Vocab 5 july

INTREPID (ADJECTIVE): (निडर): fearless

Synonyms: courageous, heroic

Antonyms: afraid, fearful

Example Sentence:

I am an intrepid person.

2. BALMY (ADJECTIVE): (सौम्य): mild

Synonyms: moist, tropical

Antonyms: balanced, inclement

Example Sentence:
This fabric gives a balmy effect on the viewer’s eye.

3. ABROGATE (VERB): (अभिनिषेध करना): abolish

Synonyms: annul, invalidate

Antonyms: approve, permit

Example Sentence:

Thus the new rule was abrogated.

4. RECONDITE (ADJECTIVE): (गंभीर): abstruse

Synonyms: arcane, cabalistic

Antonyms: obvious, simple

Example Sentence:

The new colony is full of recondite apartments.

5. PROPINQUITY (NOUN): (सान्निध्य): closeness

Synonyms: affinity, nearness

Antonyms: remoteness, distance

Example Sentence:
I felt deep propinquity between them.

6. ABNEGATE (VERB): (अस्वीकार करना):renounce

Synonyms: abstain, decline

Antonyms: accept, use

Example Sentence:

She attempts to abnegate personal responsibility.

7. TUMULT (NOUN): (कोलाहल): agitation

Synonyms: commotion, convulsion

Antonyms: harmony, peace

Example Sentence:

These days tumult and fracas is going on in Delhi.

8. CONDONE (VERB): (माफ करना): excuse

Synonyms: forget, forgive

Antonyms: deny, refuse

Example Sentence:

She said to the teacher kindly condone my faults.

9. OBLOQUY (NOUN): (अपमान): calumny

Synonyms: aspersion, censure

Antonyms: approval, exaltation

Example Sentence:

He faced obloquy by them.

10. BEDLAM (NOUN): (अव्यवस्था): chaotic situation

Synonyms: chaos, clamour

Antonyms: calmness, silence

Example Sentence:

In the absence of a teacher, the classroom was in a bedlam.

Vocab 4 july

STOUT (ADJECTIVE): (बलवान): strong

Synonyms: sturdy, robust

Antonyms: tender, wobbly

Example Sentence:

Ishant had armed himself with a stout stick.

2. OCCULT (ADJECTIVE): (गुप्त): mysterious

Synonyms: concealed, hidden

Antonyms: bare, exposed

Example Sentence:

Their marriage is an occult ceremony.

3. IMPUTE (VERB): (आरोप लगाना): attribute

Synonyms: ascribe, accredit

Antonyms: exculpate, exonerate

Example Sentence:

The crimes were imputed to Vikas.

4. LAMENT (VERB): (विलाप): to mourn or grieve deeply

Synonyms: bemoan, deplore

Antonyms: relieve, celebrate

Example Sentence:

I lament for those who binge believe drinking is a fun.

5. LUCRE (NOUN): (धन): money, profits

Synonyms: capital, cash

Antonyms: bills, debt

Example Sentence:

Gangsters searched the house for hidden lucre but found nothing.

6. LAX (ADJECTIVE): (सुस्त): slack, remiss

Synonyms: careless, lenient

Antonyms: attentive, careful

Example Sentence:

Her lax attitude left people thinking she was disinterested.

 

7. MAIM (VERB): (पंगु बनाना): cripple, put out of action

Synonyms: disable, disfigure

Antonyms: care, aid

Example Sentence:

If you do not want your vicious dog to maim or fatally injure people, then you should put him down.

8. MANGLE (VERB): (वध करना): mutilate, deform

Synonyms: bruise, contort

Antonyms: beautify, repair

Example Sentence:

How should I fret to mangle every line?

9. NADIR (NOUN): (निम्नतम): lowest point

Synonyms: base, bottom

Antonyms: top, highest point

Example Sentence:

The sun does not spring at once from the nadir to the zenith.

10. ODIUM (NOUN): (लोकद्वेष): shame, dishonor

Synonyms: abhorrence, antipathy

Antonyms: affection, approval

Example Sentence:

Because of my odium for the politician’s views, I have no plans to vote for him.

Vocab3 july

YEARN (VERB): (उत्कट इच्छा होना): desire strongly

Synonyms: crave, covet

Antonyms: abjure, dislike

Example Sentence:

I am yearning for waterballs.

2. JABBER (VERB): (गपशप करना): babble

Synonyms: chatter, gab

Antonyms: be silent, be quiet

Example Sentence:

Anahita likes to jabber a lot.

3. UTOPIA (NOUN): (आदर्शलोक): bliss

Synonyms: paradise, ideal place

Antonyms: hell, place of the condemned

Example Sentence:

I live in a utopia.

4. SLING (VERB): (टांगना): throw

Synonyms: hoist, hurl

Antonyms: receive, keep

Example Sentence:

When I tried to do it with the sling on, I lost my balance.

5. VILIFY (VERB): (बदनाम करना): criticize

Synonyms: damn, malign

Antonyms: praise, laud

Example Sentence:

She was vilifying Aman.

6. ORCHESTRATE (VERB): (क्रमबद्ध करना): organize

Synonyms: arrange, set up

Antonyms: disperse, divide

Example Sentence:

They will orchestrate the meeting for you.

7. LOUT (NOUN): (गंवार): boor

Synonyms: brute, slob

Antonyms: gentle, mild

Example Sentence:

He is a lout person.

 

8. STEREOTYPED (ADJECTIVE): (मंद): banal

Synonyms: dull, hackneyed

Antonyms: fresh, new

Example Sentence:

It was a stereotyped movie.

9. VEHEMENCE (NOUN): (जोश): intensity

Synonyms: fervor, frenzy

Antonyms: peace, peacefulness

Example Sentence:

The vehemence of his temper was controlled by an affectionate disposition.

10. TRAVESTY (NOUN): (व्यंग्य): mockery

Synonyms: spoof, satire

Antonyms: seriousness, solemnity

Example Sentence:

Allowing students to cheat in tests is a travesty of education.

Vocab 2 july

SECEDE (VERB): (छोड़ना): pull away

Synonyms: abdicate, leave

Antonyms: hold, remain

Example Sentence:

The small island nation opted to secede from its mothering country.

2. CLANDESTINE (ADJECTIVE): (गुप्त): done ively

Synonyms: covert, fraudulent

Antonyms: legal, public

Example Sentence:

Natasha requested me to keep her idea clandestine.

3. ENGULF (VERB): (आत्मसात करना): consume

Synonyms: absorb, encompass

Antonyms: neglect, uncover

Example Sentence:

We in this generation do not engulf ourselves in the long-lived traditions.

4. ENCOMIUM (NOUN): (गुणानुवाद): tribute

Synonyms: accolade, salutation

Antonyms: blame, criticism

Example Sentence:

Shivi has written an encomium celebrating the art form.

5. ENGENDER (VERB): (पैदा करना): cause or give rise

Synonyms: arouse, instigate

Antonyms: prevent, halt

Example Sentence:

They lose their power over people, they lose their ability to engender fear

6. ELITE (NOUN): (अनन्य): a select group that is superior

Synonyms: exclusive, noble

Antonyms: ordinary, low- class

Example Sentence:

Abhinay belonged to an elite class.

7. RANT (VERB): (डांटना): to taunt or scold

Synonyms: yelling, raving

Antonyms: calm, quiet

Example Sentence:

Prithwi spent hours ranting about the hike in gasoline prices.

8. MOURN (VERB): (शोक करना): be sad over loss

Synonyms: lament, regret

Antonyms: please, delight

Example Sentence:

We mourn the loss of our great leader.

9. MONSTROSITY (NOUN): (सनकी): freak

Synonyms: abnormality, deformity

Antonyms: beauty, simplicity

Example Sentence:

Paarth hates thinking alone and regards it as a monstrosity.

10. CLOWNING (NOUN): (मूर्खता): foolery

Synonyms: prank, nonsense

Antonyms: tragedy, seriousness

Example Sentence:

His acts are no less than clowning.

Vocab 1 july

DISTINGUISH (VERB): (अंतर करना): tell the difference

Synonyms: analyze, categorize

Antonyms: allow, combine

Example Sentence:

Distinguish the matter as soon as possible.

2. EXTRICATE (VERB): (अलग करना): get out of a situation

Synonyms: detach, extract

Antonyms: attach, connect

Example Sentence:

Amay was trying to extricate himself from official duties.

3. ENTANGLE (VERB): (उलझाना): involve

Synonyms: confuse, complicate

Antonyms: clarify, exclude

Example Sentence:

Don’t entangle those people in your project as they are not trustworthy.

4. ENSNARE (VERB): (जाल में फंसाना): trap

Synonyms: cheat, embroil

Antonyms: free, liberate

Example Sentence:

Don't let anyone ensnare you.

5. DUMBFOUND (VERB): (हक्का-बक्का करना): astound

Synonyms: amaze, astonish

Antonyms: calm, expect

Example Sentence:

Ansh did his best to dumbfound his boss.

6. FORECAST (NOUN): (पूर्वानुमान करना): prediction

Synonyms: projection, estimate

Antonyms: hindsight, ignorance

Example Sentence:

You are not a God that your forecast is going to be happened.

7. DISTRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): (व्याकुल): very upset

Synonyms: agitated, anxious

Antonyms: balanced, calm

Example Sentence:

She burst into a little peal of laughter as she looked into his distraught face.

8. PREMEDITATED (ADJECTIVE): (पूर्वचिन्तित): planned

Synonyms: calculated, deliberate

Antonyms: accidental, casual

Example Sentence:

Had it really been premeditated that he should fall into that camp?

9. RIG (VERB): (वस्र पहनना): dress

Synonyms: equip, furnish

Antonyms: disrobe, uncover

Example Sentence:

The children return from Box Hill, and are rigged out for church.

10. COMPOSITE (ADJECTIVE): (संमिश्रित): mixed

Synonyms: complex, compound

Antonyms: homogeneous, simple

Example Sentence:

This composite body of troop can’t be recognized.

Vocab 30 june

HEGEMONY (NOUN): (नायकत्व): controlling power or influence over others

Synonyms: dominance, dominion

Antonyms: impotency, weakness

Example Sentence:

Both America and China are trying for hegemony in Asia.

2. SUFFICE (VERB): (पर्याप्त होना): be enough

Synonyms: satisfy, avail

Antonyms: displease, dissatisfy

Example Sentence:

Simple mediocrity cannot suffice them.

3. GIMMICK (NOUN): (युक्ति): trick

Synonyms: artifice, ruse

Antonyms: reality, truth

Example Sentence:

The reservation policy is just a political gimmick.

4. PENCHANT (NOUN): (झुकाव/ रुचि): strong inclination

Synonyms: affection, affinity

Antonyms: averseness, aversion

Example Sentence:

He had strong penchant for playing cricket.

5. INGENIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रतिभा-सम्पन्न):skillful

Synonyms: lever, creative

Antonyms: dull, foolish

Example Sentence:

She devised an ingenious scheme to hoodwink the police.

6. PERDITION (NOUN): (विनाश): hell

Synonyms: inferno, damnation

Antonyms: heaven, paradise

Example Sentence:

He alleged that the film would lead young souls into perdition.

7. FLAGGING (ADJECTIVE): (धुंधली): languid

Synonyms: fading, dwindling

Antonyms: energized, refreshed

Example Sentence:

Sense of winning seems to be flagging in the troops.

8. DECELERATE (VERB): (धीमा करना): slow down

Synonyms: brake, slow

Antonyms: accelerate, hasten

Example Sentence:

She decelerated her car

9. JUBILATION (NOUN): (आनंद): rejoicing

Synonyms: happiness, joy

Antonyms: sadness, sorrow

Example Sentence:

The victory of Indian hockey team was celebrated with jubilation.

10. GIGANTIC (ADJECTIVE): (विशाल): huge in size

Synonyms: gargantuan, giant

Antonyms: small, little

Example Sentence:

The road is bordered by gigantic rocks

Vocab 29 june

ZAP (VERB): (नष्ट करना): destroy

Synonyms: kill, slaughter

Antonyms: bear, begin

Example Sentence:

Pakistan zapped the LOC area.

2. SKIRMISH (NOUN): (झड़प): fight

Synonyms: altercation, argument

Antonyms: peace, retreat

Example Sentence:

The skirmish lasted about fifteen minutes near my house.

3. EMPATHY (NOUN): (हमदर्दी): understanding

Synonyms: affinity, appreciation

Antonyms: disdain, hatred

Example Sentence:

Perhaps because of empathy, we are together since 2000.

4. TUSSLE (NOUN): (संघर्ष): struggle

Synonyms: brawl, fray

Antonyms: surrender, retreat

Example Sentence:

He faced so much tussle throughout his life.

5. IMPROMPTU (ADJECTIVE): (बिना तैयारी के):unrehearsed

Synonyms: offhand, unscripted

Antonyms: deliberate, planned

Example Sentence:

It was an impromptu effort to avoid telling me who they are, but they are known.

6. IMPUGN (VERB): (बहस करना): criticize, challenge

Synonyms: assail, tar

Antonyms: agree, aid

Example Sentence:

You should not impugn his efforts.

7. COMPACT (ADJECTIVE): (सघन): condensed

Synonyms: solid, tight

Antonyms: empty, loose

Example Sentence:

A compact little group of men rounded the bend and approached.

8. SPONTANEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (स्वाभाविक):impulsive

Synonyms: casual, simple

Antonyms: intended, premeditated

Example Sentence:

At her spontaneous act of welcome a light came into my eyes.

9. MELEE (NOUN): (हाथापाई): battle

Synonyms: brawl, fracas

Antonyms: peace, agreement

Example Sentence:

In the melee, Rahul looked at the eyes of Sanjay.

 

10. MASSED (ADJECTIVE): (संख्या में एकत्र):composite

Synonyms: concerted, corporate

Antonyms: separate, unshared

Example Sentence:

The heavens darkened with massed fliers.