Vocab 30 august

REPROBATE (ADJECTIVE): Shameless: (नीच)

Synonyms: corrupt, wanton

Antonyms: honest, decent

Example Sentence:

Only a reprobate man would kill an old woman.

2. CAPRICE (NOUN): Sudden change of behaviour: (सनक)

Synonyms: contrariety, crotchet

Antonyms: constancy, normality

Example Sentence:

I am fed up of your caprice now.


3. GIG (NOUN): Employment: (छोटा काम)

Synonyms: job, engagement

Antonyms: unemployment, economic-decline

Example Sentence:

A gig of a basketball coach has been published on the website today.

4.NAUSEOUS (ADJECTIVE): Disgusting: (घिनौना)

Synonyms: abhorrent, brackish

Antonyms: nice, soothing

Example Sentence:

Spitting everywhere is a nauseous habit usually found in youth.

5. HEGEMONY (NOUN): Dominion: (नायकत्व)

Synonyms: authority, leadership

Antonyms: subservience, powerlessness

Example Sentence:

PoK is under the hegemony of Pakistan.

6. IN WAKE OF (ADJECTIVE): Being next: (अनुवर्ती)

Synonyms: subsequent, succeeding

Antonyms: leading, preceding

Example Sentence:

We had no place to live in the wake of the fire.

7. AGILE (ADJECTIVE): Flexible: (चुस्त)

Synonyms: lithe, supple

Antonym: rigid, stiff

Example Sentence:

Monkey is an agile animal.

8. SHOVE OFF (VERB): Leave quickly : (निकास)

Synonyms: depart, exit

Antonyms: arrive, come

Example Sentence:

As soon as the police arrives the goons shove off from the bank.

9. SALACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): Indecent: (गंदा)

Synonyms: vulgar, lewd

Antonyms: moral, decent

Example Sentence:

The salacious ruffians made filthy remarks on her.

10. PULL UP (VERB): Stop: ((व्‍यक्ति, घोड़े, गाड़ी को) रोकना)

Synonyms: halt, pause

Antonyms: continue, go

Example Sentence:

This old orthodox practice should be pulled up now.

Vocab 29 august

BALK (VERB): Prevent : (स्र्कावट डालना)

Synonyms: obstruct, hinder

Antonyms: allow, permit

Example Sentence:

Somehow I managed to balk laughing.

2. AVOW (VERB): Acknowledge: (खुलकर कहना)

Synonyms: declare, concede

Antonyms: ignore, refuse

Example Sentence:

Nobody avows my work, moreover I don’t like to blow my own trumpet.


3. AUGUST (ADJECTIVE): Acclaimed: (प्रतापी)

Synonyms: grand, eminent

Antonyms: ignoble, despicable

Example Sentence:

He is an august man I think Police is barking up the wrong tree.

4. ALACRITY (NOUN): Promptness: (तत्परता)

Synonyms: alertness, avidity

Antonyms: dullness, lethargy

Example Sentence:

India showed alacrity in extending the olive branch to Pakistan.

5. ADO (NOUN): Fuss: (हलचल)

Synonyms: bother, confusion

Antonyms: calm, peace

Example Sentence:

It has made great ado already, let’s call it a day.

6. ARTICULATE (VERB): Hinge: (साफ़ साफ़ बोलना)

Synonyms: join, integrate

Antonyms: disjoin, disconnect

Example Sentence:

I articulate his company once in a blue moon.

7. ARID (ADJECTIVE): Parched: (शुष्क)

Synonyms: dreary, dry

Antonyms: humid, damp

Example Sentence:

This time I am arid in telling you fables otherwise I know the ropes.

8. AVID (ADJECTIVE): Ardent: (उत्सुक)

Synonyms: devoted, fervent

Antonyms: apathetic, cold

Example Sentence:

He is an avid man with larger than life perspective.

9. ARCANE (ADJECTIVE): Hidden: (रहस्य का)

Synonyms: mystic, occult

Antonyms: known, familiar

Example Sentence:

I can’t paint to save my life it’s my arcane weakness.

10. ADDLE (VERB): Confuse: (घबड़ाया हुआ)

Synonyms: baffle, befuddle

Antonyms: explain, clarify

Example Sentence:

Everybody witnessed, you got addled yesterday, your debate had more holes than a swiss cheese.

Vocab 28 august

GLOSS OVER (VERB): fail to do : (उपेक्षा)

Synonyms: bypass, disregard

Antonyms: attend, regard

Example Sentence:

Shreyansh handed over the résumé that glossed over the applicant's lack of experience.

2. SOOTHE (VERB): calm :

Synonyms: allay, appease

Antonyms: aggravate, agitate

Example Sentence:

He tried his best to soothe his wife.


3. DULCIFY (VERB): pacify : (शांत करना)

Synonyms: assuage, curb

Antonyms: incite, irritate

Example Sentence:

He dulcified his hunger by eating apple.

4. EBULLIENT (ADJECTIVE): enthusiastic : (आनन्दित)

Synonyms: brash, chipper

Antonyms: depressed, down

Example Sentence:

Ebullient wolf made everyone tensed.

5. EFFERVESCENT (ADJECTIVE): fizzing : (चमकता हुआ)

Synonyms: bubbly, airy

Antonyms: inactive, flat

Example Sentence:

Effervescent sight of this lake can make you crazy.


6. LUSCIOUS (ADJECTIVE): delicious : (सुस्वाद)


Synonyms: juicy, lush

Antonyms: austere, bland

Example Sentence:

She cooks luscious food.

7. SAVORY (ADJECTIVE): pleasing : (दिलकश)

Synonyms: aromatic, fragrant

Antonyms: stinking, sour

Example Sentence:

His savory attitude will help him to get promotion.

8. MELLOW (ADJECTIVE): ripe : (परिपक्व)

Synonyms: delicate, soft

Antonyms: harsh, healthy

Example Sentence:

She was staring at the mellow evening sky.

9. DWINDLE (VERB): wane : (दुर्बल होना)

Synonyms: abate, decay

Antonyms: develop, enhance

Example Sentence:

Water the plant otherwise it will dwindle very soon.

10. SHRINK (VERB): become smaller : (सिकुड़ना)

Synonyms: decrease, diminish

Antonyms: enlarge, extend

Example Sentence:

I saw a virus through microscope, it was shrinking.

Vocab 27 august

ROGUISH (ADJECTIVE): deceitful : (धोखेबाज)

Synonyms: devilish, playful

Antonyms: real, valid

Example Sentence:

What a roguish pair of eyes!

2. CONTEMPTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): arrogant : (तिरस्कारपूर्ण)

Synonyms: disdainful, haughty

Antonyms: humble, praising

Example Sentence:

He is a very contemptuous person.

3. CHEEKY (ADJECTIVE): impudent : (निर्लज्ज)

Synonyms: bold, brash

Antonyms: afraid, fearful

Example Sentence:

What will you do cheeky boy?

4. MEEK (ADJECTIVE): shy : (नम्र)

Synonyms: docile, gentle

Antonyms: bold, brave

Example Sentence:

He was rejected because of his meek nature.

5. SERENE (ADJECTIVE): calm : (शांत)

Synonyms: comfortable, composed

Antonyms: agitated, annoyed

Example Sentence:

Her mother was looking at her with a serene comprehension and compassion.

6. IMPORTUNATE (ADJECTIVE): demanding : (हठी)

Synonyms: burning, crying

Antonyms: unimportant, relaxed

Example Sentence:

This is an importunate thing.

7. CANDID (ADJECTIVE): honest : (स्पष्टवादी)

Synonyms: blunt, forthright

Antonyms: biased, tactful

Example Sentence:

His candid effort towards making his country great.

8. TRICKY (ADJECTIVE): complicated : (छली)

Synonyms: complex, critical

Antonyms: certain, direct

Example Sentence:

This question is too tricky to solve.

9. OBDURATE (ADJECTIVE): stubborn : (हठी)

Synonyms: adamant, bullhead

Antonyms: gentle, submissive

Example Sentence:

Obdurate boys do not get everything that they want.

10. DOGGED (ADJECTIVE): determined : (दृढ़)

Synonyms: relentless, resolute

Antonyms: irresolute, weak

Example Sentence:

He is a dogged person for his work.

Vocab 26 august

INEQUITY (NOUN): unfairness: (असमता)

Synonyms: injustice, partiality

Antonyms: equity, fairness

Example Sentence:

We are not doing inequity with the employees.

2. DEVASTATING (ADJECTIVE): highly destructive or damaging: (भयानक)

Synonyms: calamitous, disastrous

Antonyms: blessed, fortunate

Example Sentence:

The devastating effects of these civil wars were most disastrous to the trade.

3. EXPLOITATION (NOUN): misuse: (शोषण)

Synonyms: ill-treatment, wringing

Antonyms: hospitable, generous

Example Sentence:

It was an exploitation of the patented invention.

4. RENEGE (VERB): go back on a promise: (इनकार करना)

Synonyms: reverse, welsh

Antonyms: correction, accuracy

Example Sentence:

People have reneged on a core promise laid out in the preamble of the constitution.

5. STIGMATISE (VERB): disgrace: (भर्त्सना करना)

Synonyms: defame, denounce

Antonyms: exalt, praise

Example Sentence:

This action will stigmatise a set of citizens for their poverty.

6. REPLETE (ADJECTIVE): filled or well supplied with something : (भरा हुआ)

Synonyms: awash, rife

Antonyms: empty, unfilled

Example Sentence:

History is replete with odious instances of countries that have differentiated between citizens in the past.

7. THRIVE (VERB): prosper: (कामयाब होना)

Synonyms: flourish, bloom

Antonyms: cease, decrease

Example Sentence:

It appears to believe that English can’t thrive as long as French survives.

8. MAGNANIMOUS (ADJECTIVE): generous: (उदार)

Synonyms: altruistic, charitable

Antonyms: mean, selfish

Example Sentence:

The panel is more magnanimous than Article 120(2).

9. PALPABLE (ADJECTIVE): visible: (स्पष्ट)

Synonyms: noticeable, credible

Antonyms: ambiguous, doubtful

Example Sentence:

The committee’s fervour is palpable in every recommendation.

10. STRIVE (VERB): make great efforts to achieve something : (प्रयास करना)

Synonyms: aim, attempt

Antonyms: neglect, dissuade

Example Sentence:

They strive to make their respective languages prominent in governance and education.

Vocab 25 august

IMPUNITY (NOUN): immunity: (दण्ड से मुक्ति)

Synonyms: dispensation, freedom

Antonyms: imprisonment, incarceration

Example Sentence:

The country cannot be so opaque to history as to say no sale.

2. HEREAFTER (ADVERB): from now on: (इसके बाद)

Synonyms: hence, eventually

Antonyms: incompletely, moderately

Example Sentence:

These people will hereafter be allowed to enter our territory.


3. UNFURL (VERB): unfold: (खोलना)

synonyms: unroll. unwind

Antonyms: close, conceal

Example Sentence:

Kaushik unfolded the map and laid it out on the table.

4. LENIENCY (NOUN): mercy: (उदारता)

Synonyms: tolerance, charity

Antonyms: cruelty, meanness

Example Sentence:

This is not the matter in which we can show leniency.

5. DELINEATE (VERB): describe precisely: (चित्रित करना)

Synonyms: define, limn

Antonyms: confuse, distort

Example Sentence:

The judge delineated the composition of the bench to hear the case.

6. POSTERITY (NOUN): all future generation of people: (भावी पीढ़ी)

Synonyms: progeny, lineage

Antonyms: parent, past

Example Sentence:

This incident is regarded by posterity as an aberration rather than a precedent.

7. PREROGATIVE (NOUN): right: (परमाधिकार)

Synonyms: immunity, advantage

Antonyms: duty, obligation

Example Sentence:

He is the person who has the prerogative to instruct everyone.

8. CONFER (VERB): consult: (मन्त्रणा करना)

Synonyms: huddle, negotiate

Antonyms: refuse, dishonour

Example Sentence:

This community has conferred on a particular brief.

9. VOUCHSAFE (VERB): grant something to someone: (सम्मानित करना)

Synonyms: award, bestow

Antonyms: reject, veto

Example Sentence:

He wondered whether the government would vouchsafe him.

10. TENET (NOUN): principle: (सिद्धांत)

Synonyms: credo, assumption

Antonyms: reality, unbelief

Example Sentence:

Our texts, tenets and traditions mark a departure from modern experience.

Vocab 24 august

INEQUITY (NOUN): unfairness: (असमता)

Synonyms: injustice, partiality

Antonyms: equity, fairness

Example Sentence:

We are not doing inequity with the employees.

2. DEVASTATING (ADJECTIVE): highly destructive or damaging: (भयानक)

Synonyms: calamitous, disastrous

Antonyms: blessed, fortunate

Example Sentence:

The devastating effects of these civil wars were most disastrous to the trade.


3. EXPLOITATION (NOUN): misuse: (शोषण)

Synonyms: ill-treatment, wringing

Antonyms: hospitable, generous

Example Sentence:

It was an exploitation of the patented invention.

4. RENEGE (VERB): go back on a promise: (इनकार करना)

Synonyms: reverse, welsh

Antonyms: correction, accuracy

Example Sentence:

People have reneged on a core promise laid out in the preamble of the constitution.

5. STIGMATISE (VERB): disgrace: (भर्त्सना करना)

Synonyms: defame, denounce

Antonyms: exalt, praise

Example Sentence:

This action will stigmatise a set of citizens for their poverty.

6. REPLETE (ADJECTIVE): filled or well supplied with something : (भरा हुआ)

Synonyms: awash, rife

Antonyms: empty, unfilled

Example Sentence:

History is replete with odious instances of countries that have differentiated between citizens in the past.

7. THRIVE (VERB): prosper: (कामयाब होना)

Synonyms: flourish, bloom

Antonyms: cease, decrease

Example Sentence:

It appears to believe that English can’t thrive as long as French survives.

8. MAGNANIMOUS (ADJECTIVE): generous: (उदार)

Synonyms: altruistic, charitable

Antonyms: mean, selfish

Example Sentence:

The panel is more magnanimous than Article 120(2).

9. PALPABLE (ADJECTIVE): visible: (स्पष्ट)

Synonyms: noticeable, credible

Antonyms: ambiguous, doubtful

Example Sentence:

The committee’s fervour is palpable in every recommendation.

10. STRIVE (VERB): make great efforts to achieve something : (प्रयास करना)

Synonyms: aim, attempt

Antonyms: neglect, dissuade

Example Sentence:

They strive to make their respective languages prominent in governance and education.