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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.

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