1. Word: Quagmire (दलदल)
- Pronunciation: kwag-mahyuhr/क्वैग्माइअर
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning: a. a situation from which extrication is very difficult
b. anything soft or flabby
c. an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread - Synonyms: marsh,swamp, bog, mire
- Usage in a sentence: At the end of the game, the pitch was a real quagmire.
2. Word: Perilous (ख़तरनाक)
- Pronunciation:per-uh-luhs/पेरीलस
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. involving or full of grave risk or peril - Synonyms: dangerous, risky, hazardous, precarious
- Antonyms: safe, harmless, secure, beneficial
- Usage in a sentence: The country roads are quite perilous.
3. Word: Acerbic (कसैला)
- Pronunciation: uh-sur-bik/असर्बिक
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. sour or astringent in taste
b. harsh or severe, as of temper or expression - Synonyms: bitter, caustic, tart, acrid
- Antonyms: sweet, genial, pleasant, bland, mild
- Usage in a sentence: After John heard his teacher’s acerbic comments, he was not motivated to complete his project.
4. Word: Mollify (शांत करना)
- Pronunciation: mol-uh-fahy/मालिफाइ
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to soften in feeling or temper, as a person
b. to mitigate or reduce; soften - Synonyms: soothe, appease, pacify, calm
- Antonyms: provoke, enrage, agitate, annoy
- Usage in a sentence: I tried to mollify her by giving her flowers.
5. Word: Roil (चिढ़ाना)
- Pronunciation: roil/रॉइल
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex
b. to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment
c. to cause something to stop working in the usual or expected way
d. to move or proceed turbulently - Synonyms: annoy, disturb, irritate, bother
- Antonyms: please, appease, gratify
- Usage in a sentence: Fears about Japan roiled world financial markets last week.
6. Word: Scathing (नुकसान पहुंचाने वाला)
- Pronunciation: skey-th ing/स्कैदिंग
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. bitterly severe, as a remark
b. harmful, injurious, or searing - Synonyms: harsh, sarcastic, acrimonious
- Antonyms: gentle, mild, humble,delicate
- Usage in a sentence: He planned a scathing attack on the president.
7. Word: Avert (टालना/ रोक देना)
- Pronunciation: uh-vurt/अवर्ट
- Part of speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to turn away or aside
b. to ward off; prevent - Synonyms: avoid, prevent, stop, divert
- Antonyms: attract, help, aid, intervene
- Usage in a sentence: We tried to avert our thoughts from our massive financial problems.
8. Word: Torrid (गर्म)
- Pronunciation: tawr-id/टॉरिड
- Part of speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area
b. oppressively hot, parching, or burningz, as climate, weather, or air
c. ardent; passionate
d. performing or doing something extremely well - Synonyms: burning, fiery, scorching, hot
- Antonyms: freezing, frigid, arctic, chilly
- Usage in a sentence: Summers in the tropics are torrid.
9. Word: Concerted (संगठित)
- Pronunciation: kuhn-sur-tid/कन्सर्टिड
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. contrived or arranged by agreement; planned or devised together
b. done or performed together or in cooperation
c. (Music) arranged in parts for several voices or instruments - Synonyms: joint, collective, together, unanimous
- Antonyms: separate, unilateral, contrarian, free standing
- Usage in a sentence: There has been a concerted campaign against the proposals.
10. Word: Savage (जंगली/वहशी/ तीव्र आलोचना करना)
- Pronunciation: sav-ij /सैविज
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb, Adjective
- Meaning:
a. fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed (Adjective)
b. uncivilized; barbarous (Adjective)
c. an uncivilized human being (Noun)
d. a fierce, brutal, or cruel person (Noun)
e. to assault and maul by biting, rending, goring, etc. (Verb)
f. to attack or criticize thoroughly or remorselessly (Verb) - Synonyms: wild, brutal, barbaric, cruel
- Antonyms: kind, civilized, gentle, tame
- Usage in a sentence: The child was savaged by a dog.
11. Word: Presumptive (आनुमानिक)
- Pronunciation: pri-zuhmp-tiv/प्रीज़म्प्टिव
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. affording ground for presumption
b. based on likelihood or presumption
c. regarded as such by presumption; based on inference - Synonyms: likely, deeming, presumable
- Antonyms: inconceivable, improbable, unlikely
- Usage in a sentence: My girlfriend has always been pretty presumptive, jumping to conclusions about things before I have a chance to even explain myself.
Exercise 2: Match the columns.
SR No. | Word | Antonym |
1 | Acerbic | Civilized |
2 | Perilous | Freezing |
3 | Roil | Gratify |
4 | Torrid | Sweet |
5 | Savage | Harmless |
1. Word: Reckless (लापरवाह)
- Pronunciation: rek-lis/रेक्लस
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning: a. utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of)
b. characterized by or proceeding from such carelessness - Synonyms: irresponsible, negligent, hasty, careless
- Antonyms: afraid, attentive, cautious
- Usage in a sentence: He was found guilty of reckless driving.
2. Word: Prosecute (मुकदमा चलाना)
- Pronunciation: pros-i-kyoot/प्रासक्यूट
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to institute legal proceedings against (a person)
b. to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process
c. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against
d. to follow up or carry forward something undertaken or begun, usually to its completion
e. to carry on or practice - Synonyms: pursue, continue, trial, accuse
- Antonyms: liberate, pardon, halt
- Usage in a sentence: Shoplifters will be prosecuted.
3. Word: Defamation (निन्दा)
- Pronunciation: def-uh-mey-shuh n/डेफमैशन
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel; calumny - Synonyms: slander, libel, vilification, calumny
- Antonyms: compliment, applause, praise
- Usage in a sentence: The lawsuit accused his former associates of defamation.
4. Word: Invoke (आह्वान करना)
- Pronunciation: in-vohk/इन्वोक
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for
b. to call on (a deity, Muse, etc.), as in prayer or supplication
c. to declare to be binding or in effect
d. to appeal to, as for confirmation
e. to petition or call on for help or aid
f. to call forth or upon (a spirit) by incantation - Synonyms: summon, call forth, conjure, evoke
- Antonyms: dismiss, avoid, abandon
- Usage in a sentence: Police can invoke the law to regulate access to these places.
5. Word: Throttle (गला घोंटना)
- Pronunciation: throt-l/थ्राटल
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. to stop the breath of by compressing the throat; strangle (Verb)
b. to choke or suffocate in any way (Verb)
c. to compress by fastening something tightly around (Verb)
d. to silence or check as if by choking (Verb)
e. a lever, pedal, handle, etc., for controlling or manipulating a throttle (Noun) - Synonyms: accelerator, choke, strangle, stifle
- Antonyms: release, breathe, respire, restore
- Usage in a sentence: Sometimes he annoys me so much that I could throttle him.
6. Word: Scrutinize (जाँचना)
- Pronunciation: skroot-n-ahyz/स्क्रूटिनाइज़
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to examine in detail with careful or critical attention
b. to conduct a scrutiny - Synonyms: examine, study, inspect, investigate
- Antonyms: ignore, glance, neglect
- Usage in a sentence: He scrutinized the men's faces closely, trying to work out who was lying.
7. Word: Actuate (सक्रिय करना)
- Pronunciation: ak-choo-eyt/ऐक्चूएट
- Part of speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to incite or move to action; impel; motivate
b. to put into action; start a process; turn on - Synonyms: activate, move, impel, operate
- Antonyms: impede, stop, deactivate
- Usage in a sentence: He was actuated almost entirely by altruism.
8. Word: Malice (द्वेष)
- Pronunciation: mal-is/मैलिस
- Part of speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness
b. evil intent on the part of a person who commits a wrongful act injurious to others - Synonyms: hatred, animosity, hostility, ill will
- Antonyms: kindness, benevolence, goodwill
- Usage in a sentence: There certainly wasn't any malice in her comments.
9. Word: Imputation (आरोप)
- Pronunciation: im-pyoo-tey-shuh n/इम्प्युटेशन
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. the act of imputing
b. an attribution, as of fault or crime; accusation - Synonyms: allegation, charge, accusation, blame
- Antonyms: credit, defense, bathe, confession
- Usage in a sentence: Nothing in the report carried any imputations against the company.
10. Word: Quash (रद्द करना)
- Pronunciation: kwosh/क्वॉश
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue
b. to make void, annul, or set aside (a law, indictment, decision, etc.) - Synonyms: cancel, annul, suppress, reverse
- Antonyms: create, validate, establish, make
- Usage in a sentence: The revolt was swiftly quashed by government troops.
11. Word: Enunciate (व्यक्त करना)
- Pronunciation: ih-nuhn-see-eyt/ईनन्सीऐट
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an articulate or a particular manner
b. to state or declare definitely, as a theory
c. to announce - Synonyms: pronounce, utter, articulate, voice, announce
- Antonyms: mumble, mispronounce, keep quiet, muffle
- Usage in a sentence: He doesn't enunciate (his words) very clearly.
Exercise 2: Match the columns.
SR No. | Word | Synonym |
1 | Invoke | Summon |
2 | Defamation | Examine |
3 | Reckless | Allegation |
4 | Imputation | Irresponsible |
5 | Scrutinize | Pursue |
1. Word: Languish (कमजोर होना)
- Pronunciation: lang-gwish/लैंगग्विश
- Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
- Meaning: a. to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade (Verb)
b. to lose vigor and vitality (Verb)
c. to undergo neglect or experience prolonged inactivity; suffer hardship and distress (Verb)
d. to be subjected to delay or disregard; be ignored (Verb)
e. the act or state of languishing (Noun)
f. a tender, melancholy look or expression (Noun) - Synonyms: weaken, deteriorate, decline, wither
- Antonyms: recover, flourish, improve, recuperate
- Usage in a sentence: Traditional industries continue to languish or disappear.
2. Word: Palliative (प्रशामक उपचार)
- Pronunciation: pal-ee-ey-tiv/पैलीएटिव
- Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
- Meaning:
a. reducing pain without curing the cause of the pain (Adjective)
b. a drug or medical treatment that reduces pain without curing the cause of the pain (Noun) - Synonyms: lenitive, sedative, anodyne
- Antonyms: intensifying, baneful, painful
- Usage in a sentence: Most of the AIDS research community were either working on vaccines for prevention or on stronger palliatives.
3. Word: Morbidity (रुगण्ता)
- Pronunciation: mawr-bid-i-tee/मॉर्बिडिटी
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. the morbidity of a disease is how many people have it in a particular population (Noun)
b. the fact of being too interested in unpleasant subjects, especially death (Noun) - Synonyms: mortality rate, ailment
- Antonyms: health, wholesomeness
- Usage in a sentence: She remembered her dead brother without morbidity.
4. Word: Buoyant (उल्लासी)
- Pronunciation: boi-uhnt/बॉइअन्ट
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. tending to float in a fluid
b. capable of keeping a body afloat, as a liquid
c. not easily depressed; cheerful
d. cheering or invigorating - Synonyms: cheerful, happy, joyful
- Antonyms: sad, heavy, depressed
- Usage in a sentence: Cork is light and buoyant.
5. Word: War-footing (युद्ध स्तर पर)
- Pronunciation: pri-kair-ee-uhs/वार फुटिंग
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. the condition or status of a military force or other organization when operating under a state of war or as if a state of war existed - Usage in a sentence: The country was on a war footing last night after the most devastating terrorist attack in history.
6. Word: Regime (शासन-पद्धति)
- Pronunciation: ruh-zheem/रैश़ीम
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. a mode or system of rule or government
b. a ruling or prevailing system
c. a government in power
d. the period during which a particular government or ruling system is in power - Synonyms: system, rule, government, scheme
- Antonyms: chaos, disorder, anarchy
- Usage in a sentence: The old corrupt, totalitarian regime was overthrown.
7. Word: Erupt (विस्फोट होना)
- Pronunciation: ih-ruhpt/ईरप्ट
- Part of speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to burst forth
b. (of a volcano, geyser, etc.) to eject matter
c. to break out of a pent-up state, usually in a sudden and violent manner
d. to break out in a skin rash
e. to release violently; burst forth with - Synonyms:explode, burst, detonate, blow up
- Antonyms: contain, develop, carry, come
- Usage in a sentence: At the end of a hot summer, violence erupted in the inner cities.
8. Word: Supplement (पूर्ति करना)
- Pronunciation: suhp-luh-muhnt/सप्लमेन्ट
- Part of speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole (Noun)
b. a part added to a book, document, etc., to supply additional or later information, correct errors, or the like (Noun)
c. a part, usually of special character, issued as an additional feature of a newspaper or other periodical (Noun)
d. to complete, add to, or extend by a supplement (Verb)
e. to form a supplement or addition to (Verb) - Synonyms: complement, complete, addition, increase
- Antonyms: deduction. epitome, decrease
- Usage in a sentence: The newspaper publishes a sports supplement every Monday.
9. Word: Intervention (हस्तक्षेप)
- Pronunciation: in-ter-ven-shuh n/इन्टर्वेन्शन
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. the act or fact of intervening
b. interposition or interference of one state in the affairs of another - Synonyms: interference, intrusion, interfere
- Antonyms: noninterference, exasperation, in-citation
- Usage in a sentence: Repeated interventions on the currency markets failed to prevent the currency's value falling.
10. Word: Address (संबोधित करना)
- Pronunciation: uh-dres/अड्रेस
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons (Noun)
b. a direction as to the intended recipient, written on or attached to a piece of mail (Noun)
c. to make an appeal (Verb)
d. to make preparations (Verb) - Synonyms: tackle, meet, resolve, deal
- Antonyms: ignore, evade, disdain, dismiss
- Usage in a sentence: The issue of funding has yet to be addressed.
Exercise 2: Match the columns.
SR No. | Word | Synonym |
1 | Supplement | Tackle |
2 | Languish | Intrusion |
3 | Erupt | Complete |
4 | Intervention | Explode |
5 | Address | Weaken |
1. Word: Fragile (नाज़ुक)
- Pronunciation: fraj-uh l/फ्रैजल
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning: a. easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail
b. vulnerably delicate, as in appearance
c. lacking in substance or force; flimsy - Synonyms: delicate, weak, frail, brittle
- Antonyms: unbreakable, strong, sturdy, firm
- Usage in a sentence: Be careful with that vase - it's very fragile.
2. Word: Catastrophic (अनर्थकारी)
- Pronunciation: kat-uh-strof-ik/कैटस्ट्राफिक
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event; calamitous - Synonyms: disastrous, tragic, ruinous, destructive
- Antonyms: harmless, lucky, encouraging
- Usage in a sentence: She had to put her catastrophic Olympic performance out of her mind.
3. Word: Bolster (सहारा देना)
- Pronunciation: bohl-ster/बोल्स्टर
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc (Noun)
b. anything resembling this in form or in use as a support (Noun)
c. any pillow, cushion, or pad (Noun)
d. to support with or as with a pillow or cushion (Verb)
e. to add to, support, or uphold (Verb) - Synonyms: support, strengthen, reinforce, sustain, buttress
- Antonyms: undermine, weaken, prevent, hinder
- Usage in a sentence: More money is needed to bolster the industry.
4. Word: Lash (जोर से मारना)
- Pronunciation: lash/लैश
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip (Noun)
b. a swift stroke or blow, with a whip or the like, given as a punishment (Noun)
c. to strike or beat, as with a whip or something similarly slender and flexible (Verb)
d. to beat violently or sharply against (Verb)
e. to strike vigorously at someone or something (Verb)
f. to attack or reprove someone with harsh words (Verb) - Synonyms: whip, scourge, beat, thrash
- Antonyms: praise, unbid, compliment
- Usage in a sentence: The prisoners were regularly lashed with electric cable.
5. Word: Precarious (अनिश्चित)
- Pronunciation: pri-kair-ee-uhs/प्रीकेरीअस
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure
b. dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will of another
c. exposed to or involving danger; dangerous; perilous; risky
d. having insufficient, little, or no foundation - Synonyms: hazardous, risky, unstable, insecure
- Antonyms: secure, safe, strong, stable
- Usage in a sentence: Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a precarious financial position.
6. Word: Anticipate (पूर्वानुमान करना)
- Pronunciation: an-tis-uh-peyt/ऐन्टिसपेट
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee
b. to expect; look forward to; be sure of
c. to perform (an action) before another has had time to act
d. to answer (a question), obey (a command), or satisfy (a request) before it is made
e. to nullify, prevent, or forestall by taking countermeasures in advance
f. to think, speak, act, or feel an emotional response in advance - Synonyms: expect, predict, foresee, forecast
- Antonyms: unexpected, be unready, unforeseen,
- Usage in a sentence: At this stage we can't really anticipate what will happen.
7. Phrase: Weigh down (झुका देना)
- Pronunciation: wey-doun/वे डाउन
- Meaning:
a. to make a person feel worried and unhappy because of problems, responsibilities, and duties - Synonyms: burden, load, overload, oppress
- Antonyms: cheer, lighten
- Usage in a sentence: Too much responsibility when too young can weigh down on a child.
8. Phrase: In the wake of (के परिणामस्वरूप)
- Pronunciation: in-the-weyk-off/इन द वेक ऑफ़
- Meaning:
a. following (someone or something), especially as a consequence. - Synonyms: following, as a result of, as a consequence of
- Antonyms: even though, despite
- Usage in a sentence: Airport security was extra tight in the wake of yesterday's bomb attacks.
9. Word: Jeopardy (खतरा)
- Pronunciation: jep-er-dee/ जेपर्डी
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury
b. peril or danger
c. Law. the danger or hazard of being found guilty, and of consequent punishment - Synonyms: hazard, peril, risk, danger, threat
- Antonyms: safety, protection, security, immunity
- Usage in a sentence: The lives of thousands of birds are in jeopardy as a result of the oil spill.
10. Word: Fabricate(झूठी कहानी बनाना)
- Pronunciation: fab-ri-keyt/फैब्रकेट
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to make by art or skill and labor; construct
b. to make by assembling parts or sections
c. to devise or invent (a legend, lie, etc.)
d. to fake; forge (a document, signature, etc.) - Synonyms: invent, create, produce, make up, make
- Antonyms: destroy, ruin, extinguish, shatter
- Usage in a sentence: He was late, so he fabricated an excuse to avoid trouble.
Exercise 2: Match the columns.
SR No. | Word | Synonym |
1 | Fragile | Forecast |
2 | Anticipate | Hazard |
3 | Precarious | Hazardous |
4 | Jeopardy | Disastrous |
5 | Catastrophic | Delicate |
1. Word: Sparse (अपर्याप्त)
- Pronunciation: spahrs/स्पार्स
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning: a. thinly scattered or distributed
b. not thick or dense; thin
c. scanty; meager - Synonyms: scanty, scarce, inadequate, meager
- Antonyms: plentiful, abundant, lush, dense
- Usage in a sentence: Information coming out of the disaster area is sparse.
2. Word: Equipoise (संतुलन)
- Pronunciation: ee-kwuh-poiz/ईक्वपॉइज़
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. an equal distribution of weight; even balance; equilibrium (Noun)
b. a counterpoise (Noun)
c. to equal or offset in weight or balance (Verb) - Synonyms: balance, equilibrium, symmetry, trade off
- Antonyms: unevenness, imbalance, disequilibrium
- Usage in a sentence: There is in the artist's landscapes a delicate equipoise between the natural and the man-made.
3. Word: Cull (चुनना)
- Pronunciation: kuhl/कल
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. to choose; select; pick (Verb)
b. to gather the choice things or parts from (Verb)
c. to collect; gather; pluck (Verb)
d. to kill weaker ones (Verb)
e. act of culling (Noun)
f. something culled, especially something picked out and put aside as inferior (Noun) - Synonyms: select, pick, extract, choose
- Antonyms: scatter, deselect, disperse
- Usage in a sentence: She went to strange lands to cull recipes for her book.
4. Word: Robust (मजबूत)
- Pronunciation: roh-buhst/रोबस्ट
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous
b. strongly or stoutly built
c. suited to or requiring bodily strength or endurance
d. rough, rude, or boisterous
e. rich and full-bodied
f. strong and effective in all or most situations and conditions - Synonyms: strong, sound, powerful, stable
- Antonyms: weak, fragile, frail, delicate
- Usage in a sentence: He looks robust and healthy enough.
5. Word: Chronic (जीर्ण)
- Pronunciation: kron-ik/क्रानिक
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. constant; habitual; inveterate
b. continuing a long time or recurring frequently
c. having long had a disease, habit, weakness, or the like - Synonyms: constant, lasting, continuing, persistent
- Antonyms: brief, temporary, acute, occasional
- Usage in a sentence: There is a chronic shortage of teachers.
6. Word: Altar (टेबल जिसपर भगवान पर चढ़ाने वाली सामग्रियाँ रखी जाती है)
- Pronunciation: awl-ter/ऑल्टर
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc
b. (in a dry dock) a ledge for supporting the feet of shoring - Synonyms: shrine, sanctum, sanctuary, holy place
- Usage in a sentence: It is time to stop worshiping at the altar of golden calves.
7. Word: Buttress (मज़बूत बनाना)
- Pronunciation: buh-tris/बट्रिस
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts (Noun)
b. a thing shaped like a buttress, as a tree trunk with a widening base (Noun)
c. a bony or horny protuberance, especially on a horse's hoof (Noun)
d. to support by a buttress; prop up (Verb)
e. to give encouragement or support a plan or person (Verb) - Synonyms: support, bolster, reinforce, strengthen
- Antonyms: weaken, debunk, bring down, degrade
- Usage in a sentence: It was decided to buttress the crumbling walls.
8. Word: Coursing (पथ निर्धारण)
- Pronunciation: kawr-sing/कोर्सिंग
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. the act of a person or thing that courses
b. the sport of pursuing game with dogs that follow by sight rather than by scent - Synonyms: flowing, running, dashing off, chasing
- Antonyms: walking normally, standing still, stagnant
- Usage in a sentence: Exhausted 'Hare coursing' dog abandoned in North Berwick
9. Word: Semblance (समांता)
- Pronunciation: sem-bluhns/ सेम्ब्लन्स
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. outward aspect or appearance
b.an assumed or unreal appearance
c. a likeness, image, or copy
d. a spectral appearance; apparition - Synonyms: likeness, image, resemblance
- Antonyms: difference, contrast, dissimilarity
- Usage in a sentence: He was executed without even the semblance of a fair trial.
10. Word: Hamper (रोकना)
- Pronunciation: ham-per/हैम्पर
- Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
- Meaning:
a. to hold back; hinder; impede (Verb)
to interfere with; curtail (Verb)
a large, rectangular container with a lid(Noun) - Synonyms: hinder, impede, obstruct
- Antonyms: help, encourage, expedite
- Usage in a sentence: High winds hampered efforts to put out the fire.
Exercise 2: Match the columns.
SR No. | Word | Antonym |
1 | Cull | Stagnant |
2 | Robust | Promote |
3 | Hamper | Fragile |
4 | Coursing | Plentiful |
5 | Sparse | Scatter |
1. Word: Grim (कुरूप)
- Pronunciation: grim/ग्रिम
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning: a. stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise
b. of a sinister or ghastly character; repellent
c. having a harsh, surly, forbidding, or morbid air
d. fierce, savage, or cruel - Synonyms: gloomy, depressing, dark, bleak
- Antonyms: cheerful, bright, happy, kind
- Usage in a sentence: The future looks grim.
2. Word: Vulnerable (वेदनीय)
- Pronunciation: vuhl-ner-uh-buhl/वल्नरबल
- Part of Speech:Adjective
- Meaning:
a. capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon
b. open to moral attack, criticism, temptation, etc.
c. (of a place) open to assault; difficult to defend - Synonyms: exposed, unprotected, weak, insecure, at risk
- Antonyms: safe, secure, guarded, invincible
- Usage in a sentence: Start-ups are very vulnerable in the business world.
3. Word: Sprint (कम दूरी की तेज दौड़ लगाना)
- Pronunciation: s-print/स्प्रिन्ट
- Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
- Meaning:
a. to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc. (Verb)
b. to traverse in sprinting(Verb)
c. a short race at full speed. (Noun)
d. a burst of speed at any point during a long race, as near the finish line. (Noun)
e. a brief spell of great activity(Noun) - Synonyms: race, rush, run, dash, hurry
- Antonyms: walk, dawdle, linger, stroll
- Usage in a sentence: We had to sprint to catch the bus.
4. Word: Turf (घास का मैदान)
- Pronunciation: t-urf/टर्फ
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots (Noun)
b. peat, especially as material for fuel (Noun)
c. a block or piece of peat dug for fuel (Noun)
d. to cover with turf or sod (Verb) - Synonyms: field, area, grass, lawn
- Antonyms: lodge, shelter, harbour
- Usage in a sentence: Lush turf lined the river’s banks.
5. Word: Slam (ज़ोर से मारना)
- Pronunciation: sl-am/स्लैम
- Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
- Meaning:
a. to shut with force and noise (Verb)
b. to dash, strike, knock, thrust, throw, slap down, etc., with violent and noisy impact (Verb)
c. a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact (Noun)
d. the noise so made (Noun) - Synonyms: bang, knock, smash, crash, whack
- Antonyms: praise, compliment, flatter
- Usage in a sentence: Close the door carefully, don't slam it.
6. Word: Harbour (पनाह देना/आश्रयगृह/बंदरगाह)
- Pronunciation: hahr-ber/हार्बर
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents (Noun)
b. such a body of water having docks or port facilities(Noun)
c. to give shelter to; offer refuge to(Verb)
d. to conceal; hide(Verb)
e. to keep or hold in the mind; maintain; entertain(Verb) - Synonyms: cover, seaport, shelter
- Antonyms: undock, pose a threat, entrust
- Usage in a sentence: There are those who harbour suspicions about his motives.
7. Word: Transpire (पता चलना)
- Pronunciation: tran-spahyuh r/ ट्रैन्स्पाइअर
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to occur; happen; take place
b. to emit or give off waste matter, watery vapor, etc., through the surface, as of the body or of leaves
c. to escape, as moisture or odor, through or as if through pores
d. to be revealed or become known - Synonyms: occur, happen, befall, take place
- Antonyms: vanish, remove, stop, quit
- Usage in a sentence: No one is willing to predict what may transpire at the peace conference.
8. Word: Ubiquitous (सर्वत्र)
- Pronunciation: ri-streynt/यूबिक्विटस
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent - Synonyms: omnipresent, universal, everywhere, pervasive, prevalent
- Antonyms: rare, absent, scarce, infrequent
- Usage in a sentence:The mobile phone, the most ubiquitous of consumer-electronic appliances, is about to enter a new age.
9. Phrase: Shrug aside (ध्यान न देना)
- Pronunciation: shruhg uh-sahyd/श्रग असाइड
- Meaning:
a. to treat something as if it is not important - Synonyms:disregard, ignore, dismiss
- Antonyms: regard, consider
- Usage in a sentence:His recent post yet again inspires us to shrug aside laziness and get fit..
10. Word : Diktat (अलोकप्रिय और कड़ा आदेश)
- Pronunciation: dik-taht/ डिक्टाट
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a.a harsh, punitive settlement or decree imposed unilaterally on a defeated nation, political party, etc
b. any decree or authoritative statement - Synonyms: dictation, imposition, enforcement
- Antonyms: quest, petition, demand
- Usage in a sentence: The occupying force ruled by diktat.
11. Word: Accompaniment (संलग्न वस्तु)
- Pronunciation: uh-kuhm-puh-ni-muh nt/अकम्पनिमन्ट
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. something incidental or added for ornament, symmetry, etc
b. (Music) a part in a composition designed to serve as background and support for more important parts - Synonyms: accessory, adjunct, complement, accompanying, companion
- Antonyms: contradict, social isolation, solitude
- Usage in a sentence: A dry champagne makes the ideal accompaniment to this dish.
Exercise 2: Match the columns.
SR No. | Word | Synonym |
1 | Transpire | Dash |
2 | Vulnerable | Shelter |
3 | Sprint | Expose |
4 | Harbour | Imposition |
5 | Diktat | Occur |
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