1. Unedifying (adjective):((Especially of an event taking place in public) distasteful; unpleasant.) (अप्रिय /अशोभनीय)
Synonyms: Unpleasant, Distasteful, Undesirable, Unpalatable, Displeasing
Antonyms: Palatable, Pleasant, Edifying, Tasteful
Example: It is unedifying to the public whenever a scam is exposed to a government official.
Verb forms: Edify, Edified, Edified
Related words:
Edify (verb) - Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.
2. Desideratum (noun):(Something that is needed or wanted.) (अभाव/आवश्यकता)
Synonyms: Requirement, Prerequisite, Need, Essential, Requisite, Necessary, Sine Qua Non.
Antonyms: Nonessential.
Example: The desideratum for the job was someone with flexibility and experience in the field.
Verb forms: Desiderate, Desiderated, Desiderated.
Related words:
Desiderate (verb) - Feel a keen desire for (something lacking or absent).
3. Megrim (noun): (A sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained.) (सनक/झक)
Synonyms: Whim, Impulse, Urge, Caprice, Craze, Fad.
Antonyms: Certainty.
Example: Having no sense of purpose, the wayward was often at the mercy of the strange megrims that sprang into his head.
4.Lackadaisical (adjective):(Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.) (लापरवाह/उत्साह रहित)
Synonyms: Careless, Lazy, Lax, Unenthusiastic, Indifferent, Uncaring, Unconcerned
Antonyms: Careful, Enthusiastic, Diligent
Example: Jim’s lackadaisicalattitude about studying is causing him to do poorly in school.
5. Enamour (verb): (Have a liking or admiration for/ be filled with love for.) (आकृष्ट करना)
Synonyms: Love-struck by, Captivated by, Charmed by, Enchanted by, Fascinated by, Enrapture.
Antonyms: Disenchant, Disgust, Displease, Repel, Repulse.
Example: In audition, The dancer will use her skillful moves to try and enamour the judging panel.
Verb forms: Enamour, Enamoured, Enamoured.
Origin: from French enamourer, from en- ‘in’ + amour ‘love’.
6. Portend (verb): (Be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen.) (पूर्वाभास या पूर्वसूचना देना)
Synonyms: Harbinger, Prophesy, Forecast, augur, Presage
Antonyms: Ignore, Neglect
Example: In general, larger salaries usually portend greater spending.
Verb forms: Portend, Portended, Portended.
Origin: from Latin portendere, based on pro- ‘forth’ + tendere ‘stretch’.
7. Vying (adjective): (To be competitive with someone in order to do or achieve something.) (प्रतिस्पर्धात्मक)
Synonyms: Competitive, Competing, Cut-Throat, Contesting.
Antonyms: Noncompetitive, Un-Vying.
Example: After the test matches, India and Sri Lanka will vie for the upcoming one-day series.
Verb forms: Vie, Vied, Vied.
Related words:
Vie (verb) – Compete
Origin: From Latin invitare ‘challenge’.
8. Juggle (verb): (Cope with by adroitly balancing (several activities).) (सामना करना)
Synonyms: Battle, Contest, Cope With, Grapple, Strive.
Antonyms: Give Up, Surrender.
Example: A captain in any game has to juggle throughout the match.
Verb forms: Juggle, Juggled, Juggled.
9. Shed (verb): (Discard (something undesirable, superfluous, or outdated).) (अमान्य करना/निकाल देना)
Synonyms: Discard, Get rid of, Dispose of, Do away with, Scrap, Dump, Cast aside.
Antonyms: Accept, Allow, Approve, Ratify, Retain, Sanction.
Example: In the Company meeting, the recent implemented ideas that didn’t work, shedwithout any further discussion on them.
Verb forms: Shed, Shed, Shed.
10. Dupe (verb): To deliberately mislead someone or the person who is easily used or tricked (धोखा देना/बेवकूफ़ बनाना/ठगना)
Synonyms: Deceive, Trick, Hoodwink, Hoax, Swindle, Defraud, Cheat
Antonyms: Be Honest.
Example: Because Bill does whatever anyone tells him to do, he is the perfect dupe.
Verb forms: Dupe, Duped, Duped.
Related words:
Dupe (verb) - A victim of deception.
Dupery (noun) - जालसाजी
