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1.Acquiesce (v)
Hindi Meaning : मान लेना, चुपचाप स्वीकार करना
English Meaning : To agree or express agreement
Synonyms : Accept , Comply , Reconcile
Use : The administration decided to acquiesce and let the students have a quiz.
2.Behest (n)
Hindi Meaning : आज्ञा, आदेश
English Meaning: A request of great importance.
Synonyms: Instruction, Bidding, Request, Requirement
Use : The singer decided to perform two more songs at the behest of his audience.
3.Detritus (n)
Hindi Meaning : अपरद, कूड़ा
English Meaning : Waste or debris of any kind.
Synonyms: Debris, Waste , Rubble, Wreckage
Use : Before leaving the cafeteria, students drop their detritus in the garbage.
4.Effusive (adj)
Hindi Meaning : असंयत, निस्सारी
English Meaning: Showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
Synonyms: Gushing, Unrestrained, Extravagant, Fulsome
Use : The president was effusive in his grief for the fallen soldiers.
5.Vaunt (v)
Hindi Meaning : डींग, दिखावा, शेखी
English Meaning : Boast about or praise
Synonyms: Flaunt, Flourish
Use :The humble war hero refused to vaunt his fame.
6.Benign (adj)
Hindi Meaning : सुहाना, सौम्य
English Meaning : Gentle and kind or having no significant effect, harmless
Synonyms : Unselfish, Benevolent, Gracious, Liberal
Use :The medicine is benign in its effects and will cause you no harm.
7.Countermand (v)
Hindi Meaning : प्रत्यादेश, रद्द करना
English Meaning : Revoke or cancel
Synonyms: Revoke, Rescind, Undo, Withdraw
Use :The appeals court chose to countermand the lower’s court guilty verdict.
8.Tumultuous (adj)
Hindi Meaning : अशांत, उग्र, उत्तेजित
English Meaning : Loud, Excited, and emotional
Synonyms: Tempestuous, Stormy, Turbulent
Use :The politician’s speech was followed by tumultuous booing from the upset voters.
9.Confederate (adj)
Hindi Meaning : साथी, अपराध में साथी, सन्धिबद्ध
English Meaning : Joined by an agreement or treaty.
Synonyms: Federal, Allied, Associated, United
Use : Some local news channels united to form confederate councils.
10.Acrid (adj)
Hindi Meaning : उग्र, कटु, गरम
English Meaning : Bitter and unpleasant in taste or smell.
Synonyms: Pungent, Bitter, Sharp, Sour, Tart,
Use : The acrid smell of a decaying corpse is enough to make anyone vomit.
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1. Futile – व्यर्थ
Meaning – producing no result or effect
Usage – “a futile attempt to keep fans from mounting the stage”
Synonyms – fruitless, vain, pointless; useless, worthless, ineffectual, ineffective, inefficacious, to no effect, of no use, in vain, to no avail, unavailing; unsuccessful, failed, thwarted; unproductive, barren, unprofitable, abortive; impotent, hollow, empty, forlorn, idle, sterile, nugatory, valueless; hopeless, doomed, lost; informalno good to gundy; archaicbootless.
2. Aggrandize – शक्ति अथवा प्रतिक्षा में बढ़ाना
Meaning – make great or greater in power, rank, honour, or wealth.
Usage – “an action intended to aggrandize the Frankish dynasty”
3. Theocracy
Meaning – a form of government in which the religious officials are the leaders.
Usage – “his ambition is to lead a worldwide theocracy”
4. Recluse – वैरागी
Meaning – a person who lives alone and avoids other people.
Usage – she has turned into a virtual recluse”
Synonyms – hermit, ascetic; monk, nun; marabout, santon; rareeremite, anchorite, anchoress, stylite, cenobite.
5. Ode – स्तोत्र
Meaning – a poem that praises or celebrates something.
Usage – a classical poem of a kind originally meant to be sung.
6. Alcove – आला
Meaning – a small area that is secluded from a large space .
Usage – a recess in the wall of a room or garden.
Synonyms – recess, niche, nook, opening, bay, hollow, cavity, corner, indentation, booth; apse; inglenook.
7. Vacillate – डोलना
Meaning – to waver between different opinions or actions.
Usage – “I vacillated between teaching and journalism”
Synonyms – dither, be indecisive, be irresolute, be undecided, be uncertain, be unsure, be doubtful, waver, teeter, temporize, hesitate, oscillate, fluctuate, keep changing one’s mind; haver, hum and haw; swither; informaldilly-dally, shilly-shally, blow hot and cold.
8. Mausoleum – समाधि
Meaning – a large elegant building that holds tombs.
Usage – “the cathedral was built in 1517 as a royal mausoleum”
Synonyms – tomb, sepulchre, crypt, vault, charnel house, burial chamber, catacomb, undercroft
9. Trenchant – तल्खी
Meaning – Characterized by or full of force and vigour.
Usage – the White Paper makes trenchant criticisms of health authorities”
Synonyms – incisive, cutting, pointed, piercing, penetrating, sharp, keen, acute, razor-sharp, razor-edged, rapier-like; vigorous, forceful, strong, telling, emphatic, forthright, blunt; biting, stinging, mordant, pungent, scathing, caustic, acid, tart, acerbic, astringent, sarcastic; devastating, savage, fierce, searing, blistering, withering; acerb; raremordacious, acidulous.
10. Vested – निहित
Meaning – confer or bestow (power, authority, property, etc.) on someone.
Usage – “executive power is vested in the President”
Synonyms – entrust to, invest in, bestow on, confer on, grant to, give to; endow, lodge, lay, place; put in the hands of.
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1.Malevolent (adjective)
Hindi translation: दुष्ट
Meaning: Wishing evil to others, arising from intense ill will or hatred.
Memory Tip: Male + “volent” → Volent rhymes with violent → Villians in Indian films are male & violent.
Usage: Cinderella’s stepmother was malevolenttowards her because of her character and beauty.
2.Mollify (verb)
Hindi translation: शमन करना
Meaning: Calm down the anger or anxiety of someone, reduce severity.
Memory Tip: Mollify == smallify! Reduce or appease, it’s always making something smaller.
Usage: The Commissioner tried to mollify the mob.
3.Mundane (adjective)
Hindi translation: साधारण
Meaning: Repetitive and boring, relating to the ordinary world.
Memory Tip: Mundane sounds like Monday à Mondays, back to the repetitive and boring schedule.
Usage: To change his mundane life, he joined an NGO.
4.Morose (adjective)
Hindi translation: उदास
Meaning: Very sad
Memory Tip: Morose sounds similar to Remorse → When we remorse, we become morose.
Usage: His speech made me morose.
5.Mettlesome (adjective)
Hindi translation: वीर
Meaning: Filled with courage.
Memory Tip: Mettlesome == “metal” some → He jumped down to save the kid as if he was made of metal and wouldn’t get hurt.
Use in Sentence: Chhathrapathi Shivaji was a mettlesome and skilled fighter
6.Kindle (verb)
Hindi translation: जलाना, प्रज्वलित करना
Meaning: Light or set on fire, provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone.
Memory Tip: Kindle sounds like candle → Kindle is related to fire.
Usage: They kindled the campfire
7.Inimical (adjective)
Hindi translation: हानिकारक ,विरोधी
Meaning: Tending to obstruct or harm.
Memory Tip: Inimical == ‘enemy’cal.
Usage: Alcohol is inimical to our society.
8.Peevish (adjective)
Hindi translation: चिड़चिड़ा
Meaning: Feeling or showing irritation, easily irritated especially by unimportant things.
Memory Tip: Pet peeve is something that a particular person finds irritating. A pet peeve makes you peevish.
Usage: The interviewer’s peevish behaviour didn’t distract the candidate.
9.Pittance (noun)
Hindi translation: देन
Meaning: Small amount of money paid to someone as an allowance or wage.
Memory Tip: Pittance: Pity → Out of pity, we give a small amount of money to homeless people.
Usage: What the workers received was pittance, not salary.
10.Innocuous (adjective)
Hindi translation: अहानिकर
Meaning: Not harmful or offensive, innocent.
Memory Tip: Innoc + uous → Innocent + uous.
Use in Sentence: I liked the innocence in her innocuous question.
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1. Amalgam (n)
Hindi Meaning : मिश्रण, मिशृन
English Meaning : A mixture or blend.
Synonyms : Combination, Union, Merger, Blend, Mixture
Use : The dentist uses a mixture of amalgams to clean the teeth.
2. Unkempt (adj)
Hindi Meaning : बिखरे बालों वाला, असावधान
English Meaning : Having an untidy or dishevelled appearance
Synonyms : Untidy, Messy, Scruffy
Use : The unkempt garden was filled with weeds.
3.Vanquish (v)
Hindi Meaning : जीतना, हराना
English Meaning : Defeat thoroughly.
Synonyms : Conquer , Trounce, Annihilate
Use : Without additional troops, our army will not be able to vanquish the enemy forces.
4.Vile (adj)
Hindi Meaning : कमीना, नीचतापूर्ण
English Meaning : Extremely unpleasant.
Synonyms : Foul, Nasty, Unpleasant
Use : Slavery was a vile practice used to obtain free labor.
5.Toil (v)
Hindi Meaning : कठिन काम, सख़्त श्रम
English Meaning : Work extremely hard or incessantly.
Synonyms : Hard work , Struggle, Effort
Use : Indians toiled hard for the independence.
6.Unobtrusive (adj)
Hindi Meaning : बिना चहल पहल का, अदृष्ट, दीन
English Meaning : Not conspicuous or attracting attention.
Synonyms : Self-effacing, Retiring, Unassuming, Modest
Use : The principal tried to be unobtrusive as he quietly entered the classroom to observe the class.
7.Vaguely (adv)
Hindi Meaning : अस्पष्ट रूप से
English Meaning : In a way that is uncertain, indefinite or unclear.
Synonyms : Roughly, Approximately, Virtually
Use :Your face is vaguely familiar, but I can't remember where we met.
8.Skulk (v)
Hindi Meaning : आलसी, कामचोर, घात में होना
English Meaning : Cowardly motive.
Synonyms : Lurk, Loiter, Hide
Use :The shoplifter tried to skulk through the store while carrying a bunch of expensive jeans.
9.Rue (v) : पछतावा, रंज, शोक
Hindi Meaning :
English Meaning Bitterly regret
Synonyms : Regret , Apologize
Use : My husband will rue the day he ever cheated on me.
10.Portent (n)
Hindi Meaning : अचंभा, अनहोनी, अपशकुन
English Meaning : A sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen.
Synonyms : Omen, Sign, Indication, Presage,
Use : The thunder was a portent of an approaching storm.
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1. Refrain – बचना
Meaning – stop oneself from doing something.
Usage – “she refrained from comment”
Synonyms – abstain, desist, hold back, stop oneself, withhold; forbear, forgo, do without, dispense with, resist the temptation to, avoid, steer clear of, give a wide berth to, have nothing to do with, fight shy of, eschew, shun, renounce, forswear, abjure, leave alone, not touch, reject; stop, cease, finish, discontinue, give up, break off, drop; informalquit, leave off, kick, swear off; informaljack in; archaicforsake.
2. Encroachment – अतिक्रमण
Meaning – intrusion on a person’s territory, rights, etc
Usage – “minor encroachments on our individual liberties”
Synonyms – intrusion into, trespass on, invasion of, infiltration of, incursion into, obtrusion into, overrunning of, usurping of, appropriation of; infringement of, impingement on, impinging on
3. Expedite – शीघ्र
Meaning – make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
Usage – “he promised to expedite economic reforms”
Synonyms – speed up, accelerate, hurry, hasten, step up, quicken, precipitate, rush; advance, facilitate, ease, make easier, further, promote, aid, push through, push, give a push to, press, urge on, forward, boost, give a boost to, stimulate, spur on, help along, oil the wheels for, smooth the way for, clear a path for; finish/accomplish/achieve quickly, dispatch; informaldash off, make short work of.
4. Ominous – अमंगल
Meaning – giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.
Usage – “there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead”
Synonyms – threatening, menacing, baleful, forbidding, sinister, doomy, inauspicious, unpropitious, portentous, unfavourable, dire, unpromising; black, dark, wintry, gloomy, ugly; archaicdireful; rareminatory, minacious, sinistrous.
5. Plethora – बहुतायत
Meaning – a large or excessive amount of something.
Usage – “a plethora of committees and subcommittees”
6. Sagacity – बुद्धिमत्ता
Meaning – the quality of being sagacious
Usage – “a man of great political sagacity”
Synonyms – wisdom, (deep) insight, intelligence, understanding, judgement, acuity, astuteness, insight, sense, canniness, sharpness, depth, profundity, profoundness, perceptiveness, penetration, perception, percipience, perspicuity, discernment, erudition, learning.
7. Temerity – उतावलापन
Meaning – excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.
Usage – “no one had the temerity to question his conclusions”
Synonyms – audacity, boldness, audaciousness, nerve, effrontery, impudence, impertinence, cheek, barefaced cheek, gall, presumption, presumptuousness, brazenness, forwardness, front, rashness; daring; informalface, neck, brass neck, brass; informalchutzpah; informalhide; informalcrust; rareprocacity, assumption.
8. Parsimony – बचत
Meaning – extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.
Usage – “a great tradition of public design has been shattered by government parsimony”
Synonyms – meanness, miserliness, parsimoniousness, niggardliness, close-fistedness, closeness, penuriousness, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, illiberality, frugality; informalstinginess, minginess, tightness, tight-fistedness; cheapness; archaicnearness
9. Cursory – सतही
Meaning – hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
Usage – “a cursory glance at the figures”
Synonyms – perfunctory, desultory, casual, superficial, token, uninterested, half-hearted, inattentive, unthinking, offhand, mechanical, automatic, routine; hasty, quick, hurried, rapid, brief, passing, fleeting, summary, sketchy, careless, slapdash.
10. Surveillance – निगरानी
Meaning – close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.
Usage – “he found himself put under surveillance by British military intelligence”
Synonyms – observation, scrutiny, watch, view, inspection, monitoring, supervision, superintendence; spying, espionage, intelligence, undercover work, infiltration, reconnaissance; informalbugging, wiretapping, phone tapping, recon.
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1.Fastidious (adjective)
Hindi Translation: नकचढ़ा
Meaning: Very attentive to accuracy and detail.
Memory Tip: Fastidious contains fast which indicates a person’s fondness for accuracy.
Usage: She is fastidious about cleanliness.
2.Ferret (verb)
Hindi Translation: खोजना, भगाना
Meaning: Search; To drive away.
Memory Tip: Ferret rhymes with secret. So imagine that someone wants to hunt out a secret.
Usage: He was ferreting for keys.
Usage: He was ferreting for keys.
3.Fecund (adjective)
Hindi Translation: उपजाऊ
Meaning: Highly fertile; Intellectually productive.
Memory Tip: Fecund rhymes with second → Able to produce 2nd generation; Fertile.
Usage: Shreya’s fecund ideas resulted in exponential growth in factory’s output.
4.Defray (verb)
Hindi Translation: चुकाना
Meaning: Provide money to pay an expense.
Memory Tip: Defray rhymes with ‘pay’ → You can remember ‘Debit’ & ‘Pay’ to remember ‘defray’.
Usage: The ministry had defrayed the money but victims have still not received it.
5.Gaiety (noun)
Hindi Translation: आनंद, प्रसन्नता
Meaning: The state or quality of being light-hearted or cheerful; Lively celebration of festivals.
Memory Tip: To be gay means to be happy → Gay+ty = Gaiety.
Usage: The children playing in the rain made my mood of the valley gaiety.
6.Upbraid(verb)
Hindi Translation: फटकारना
Meaning: To find fault with someone, to scold.
Memory Tip: Upb’raid’ → Income tax raids to find out faults in submitted accounts reports.
Usage: His parents upbraided him for spending too much money at the mall.
7.Restive (adjective)
Hindi Translation: छटपट
Meaning: Unable to remain silent or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction.
Memory Tip: Unable to keep still or silent and become difficult to control, especially because of impatience, dissatisfaction or boredom.
Usage: He was extremely restive in his childhood.
8.Respite (noun)
Hindi Translation: राहत
Meaning: A short period of rest or relief from something difficult.
Memory Tip: Respite → respire or to get rest despite of ongoing problems.
Usage: Last night’s rainfall brought some respite to the drought affected village.
9.Sangfroid (noun)
Hindi Translation: शांत
Meaning: Calmness shown in danger.
Memory Tip: Sang + froid → The hero with sangfroid sang a song when surrounded by goons.
Usage: With sangfroid, he accepted the challenge.
10.Surfeit (noun)
Hindi Translation: अतिरेक
Meaning: An excessive amount of something, surplus.
Memory Tip: Surf+ eit → Sirf (सिर्फ) + eat → When you sirf eat and do nothing else, you eat in excess.
Usage: When a part of the world experiences a scarcity of food, the other part enjoys a surfeit of food.
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1. Dawn (noun)
Hindi Meaning : भोर, शुरू, सबेरा
English Meaning : the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise.
synonyms: sunrise, first light, daylight
use : We got up at dawn to avoid a traffic jam.
2. Fugitive (adjective)
Hindi Meaning : पलायक, भग्गू, भगोड़ा
English Meaning : quick to disappear, fleeting.
synonyms:fleeting, transient , ephemeral
use : She has been charged with helping a fugitive from justice.
3. Sack (noun)
Hindi Meaning : थैला, बिस्तर, बोरा
English Meaning : a large bag made of a strong material such as hessian, thick paper, or plastic, used for storing and carrying goods.
synonyms:bag, pack, pouch, pocket
use : Santa's sack was full of toys for all the little boys and girls.
4. Circumvent (verb)
Hindi Meaning : ठगना, बिगाड़ना, धोखा देना
English Meaning : find a way around
synonyms: avoid,bypass, sidestep
use : The army will circumvent part of the enemy’s defenses by coming in from the south.
5. Sabotage (verb)
Hindi Meaning : तोड़-फोड़, गड़बड़ करना
English Meaning : deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct
synonyms: cripple, impair, incapacitate
use : A poor foundation will effectively sabotage even the best-built house.
6. Aghast (adjective)
Hindi Meaning : आश्चर्यान्वित, भौंचक्का, हक्काबक्का
English Meaning : filled with horror or shock.
synonyms: speechless, awestruck,thunderstruck
use: As the car moved rapidly towards me, I was aghast and could not move to safety.
7. Facsimile (noun)
Hindi Meaning : प्रतिलिपि, प्रतिच्छाया, फ़ैक्स
English Meaning : an exact copy, especially of written or printed material
synonyms: copy, reproduction, duplicate
use: A good facsimile will fool even the most intense scrutiny.
8. Emollient (adjective)
Hindi Meaning : उपसात्वक, शांत करनेवाला, ठंडा करनेवाला
English Meaning : attempting to avoid confrontation or anger ,something which softens or lubricates the skin
synonyms:conciliatory,soothing ,palliative,
use: Coconut oil was a suggested emollient for stretch marks.
9. Enthral (verb)
Hindi Meaning : मंत्रमुग्ध करना, मोहित करना, ग़ुलाम बनाना
English Meaning : capture the fascinated attention of.
synonyms:captivate, enchant, bewitch, fascinate,
use: I was completely enthralled by the Indian cricket team performance.
10. Crux (noun)
Hindi Meaning : मूल, कठिनाई
English Meaning : the decisive or most important point at issue.
synonyms:nub, heart, essence
use: My alcoholic father is quick to say the crux of his problem.
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1. Staggeringly – hugely, अत्यधिकता
Meaning – walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.
Usage – “he staggered to his feet, swaying a little”
Synonyms – lurch, walk unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble, wobble, move clumsily, weave, flounder, falter, pitch, roll etc.
2. Fumble – टटोलना
Meaning – do or handle something clumsily.
Usage – “she fumbled with the lock”
Synonyms – grope, feel about, search blindly, scrabble around, muddle around.
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. Debonair – आकर्षक
Meaning – (of a man) confident, stylish, and charming.
Usage – “all the men looked debonair and handsome in white tie and tails”
Synonyms – suave, urbane, sophisticated, cultured, self-possessed, self-assured, confident, charming, gracious, well mannered, civil, courteous, gallant, chivalrous, gentlemanly, refined, polished, well bred, genteel, dignified, courtly; well dressed, well groomed, well turned out, elegant, stylish, smart, dashing, dapper, spruce, trim, attractive; soigné; informalsmooth, swish, swanky, snappy, sharp, cool.
5. 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.
6. Inclination – tendency, इरादा
Meaning – a person’s natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition.
Usage – “John was a scientist by training and inclination”
Synonyms – tendency, propensity, proclivity, leaning; predisposition, disposition, predilection, weakness, proneness; desire, wish, readiness, impulse; bent etc.
7. Knead – फेंटना
Meaning – work (moistened flour or clay) into dough or paste with the hands.
Usage – make (bread or pottery) by kneading flour or clay.
Synonyms – pummel, work, pound, squeeze, wring, twist, crush, form, shape, mould, mix, blend; raremalaxate.
8. Remonstrate -प्रतिवादकरना
Meaning – make a forcefully reproachful protest.
Usage – “he turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy”
Synonyms – protest, complain, expostulate.
9. Melancholy – उदासी
Meaning – a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
Usage – “an air of melancholy surrounded him”
Synonyms – desolation, sadness, pensiveness, woe, sorrow.
10. 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.
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1.Acerbic (adjective)
Hindi Translation: चुभनेवाला या खट्टा
Meaning: Penetrating (sharp and direct comment), tastes sour or bitter.
Memory Tip: Acerbic sounds like ‘acidic’ → Acids are penetrating and taste bitter.
Usage: His acerbic words shocked his friends.
2.Alfresco (adverb)
Hindi Translation: खुली हवा में
Meaning: In the open air.
Memory Tip: Al + Fres + Co → Al + Fresh + Cool → All the day, it was fresh and cool outside.
Usage: It is important for children to play alfresco.
3.Aghast (adjective)
Hindi Translation: भौचक्का
Meaning: Filled with horror or shock.
Memory Tip: Aghast → Aaa!! Ghost!!
Usage: She was aghast to find the ghost beside her.
4.Attenuate (verb, adjective)
Hindi Translation: पतला करना, दुर्बल होना
Meaning: Reduce the force, effect, thickness or value of.
Memory Tip: Attenuate sounds like a+ thin + uate.Usage: The opposition tried their best to attenuate the government.
5.Abdicate (verb)
Hindi Translation:अधिकार को त्यागना
Meaning: Renounce one’s throne, resign from or fail to fulfil duty.
Memory Tip: ‘Ab+Nai+Dictate’ means you can’t dictate anymore & now you have to give up.
Usage: After Brexit, British PM abdicated his responsibilities.
6.Grievous (adjective)
Hindi Translation: गंभीर
Meaning: Very severe or serious.
Memory Tip: Grievous → grieve + ous → where grieve means serious/sad.
Usage: He was grievous because he lost his phone.
7.Lugubrious (adjective)
Hindi Translation: शोकाकुल
Meaning: Looking or sounding sad.
Memory Tip: Lugubrious → Lu + gubrious → where gubrious sounds like grievous which means sad.
Usage: He was lugubrious because his grandfather passed away.
8.Dichotomy (noun)
Hindi Translation:विरोधाभास
Meaning: A division between two things that are represented as being entirely different.
Memory Tip: Dichotomy → Di + chotomy → where ‘Di’ means two parts or division.
Usage: They did not talk to each other due to the dichotomy in their thoughts.
9.Equable (adjective)
Hindi Translation: धीर
Meaning: Calm and relaxed.
Memory Tip: Equable → Eq + able → able to stay calm and relaxed.
Usage: He felt equable while meditating.
10.Vile (adjective)
Hindi Translation: घिनौना
Meaning: Very bad and unpleasant.
Memory Tip: Vile → Vil + e = Evil, which means bad.
Usage: Black magic is vile.
Bank & SSC - Important Vocabulary 100
1.Ulterior (adj)
Hindi Meaning : अप्रत्यक्ष, गुप्त, दूरस्थ
English Meaning : Existing beyond what is obvious or admitted
Synonyms: Secondary, Underlying, Undisclosed
Use : The eyes looked at her calmly, openly, with no ulterior thought behind,as it might seem.
2.Exhort (v)
Hindi Meaning : प्रेरित करना, शिक्षा देना
English Meaning : Strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something.
Synonyms: Urge, Encourage, Enjoin
Use :The purpose of most commercials is to exhort consumers to buy a particular product or service.
3.Reverence (n)
Hindi Meaning : आज्ञापालन, आदर, इज्जत
English Meaning : Deep respect for someone or regard
Synonyms : Appreciation, Estimation
Use : We showed reverence for my late uncle at a private memorial service in his favorite garden.
4.Freebie (n)
Hindi Meaning : मुफ्त उपहार
English Meaning : A thing that is provided or given free of charge.
Synonyms : Gift , Handout
Use : The government paid for the minister to fly out to Australia on a freebie.
5.Dainty (adj)
Hindi Meaning : प्रसाद, मिठाइयां, स्वादिष्ट वस्तु
English Meaning : Fastidious, especially concerning food or delicately small and pretty..
Synonyms: Fastidious, Fussy , Squeamish
Use : The flower girl scattered dainty petals from her pretty wicker basket.
6.Canoe (n)
Hindi Meaning : डोंगा, बनहटी
English Meaning : A light, narrow boat with pointed ends and no keel, propelled with a paddle or paddles.
Synonyms: Kayak, Dugout, Outrigger
Use : We paddled the canoe through a narrow channel, and into the open bay.
7. Gaucherie (n)
Hindi Meaning : अशिष्टता, फूहड़पन
English Meaning: Awkward or unsophisticated ways.
Synonyms: Impropriety, Misjudgment
Use : My boss was very gaucherie in his reply to my question that even my co-workers were set back and felt bad for me.
8.Atrocity (n)
Hindi Meaning : अत्याचार, क्रूरता, नृशंसता
English Meaning : An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.
Synonyms: Cruelty, Abomination, Enormity
Use :The racist men watched as their friend performed a sexual atrocity on the black woman.
9.Pernicious (adj)
Hindi Meaning : घातक, दुखदाई
English Meaning: Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Synonyms: Ruinous, Deadly, Lethal
Use : Lying can be pernicious to a relationship.
10.Draconian (adj)
Hindi Meaning : कठोर, क्रूर, निर्दय
English Meaning: Excessively harsh and severe.
Synonyms: Strict, Extreme, Drastic
Use :The Nazis destroyed the independence of the press by a series of draconian laws
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