Vocab 22 august

PATOIS (NOUN): jargon : (जनपदीय बोली)


Synonyms: argot, dialect

Antonyms: standard, normal

Example Sentence:

Most words were understood by teenager, but the gentleman looked confused at some of the words due to the teenager’s patois.

2. PRECEPT (NOUN): law : (नियम)

Synonyms: doctrine, axiom

Antonyms: lawlessness, disbelief

Example Sentence:

Change is the precept of the nature.

3. LAX (ADJECTIVE): careless : (ढीला)

Synonyms: negligent, derelict

Antonyms: strict, careful

Example Sentence:

One of the problems is lax security for airport personnel

4. MAUL (VERB): Savage : (आलोचना करना)

Synonyms: drub, lacerate

Antonyms: protect, guard

Example Sentence:

A boy was mauled by a lion at Lucknow Zoo.

5. CIPHER (NOUN): Nonexistence : (शून्य)

Synonyms: nonentity, nobody

Antonyms: entity, somebody

Example Sentence:

He is worried of his cipher.

6. RETROGRADE (ADJECTIVE): Declining : (पिछड़ा हुआ)

Synonyms: reverting, deteriorating

Antonyms: forward, positive

Example Sentence:

The company is consistently facing the retrograde growth parameter this year.

7. QUEASY (ADJECTIVE): not feeling well : (विशाल)

Synonyms: sick, ill

Antonyms: comfortable, healthy

Example Sentence:

He didn’t want to do any work because he felt queasy.

8. MAMMOTH (ADJECTIVE): huge

Synonyms: enormous, gargantuan

Antonyms: little, miniature

Example Sentence:

A mammoth project will be completed very soon.

9. DANK (ADJECTIVE): moist : (नम)

Synonyms: clammy, muggy

Antonyms: parched, dry

Example Sentence:

The kitchen was very dank.

10. PAROCHIAL (ADJECTIVE): narrow-minded : (संकीर्ण)

Synonyms: petty, limited

Antonyms: cosmopolitan, liberal

Example Sentence:

A parochial approach is not enough to get success in life.