaning: Friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.
Synonyms: Affinity,Togetherness ,Comradeship
Use: The camaraderie between the two Players saved the match.
4.Vilify (v)
Hindi Meaning : इल्जाम लगाना, गाली देना
English Meaning: Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner
Synonyms: Disparage,Condemn,Denigrate
Use: The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews.
5.Frivolous (adj)
Hindi Meaning : तुच्छ, असार
English Meaning: Carefree and superficial person
Synonyms: Facetious,Fatuous,Senseless,Thoughtless
Use: Frivolous questions are a waste of time.
6.Escapades (n)
English Meaning: An act or incident involving excitement,adventure or daring .
Synonyms: Jape,Fling,Spree
Use: Frank was nervous about participating in the dangerous escapade.
7.Epitaph (n)
Hindi Meaning : समाधि-लेख, स्मारक
English Meaning: Something by which a person, time and event will be remembered.
Synonyms: Elegy,Commemoration,Obituary
Use: The highly eulogistic epitaph on his monument at Bushley was written by Edmund Burke.
8.Fragile (adj)
Hindi Meaning : कोमल, दुर्बल
English Meaning: Easily damaged or destroyed
Synonyms: Insubstantial,Delicate,Dainty,Fine.
Use: The balance of nature is very fragile.
9.Stockpile (v)
Hindi Meaning : टाल, भंडार
English Meaning: Accumulate or a large stock of anything.
Synonyms: Amass,Accumulate, Hoard,Cache,
Use: North Korea has a large stockpile of short-range missiles.
10.Exonerate (v)
Hindi Meaning : हक़ बहाल किया हुआ
English Meaning: Absolve someone from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
Synonyms: Acquit,Relieve,Free,Liberate.
Use: No one is going to exonerate North Korea for the Hydrogen bomb Development.
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