Courtesy: The Hindu (General Studies)
1. Punctilious (adjective):(Showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.) (बारीकियों पर ध्यान देने वाला/सूक्ष्मताप्रिय)
Synonyms: Meticulous, Careful, Attentive, Scrupulous, Exact, Precise, Accurate, Correct, Thorough.
Antonyms: Careless, Imprecise, Incorrect.
Example: Pharmacists must be very punctilious because the actions they take could result in fatalities.
Related words:
Punctilio (noun) - A fine or petty point of conduct or procedure.
2.Proselytize (verb): (Advocate or promote (a belief or course of action).) (वकालत करना/पक्षसमर्थन करना)
Synonyms: Promote, Propound, Preach, Advocate, Sponsor.
Antonyms: Oppose, Renounce.
Example: A good doctor willProselytize healthy eating for his patients.
Verb forms: Proselytize, Proselytized, Proselytized.
3.Wherewithal (noun): (The money or other means needed for a particular purpose.) (साधन)
Synonyms: Money, Capital, Finance, Resources, Funds.
Antonyms: Debt, Requirement, Lack
Example: A big project requires a lot of financial wherewithal.

4. Sanguinary (adjective):(Involving or causing much bloodshed.) (रक्तपातपूर्ण)
Synonyms: Gory, Bloodthirsty, Brutal, Hemic, Bloodstained.
Example: In order to get into the gang, the boy had to perform thesanguinary task of stabbing a man to death.
Related words:
Sanguineous (adjective) - Resembling or containing blood.
Origin: From Latin sanguin- ‘blood’.
5.Paradigmatic (adjective):(Associated with a standard model or example) (प्रतिमान संबंधी)
Synonyms: Archetypal, Exemplary, Ideal, Prototypal
Example: The director’s journey from homelessness to living on millionaire’s row is aparadigmatic story that has inspired thousands.
Related words:
Paradigm (noun) - A typical example or pattern of something
6.Axiomatic (adjective): (Self-evident or unquestionable.) (स्वतः सिद्ध)
Synonyms: Self-Evident, Unquestionable, Undeniable, Apodictic
Antonyms: Questionable, Disputed
Example: It is axiomatic that we are living in an age of technology.
Related words:
Axiom (noun) - A statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
7. Reconnaissance (noun):(Observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features. (especially for military)) (सर्वेक्षण/पैमाइश)
Synonyms: Scrutiny, Observation, Investigation, Examination, Inspection
Antonyms: Ignorance, negligence.
Example: Reconnaissance robots are the latest trends in technological surveillance.
Verb forms: Reconnoitre, reconnoitred, reconnoitred.
Related words:
Reconnoitre (verb) - Make a observation of (a region).
8. Downright (adjective):(Complete (used for emphasis) (पूरी तरह से)
Synonyms: Complete, Total, Absolute, Utter, Thorough, Out-and-out, Outright.
Antonyms: Partial, Not at all.
Example: Nothing is moredownright irritating to Rohan than having to redo work on the computer all over again because it didn’t save.
9. Fallacy (noun): An idea or belief that is false but many people think is true. (भ्रांति)
Synonyms: Misconception, Mistaken Belief, False Notion, Mistaken Impression, Delusion, Falsehood
Antonyms: Truth, Certainty, Reality
Example: Having money makes you happy is a fallacy because happiness has nothing to do with wealth.
Origin: from Latin fallere ‘deceive’.
10. Well-versed (adjective):(Highly experienced, practiced, or skilled) (अनुभवी/अभिज्ञ)
Synonyms: Accomplished, Knowledgeable, Skilled, Trained, Well-informed.
Antonyms: Inexperienced, Uninformed, Unrefined, Unsophisticated.
Example: Once the foreign exchange student spent the year in Germany, she became well-versedin German having the ability to speak it fluently
1. Punctilious (adjective):(Showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.) (बारीकियों पर ध्यान देने वाला/सूक्ष्मताप्रिय)
Synonyms: Meticulous, Careful, Attentive, Scrupulous, Exact, Precise, Accurate, Correct, Thorough.
Antonyms: Careless, Imprecise, Incorrect.
Example: Pharmacists must be very punctilious because the actions they take could result in fatalities.
Related words:
Punctilio (noun) - A fine or petty point of conduct or procedure.
2.Proselytize (verb): (Advocate or promote (a belief or course of action).) (वकालत करना/पक्षसमर्थन करना)
Synonyms: Promote, Propound, Preach, Advocate, Sponsor.
Antonyms: Oppose, Renounce.
Example: A good doctor willProselytize healthy eating for his patients.
Verb forms: Proselytize, Proselytized, Proselytized.
3.Wherewithal (noun): (The money or other means needed for a particular purpose.) (साधन)
Synonyms: Money, Capital, Finance, Resources, Funds.
Antonyms: Debt, Requirement, Lack
Example: A big project requires a lot of financial wherewithal.

4. Sanguinary (adjective):(Involving or causing much bloodshed.) (रक्तपातपूर्ण)
Synonyms: Gory, Bloodthirsty, Brutal, Hemic, Bloodstained.
Example: In order to get into the gang, the boy had to perform thesanguinary task of stabbing a man to death.
Related words:
Sanguineous (adjective) - Resembling or containing blood.
Origin: From Latin sanguin- ‘blood’.
5.Paradigmatic (adjective):(Associated with a standard model or example) (प्रतिमान संबंधी)
Synonyms: Archetypal, Exemplary, Ideal, Prototypal
Example: The director’s journey from homelessness to living on millionaire’s row is aparadigmatic story that has inspired thousands.
Related words:
Paradigm (noun) - A typical example or pattern of something
6.Axiomatic (adjective): (Self-evident or unquestionable.) (स्वतः सिद्ध)
Synonyms: Self-Evident, Unquestionable, Undeniable, Apodictic
Antonyms: Questionable, Disputed
Example: It is axiomatic that we are living in an age of technology.
Related words:
Axiom (noun) - A statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
7. Reconnaissance (noun):(Observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features. (especially for military)) (सर्वेक्षण/पैमाइश)
Synonyms: Scrutiny, Observation, Investigation, Examination, Inspection
Antonyms: Ignorance, negligence.
Example: Reconnaissance robots are the latest trends in technological surveillance.
Verb forms: Reconnoitre, reconnoitred, reconnoitred.
Related words:
Reconnoitre (verb) - Make a observation of (a region).
8. Downright (adjective):(Complete (used for emphasis) (पूरी तरह से)
Synonyms: Complete, Total, Absolute, Utter, Thorough, Out-and-out, Outright.
Antonyms: Partial, Not at all.
Example: Nothing is moredownright irritating to Rohan than having to redo work on the computer all over again because it didn’t save.
9. Fallacy (noun): An idea or belief that is false but many people think is true. (भ्रांति)
Synonyms: Misconception, Mistaken Belief, False Notion, Mistaken Impression, Delusion, Falsehood
Antonyms: Truth, Certainty, Reality
Example: Having money makes you happy is a fallacy because happiness has nothing to do with wealth.
Origin: from Latin fallere ‘deceive’.
10. Well-versed (adjective):(Highly experienced, practiced, or skilled) (अनुभवी/अभिज्ञ)
Synonyms: Accomplished, Knowledgeable, Skilled, Trained, Well-informed.
Antonyms: Inexperienced, Uninformed, Unrefined, Unsophisticated.
Example: Once the foreign exchange student spent the year in Germany, she became well-versedin German having the ability to speak it fluently
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