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Saturday, October 13, 2018

Vocab 14 October

DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): harsh:(बेदर्द)

Synonyms: cruel, strict

Antonyms: contrite, pliable

Example Sentence:

Adolf Hitler was a draconian leader.

2. NOXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): foul:(बहुत अप्रिय)

Synonyms: toxic, pernicious

Antonyms: good, healthy

Example Sentence:

This perfume has a noxious smell.

3. PERSPICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): wise:(कुशाग्रबुद्धि)

Synonyms: intelligent, astute

Antonyms: dull, unperceptive

Example Sentence:

This child has a perspicacious mind to solve the questions.

4. SPLURGY (ADJECTIVE): flamboyant:(दिखावटी)

Synonyms: showy, dashing

Antonyms: plain, modest

Example Sentence:

The singer loves to wear splurgy suits while performing.

5. TIFF (NOUN): dispute:(मनमुटाव)

Synonyms: squabble, fight

Antonyms: accord, harmony

Example Sentence:

I want to be out of this tiff.

6. SUPERVENE (VERB): follow:(पीछे आना)

Synonyms: pursue, supersede

Antonyms: founder, precede

Example Sentence:

The federal court decision will supersede the decision of the lower court.

7. BESTOW (VERB): present:(प्रदान करना)

Synonyms: confer, entrust

Antonyms: withhold, deprive

Example Sentence:

The principal will bestow the awards to the meritorious students.

8. GRIM (ADJECTIVE): depressing:(विकट)

Synonyms: gloomy, dark

Antonyms: cheerful, happy

Example Sentence:

It was a grim night yesterday.

9. REINFORCE (VERB): strengthen:(मजबूत बनाना)

Synonyms: assist, augment

Antonyms: discourage, obstruct

Example Sentence:

Article 377 will surely reinforce the integrity of our law and order system.

10. UNWITTINGLY (ADVERB): not knowing:(अनिच्छापूर्वक)

Synonyms: accidently, unintentionally

Antonyms: knowingly, purposefully

Example Sentence:

The little girl unwittingly let the sneaky kitten out the back door when she left for school

Vocab 13 October

DISCERNMENT (NOUN): perception:(समझ)

Synonyms: acumen, understanding

Antonyms: ignorance, stupidity

Example Sentence:

Tact is skill in touching; nice perception or discernment in dealing with others.

2. NARCISSISM (NOUN): egotism:(अहंकार)

Synonyms: arrogance, selfishness

Antonyms: shyness, timidity

Example Sentence:

Narcissism is a result of stunted growth and of childhood abuse.

3. MUTINY (NOUN): resistance:(विद्रोह)

Synonyms: defiance, insurrection

Antonyms: calm, peace

Example Sentence:

This was a clear case of mutiny, and the only one in which I was ever implicated.

4. SABOTAGE (NOUN): damage:(तोड़-फोड़)

Synonyms: vandalism, disruption

Antonyms: fidelity, loyalty

Example Sentence:

The sabotage of the Preliminary had been the first local step in that direction.

5. PROTRUDE (VERB): stick out:(निकला हुआ होना)

Synonyms: extrude, extend

Antonyms: shrink, sink

Example Sentence:

She had no flesh left; her bones seemed to protrude through the skin.

6. RECEDE (VERB): withdraw:(पीछे हटना)

Synonyms: abate, regress

Antonyms: increase, extend

Example Sentence:

The Cabinet will recede more and more from our principles, our party.

7.WANTON (ADJECTIVE): extravagant:(आवारा)

Synonyms: lustful, outrageous

Antonyms: good, moral

Example Sentence:

Between 1868 and 1872 they added ten millions by wanton extravagance to the State debt.

8. NULLIFY (VERB): cancel:(प्रभावहीन करना)

Synonyms: revoke, abolish

Antonyms: approve, allow

Example Sentence:

Fortunately, the attempt to nullify its benefits proved ineffectual.

9. ALIGN (VERB): line up:(पंक्तिबद्ध करना)

Synonyms: array, adjust

Antonyms: disorder, mess up

Example Sentence:

Similar instruction is given the troopers in aligning themselves to the left.

10. GRAPPLE (VERB): grab:(भिड़ जाना)

Synonyms: confront, cope

Antonyms: release, let go

Example Sentence:

Every blood-vessel was striving to grapple with the present.

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Vocab 12 October

CONDESCENSION (NOUN): disdain :(कृपालुता)


Synonyms: civility, haughtiness

Antonyms: humility, inferiority

Example Sentence:

One should never show condescension to others.

2. EDDY (NOUN):current:(भंवर, बवन्डर)

Synonyms: whirlpool, tide

Antonyms: calm, rest

Example Sentence:

Don’t know when will the eddy come to rest?


3. LEAVEN (VERB):ferment:(उत्प्रेरण)

Synonyms: lighten, raise

Antonyms: darken, depress

Example Sentence:

One should always try to leaven one’s knowledge.

4. LOLL (VERB):lay sprawled:(आलस करना)

Synonyms: laze, loiter

Antonyms: straighten, energize

Example Sentence:

They sing, loll and above all they drink.

5. HOOK (VERB):catch:(फँसाना)

Synonyms: clasp, lock

Antonyms: release, unhitch

Example Sentence:

He hooked a large fish.

6. JOCKEY (ADJECTIVE): amusing:(दिलचस्प)

Synonyms: entertaining, playful

Antonyms: boring, unfunny

Example Sentence:

He is such a likeable, amusing man.

7. CAULK (VERB):secure:( सन्दबन्द या कलापट्टी करना)

Synonyms: block, barricade

Antonyms: free, loosen

Example Sentence:

The sensitive area was caulked with the iron rods.

8. CONGRUENT (ADJECTIVE):agreeable:(अनुकूल)

Synonyms: conforming, concurring

Antonyms: unharmonious, disagreeable

Example Sentence:

The committee reached on to a congruent decision.

9. DISSEMBLE (VERB):disguise:(ढोंग करना)

Synonyms: falsify, feign

Antonyms: unmask, disclose

Example Sentence:

The little girl often dissembles her feelings .

10. DOTE (VERB):show excessive fondness:(स्नेह में डूबना)

Synonyms: cherish, fawn

Antonyms: ignore, offend

Example Sentence:

She doted on her two kids

Vocab 11 October

WAFT (VERB): carry:(बहा ले जाना)

Synonyms: drift, convey

Antonyms: hold, keep

Example Sentence:

They waft the information.

2. ROCOCO (ADJECTIVE): florid:(अत्यलंकृत)

Synonyms: ornate, gilt

Antonyms: plain, undecorated

Example Sentence:

It was a rococo flower-vase.



3. CHIMERA (NOUN): bogy


Synonyms: delusion, monstrosity

Antonyms: certainty, reality

Example Sentence:

The economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a chimera.

4. PORTENT (NOUN): miracle:(कल्पना)

Synonyms: marvel, prodigy

Antonyms: expectation, doom

Example Sentence:

It was a portent that she won.

5. PERVERSION (NOUN): spoof:(विकृति)

Synonyms: burlesque, distortion

Antonyms: seriousness, solemnity

Example Sentence:

The absurdly lenient sentence is a perversion of justice.

6. BURGESS (NOUN): civilian:(नागरिक)

Synonyms: inhabitant, resident

Antonyms: alien, foreigner

Example Sentence:

He is a nice burgess.

8. ARRAIGN (VERB): accuse:(अपराधी ठहराना)

Synonyms: incriminate, indict

Antonyms: exculpate, exonerate

Example Sentence:

She was arraigned on charges of attempted murder.

9. APPOSITE (ADJECTIVE): pertinent: (उपयुक्त)

Synonyms: germane, relevant

Antonyms: inappropriate, improper

Example Sentence:

There was an apposite quotation written in the side of the wall.

10. ARROGATE (VERB): claim without justification:(हड़पना)

Synonyms: confiscate, expropriate

Antonyms: reject, refuse

Example Sentence:

They arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation's true interests

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Vocab 10 October

FIDELITY (NOUN): Faithfulness to a person:(विश्वस्तता)

Synonyms: devotion, obedience

Antonyms: treachery disloyalty

Example sentence:

For many fidelity to a religion creed is admirable.

2. INSISTENCE (NOUN): demand:(आग्रह)

Synonyms: urging, emphasis

Antonyms: satisfaction, satiation

Example Sentence:

Our insistence for luxuries should not cause a misery to anyone.


3. NEGATE (VERB): contradict:(नकारना)

Synonyms: annihilate, disallow

Antonyms: allow, assist

Example Sentence:

The criminal will negate all charges if you failed to prove him guilty.

4. QUEER (ADJECTIVE): abnormal:(असामान्य)

Synonyms: erratic, weird

Antonyms: sensible, sound

Example Sentence:

They are queer in behavior and extremely uncultured in their lifestyle.

5. STIMULATE (VERB): provoke:(उत्तेजित करना)

Synonyms: elate, arouse

Antonyms: neglect, dishearten

Example Sentence:

The teacher has to stimulate the students in order to create a hunger in them.

6. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): exceptional:(अभूतपूर्व)

Synonyms: bizarre, anomalous

Antonyms: familiar, regular

Example Sentence:

We have come across unprecedented reactions that weren’t expected.

7. PIQUANT (ADJECTIVE): sparkling:(सरस)

Synonyms: peppery, spicy

Antonyms: flavorless, tasteless

Example Sentence:

We need to eat piquant dishes in order to get the real taste of Royal Rajasthan.

8. RUSTICATE (VERB): expel:(दंडस्वरूप निष्कासित करना)

Synonyms: dispel, ostracize

Antonyms: incorporate, inculcate

Example Sentence:

The principal will rusticate all the students who don’t deserve to be taught in a healthy environment

9. DRAPE (VERB): cover:(ढांकना)

Synonyms: wrap, envelop

Antonyms: unwrap, uncover

Example Sentence:

The snow draped everything as the temperature kept deteriorating.

10. PROMOTION (NOUN): advancement:(उन्नति)

Synonyms: elevation, aggrandizement

Antonyms: hindrance, debasement

Example Sentence:

They have got the promotion because they deserved it in one way or the other.

Monday, October 8, 2018

Vocab 9 October

BARB (NOUN): pointed comment:(कटाक्ष)

Synonyms: criticism, insult

Antonyms: compliment, praise

Example Sentence:

Watch out for barbs as they can hurt you badly.

2. GROVEL (VERB): kowtow:(गिड़गिड़ाना)

Synonyms: beseech, kneel

Antonyms: authorize, command

Example sentence:

They criticized leaders who grovelled for foreign patrons.

3. PALLIATE (VERB): to reduce the severity:(न्यूनीकरण)

Synonyms: abate, cover up

Antonyms: enlarge expose

Example sentence:

The doctor trusted that the new medication would palliate her patient's discomfort.

4. AMBIVALENCE (NOUN): the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas:( उभयभाविता)

Synonyms: doubt irresolution

Antonyms: sureness, decisiveness

Example sentence:

The judge's ambivalence about the defendant's guilt caused a delay in the penalty portion of the trial.

5. NEOPHYTE (NOUN): beginner:(नवदीक्षित)

Synonyms: amateur, novice

Antonyms: professional, expert

Example Sentence:

Even the best player in the world was once a neophyte at the sport.

6. PRETENSION (NOUN): self- importance:(मिथ्याभिमान)

Synonyms: snobbishness, pomposity

Antonyms: modesty, propriety

Example Sentence:

He is adored by millions because he lacks in pretension.

7. PITHY (VERB): to the point:(सारगर्भित)

Synonyms: concise, brief

Antonyms: lengthy, verbose

Example Sentence:

In order to make it quick the teach gave pithy explanation for all the questions.

8. PERVASIVE (ADJECTIVE): which is all over the place.:(व्यापक)

Synonyms: omnipresent, prevalent

Antonyms: deficient, scanty

Example Sentence:

Unemployment is a pervasive issue in India touching all the classes.

9. HERMETIC (ADJECTIVE): airtight:(हवा बंद)

Synonyms: impervious, sealed

Antonyms: susceptible, penetrable

Example Sentence:

The cells were hermetic causing the prisoners to die of suffocation.

10. UTTERANCE (NOUN): revelation:(अभिव्यक्ति)

Synonyms: pronouncement, declaration

Antonyms: concealment, secret

Example Sentence:

The news would bubble inside his gut till it finds utterance.

Sunday, October 7, 2018

Vocab 8 October

DAWDLE (VERB): waste time:(समय नष्ट करना)

Synonyms: laze, saunter

Antonyms: rush, hasten

Example Sentence:

People hasten to ask for help but often dawdle when help is needed.

2. SCURRY (VERB): move along swiftly:(शीघ्र चलना)

Synonyms: scamper, dash

Antonyms: loaf, dawdle

Example Sentence:

The little girl scurried towards her father when he called her name.


3. DENIGRATION (NOUN): belittlement:(बदनामी)

Synonyms: defamation, ridicule

Antonyms: cajolery, blandishment

Example Sentence:

Those who denigrate others often do it to hide their own failures.

4. DRUDGERY (NOUN): tedious work:(कठिन परिश्रम)

Synonyms: labor, travail

Antonyms: lethargy, indolence

Example Sentence:

To lose weight one has to endure the drudgery of hard exercises.

5. ORDEAL (NOUN): unpleasant and prolonged experience:(कठिन परीक्षा)

Synonym: difficulty, trouble

Antonyms: comfort, peace

Example sentence:

This article had a gory description about the ordeals faced by players who came back after loosing a match.

6. RAMPANT (NOUN): flourishing or spreading unchecked:(अनियंत्रित)

Synonyms: uncontrolled, unbridled

Antonyms: restrained, moderate

Example sentence:

Corruption is rampant and government is trying its best to control it.

7. FATHOM (VERB): to understand after much thought:(पूर्ण रूप से समझना)

Synonyms: comprehend grasp

Antonyms: misinterpret, misunderstand

Example sentence:

Since I have always scored good marks I cannot fathom why my teacher gave me poor grades.

8. SPAWN (VERB): originate:(बनाना)

Synonyms: create, generate

Antonyms: destroy, kill

Example sentence:

The new economic freedom has spawned hundreds of new small businesses.

9. LIMPID (ADJECTIVE): clear, transparent:(पारदर्शक)

Synonyms: comprehensible, lucid

Antonyms: muddy obscure

Example sentence:

The writer's limpid writing style greatly pleased readers who disliked complicated novels.

10. GRATIS (ADJECTIVE): free:(मुफ़्त)

Synonyms: complementary, costless

Antonyms: costly, expensive

Example sentence:

Gratis distribution of net is already being applied successfully in several impoverished countries.

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1. OVERRIDE (VERB): abrogate: (के विरुद्ध निर्णय देना)

Synonyms: annul, nullify

Antonyms: sanction, validate

Example Sentence:

He decided to override his lawyer’s decision.

2. INVIOLABILITY (NOUN): sanctity: (पवित्रता)

Synonyms: devotion, divinity

Antonyms: impiousness, irreverence

Example Sentence:

The priest proclaimed the inviolability of the temple.

3. POSIT (VERB): suppose:(मानना)

Synonyms: assume, consider

Antonyms: neglect, ignore

Example Sentence:

I shall posit her as my friend for the rest of my life.

4. UNPRECEDENTED (NOUN): extraordinary:(अभूतपूर्व)

Synonyms: bizarre, exceptional

Antonyms: regular, common

Example Sentence:

The Supreme Court has passed the unprecedented verdict on Adultery.

5. CITY DWELLERS (NOUN): townie:(शहरी)

Synonyms: urbanite, city boy

Antonyms: immigrant, foreigner

Example Sentence:

Many city dwellers live in rented apartments.

6.BYSTANDAR (NOUN): observer: (दर्शक)

Synonyms: onlooker, witness

Antonyms: participant, associate

Example Sentence:

As the drivers’ argument became physical, a bystander had to intervene.

7. CHICANERY (NOUN): deception:(छल-कपट)

Synonyms: trickery, duplicity

Antonyms: honesty, truthfulness

Example Sentence:

He is up to his old chicanery, blaming all democrats for the recession.

8.AGITATE (ADJECTIVE): disturb: (खलबली डालना)

Synonyms: churn, concuss

Antonyms: calm, soothe

Example Sentence:

As his younger brother is a troublemaker, he likes to agitate his sister by hiding her dolls.

9. CEREMONIAL (ADJECTIVE): ritual: (रीति संबंधी)

Synonyms: solemn, august

Antonyms: unimpressive, unceremonial

Example Sentence:

The tribe has different ceremonial dance for each ceremony.

10. GRUELING (ADJECTIVE): arduous: (भयंकर)

Synonyms: exhausting, laborious

Antonyms: easy, facile

Example Sentence:

In between work and school, the medical student managed a very grueling schedule.

Saturday, October 6, 2018

Vocab 6 October

IMPECUNIOUS (ADJECTIVE): having little or no money:(निर्धन)

Synonyms: penniless, penurious


Antonyms: wealthy, affluent

Example Sentence:

Back in the eighties he was an impecunious, would-be racing driver.


2. IMPERTURBABILITY (NOUN): balance:(स्थिरता)

Synonyms: aplomb, coolness

Antonyms: agitation, anxiety

Example Sentence:

His imperturbability always had the effect of a goad upon his father’s temper.


3. MERETRICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): gaudy, flashy:(बनावटी शोभा युक्त)

Synonyms: garish, loud

Antonyms: genuine, real

Example Sentence:

He believes in living a meretricious life.

4. AUGURY (NOUN): omen:(शकुन)

Synonyms: auspice, harbinger

Antonyms: short-sighted, assurance

Example Sentence:

This incident of his infancy was accepted as an augury of his maturity, and he did not
belie it.

5. GLIB (ADJECTIVE): slick, smooth-talking:(चिकनी चुपड़ी बातें करने वाला)

Synonyms: artful, facile

Antonyms: stuttering, inarticulate

Example Sentence:

She advises women with similar issues not to settle for glib explanations.

6. OSTRACISM (NOUN): banishment:(बहिष्कार)

Synonyms: avoidance, boycott

Antonyms: acceptance, allowance

Example Sentence:

Only cruel teachers can follow ostracism and ill-treat their children.

7. REPINE (VERB): complain:(शिकायत करना)

Synonyms: grumble, lament

Antonyms: appreciate, praise

Example Sentence:

She likes to repine about her colleagues.

8. FEINT (NOUN): pretense:(भुलावा)

Synonyms: ruse, bluff

Antonyms: honesty, truth

Example Sentence:

She pretended to be making great efforts to cope up with the course but it was merely a feint.

9. INURE (VERB): accustom:(अभ्यस्त करना)

Synonyms: familiarize, habituate

Antonyms: neglect, soften

Example Sentence:

Poverty has inured them living in slums.

10. RECONDITE (ADJECTIVE): mysterious, obscure:(गूढ़)

Synonyms: arcane, cabalistic

Antonyms: simple, straightforward

Example Sentence:

How else to explain the popularity of a novel so free of plot, so obsessed with existential rumination and recondite philosophy?

Friday, October 5, 2018

Vocab 5 October

GRUBBY (ADJECTIVE): dirty:(मैला)

Synonyms: filthy, soiled


Antonyms: clean, spotless

Example Sentence:

His white coat was grubby and stained.

2. IMPREGNABLE (ADJECTIVE): invincible:(अखंडनीय)

Synonyms: fortified, unyielding


Antonyms: breakable, destructible

Example Sentence:

The old fort with its thick, high walls was virtually impregnable.

3. CONTEMPLATE (VERB): think about seriously:(विचार करना)

Synonyms: consider, ponder


Antonyms: neglect, reject

Example Sentence:

Our busy schedule does not allow much time to contemplate about the pleasant surroundings.

4. CONSCIENTIOUS (ADJECTIVE): thorough, careful:(अंतर्विवेकशील)

Synonyms: diligent, fastidious


Antonyms: careless, dishonest

Example Sentence:

The conscientious employees achieved the target.

5. ELATION (NOUN): extreme happiness:(आनंद)

Synonyms: bliss, ecstasy


Antonyms: sorrow, woe

Example Sentence:

His elation increased at the sight of the little girl he had saved.

6. GRAVELY (ADVERB): very much; desperately:(गंभीर भाव से)

Synonyms: deeply, seriously


Antonyms: lightly, calmly

Example Sentence:

She listened to her father gravely.

7. DIAPHANOUS (ADJECTIVE): light, airy, transparent:(पारदर्शी)

Synonyms: flimsy, clear


Antonyms: opaque, thick

Example Sentence:

Sunlight poured in through the diaphanous curtains, brightening the room.

8. BLANDISHMENT (NOUN): flattery:(चापलूसी)


Synonyms: adulation, cajolery

Antonyms: criticism, condemnation

Example Sentence:

At first he used his arts of blandishment and honeyed words in order to lure his boss.

9. QUACKERY (NOUN): charlatanism:(नीमहकीमी)

Synonyms: trickery, deception


Antonyms: reality, frankness

Example Sentence:

The meanest and most contemptible kind of cheating is quackery.

10. AVENGE (VERB): retaliate:(बदला लेना)

Synonyms: vindicate, punish


Antonyms: cheer, forgive

Example Sentence:

Hamlet delayed avenging the murder of his father.

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Vocab 4 October

EXPEDIENT (ADJECTIVE): appropriate:(फ़ायदेमंद)

Synonyms: feasible, practicable

Antonyms: unfeasible, unseemly

Example Sentence:

We gave them an expedient solution to their problems.

2. CRUMBLING (ADJECTIVE): rotting:(कमज़ोर पड़ना)

Synonyms: disintegrating, collapsing

Antonyms: healing, restorative

Example Sentence:

The crumbling building got destroyed in minutes.

3. PROVOKING (ADJECTIVE): annoying:(गुस्सा भड़काने वाला)

Synonyms: tormenting, vexing

Antonyms: pleasing, soothing

Example Sentence:

The provoking words of the boss made him resign.

4. RENDERED (ADJECTIVE): performed:(प्रतिपादन करना)

Synonyms: concluded, accomplished

Antonyms: incomplete, unfinished

Example Sentence:

They rendered a brilliant act of the play.

5. BOLSTER (VERB): help:(सहारा)

Synonyms: reinforce, sustain

Antonyms: halt, neglect

Example Sentence:

His actions bolstered our actions.

6. REPEL (VERB): push away:(हटाना/टालना)

Synonyms: ward off, fend off

Antonyms: approve, aid

Example Sentence:

He repelled the enemies away.

7. INSURGENT (ADJECTIVE): rebellious:(द्रोही)

Synonyms: revolutionary, anarchical

Antonyms: obedient, subordinate

Example Sentence:

The insurgent activists were killed.

8. PROVINCIAL (ADJECTIVE):narrow:(संकीर्ण)

Synonyms: bigoted, hidebound

Antonyms: broad-minded, liberal

Example Sentence:

The provincial views must be changed.

9. RETALIATE (VERB): get even with someone:(जैसे को तैसा देना)

Synonyms: reciprocate, retrospect

Antonyms: pardon, forgive

Example Sentence:

The enemy didn’t retaliate at the same time.

10. PROFOUND (ADJECTIVE): thoughtful:(प्रकांड)

Synonyms: philosophical, thorough

Antonyms: superficial, unintelligent

Example Sentence:

He took profound steps.

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Current affairs 3 October

International Day of Older Persons is observed every year on 1st October.

अंतरराष्ट्रीय वृद्ध दिवस प्रत्येक वर्ष 1 अक्टूबर को मनाया जाता है।

2. Assam Government has launched Wage Compensation Scheme for Pregnant Women in tea gardens of the state.

असम सरकार ने राज्य के चाय बागानों में गर्भवती महिलाओं के लिए मजदूरी क्षतिपूर्ति योजना शुरू की है।

3. SBI cuts daily ATM cash withdrawal limit to Rs 20,000 effective from Oct 31.

एसबीआई दैनिक एटीएम नकदी निकासी सीमा 31 अक्टूबर से 20,000 रुपये कर दी है।

4. Yuvraj Wadhwani has won the 25th Asian junior individual squash championship title.

युवराज वाधवानी ने 25 वां एशियाई जूनियर इंडिविजुअल स्क्वैश चैंपियनशिप खिताब जीता है।

5. Manu Bhaker has been named as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the third Youth Olympic Games to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

मनु भाकर को अर्जेंटीना के ब्यूनस आयर्स में आयोजित होने वाले तीसरे युवा ओलंपिक खेलों के लिए भारतीय दल के ध्वज-वाहक के रूप में नामित किया गया है ।

6. Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is covered under the RTI Act.

केंद्रीय सूचना आयोग (सीआईसी) ने फैसला दिया है कि भारतीय क्रिकेट कंट्रोल बोर्ड (बीसीसीआई) आरटीआई अधिनियम के तहत कवर किया गया है।

7. Canada's parliament has voted unanimously to effectively strip Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship over the Rohingya crisis.

म्यामां में रोहिंग्या मुसलमानों पर किये गये अत्याचारों में भागीदारी के लिए कनाडा की संसद ने आंग सान सू ची की कनाडा की मानद नागरिकता औपचारिक रूप से वापस ले ली।

8. 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated in America.

अमेरिका में महात्मा गांधी की 150 वीं जयंती मनाई गयी।

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Vocab 3 October

BRACE (VERB): fortify:(बन्धनी)

Synonyms: gird, prepare

Antonyms: free, let go

Example sentence:

The posts were braced by timber.


2. TURGID (ADJECTIVE): swollen:(सूजा हुआ)

Synonyms: bloated, disintended

Antonyms: plain, simple

Example sentence:

A turgid river was ahead his way.


3. TROVE (NOUN): accretion:(जमाव)

Synonyms: aggregation, agglomeration

Antonyms: subtraction, dispersal

Example sentence:

I saw the cellar contained a trove of rare wine.

4. TURBID (ADJECTIVE): dense:(गंदा)

Synonyms: muddy, murky

Antonyms: clear, neat

Example sentence:

It was a turbid weather.

5. TWINGE (NOUN): sharp pain:(टीस)

Synonyms: ache, pang

Antonyms: advantage, blessing

Example sentence:

I was feeling twinge in my heels.

6. TAWDRY (ADJECTIVE): tacky:(घटिया)

Synonyms: cheap, sleazy

Antonyms: nice, tasteful

Example sentence:

His house was in a tawdry location.

7. DIRE (ADJECTIVE): urgent:(डरावना)

Synonyms: drastic, extreme

Antonyms: calm, mild

Example sentence:

The dire need is there to save water.

8. SAVVY (ADJECTIVE): calculating: (जानकार)

Synonyms: cunning, impeachable

Antonyms: blameless, innocent

Example sentence:

Why are you being so savvy?

9. CULPABLE (ADJECTIVE): guilty: (आपराधिक)

Synonyms: liable, cosset

Antonyms: upset, hurt

Example sentence:

He is a culpable minister.

10. CONCOMITANT (ADJECTIVE): contributing:(सहगामी)

Synonyms: adjuvant, coefficient

Antonyms: unrelated, accidental

Example sentence:

She loved mountaineering, with all its concomitant worries.

Vocab 2 October

UPHILL (ADJECTIVE): difficult:(कठिन)


Synonyms: tough, unimaginable

Antonyms: banal, mundane

Example Sentence:

The article had a glorious description regarding the uphill task done by the army.

2. DROUGHT (NOUN): scarcity: (अकाल)

Synonyms: shrink, depletion

Antonyms: plentiful, lavish

Example Sentence:

They criticized leaders who were responsible for the financial drought faced by the nation.

3. PLEA (NOUN): request: (तर्क)

Synonyms: pray, appeal

Antonyms: order, instruct

Example Sentence:

The doctor’s plea for silence went unheard, resulting in extreme discomfort to the patient.

4. ARREST (VERB): take in custody: (गिरफ्तार करना)

Synonyms: abstain, detain

Antonyms: liberate, emancipate

Example Sentence:

The judge will seek reasons for the arrest without a legal warrant.

5. CONFLICT (VERB): fight: (लड़ना)

Synonyms: brawl, scuffle

Antonyms: serene, peace

Example Sentence:

They have conflicted again and again.

6. RIFT (NOUN): division: (मनमुटाव)

Synonyms: gap, difference

Antonyms: bridge, joint

Example Sentence:

The opposition and the government seemed to be focused on removing the rift between them.

7. FORTHCOMING (ADJECTIVE): coming in future: (आगामी)

Synonyms: new, futuristic

Antonyms: obsolete, outdated

Example Sentence:

Ever since I was of tender age, I have trained for forthcoming technical enhancements.

8. BORROW (VERB): to take by request: (ऋण लेना)

Synonyms: loan, beg

Antonyms: snatch, rob

Example Sentence:

The new economic freedom has enabled people to borrow less and spend more.

9. CRISIS (NOUN): problem: (संकट-स्थिति)

Synonyms: mayhem, doom

Antonyms: prosperity, harmony

Example Sentence:

The writer’s crisis lies in the depiction of negative characters in a positive way and vice versa.

10. JUMBLE (VERB): disturb: (गड़बड़ करना)

Synonyms: disturb, disorganize

Antonyms: organize, arrange

Example Sentence:

All of us can jumble up our lives but many few of us can arrange it properly.