Vocab 29 july

DISCRETIONARY (ADJECTIVE): (वैकल्पिक): optional

Synonyms: non-compulsory, voluntary

Antonyms: obligatory, involuntary

Example Sentence:

A wide range of optional excursions is offered.

2. MUZZLE (VERB): (रोकना): censor

Synonyms: suppress, stifle

Antonyms: permit, liberate

Example Sentence:

Opposition leaders accused him of muzzling the news media.

3. RECANT (VERB): (वापस लेना): take back something said

Synonyms: annul, renounce

Antonyms: accept, agree

Example Sentence:

The judge ordered the magazine to recant the false statements it made about the actress.

4. PUERILE (ADJECTIVE): (बचकाना): childish

Synonyms: callow, infantile

Antonyms: mature, adult

Example Sentence:

The fireman was scolded for playing puerile pranks on his coworkers.

5. RHAPSODIZE (VERB): (बड़बड़ाना): rave

Synonyms: babble, declaim

Antonyms: be quiet, be happy

Example Sentence:

You'd rhapsodize with him to his heart's content.

6. NEFARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (कुटिल): bad

Synonyms: horrible, odious

Antonyms: delightful, gentle

Example Sentence:

One man employed his nefarious scheme to hack into people's computers and steal bank account’s information.

7. JITTERY (ADJECTIVE): (परेशान): nervous

Synonyms: restless, anxious

Antonyms: calm, composed

Example Sentence:

She felt jittery before her stage performance.

8. OBFUSCATE (VERB): (अस्पष्ट करना): confuse

Synonyms: baffle, becloud

Antonyms: clarify, enlighten

Example Sentence:

Because I am a sympathetic teacher, I avoid using language which will obfuscate my students.

9. REPREHENSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (दोषारोपण करने योग्य): very bad

Synonyms: culpable, disgraceful

Antonyms: good, kind

Example Sentence:

Instead of making reprehensible comments about women, go spread some cheer.

10. ORDAIN (VERB): (स्थापित करना): establish

Synonyms: anoint, enact

Antonyms: ignore, refuse

Example Sentence:

John knows the ministry will never ordain him as a priest because of his checkered past.