1. Word: Precipice (संकट)
- Pronunciation: pres-uh-pis/प्रेसपिस
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning: a. a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face
b. a situation of great peril - Synonyms: cliff, crag, palisade, brink
- Antonyms: plateau, slope, low risk
- Usage in a sentence: This latest tax increase may push many small companies over the financial precipice.
2. Word: Ratify (अभिपुष्टि करना)
- Pronunciation: rat-uh-fahy/रैटफाइ
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction
b. to confirm (something done or arranged by an agent or by representatives) by such action - Synonyms: approve, endorse, confirm, validate
- Antonyms: abolish, deny, reject, disapprove
- Usage in a sentence: Many countries have now ratified the UN convention on the rights of the child.
3. Word: Snowballed (तेज़ी से गंभीर हो जाना)
- Pronunciation: snoh-bawl/स्नोबॉल
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. a ball of snow pressed or rolled together, as for throwing (Noun)
b. to cause to grow or become larger, greater, more intense, etc., at an accelerating rate (Verb)
c. to grow or become larger, greater, more intense, etc., at an accelerating rate (Verb) - Synonyms: expand, multiply, enlarge, swell
- Antonyms: decrease, decline, recede, dwindle
- Usage in a sentence: Public support for military action has snowballed.
4. Word: Flinch (पीछे हटना)
- Pronunciation: flinch/फ्लिन्च
- Part of Speech:
- Meaning: Verb
a. to make a sudden, small movement because of pain or fear
to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant
c. to shrink under pain; wince - Synonyms: wince, recoil, shrink, quail
- Antonyms: power through, confront, face
- Usage in a sentence: He didn't even flinch when the nurse cleaned the wound.
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5. Word: Blockade (अवरोध करना)
- Pronunciation: blo-keyd/ब्लाकेड
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. the situation in which a country or place is surrounded by soldiers or ships to stop people or goods from going in or out (Noun)
b. the act of using force or the threat of force to stop the movement of people or goods into or out of a country or area, or the people or objects used to prevent such movement (Noun)
c. to prevent goods or people entering or leaving a place, especially as a way of showing disagreement with a government or large organization (Verb) - Synonyms: block, barricade, siege, obstruct
- Antonyms: access, opening, open policy
- Usage in a sentence: Protesters are threatening to blockade refineries if the Government does not lower the tax on fuel.
6. Word: Alacrity (तत्परता)
- Pronunciation: uh-lak-ri-tee/अलैक्रिटी
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. speed and eagerness - Synonyms: willingness, readiness, promptitude
- Antonyms: laziness, reluctance, apathy
- Usage in a sentence: She accepted the money with alacrity.
7. Word: Behest (आदेश)
- Pronunciation: bih-hest/बिहेस्ट
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. a command or directive (Noun)
b. an earnest or strongly worded request (Noun) - Synonyms: command, mandate, bidding, injunction
- Antonyms: orison, personal choice
- Usage in a sentence: Congress adopted the budget resolution at the behest of the president.
8. 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.
9. Word: Enrage (क्रोधित करना)
- Pronunciation: en-reyj/एन्रैज
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to cause someone to become very angry - Synonyms: infuriate, anger, provoke, exasperate
- Antonyms: appease, calm, pacify
- Usage in a sentence: School curriculum changes enraged a number of parents.
10. Phrase: Villain of the piece (खलनायक)
- Pronunciation: vil-uhn- awf-d-piece/विलन ऑफ़ द पीस
- Meaning:
a. someone or something that is seen as being the cause of trouble on a particular occasion
victim - Synonyms: criminal, malefactor
- Antonyms: hero, angelb
1. Word: Brink (कगार)
- Pronunciation: bringk/ब्रिंगक
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. the edge at the top of a steep place
b. a bank especially of a river
c. the point of onset
d. the threshold of danger - Synonyms: edge, verge, brim, border, margin
- Antonyms: center, interior, middle
- Usage in a sentence: Extreme stress had driven him to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
2. Word: Incursion (आकस्मिक हमला)
- Pronunciation: in-kur-zhuhn/इन्कर्श़न
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. a sudden attack on or act of going into a place, especially across a border
b. a sudden and unwanted entrance to a place or area controlled by others
c. a running in
d. a harmful inroad - Synonyms: invasion, assault, raid, attack
- Antonyms: retreat, defend, peace treaty
- Usage in a sentence: The bandits made brief incursions on the village.
3. Word: Amass (संग्रह करना)
- Pronunciation: uh-mas/अमैस
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to gather for oneself
b. to collect into a mass or pile
c. to come together; assemble - Synonyms: accumulate, collect, gather, hoard
- Antonyms: disperse, divide, dissipate, scatter
- Usage in a sentence: Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed.
4. Word: Partial (आंशिक)
- Pronunciation: pahr-shuhl / पार्शल
- Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
- Meaning:
a. being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete (Adjective)
b. biased or prejudiced in favor of a person, group, side, etc., over another, as in a controversy (Adjective)
c. pertaining to or affecting a part (Adjective)
d. one part that makes up a complex musical note (Noun) - Synonyms: incomplete, prejudiced, biased, unfair
- Antonyms: complete, impartial, unprejudiced, just, fair
- Usage in a sentence: There has been a partial restructuring of our HR department.
5. Word: Patrol (पहरा देना/सैन्य-दल)
- Pronunciation: puh-trohl/पट्रोल
- Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
- Meaning:
a. (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security (Verb)
b. to maintain the order and security of (a road, beat, area, etc.) by passing along or through it (verb)
c. a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc. (Noun)
d. an automobile, ship, plane, squadron, fleet, etc., assigned to patrol an area (Noun)
e. (Military) a detachment of two or more persons, often a squad or platoon, detailed for reconnaissance or combat (Noun) - Synonyms: guard, watch, scout, police
- Antonyms: neglect, ignore, pose a risk
- Usage in a sentence: A security guard with a dog patrols the building site at night.
6. Word: Spur (उसकाना)
- Pronunciation: spur/स्पर
- Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
- Meaning:
a. to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster (Verb)
b. to push spurs into the side of a horse to make it go faster (Verb)
c. a sharp, wheel-shaped metal object that is attached to the heel of boots worn by people riding horses and is used to encourage the horse to go faster (Noun)
d. a high piece of land that sticks out from a mountain or a group of mountains (Noun)
e. something that acts as an encouragement for an activity or development (Noun) - Synonyms: goad, urge, encourage, incite
- Antonyms: discourage, dissuade, block
- Usage in a sentence: Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth.
7. Word: Takeaway (निष्कर्ष)
- Pronunciation: teyk-uh-wey/टेकअवे
- Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
- Meaning:
a. something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract (Noun)
b. conclusions, impressions, or action points resulting from a meeting, discussion (Noun)
c. (British English) a takeout restaurant (Noun)
d. food from a takeout restaurant (Noun)
e. the act of getting the puck or ball away from the team on the offense (Noun)
f. of or relating to what is or can be taken away (Adjective) - Synonyms: quick meal, impact, analysis
- Usage in a sentence: At the end of the class, the teacher gives us the takeaway points.
8. Word: Enormous (विशाल/दीर्घाकार)
- Pronunciation: ih-nawr-muhs /ईनॉर्मस
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.; huge; immense
b. outrageous or atrocious - Synonyms: huge, immense, gigantic, colossal
- Antonyms: diminutive, minute, insignificant
- Usage in a sentence: She showed enormous courage when she rescued him from the fire.
9. Word: Dilute (कमज़ोर करना/जलमिश्रित करना)
- Pronunciation: dih-loot/डाइलूट
- Part of Speech: Verb, Adjective
- Meaning:
a. to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else (Verb)
b. to reduce the strength of a feeling, action, etc (Verb)
c. made weaker by diluting (Adjective)
d. (Finance) to make a company's shares less valuable by increasing the total number of shares, so that each shareholder gets a smaller part of the profit and owns a smaller percentage of the company than before (Verb) - Synonyms: weaken, reduce, adulterate
- Antonyms: strengthen, strong, thicken
- Usage in a sentence: These measures are designed to dilute public fears about the product's safety.
10. Word: Frontline (सीमा संबंधी/ महत्त्वपूर्ण)
- Pronunciation: fruhnt lahyn/फ्रन्टलाइन
- Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
- Meaning:
a. used to describe an employee who deals directly with customers, or who is directly involved in making a product (Adjective)
b. used to describe a manager whose job involves dealing directly with a group of employees (Adjective)
c. the military line or part of an army that is closest to the enemy (Noun)
d. the most important or influential position in a debate or movement (Noun) - Synonyms: battlefront, first line, forefront, first row
- Usage in a sentence: Tens of thousands of soldiers died on the frontline.
1. Word: Brink (कगार)
- Pronunciation: bringk/ब्रिंगक
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. the edge at the top of a steep place
b. a bank especially of a river
c. the point of onset
d. the threshold of danger - Synonyms: edge, verge, brim, border, margin
- Antonyms: center, interior, middle
- Usage in a sentence: Extreme stress had driven him to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
2. Word: Incursion (आकस्मिक हमला)
- Pronunciation: in-kur-zhuhn/इन्कर्श़न
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. a sudden attack on or act of going into a place, especially across a border
b. a sudden and unwanted entrance to a place or area controlled by others
c. a running in
d. a harmful inroad - Synonyms: invasion, assault, raid, attack
- Antonyms: retreat, defend, peace treaty
- Usage in a sentence: The bandits made brief incursions on the village.
3. Word: Amass (संग्रह करना)
- Pronunciation: uh-mas/अमैस
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to gather for oneself
b. to collect into a mass or pile
c. to come together; assemble - Synonyms: accumulate, collect, gather, hoard
- Antonyms: disperse, divide, dissipate, scatter
- Usage in a sentence: Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed.
4. Word: Partial (आंशिक)
- Pronunciation: pahr-shuhl/पार्शल
- Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
- Meaning:
a. being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete (Adjective)
b. biased or prejudiced in favor of a person, group, side, etc., over another, as in a controversy (Adjective)
c. pertaining to or affecting a part (Adjective)
d. one part that makes up a complex musical note (Noun) - Synonyms: incomplete, prejudiced, biased, unfair
- Antonyms: complete, impartial, unprejudiced, just, fair
- Usage in a sentence: There has been a partial restructuring of our HR department.
5. Word: Patrol (पहरा देना/सैन्य-दल)
- Pronunciation: puh-trohl/पट्रोल
- Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
- Meaning:
a. (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security (Verb)
b. to maintain the order and security of (a road, beat, area, etc.) by passing along or through it (verb)
c. a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc. (Noun)
d. an automobile, ship, plane, squadron, fleet, etc., assigned to patrol an area (Noun)
e. (Military) a detachment of two or more persons, often a squad or platoon, detailed for reconnaissance or combat (Noun) - Synonyms: guard, watch, scout, police
- Antonyms: neglect, ignore, pose a risk
- Usage in a sentence: A security guard with a dog patrols the building site at night.
6. Word: Spur (उसकाना)
- Pronunciation: spur/स्पर
- Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
- Meaning:
a. to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster (Verb)
b. to push spurs into the side of a horse to make it go faster (Verb)
c. a sharp, wheel-shaped metal object that is attached to the heel of boots worn by people riding horses and is used to encourage the horse to go faster (Noun)
d. a high piece of land that sticks out from a mountain or a group of mountains (Noun)
e. something that acts as an encouragement for an activity or development (Noun) - Synonyms: goad, urge, encourage, incite
- Antonyms: discourage, dissuade, block
- Usage in a sentence: Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth.
7. Word: Takeaway (निष्कर्ष)
- Pronunciation: teyk-uh-wey/टेकअवे
- Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
- Meaning:
a. something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract (Noun)
b. conclusions, impressions, or action points resulting from a meeting, discussion (Noun)
c. (British English) a takeout restaurant (Noun)
d. food from a takeout restaurant (Noun)
e. the act of getting the puck or ball away from the team on the offense (Noun)
f. of or relating to what is or can be taken away (Adjective) - Synonyms: quick meal, impact, analysis
- Usage in a sentence: At the end of the class, the teacher gives us the takeaway points.
8. Word: Enormous (विशाल/दीर्घाकार)
- Pronunciation: ih-nawr-muhs /ईनॉर्मस
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.; huge; immense
b. outrageous or atrocious - Synonyms: huge, immense, gigantic, colossal
- Antonyms: diminutive, minute, insignificant
- Usage in a sentence: She showed enormous courage when she rescued him from the fire.
9. Word: Dilute (कमज़ोर करना/जलमिश्रित करना)
- Pronunciation: dih-loot/डाइलूट
- Part of Speech: Verb, Adjective
- Meaning:
a. to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else (Verb)
b. to reduce the strength of a feeling, action, etc (Verb)
c. made weaker by diluting (Adjective)
d. (Finance) to make a company's shares less valuable by increasing the total number of shares, so that each shareholder gets a smaller part of the profit and owns a smaller percentage of the company than before (Verb) - Synonyms: weaken, reduce, adulterate
- Antonyms: strengthen, strong, thicken
- Usage in a sentence: These measures are designed to dilute public fears about the product's safety.
10. Word: Frontline (सीमा संबंधी/ महत्त्वपूर्ण)
- Pronunciation: fruhnt lahyn/फ्रन्टलाइन
- Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
- Meaning:
a. used to describe an employee who deals directly with customers, or who is directly involved in making a product (Adjective)
b. used to describe a manager whose job involves dealing directly with a group of employees (Adjective)
c. the military line or part of an army that is closest to the enemy (Noun)
d. the most important or influential position in a debate or movement (Noun) - Synonyms: battlefront, first line, forefront, first row
- Usage in a sentence: Tens of thousands of soldiers died on the frontline.
1. Word: Triviality (लघु/ मामूली)
- Pronunciation: triv-ee-al-i-tee/ट्रिवीऐलटी
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. something that is not important
b. commonplace; ordinary - Synonyms: insignificance, silliness, frivolity
- Antonyms: importance, crucialness, significance
- Usage in a sentence: I'm a busy man - don't bother me with trivialities.
2. Word: Introspection (अन्तरावलोकन)
- Pronunciation: in-truh-spek-shuhn/इन्ट्रोस्पेक्शन
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.
b. the act of looking within oneself
c. the tendency or disposition to self examine oneself - Synonyms: self examination, reflection, meditation
- Usage in a sentence: His defeat in the world championship led to a long period of gloomy introspection.
3. Word: Ameliorate (सुधारना/उन्नति करना)
- Pronunciation: uh-meel-yuh-reyt/अमील्यरैट
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to make something or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory
b. to make a bad or unpleasant situation better - Synonyms: improve, upgrade, amend, enhance
- Antonyms: aggravate, deteriorate, worsen
- Usage in a sentence: Foreign aid is badly needed to ameliorate the effects of the drought.
4. Word: Myriad (असंख्य)
- Pronunciation: mir-ee-uhd/मिरीअड
- Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
- Meaning:
a. a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things (Noun)
b. of an indefinitely great number; innumerable (Adjective) - Synonyms: countless, innumerable, infinite, multitude
- Antonyms: limited, measurable, countable
- Usage in a sentence: They offered no solution for all our myriad problems.
5. Word: Ferocity (निठुरता/निर्दयता)
- Pronunciation: fuh-ros-i-tee/फरासिटी
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. the state of being frightening and violent - Synonyms: fury, violence, brutality
- Antonyms: gentleness, friendliness, benevolence
- Usage in a sentence: I'd never been in an alpine storm of such ferocity.
6. Word: Bullheaded (हठीला)
- Pronunciation: boo l-hed-id/बुल्हेडिड
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. very determined to do what you want to do, especially without considering other people's feelings
b. obstinately opinionated, especially in refusing to consider alternatives; stubborn - Synonyms: stubborn, obstinate, headstrong
- Antonyms: compliant, responsive, rational, adaptable
- Usage in a sentence: I've been kind of bullheaded all my life.
7. Word: Chasten (संयत करना)
- Pronunciation: chey-suhn/चैसन
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise
b. to restrain; subdue - Synonyms: punish, castigate, penalize
- Antonyms: boost, help, honor
- Usage in a sentence: He was chastened by the defeat and determined to work harder.
8. Word: Paucity (अभाव)
- Pronunciation: paw-si-tee/पॉसिटी
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. the fact that there is too little of something
b. the condition of having very little or not enough of something - Synonyms: lack, dearth, scarcity, shortage
- Antonyms: plethora, abundance, opulence, adequacy
- Usage in a sentence: There is a paucity of information on the ingredients of many cosmetics.
9. Word: Linger (विलंबित करना)
- Pronunciation: ling-ger/लिंगअर
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave
b. to remain alive; continue or persist, although gradually dying, ceasing, disappearing, etc
c. to dwell in contemplation, thought, or enjoyment
d. to be tardy in action; delay; dawdle
e. to walk slowly; saunter along - Synonyms: delay, stay longer, persist, lag
- Antonyms: rush, hurry, hasten, speed up
- Usage in a sentence: We went to small cafes where we could linger over cappuccino.
10. Word: Tribulation (दारूण दुःख)
- Pronunciation: trib-yuh-ley-shuhn/ट्रिब्यलैशन
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering
b. an instance of this; an affliction, trouble, etc - Synonyms: misery, trouble, hardship, distress
- Antonyms: joy, blessing, comfort
- Usage in a sentence: Does singing about the trials and tribulations of love inevitably make one a torch singer?
1. Word: Treacherous (अधर्मी/कपटी)
- Pronunciation: trech-er-uhs/ट्रेचरस
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust
b. deceptive, untrustworthy, or unreliable
c. unstable or insecure
d. dangerous or hazardous - Synonyms: deceitful, perfidious, untrustworthy
- Antonyms: loyal, safe, true, faithful
- Usage in a sentence: Freezing rain made driving treacherous.
2. Word: Revulsion (घृणा/आकस्मिक भाव परिवर्तन)
- Pronunciation: ri-vuhl-shuhn/रिवल्शन
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike
b. a sudden and violent change of feeling or response in sentiment, taste, etc.
c. the act of drawing something back or away
d. the fact of being so drawn
e. (Medical) the diminution of morbid action in one part of the body by irritation in another - Synonyms: repugnance, disgust, abhorrence
- Antonyms: desire, love, like, passion
- Usage in a sentence: I turned away in revulsion when they showed a close-up of the operation.
3. Word: Impassive (आवेगहीन/उदासीन)
- Pronunciation: im-pas-iv/इम्पैसिव
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. without emotion; apathetic; unmoved
b. calm; serene
c. unconscious; insensible
d. not subject to suffering - Synonyms: indifferent, apathetic, stoic, unemotional
- Antonyms: flirty, emotional, wild, excited
- Usage in a sentence: Nick kept his face impassive but his mind was racing.
4. Word: Befall (घटित होना)
- Pronunciation: bih-fawl/बिफॉल
- Part of Speech: Verb
a. to happen or occur
b. to happen to someone especially by chance or fate - Synonyms: happen, occur, take place, transpire
- Antonyms: blunder, vary greatly, intensification
- Usage in a sentence: Should any harm befall me on my journey, you may open this letter.
5. Word: Ebb (कम होना/घटना)
- Pronunciation: eb/एब
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow) (Noun)
b. a flowing backward or away; decline or decay (Noun)
c. a point of decline (Noun)
d. to decline or decay; fade away (Verb)
e. to flow back or away, as the water of a tide (Verb) - Synonyms: wane, decline, decrease, subside
- Antonyms: surge, increase, advance, tide
- Usage in a sentence: He could feel his strength ebbing.
6. Word: Ghastly (डरावना/डरावने रूप में)
- Pronunciation: gast-lee/गैस्ट्ली
- Part of Speech: Adjective/Adverb
- Meaning:
a. shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible (Adjective)
b. resembling a ghost, especially in being very pale (Adjective)
c. terrible; very bad (Adjective)
d. in a ghastly manner; horribly; terribly (Adverb)
e. with a deathlike quality (Adverb) - Synonyms: scary, awful, terrible, frightful
- Antonyms: delightful, beautiful, lovely, pleasing
- Usage in a sentence: Today's newspaper gives all the ghastly details of the murder.
7. Word: Perpetrator (अपराधी)
- Pronunciation: pur-pi-trey-ter/पर्पट्रैटर
- Part of speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. a person who perpetrates, or commits an illegal, criminal, or evil act - Synonyms: offender, culprit, criminal, felon
- Antonyms: victim, sufferer, slop, swine
- Usage in a sentence: The perpetrators of the massacre must be brought to justice as war criminals.
8. Word: Imbue (भर देना)
- Pronunciation: im-byoo/इम्ब्यू
- Part of speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.
b. to saturate or impregnate with moisture, color, etc. - Synonyms: permeate, pervade, infuse, saturate
- Antonyms: drain, dry, commiserate
- Usage in a sentence: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
9. Word: Mitigate (घटाना)
- Pronunciation: mit-i-geyt/मिटिगेट
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate
b. to make less severe
c. to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease - Synonyms: reduce, alleviate, ease, lessen
- Antonyms: aggravate, increase, intensify
- Usage in a sentence: It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.
10. Word: Eviscerate (अशक्त कर देना)
- Pronunciation: ih-vis-uh-reyt/इविसरेट
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to remove the entrails from; disembowel
b. to deprive of vital or essential parts - Synonyms: disembowel, gut, weaken
- Antonyms: offend, fill, redirect
- Usage in a sentence: Each mouse carcass was skinned, eviscerated and digested.
11. Word: Hue (विविध रंग/चिल्लाहट)
- Pronunciation: hyoo/ह्यू
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. (a degree of lightness, darkness, strength, etc. of) a colour
b. a different type or group
c. form or appearance - Synonyms: shade, tone, tint, tinge
- Antonyms: bleach, light
- Usage in a sentence: In the Caribbean waters there are fish of every hue.
12. Word: Verdant (ताजा/अनाड़ी)
- Pronunciation: vur-dnt/वर्डन्ट
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass
b. of the color green
c. inexperienced; unsophisticated - Synonyms: green, lush, fresh
- Antonyms: barren arid, infertile, multi skilled
- Usage in a sentence: Much of the region's verdant countryside has been destroyed in the hurricane.
13. Word: Intrusion (दखल)
- Pronunciation: in-troo-zhuh n/इन्ट्रूश़न
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. an act or instance of intruding
b. the state of being intruded
c. (Law) an illegal act of entering, seizing, or taking possession of another's property.
d. (Geography) the flowing of hot melted rock into layers or cracks of rocks that already exist - Synonyms: interference, invasion, trespass
- Antonyms: consideration, courtesy
- Usage in a sentence: His phone call was a welcome intrusion into an otherwise tedious morning.
1. Word: Chaotic (अस्त-व्यस्त)
- Pronunciation: key-ot-ik/कैआटिक
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. completely confused or disordered - Synonyms: disorderly, disorganized, disordered, messy
- Antonyms: organized, ordered, systematic
- Usage in a sentence: The house is a bit chaotic at the moment.
2. Word: Deliberation (सोच समझ कर)
- Pronunciation: dih-lib-uh-rey-shuhn/डिलिबरेशन
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. careful consideration or discussion before decision.
b. formal consultation or discussion. - Synonyms: consideration, reflection, contemplation
- Antonyms: preparedness, alacrity, indifference
- Usage in a sentence: After much deliberation, she decided to accept their offer.
3. Word: Cite (उदधृत करना)
- Pronunciation: sahyt/साइट
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority
b. to mention in support, proof, or confirmation; refer to as an example
c. to call to mind; recall
d. to summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court - Synonyms: quote, name, mention, refer
- Antonyms: forget, hide, ignore
- Usage in a sentence: She cited three reasons why people get into debt.
4. Word: Legacy (विरासत)
- Pronunciation: leg-uh-see/लेगसी
- Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
- Meaning:
a. (Law) a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest (Noun)
b. anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor (Noun)
c. an applicant to or student at a school that was attended by his or her parent (Noun)
d. of or relating to old or outdated computer hardware, software, or data that, while still functional, does not work well with up-to-date systems (Adjective) - Synonyms: heritage, inheritance, bequest
- Antonyms: dispossession, declamation, abnegation
- Usage in a sentence: An elderly cousin had left her a small legacy.
5. Word: Circumspect (सतर्क)
- Pronunciation: sur-kuhm-spekt/सर्कम्स्पेक्ट
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent
b. well-considered - Synonyms: prudent, careful, cautions, watchful
- Antonyms: careless, incautious, sassy
- Usage in a sentence: Officials were circumspect about saying what the talks had achieved.
6. Word: Deferred (विलम्बित)
- Pronunciation: dih-furd/डिफर्ड
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. postponed or delayed
b. suspended or withheld for or until a certain time or event
c. classified as temporarily exempt from induction into military service - Synonyms: postponed, delayed, adjourned, postpone
- Antonyms: hurried, forwarded, hastened, prepone
- Usage in a sentence: The decision has been deferred indefinitely.
7. Word: Haste (तेज़ी)
- Pronunciation: heyst/हेस्ट
- Part of speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. swiftness of motion; speed; celerity
b. urgent need of quick action; a hurry or rush
c. unnecessarily quick action; thoughtless, rash, or undue speed - Synonyms: rush, hurry, speed, hustle
- Antonyms: slowness, delay, sluggishness
- Usage in a sentence: Unfortunately the report was prepared in haste and contained several inaccuracies.
8. Word: Delimitation (सीमा-निर्धारण)
- Pronunciation: dih-lim-i-tetion/डीलिमिटेशन
- Part of speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. the marking or describing of the limits of something - Synonyms: demarcation, border, boundary
- Antonyms: unending, vast area
- Usage in a sentence: The main focus was the delimitation of responsibilities between the police and the judiciary.
9. Word: Heritage (धरोहर)
- Pronunciation: her-i-tij/हेरिटिज
- Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
- Meaning:
a. something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition (Noun)
b. something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; an inherited lot or portion (Noun)
c. something reserved for one (Noun)
d. noting or relating to a product, place, etc., that evokes a nostalgic sense of tradition or history (Adjective)
e. relating to an older, traditional breed of animal or plant (Adjective) - Synonyms: inheritance, legacy, patrimony
- Antonyms: modern
- Usage in a sentence: The area has been designated a world heritage site.
10. Phrase: Rushing ahead (तेजी से आगे की ओर बढ़ना)
- Pronunciation: ruhsh-ing uh-hed/रशिंग अहेड
- Meaning:
a. to move ahead of a line or rush past someone
b. to finish a job or task quicker than someone
c. to do more of the task that was set - Synonyms: headlong rush, headlong flight and forging ahead
- Usage in a sentence: Myanmar is rushing ahead with a major solar power initiative.
| 1 | Cite | Heritage |
| 2 | Legacy | Postpone |
| 3 | Rushing ahead | Mention |
| 4 | Circumspect | headlong rush |
| 5 | Deferred | Watchful |
1. Word: Silver Lining (आशा की किरण)
- Pronunciation: sil-ver lahy-ning/स्लिवर लाइनिंग
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. a sign of hope in an unfortunate or gloomy situation; a bright prospect
b. an advantage that comes from a difficult or unpleasant situation - Synonyms: ray of hope, bright side, glimmer of hope
- Antonyms: dark clouds, despair, hopelessness
- Usage in a sentence: When things look black, there's always a silver lining.
2. Word: Fatal (जीवघातक)
- Pronunciation: feyt-l/फेटल
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly
b. causing destruction, misfortune, ruin, or failure
c. decisively important; fateful
d. proceeding from or decreed by fate; inevitable
e. influencing or concerned with fate; fatalistic - Synonyms: deadly, lethal, mortal
- Antonyms: healthful, nonfatal, safe
- Usage in a sentence: This illness is fatal in almost all cases.
3. Word: Hypothesis (अवधारणा)
- Pronunciation: hahy-poth-uh-sis/हाइपाथिसिस
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
b. a proposition assumed as a premise in an argument
c. the antecedent of a conditional proposition
d. a mere assumption or guess - Synonyms: assumption, theory, conjectures
- Antonyms: proof, fact, paper trail
- Usage in a sentence: Several hypotheses for global warming have been suggested so far.
4. Word: Trajectory (प्रक्षेपपथ)
- Pronunciation: truh-jek-tuh-ree/ट्रजेक्टरी
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. the curved path that an object follows after it has been thrown or shot into the air - Synonyms: course, track, orbit
- Antonyms: off-track, distraction, disorientation
- Usage in a sentence:The missile came in on a very low trajectory.
5. Word: Exposure (ऋण जोखिम)
- Pronunciation: ik-spoh-zher/इक्स्पोश़र
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. the act of exposing, laying open, or uncovering
b. the fact or state of being exposed
c. disclosure, as of something private or secret
d. an act or instance of revealing or unmasking, as an impostor, crime, or fraud
e. presentation to view, especially in an open or public manner - Synonyms: revelation, risk, disclosure
- Antonyms: hiding, cover, protection
- Usage in a sentence: You should always limit your exposure to the sun.
6. Word: Infirm (कमजोर)
- Pronunciation: in-furm/इन्फर्म
- Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb
- Meaning:
a. ill or needing care, especially for long periods and often because of old age
b. not firm, solid, or strong:
c. unsound or invalid, as an argument or a property title
d. to invalidate (Verb) - Synonyms: disabled, invalid, faulty, weak
- Antonyms: strong, robust, healthy
- Usage in a sentence: She was too elderly and infirm to remain at home.
7. Word: Gamut (सारे पहलू)
- Pronunciation: gam-uht/गैमट
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. the entire scale or range of things that can be included in something - Synonyms: range, spectrum, scale
- Antonyms: anachronism
- Usage in a sentence:In her stories she expresses the whole gamut of emotions, from happiness to sorrow.
8. Word: Stigmatize (कलंक लगाना)
- Pronunciation: stig-muh-tahyz/स्टिग्मटाइज़
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to treat someone or something unfairly by disapproving of him, her, or it
b. to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon
c. to mark with a stigma or brand - Synonyms: discredit, disgrace, besmirch
- Antonyms: exculpate, flatter, extol
- Usage in a sentence: People should not be stigmatized on the basis of race.
9. Phrase: Ramp up (बढ़ाना)
- Pronunciation: ramp-up/रैम्प अप
- Meaning:
a. to increase or cause to increase
b. to increase the effort involved in a process - Synonyms: accelerate, enhance, faster, speed up
- Antonyms: wait, stop, slow down, descend
- Usage in a sentence: The company announced plans to ramp up production to 10,000 units per month to meet demand.
10. Phrase: Acute (सूक्ष्ममति/अत्यधिक)
- Pronunciation: uh-kyoot/अक्यूट
- Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
- Meaning:
a. sharp or severe in effect; intense (Adjective)
b. extremely great or serious; crucial; critical (Adjective)
c. (of disease) brief and severe (opposed to chronic) (Adjective)
d. sharp or penetrating in intellect, insight, or perception (Adjective)
e. extremely sensitive even to slight details or impressions (Adjective)
f. a sign that is written above a letter in some languages, showing you how to pronounce the letter (Noun) - Synonyms: sharp, keen, severe, intense
- Antonyms: dull, obtuse, slow, blunt
- Usage in a sentence: The problem of poverty is particularly acute in rural areas.
1. Word: Ominous (अपशकुन)
- Pronunciation: om-uh-nuh s/आमनस
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen
b. portending evil or harm, threatening or inauspicious - Synonyms: threatening, sinister, menacing, foreboding
- Antonyms: auspicious, bright, promising, hopeful
- Usage in a sentence: There was an ominous silence when I asked whether my contract was going to be renewed.
2. Word: Prognosticate (पूर्व संकेत करना)
- Pronunciation: prog-nos-ti-keyt/प्राग्नास्टकेट
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to give a judgment about what is likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation - Synonyms: predict, foretell, forecast, portend
- Antonyms: ignore
- Usage in a sentence: He is in a good position to prognosticate on the future of commerce.
3. Word: Mandarin (उच्चाधिकारी)
- Pronunciation: man-da-rin/मैन्डरिन
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. a person who has a very important job in the government, and who is sometimes considered to be too powerful
b. a Chinese language that is the official language of China and Taiwan, and an official language of Singapore
c. small, sweet type of orange that has a thinner, looser skin - Synonyms: bureaucrat, civil servant, functionary, public servant
- Usage in a sentence: It often seems that true power lies with the Civil Service mandarins, rather than MPs and cabinet ministers.
4. Word: Malaise (बेचैनी)
- Pronunciation: ma-leyz/मैलेज़
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. a general feeling of being ill or having no energy, or an uncomfortable feeling that something is wrong, especially with society, and that you cannot change the situation
b. a vague sense of mental or moral ill-being - Synonyms: discomfort, uneasiness, pain, unrest
- Antonyms: comfort, bliss, happiness, health
- Usage in a sentence: We were discussing the roots of the current economic malaise.
5. Word: Abate (कम करना)
- Pronunciation: uh-beyt/अबेट
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to become less strong
b. (Law)to put an end to or suppress (a nuisance)
c. (Law)to suspend or extinguish (an action)
d. to deduct or subtract
e. to omit - Synonyms: lessen, diminish, decrease, reduce
- Antonyms: increase, intensify, enhance
- Usage in a sentence: The storm has started to abate.
6. Word: Mire (गंदा कर लेना)
- Pronunciation: mahyuh r/माइअर
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh (Noun)
b. ground of this kind, as wet, slimy soil of some depth or deep mud (Noun)
c. to plunge and fix in mire; cause to stick fast in mire (Verb)
d. to involve; entangle (Verb)
e. to sink in mire or mud (Verb) - Synonyms: muck, ooze, dirt, slime
- Antonyms: cleanliness, chastity, cleanness
- Usage in a sentence: At the time the country was mired in the Great Depression.
7. Word: Imperative (आत्यावश्यक)
- Pronunciation: im-per-uh-tiv/इम्पेरटिव
- Part of speech: Adjective, Noun
- Meaning:
a. extremely important or urgent (Adjective)
b. a command (Noun)
c. something that demands attention or action; an unavoidable obligation or requirement; necessity (Noun) - Synonyms: essential, necessary, vital, crucial, urgent
- Antonyms: minor, unnecessary, needless
- Usage in a sentence: It is an imperative that we help defend friendly nations.
8. Word: Belie (दोषारोपण करना)
- Pronunciation: bih-lahy/बिलाइ
- Part of speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion (Verb)
b. to represent something falsely or to hide something (Verb) - Synonyms: contradict, misrepresent, negate, garble
- Antonyms: prove, attest, reveal, show
- Usage in a sentence: Her calm face belied the terror she was feeling.
9. Word: Stringent (सख्त)
- Pronunciation: strin-juhnt/स्ट्रिन्जन्ट
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe
b. compelling, constraining, or urgent
c. convincing or forcible
d. (of the money market) characterized by a shortage in money for loan or investment purposes; tight - Synonyms: strict, harsh, rigorous, severe
- Antonyms: tolerant, lenient, flexible
- Usage in a sentence: We need to introduce more stringent security measures such as identity cards.
10. Phrase: Bottom out (निम्नतम बिंदु पर पहुँचना)
- Pronunciation: bot-uh m aout/बाटम आउट
- Meaning:
a. to reach the lowest point in a continuously changing situation and to be about to improve - Synonyms: hit bottom, low point, touch the bottom
- Antonyms: advance, recovery
- Usage in a sentence: Economists think that the recession is bottoming out.
11. Phrase: Bite the bullet (मजबूरी में स्वीकार करना)
- Pronunciation: bahyt the boo l-it/बाइट द बुलट
- Meaning:
a. to force yourself to do something unpleasant or difficult, or to be brave in a difficult situation - Synonyms: eat dust, grin and bear it, play through the pain
- Antonyms: avoid escape leave shun
- Usage in a sentence: I hate going to the dentist, but I'll just have to bite the bullet.
| SR No. | Word | Synonym |
| 1 | Malaise | Slime |
| 2 | Mire | Discomfort |
| 3 | Prognosticate | Grin and bear it |
| 4 | Belie | Predict |
| 5 | Bite the Bullet | Contradict |
28/12/2020
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