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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.