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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Vocab 18 september

PONTIFICATE (VERB): sermonize :(धार्मिक शिक्षा देना)

Synonyms: preach, dogmatize

Antonyms: praise, applaud

Example Sentence:

He loves to hear himself talk and will often pontificate on even the most trivial issues.

2. FALLACY (NOUN): illusion :(भ्रम)

Synonyms: deception, falsehood

Antonyms: honesty, reality

Example Sentence:

The notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy.


3. DISTEMPER (NOUN): disorder :(विकार)

Synonyms: affliction, ailment

Antonyms: health, healer

Example Sentence:

Excessive distemper should not be practiced.

4. TINTINNABULATION (NOUN): loud ringing :(घंटे की खनखनाहट)

Synonyms: chime, jingle

Antonyms: silence, peace

Example Sentence:

The tintinnabulation that could be heard throughout the village was from the church on the common announcing morning services.

5. SEPTENTRIONAL (ADVERB): polar :(ध्रुव के समीप का)

Synonyms: northward, arctic

Antonyms: southward, Antarctic

Example Sentence:

When he tired of the long, septentrional winters of New England, Grandfather retired to Florida.

6. PANGLOSSIAN (ADJECTIVE): optimistic :(आशावादी)

Synonyms: assured, confident

Antonyms: pessimistic, uncertain

Example Sentence:

This is simply a Panglossian idea.

7. ANABASIS (NOUN): forward movement :(प्रगति)

Synonyms: advance, progress

Antonyms: hinder, backward

Example Sentence:

Reluctantly, the general ordered a hasty anabasis in the face of overwhelming opposing forces.

8. CAITIFF (NOUN): coward :(कायर)

Synonyms: scoundrel, louse

Antonyms: brave, bold

Example Sentence:

A woman was killed by a caitiff.

9. CRENEL (NOUN): scrape :(परिमार्जन)

Synonyms: indentation, incision

Antonyms: increase, bulge

Example Sentence:

Leaning into a crenel between two square merlons, he took a deep breath of relief.

10. FLAPDOODLE (ADJECTIVE): ridiculous situation or behaviour :(वाहियात)

Synonyms: craziness, foolishness

Antonyms: intelligence, judgement

Example Sentence:

You're the last man I ever expected to hear that kind of flapdoodle from.

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