Vocab 17 august

OVERREACH (VERB): (अधिक करना):Overdo

Synonyms: overact, overextend

Antonyms: play down, decrease

Example Sentence:

Mohak overreaches in his latest book while his argument is not convincing.

2. DEBONAIR (ADJECTIVE): (मोहक):Charming

Synonyms: affable, elegant


Antonyms: awkward, inelegant

Example Sentence:


Suneet has a debonair personality.


3. PESTILENT (ADJECTIVE): (प्राणघाती):Baneful

Synonyms: contagious, deleterious


Antonyms: harmless, innocuous

Example Sentence:


To many, homeless beggars are nothing more than pestilent irritants.


4. PERPETRATE (VERB): (करना):Be responsible for

Synonyms: carry out, commit


Antonyms: halt, stop

Example Sentence:


Who would perpetrate for this crime?

5. RAKISH (ADJECTIVE): (विलासी जैसा):Charming and immoral

Synonyms: dashing, jaunty


Antonyms: moral, upright

Example Sentence:


She gave Maddy a rakish smile.

6. ENGROSS (VERB): (मोहित करना):Bewitch

Synonyms: captivate, enrapture


Antonyms: disenchant, disgust

Example Sentence:


I was totally engrossed by her beauty.

7. MIDDLING (ADJECTIVE): (पर्याप्त):Adequate

Synonyms: mediocre, passable


Antonyms: extreme, exceptional

Example Sentence:

The patient needs middling amount of water every half an hour.

8. DECOY (NOUN): (पाश): Trap

Synonyms: attraction, inducement

Antonyms: honesty, frankness

Example Sentence:

We caught a rat, using a decoy to trick it into the cage.

9. CANTANKEROUS (ADJECTIVE): (झगड़ालू): Ill-tempered

Synonyms: quarrelsome, critical

Antonyms: pleasant, peaceful

Example Sentence:

You are a cantankerous man.

10. DANK (ADJECTIVE): (नम): Moist

Synonyms: clammy, muggy

Antonyms: parched, dry

Example Sentence:

The middle section of the house is fully dank.