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Thursday, September 13, 2018

Vocab 14 september

BOURGEOIS (ADJECTIVE): commonplace :(मध्यमवर्गीय)

Synonyms: materialistic, philistine

Antonyms: adventurous, imaginative

Example Sentence:

He is from a bourgeois family.

2. ABOMINABLE (ADJECTIVE): loathsome :(घृणास्पद)

Synonyms: abhorrent, atrocious

Antonyms: desirous, pleasing

Example Sentence:

It was such an abominable sight.


3. AMBIGUITY (NOUN): uncertainty of meaning :(संदिग्धता)

Synonyms: doubt, vagueness

Antonyms: clarity, certainty

Example Sentence:

The students detect no ambiguity in the speech delivered by the master.

4. ADJOURN (VERB): stop a proceeding :(टालना)

Synonyms: delay, postpone

Antonyms: carry out, continue

Example Sentence:

The sentence was adjourned for a social inquiry report.

5. AUSPICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): advantageous :(मंगल)

Synonyms: felicitous, opportune

Antonyms: unpromising, unsuitable

Example Sentence:

It was not the most auspicious moment to hold a meeting.

6. BALEFUL (ADJECTIVE): menacing :(हानिकारक)

Synonyms: calamitous, sinister

Antonyms: favourable, promising

Example Sentence:

Arnab shot a baleful glance in her direction.

7. BEHOLD (VERB): observe :(निहारना)

Synonyms: see, view

Antonyms: ignore, overlook

Example Sentence:

She was beholding her little baby’s feet.

8. BLANDISH (VERB): flatter :(चापलूसी करना)

Synonyms: adulate, cajole

Antonyms: disparage, bully

Example Sentence:

The boss said to the employee, “don’t blandish me unnecessarily.”

9. ADMONISH (VERB): warn :(चेतावनी देना)

Synonyms: berate, chide

Antonyms: laud, praise

Example Sentence:

He was admonished by his teacher.

10. CONCEIT (NOUN): egotism :(मिथ्यागर्व)

Synonyms: arrogance, complacence

Antonyms: humility, modesty

Example Sentence:

Trisha was puffed up with conceit.

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