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1 – Delude – भुलाना
Meaning – make (someone) believe something that is not true.
Usage – “too many theorists have deluded the public”
Antonyms -be truthful, be honestSynonyms –mislead, deceive, fool, take in, trick, dupe, hoodwink, double-cross, gull, beguile
2 – Equestrian – घुड़सवार
Meaning – relating to horse riding.
Usage – “his amazing equestrian skills”
3 -Burlesque – कारटूनSynonyms –horseman, horsewoman, rider, horse rider, jockey
Meaning – an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody
Usage – “a novel which is a burlesque of the literary life”
Antonyms -tragedySynonyms –parody, caricature, travesty, pastiche, take-off, skit, imitation, satire, lampoon
4 – Extol – प्रशंसाकरना
Meaning – praise enthusiastically.
Usage – “he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples”
Antonyms -blame,criticizeSynonyms –praise enthusiastically, go into raptures about/over, wax lyrical about, sing the praises of, praise to the skies, heap praise on
5 – Credulous – विश्रंभी
Meaning – having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
Usage – “a ceremony staged for credulous tourists”
Antonyms -skeptical, suspecting, suspicious, untrustingSynonyms –gullible, naive, impressionable, trusting, over-trusting, over-trustful, exploitable, dupable, deceivable, easily deceived, easily taken in
6 – Lament – विलाप
Meaning – a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.
Usage – “his mother’s night-long laments for his father”
Antonyms -celebrate, compliment, laud, praiseSynonyms –wail, wailing, lamentation, moan, moaning, groan, weeping, crying, sob, sobbing, keening, howl, complaint
7 – Replenish – फिरसेभरना
Meaning – fill (something) up again.
Usage – “he replenished Justin’s glass with mineral water”
Antonyms -deplete, use up, wasteSynonyms –refill, top up, fill up, recharge, reload
8 – Idiosyncrasy – लत
Meaning – a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
Usage – “one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first”
Antonyms – abnormality, normality, usualnessSynonyms –eccentricity, mannerism, quirk, whim, whimsy, fancy, fad, vagary, notion, conceit, caprice, kink, twist, freak, fetish, passion, bent, foible, crotchet, habit
9 – Archaic – प्राचीन
Meaning –very old or old-fashioned.
Usage – “prisons are run on archaic methods”
Antonyms -current, modern, new, present, youngSynonyms –obsolete, obsolescent, out of date, anachronistic, old-fashioned, outmoded, behind the times, bygone, antiquated, antique, superannuated
10 –Dialectical – द्वंद्वात्मक
Meaning – relating to the logical discussion of ideas and opinions.
Usage – “dialectical ingenuity”
Synonyms –rational, rationalistic, logical, analytical,disputatious, dialectical, argumentative, contentious
Antonyms -illogical, irrational
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1 – Delude – भुलाना
Meaning – make (someone) believe something that is not true.
Usage – “too many theorists have deluded the public”
Antonyms -be truthful, be honestSynonyms –mislead, deceive, fool, take in, trick, dupe, hoodwink, double-cross, gull, beguile
2 – Equestrian – घुड़सवार
Meaning – relating to horse riding.
Usage – “his amazing equestrian skills”
3 -Burlesque – कारटूनSynonyms –horseman, horsewoman, rider, horse rider, jockey
Meaning – an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody
Usage – “a novel which is a burlesque of the literary life”
Antonyms -tragedySynonyms –parody, caricature, travesty, pastiche, take-off, skit, imitation, satire, lampoon
4 – Extol – प्रशंसाकरना
Meaning – praise enthusiastically.
Usage – “he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples”
Antonyms -blame,criticizeSynonyms –praise enthusiastically, go into raptures about/over, wax lyrical about, sing the praises of, praise to the skies, heap praise on
5 – Credulous – विश्रंभी
Meaning – having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
Usage – “a ceremony staged for credulous tourists”
Antonyms -skeptical, suspecting, suspicious, untrustingSynonyms –gullible, naive, impressionable, trusting, over-trusting, over-trustful, exploitable, dupable, deceivable, easily deceived, easily taken in
6 – Lament – विलाप
Meaning – a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.
Usage – “his mother’s night-long laments for his father”
Antonyms -celebrate, compliment, laud, praiseSynonyms –wail, wailing, lamentation, moan, moaning, groan, weeping, crying, sob, sobbing, keening, howl, complaint
7 – Replenish – फिरसेभरना
Meaning – fill (something) up again.
Usage – “he replenished Justin’s glass with mineral water”
Antonyms -deplete, use up, wasteSynonyms –refill, top up, fill up, recharge, reload
8 – Idiosyncrasy – लत
Meaning – a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
Usage – “one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first”
Antonyms – abnormality, normality, usualnessSynonyms –eccentricity, mannerism, quirk, whim, whimsy, fancy, fad, vagary, notion, conceit, caprice, kink, twist, freak, fetish, passion, bent, foible, crotchet, habit
9 – Archaic – प्राचीन
Meaning –very old or old-fashioned.
Usage – “prisons are run on archaic methods”
Antonyms -current, modern, new, present, youngSynonyms –obsolete, obsolescent, out of date, anachronistic, old-fashioned, outmoded, behind the times, bygone, antiquated, antique, superannuated
10 –Dialectical – द्वंद्वात्मक
Meaning – relating to the logical discussion of ideas and opinions.
Usage – “dialectical ingenuity”
Antonyms -illogical, irrationalSynonyms –rational, rationalistic, logical, analytical,disputatious, dialectical, argumentative, contentious
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1 – Delude – भुलाना
Meaning – make (someone) believe something that is not true.
Usage – “too many theorists have deluded the public”
Antonyms -be truthful, be honest
Synonyms –mislead, deceive, fool, take in, trick, dupe, hoodwink, double-cross, gull, beguile
2 – Equestrian – घुड़सवार
Meaning – relating to horse riding.
Usage – “his amazing equestrian skills”
Synonyms –horseman, horsewoman, rider, horse rider, jockey
3 -Burlesque – कारटून
Meaning – an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody
Usage – “a novel which is a burlesque of the literary life”
Antonyms -tragedy
Synonyms –parody, caricature, travesty, pastiche, take-off, skit, imitation, satire, lampoon
4 – Extol – प्रशंसाकरना
Meaning – praise enthusiastically.
Usage – “he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples”
Antonyms -blame,criticize
Synonyms –praise enthusiastically, go into raptures about/over, wax lyrical about, sing the praises of, praise to the skies, heap praise on
5 – Credulous – विश्रंभी
Meaning – having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
Usage – “a ceremony staged for credulous tourists”
Antonyms -skeptical, suspecting, suspicious, untrusting
Synonyms –gullible, naive, impressionable, trusting, over-trusting, over-trustful, exploitable, dupable, deceivable, easily deceived, easily taken in
6 – Lament – विलाप
Meaning – a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.
Usage – “his mother’s night-long laments for his father”
Antonyms -celebrate, compliment, laud, praise
Synonyms –wail, wailing, lamentation, moan, moaning, groan, weeping, crying, sob, sobbing, keening, howl, complaint
7 – Replenish – फिरसेभरना
Meaning – fill (something) up again.
Usage – “he replenished Justin’s glass with mineral water”
Antonyms -deplete, use up, waste
Synonyms –refill, top up, fill up, recharge, reload
8 – Idiosyncrasy – लत
Meaning – a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
Usage – “one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first”
Antonyms – abnormality, normality, usualness
Synonyms –eccentricity, mannerism, quirk, whim, whimsy, fancy, fad, vagary, notion, conceit, caprice, kink, twist, freak, fetish, passion, bent, foible, crotchet, habit
9 – Archaic – प्राचीन
Meaning –very old or old-fashioned.
Usage – “prisons are run on archaic methods”
Antonyms -current, modern, new, present, young
Synonyms –obsolete, obsolescent, out of date, anachronistic, old-fashioned, outmoded, behind the times, bygone, antiquated, antique, superannuated
10 –Dialectical – द्वंद्वात्मक
Meaning – relating to the logical discussion of ideas and opinions.
Usage – “dialectical ingenuity”
Antonyms -illogical, irrational
Synonyms –rational, rationalistic, logical, analytical,disputatious, dialectical, argumentative, contentious
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1 – Aquiline – गरूड़ के समान
Meaning – (of a person’s nose) hooked or curved like an eagle’s beak.
Usage – “he had an aquiline nose”
Synonyms – hooked, curved, hook-shaped, hook-like, bent, bowed, angular; technicalfalcate, falciform.
2 – Besotted – फ़िदा
Meaning – strongly infatuated.
Usage – “he became besotted with a local barmaid”
Synonyms – infatuated with, smitten with, in love with, love-struck by, head over heels in love with, hopelessly in love with, obsessed with, passionate about, consumed with desire for, devoted to, doting on, greatly enamoured of, very attracted to, very taken with, charmed by, captivated by, enchanted by, enthralled by, bewitched by, beguiled by, under someone’s spell.
3 – Bullwark
Meaning – a defensive wall.
Usage – “the inner-city ring road follows the line of the ancient bulwarks”
Synonyms – wall, rampart, fortification, parapet, stockade, palisade, barricade, embankment, earthwork, breastwork, berm; vallum; rarecircumvallation.
4 – Crusade – धर्मयुद्ध
Meaning – a vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change.
Usage – a crusade against crime”
Synonyms – campaign, drive, push, move, movement, effort, struggle; battle, war, offensive
“a crusade against crime”.
“a crusade against crime”.
5 – Venial
Meaning – (of a fault or offence) slight and pardonable.
Usage – “we cannot prevent ourselves sometimes from dreaming of performing venial if not mortal sins”
Synonyms – pardonable, forgivable, excusable, condonable, tolerable, permissible, allowable, understandable, justifiable; slight, minor, unimportant, insignificant, trivial, trifling, not serious, all right, within accepted bounds.
6 – Coeval – मामूली गलती
Meaning – having the same age or date of origin; contemporary.
Usage – “these lavas were coeval with the volcanic activity”
7 – Decrepit – जरा-जीर्ण
Meaning – worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.
Usage – “a row of decrepit houses”
Synonyms – dilapidated, rickety, run down, broken-down, tumbledown, ramshackle, worn out, derelict, in ruins, ruined, falling apart, falling to pieces, in (a state of) disrepair, creaky, creaking, gone to rack and ruin, on its last legs; battered, decayed, decaying, crumbling, deteriorated, deteriorating, antiquated, superannuated.
8 – Espouse – अपनाना
Meaning – adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).
Usage – “the left has espoused the causes of sexual and racial equality”
Synonyms – adopt, embrace, take up, take to, take to one’s heart, receive enthusiastically/wholeheartedly, accept, welcome; support, back, champion, give help to, help, assist, aid, be on the side of, side with, be in favour of, favour, prefer, abet, aid and abet, encourage; vote for, ally oneself with, stand behind, fall in with, stand up for, defend.
9 – Gauche – फूहड़ या भद्दा
Meaning – unsophisticated and socially awkward.
Usage – “a shy and gauche teenager”
Synonyms – awkward, gawky, inelegant, graceless, ungraceful, ungainly, bumbling, maladroit, inept; socially awkward, socially inept, lacking in social grace(s), unpolished, unsophisticated, uncultured, uncultivated, unrefined, raw, inexperienced, uneducated, unworldly.
10 – Innuendo – इंगित
Meaning – an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.
Usage – “she’s always making sly innuendoes”
Synonyms – insinuation, implication, hint, suggestion, intimation, overtone, undertone, whisper, allusion, nuance, reference, imputation, aspersion, slur.
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Profound (adjective)
Hindi translation: गहरा
Meaning: Intense OR Deep
Memory Tip: Prof + found → Professor + found → Professor found deep knowledge in his books → Profound knowledge in books
Use in Sentence: He didn’t know of Naina’s profound feelings of love for him, so he got married to someone else.
Erroneous (adjective)
Hindi translation: गलत
Meaning: Wrong
Memory Tip: If there are errors, it is erroneous.
Use in Sentence: You can’t apply erroneous logic to convince me that the law favouring women’s exclusion from voting is how you can curb election fraud.
Viable (adjective)
Hindi translation: व्यवहार्य
Meaning: Feasible, Possible to do
Memory Tip: Vi + able → We + able → We are able to do this, so it is feasible.
Use in Sentence: Renting a flat close to work seems like a viable alternative to travelling.
Brood (verb)
Hindi Translation: चिंता करना
Meaning: Think deeply about something that makes you angry, unhappy or worried
Memory Tip:
(1) B + ood → Bad + Mood
(2) The famous pose by Manoj Kumar is an act of brooding.
(1) B + ood → Bad + Mood
(2) The famous pose by Manoj Kumar is an act of brooding.
Use in Sentence: Instead of brooding over the problem, think of a solution.
Conceit (noun)
Hindi translation: दंभ
Meaning: Excessive pride in oneself
Memory Tip: Conce + it → कौनसी + इतराते →कौनसी जगह से आये हो कि इतना इतराते हो ?
Use in Sentence: The prince was full of conceit about his good looks and his powerful family because of which he had few friends.
Abstinence (noun)
Hindi translation: संयम
Meaning: Practice of stopping from doing something like alcohol.
Memory Tip: Abs + inence → Absolute + Innocence→ When you do not indulge in something bad, you are absolutely innocent.
Use in Sentence: A monk leads a life of abstinence and is not attached to material things.
Profane (adjective)
Hindi Translation: अपमानजनक
Meaning: Disrespectful
Memory Tip: Pro + fane → Produce + (rhymes with) pain → You produce pain when you use profane language
Use in Sentence: Bhuvan got kicked out of class for using profane language while talking to a fellow student.
Blemish (noun)
Hindi translation: कलंक
Meaning: A flaw that spoils the appearance of something
Memory Tip: (1) When you have a pimple, your face has a blemish.
(2) Blame → When you blame someone, you put a blemish on their record.
Use in Sentence: The drop year was considered by many to be a blemish on his otherwise extraordinary resume.
Flagrant (adjective)
Hindi translation: धोर
Meaning: Obviously offensive
Memory Tip: Flag + rant → If you make a rant on Facebook about how the national flag is not important, you are being flagrant.
Use in Sentence: His flagrant use of black money on buying expensive houses and jets landed the businessman in jail.
Caricature (noun)
Hindi translation: व्यंग्य-चित्र
Meaning: A picture in which some striking characteristics of a person are highlighted to create a comic effect
Memory Tip: Car + icature → Cartoon + architecture (art)
Use in Sentence: The cartoonist earned fame for his caricatures of politicians and businessmen at a time when the country just needed a break from the election campaigning.
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Cursory (adjective)
Hindi translation: सरसरी
Meaning: Not thorough or detailed
Memory Tip: Cur + Sory → Cure + Sorry → If your cure is cursory, you will be sorry!
Use in Sentence: It was evident that the Manager either knew nothing or was careless because all he did was take a cursory glance at the junior’s project report before approving it.
Multitude (noun)
Hindi translation: बहुलता
Meaning: A large number
Memory Tip: Multi means many. Thus, many things or a lot of things.
Use in Sentence: There have been a multitude of adverse effects on the environment due to global warming.
Abrasive (adjective)
Hindi translation: अपघर्षक
Meaning: Coarse OR Harsh
Memory Tip:
(1) Rhymes with aggressive, which means harsh behaviour.
(1) Rhymes with aggressive, which means harsh behaviour.
(2) Ab + rasive → erasive → something harsh that can erase or rub away.
Use in Sentence: Her abrasive way of speaking made her appear unfriendly.
Debilitate (verb)
Hindi translation: कमज़ोर बनाना
Meaning: Weaken
Memory Tip: De + ability → Remove ability → If you remove someone’s ability, you weaken them.
Use in Sentence: The World War II, although a victory, debilitated the British Empire and made way for the Indian Independence movement in earnest.
Melancholy (noun)
Hindi Translation: उदासी
Meaning: Sadness
Memory Tip: Melan + choly → Milan + Chali → मिलन + चली → मिलन के बाद जब प्रेमिका चली जाती है तो melancholy हो जाते हो
Use in Sentence: There was an air of melancholy around the house giving it a haunted appearance.
Mitigate (verb)
Hindi translation: घटाना, कम करना
Meaning: Make something less severe
Memory Tip: Miti + Gate → मिट्टी + घटा → आँगन मिट्टी से गंदा हो रहा था, जब मिट्टी को वहाँ से घटा दिया तो बीवी का गुस्सा mitigate हो गया
Use in Sentence: The problems of drought can be mitigated by rainwater harvesting.
Impediment (verb)
Hindi translation: बाधा, रुकावट
Meaning: Obstacle
Memory Tip: Im + Pedi + Ment → In + Pedon + Maintenance → इन + पेड़ों + Maintenance → अगर इन पेड़ों का Maintenance नहीं करोगे तो इनकी growth रुक जाएगी
Use in Sentence: The opposition created an impediment in getting the bill passed.
Perceptive (adjective)
Hindi translation: भेदक
Meaning: Having the ability to understand things that are not very obvious
Memory Tip: Per + Ceptive → Perfect + Captain → Perfect Captain वही होगा जो situation को अच्छे से समझ सके
Use in Sentence: India’s perceptive captain understood the pitch very well and he gave an over to Kohli.
Torment (noun or verb)
Hindi translation: कष्ट
Meaning: Severe physical or mental suffering
Memory Tip: Tor + Ment → तोड़ + Mentally → किसी को इतना कष्ट हो कि उसे mentally तोड़ दे
Use in Sentence: The deaths of their young children in the accident left the parents in severe torment.
Abrupt (adjective)
Hindi Translation: अचानक
Meaning: Sudden
Memory Tip: Ab + Rupt → जब + erupt (फटना) → जब ज्वालामुखी erupt होता है, वो Abruptly (अचानक से) होता है
Use in Sentence: The abrupt ending of the movie was not appreciated by the audience.
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Dormant (adjective)
Hindi translation: निष्क्रिय
Meaning: Inactive OR Sleeping
Memory Tip: Dormant → Doormat → Do not be like a doormat and do nothing.
Use in Sentence: The bears find a comfortable cave, go into hibernation for 6 months at a time, where they remain dormant without eating.
Impugn (verb)
Hindi translation: प्रतिवाद करना
Meaning: Challenge the validity or motive behind something.
Memory Tip: Im + pugn → In + Punga → In + पंगा → In this पंगा, I will impugn his statement that I am not a trustworthy person.
Use in Sentence: The judge impugned the evidence provided by the defence lawyer.
Outweigh (verb)
Hindi translation: पल्ला झुकना
Meaning: Be greater or more significant than
Memory Tip: On a weighing scale, the customer’s vegetables should always outweigh the vendor’s standard weights because in consumer laws, customer’s interests outweigh the seller’s interests.
Use in Sentence: His intelligence far outweighed his lack of good looks, which is why he was popular among the girls in his class.
Herald (noun, verb)
Hindi Translation:अग्र–दूत OR घोषणा करना
Meaning: A sign that something is about to happen
Memory Tip: Her + ald → Her + all → Her habit of spreading news to all before the thing happened unfairly got her the reputation of being a gossip.
Use in Sentence: The song of the cuckoo bird is considered to be the herald of spring.
Deprive (verb)
Hindi translation: वंचित करना
Meaning: Prevent from using or having something
Memory Tip: De + Prive → They + Prevent → They prevent us from getting good jobs, they have deprived us of our livelihood.
Use in Sentence: The women were deprived of their fundamental right to equality when they were prevented from entering the temple.
Nascent (adjective)
Hindi translation: नवजात
Meaning: Just coming into existence and displaying signs of future potential
Memory Tip: Na + scent → New + Scent → Something new always gives off a new kind of scent (e.g. the new book smell, new car smell etc.)
Use in Sentence: He wants to invest in the nascent aerospace industry in India.
Consent (verb, noun)
Hindi translation: सहमति
Meaning: Agreement
Memory Tip: Co + Sent → Co-operate + Send →We all consented to co-operate and send the poor but talented young boy to the Olympics.
Use in Sentence: The consent of all the stakeholders is important in taking any decision regarding the property.
Germane (adjective)
Hindi Translation: सार्थक
Meaning: Relevant
Memory Tip: Ger + mane → Agar + Maane →अगर + माने → अगर Germane बातें करोगे तो सब मानेंगे लेकिन हज़ार चीज़ें बीच में लाने की कोशिश करोगे तो किसी को नहीं समझेगा
Use in Sentence: The media has been advised to only ask questions that are germane to the ongoing water crisis in the country and leave out the scandals and politics.
Elated (verb, adjective)
Hindi translation: उल्लसित
Meaning: Become very happy
Memory Tip: Rhymes with elevated → When you get a promotion (elevated in position), you become elated.
Use in Sentence: The player was elated after he defeated the World Number 1 in the finals.
Incompetent (adjective)
Hindi translation: अक्षम
Meaning: Lacking skills to do something
Memory Tip: In + Competent → No + Competition → If you are incompetent, you are no competition for anyone.
Use in Sentence: The incompetent security guard slept as the house was robbed under his nose.
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1 – Umbrage – साया
Meaning – offence or annoyance.
Usage – “she took umbrage at his remarks”
Synonyms – take offence, be offended, take exception, bridle, take something personally, be aggrieved, be affronted, take something amiss, be upset, be annoyed, be angry, be indignant, get one’s hackles up, be put out, be insulted, be hurt, be wounded, be piqued, be resentful.
2. – 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.
3. – 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.
4. – Tranquil – शांत
Meaning – free from disturbance; calm.
Usage – “her tranquil gaze”
Synonyms – peaceful, restful, reposeful, calm, quiet, still, serene, placid, relaxing, soothing, undisturbed, idyllic, halcyon, mild, pleasan.
5. – Taciturn – अल्पभाषी
Meaning – (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
Usage – “after such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose”
synonyms: untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent, unforthcoming, quiet, unresponsive, secretive, silent, tight-lipped, close-mouthed, mute, dumb, inarticulate; reserved, withdrawn, introverted, retiring, antisocial, unsociable, distant, aloof, stand-offish, cold, detached, dour, sullen.
6. – Retrieve – निकालते
Meaning – get or bring (something) back from somewhere.
Usage – “I was sent to retrieve the balls from his garden”
Synonyms – get back, recover, regain (possession of), win back, recoup, reclaim, repossess, redeem, have returned; salvage, rescue, fetch, bring back; replevy; rarerecuperate.
7. – Slander – बदनामी
Meaning – make false and damaging statements about (someone).
Usage – “they were accused of slandering the head of state”
Synonyms – defame, defame someone’s character, blacken someone’s name, give someone a bad name, tell lies about, speak ill/evil of, drag through the mud/mire, throw/sling/fling mud at, sully someone’s reputation, libel, smear, run a smear campaign against, cast aspersions on, spread scandal about, besmirch, tarnish, taint, misrepresent; malign, traduce, vilify, calumniate, disparage
8. – Refurbish – नया करना
Meaning – renovate and redecorate (something, especially a building).
Usage – “the premises have been completely refurbished in our corporate style”
Synonyms – renovate, recondition, rehabilitate, revamp, make over, overhaul, restore, renew, develop, redevelop, rebuild, reconstruct, remodel; redecorate, brighten up, freshen up, spruce up; improve, upgrade, refit, fix up, re-equip; modernize, update
9. – Piquant – आकर्षक
Meaning – having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavour.
Usage – “a piquant tartare sauce”
Synonyms – spicy, tangy, spiced, peppery, hot; tasty, flavoursome, flavourful, appetizing, highly seasoned, savoury, pungent, sharp, tart, zesty, strong, salty; raresapid, flavorous.
10. – Nullify – अमान्य घोषित करना
Meaning – make legally null and void; invalidate.
Usage – “judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions”
Synonyms – annul, declare null and void, render null and void, void, invalidate, render invalid; repeal, reverse, rescind, revoke, set aside, cancel, abolish, undo, abrogate; countermand, veto, dissolve, cast aside, do away with, bring to an end, terminate, quash, obliterate; vacate; archaicrecall; raredisannul.
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1. – Fumble – टटोलना
Meaning – do or handle something clumsily.
Usage – “she fumbled with the lock”
Synonyms – grope, feel about, search blindly, scrabble around, muddle around.
2. – Frisky – प्रफुल्ल
Meaning – playful and full of energy.
Usage – “he bounds about like a frisky pup”
Synonyms – lively, bouncy, bubbly, perky, active, energetic, animated, zestful, full of vim and vigour; playful, full of fun, coltish, skittish, spirited, high-spirited, in high spirits, exuberant; informalhigh, frolicky, full of beans, full of get-up-and-go, sparky, zippy, peppy, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed; archaicfrolicsome, gamesome, sportive, frolic, wanton.
3. – Flinch – बच निकलना
Meaning – make a quick, nervous movement of the face or body as an instinctive reaction to fear or pain.
Usage – “she flinched at the acidity in his voice”
Synonyms – wince, start, shy (away), recoil, shrink, pull back, back away, shy away, draw back, withdraw, blench, cringe, squirm, quiver, shudder, shiver, tremble, quake, shake, quail, cower, waver, falter, hesitate, get cold feet, blanch.
4. – Gabble – बड़बड़ाना
Meaning – talk rapidly and unintelligibly.
Usage – “he gabbled on in a panicky way until he was dismissed”
Synonyms – jabber, babble, prattle, rattle, blabber, gibber, cackle, blab, drivel, twitter, splutter; talk rapidly, talk incoherently, talk unintelligibly; informalwaffle, chunter, witter.
5. – Gadfly – घुड़मक्खी
Meaning – a fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly.
Usage – a person who annoys or criticizes others in order to provoke them into action.
6. – Frailties – कमजोरी
Meaning – the condition of being weak and delicate.
Usage – “the increasing frailty of old age”
Synonyms – infirmity, infirmness, weakness, weakliness, feebleness, enfeeblement, debility, incapacity, impairment, indisposition; fragility, delicacy, slightness, puniness; illness, sickness, sickliness, ill health; decrepitude, dodderiness, shakiness; informalweediness.
7. – Heresy – पाषंड
Meaning – belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine.
Usage – “Huss was burned for heresy”
Synonyms – dissension, dissent, dissidence, blasphemy, nonconformity, unorthodoxy, heterodoxy, apostasy, freethinking, schism, faction; scepticism, agnosticism, atheism, non-theism, non-belief, unbelief, idolatry, paganism, separatism, sectarianism, revisionism.
8. – Motley – पंचमेल
Meaning – incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate.
Usage – “a motley crew of discontents and zealots”
Synonyms – miscellaneous, disparate, diverse, assorted, sundry, varied, mixed, diversified, heterogeneous.
9. – Lackey – नौकर
Meaning – a servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant.
Usage – “lackeys were waiting to help them from the carriage”
Synonyms – servant, flunkey, footman, manservant, valet, liveried servant, steward, butler, equerry, retainer, vassal, page, attendant, houseboy, domestic, drudge, factotum; informalskivvy; archaicscullion.
10. – polemical – विवादात्मक
Meaning – of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech.
Usage – “a polemical essay”
Synonyms – critical, hostile, bitter, polemic, virulent, vitriolic, venomous, waspish, corrosive, biting, caustic, trenchant, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing, acid, sharp, keen, tart, pungent, stinging, astringent, incisive, devastating, piercing; rareacidulous, mordacious.
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1. Decry – दोष देना
Meaning – publicly denounce.
Usage – “they decried human rights abuses”
Synonyms – denounce, condemn, criticize, censure, damn, attack, fulminate against, rail against, inveigh against, blame, carp at, cavil at, run down, pillory, rap, lambaste, deplore, disapprove of, vilify, execrate, revile; disparage, deprecate, discredit, derogate, cast aspersions on; informalslam, slate, blast, knock, snipe at, do a hatchet job on, hold forth against, come down on, pull to pieces, tear to shreds; formalexcoriate, animadvert; rareasperse.
2. Defile – अपवित्र करना
Meaning – damage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil.
Usage – “the land was defiled by a previous owner”
Synonyms – spoil, sully, mar, impair, debase, degrade; pollute, poison, corrupt, taint, tarnish, infect; foul, befoul, dirty, soil, stain; destroy, ruin.
3. Chary – खबरदार
Meaning – cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something.
Usage – “she had been chary of telling the whole truth”
Synonyms – wary, cautious, circumspect, heedful, careful, on one’s guard, guarded, mindful, watchful; distrustful, mistrustful, doubtful, sceptical, suspicious, dubious, hesitant, reluctant, disinclined, loath, averse, shy, nervous, apprehensive, uneasy, afraid.
4. Caliber – बुद्धि का विस्तार
Meaning – the quality of someone’s character or the level of their ability.
Usage – “they could ill afford to lose a man of his calibre”
Synonyms – quality, merit, distinction, character, worth, stature, excellence, superiority, eminence, pre-eminence; ability, expertise, talent, capability, capacity, proficiency, competence; gifts, endowments, strengths, qualifications.
5. Devoid – रहित
Meaning – entirely lacking or free from.
Usage – “Lisa kept her voice devoid of emotion”
Synonyms – lacking, without, free from/of, empty of, vacant of, void of, bare of, barren of, bereft of, drained of, denuded of, deprived of, depleted of, destitute of, bankrupt of; wanting, in need of; informalminus, sans.
6. Flagrant – ज्वलंत
Meaning – (of an action considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive.
Usage – “a flagrant violation of the law”
Synonyms – blatant, glaring, obvious, overt, evident, conspicuous; naked, barefaced, shameless, brazen, audacious, brass-necked; undisguised, unconcealed, patent, transparent, manifest, palpable; out and out, utter, complete; outrageous, scandalous, shocking, disgraceful, reprehensible, dreadful, terrible; gross, enormous, heinous, atrocious, monstrous, wicked, iniquitous, villainous; archaicarrant.
7. Exodus – गमन
Meaning – a mass departure of people.
Usage – “the annual exodus of sun-seeking Canadians to Florida”
Synonyms – mass departure, withdrawal, evacuation, leaving, exit; migration, emigration, hegira, diaspora; flight, escape, retreat, fleeing.
8. Garish – भड़कीला
Meaning – obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.
Usage – “garish shirts in all sorts of colours”
Synonyms – gaudy, lurid, loud, over-bright, harsh, glaring, violent, flashy, showy, glittering, brassy, brash; tasteless, in bad taste, vulgar, distasteful, unattractive, nauseating, bilious, sickly; informalflash, tacky.
9. 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;
10. Overture – झलकी
Meaning – an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, play, etc.
Usage – “the overture to Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’”
Synonyms – prelude, introduction, opening, introductory movement, voluntary; rareverset.
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