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Saturday, September 15, 2018

Vocab 16 september

SOLILOQUY (NOUN): discourse :(स्वगत भाषण)

Synonyms: monologue, address

Antonyms: dialogue, discussion

Example Sentence:

Preparing for his soliloquy, Shakespeare paced back and forth reading his monologue lines aloud.

2. KNOTTY (ADJECTIVE): troublesome

Synonyms: mystifying, perplexing

Antonyms: easy, facile

Example Sentence:

It was his knotty idea.

3. KNAVE (NOUN): fraud :(दुष्ट)

Synonyms: miscreant, rogue

Antonyms: hero, angel

Example Sentence:

He is known as a notorious knave of this area.

4. LUDICROUS (ADJECTIVE): absurd :(हास्यास्पद)

Synonyms: bizarre, comical

Antonyms: normal, ordinary

Example Sentence:

It was a ludicrous statement made by her.

5. KUDOS (NOUN): praise :(यश)

Synonyms: esteem, applause

Antonyms: dishonour, denunciation

Example Sentence:

When the football team won the state championship, they were given kudos during a celebratory pep rally.

6. JOLT (VERB): convulse :(झटका देना)

Synonyms: disturb, jar

Antonyms: calm, comfort

Example Sentence:

His statement jolted me in my mind.

7. VERBOSE (ADJECTIVE): wordy :(वाचाल)

Synonyms: gabby, circumlocutory

Antonyms: concise, succinct

Example Sentence:

He is a verbose man.

8. HERETIC (NOUN): schismatic :(स्वधर्मभ्रष्ट)

Synonyms: apostate, pagan

Antonyms: believer, follower

Example Sentence:

As a relapsed heretic, he was left to the secular arm.

9. COVERT (ADJECTIVE): hidden :(गुप्त)

Synonyms: undercover, secret

Antonyms: above-board, known

Example Sentence:

Behind his soft behaviour he has some covert intentions.

10. DEFILE (VERB): corrupt:(दूषित करना)

Synonyms: degrade, desecrate

Antonyms: honour, praise

Example Sentence:

He tried to defile the system.

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