Vocab 29 august

BALK (VERB): Prevent : (स्र्कावट डालना)

Synonyms: obstruct, hinder

Antonyms: allow, permit

Example Sentence:

Somehow I managed to balk laughing.

2. AVOW (VERB): Acknowledge: (खुलकर कहना)

Synonyms: declare, concede

Antonyms: ignore, refuse

Example Sentence:

Nobody avows my work, moreover I don’t like to blow my own trumpet.


3. AUGUST (ADJECTIVE): Acclaimed: (प्रतापी)

Synonyms: grand, eminent

Antonyms: ignoble, despicable

Example Sentence:

He is an august man I think Police is barking up the wrong tree.

4. ALACRITY (NOUN): Promptness: (तत्परता)

Synonyms: alertness, avidity

Antonyms: dullness, lethargy

Example Sentence:

India showed alacrity in extending the olive branch to Pakistan.

5. ADO (NOUN): Fuss: (हलचल)

Synonyms: bother, confusion

Antonyms: calm, peace

Example Sentence:

It has made great ado already, let’s call it a day.

6. ARTICULATE (VERB): Hinge: (साफ़ साफ़ बोलना)

Synonyms: join, integrate

Antonyms: disjoin, disconnect

Example Sentence:

I articulate his company once in a blue moon.

7. ARID (ADJECTIVE): Parched: (शुष्क)

Synonyms: dreary, dry

Antonyms: humid, damp

Example Sentence:

This time I am arid in telling you fables otherwise I know the ropes.

8. AVID (ADJECTIVE): Ardent: (उत्सुक)

Synonyms: devoted, fervent

Antonyms: apathetic, cold

Example Sentence:

He is an avid man with larger than life perspective.

9. ARCANE (ADJECTIVE): Hidden: (रहस्य का)

Synonyms: mystic, occult

Antonyms: known, familiar

Example Sentence:

I can’t paint to save my life it’s my arcane weakness.

10. ADDLE (VERB): Confuse: (घबड़ाया हुआ)

Synonyms: baffle, befuddle

Antonyms: explain, clarify

Example Sentence:

Everybody witnessed, you got addled yesterday, your debate had more holes than a swiss cheese.