Saturday, February 26, 2022

Standard Vocab (Series 2)

 UNDERPIN (VERB): (बढ़ावा देना): promote


Synonyms: nurture, encourage

Antonyms: hinder

Example Sentence:

The theme of honor underpinning the two books.

FAIRLY (ADVERB): (युक्तिपूर्वक): reasonably

Synonyms: passably, satisfactorily

Antonyms: insufficiently

Example Sentence:

I was fairly certain he had nothing to eat in dinner.

MAGNITUDE (NOUN): (अहमियत): importance

Synonyms: import, significance

Antonyms: triviality

Example Sentence:

History has a lot of events of tragic magnitude.

EXPEDITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (शीघ्र): speedy

Synonyms: swift, quick

Antonyms: slow

Example Sentence:

The murder investigation needs to get expeditious.

REPRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (दमनकारी): oppressive

Synonyms: authoritarian, despotic

Antonyms: democratic

Example Sentence:

It was clear that he could not continue the repressive tactics of his predecessor.

PROSCRIBE (VERB): (बहिष्कार करना): forbid

Synonyms: prohibit, ban

Antonyms: ban

Example Sentence:

Strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces.

ACCEDE (VERB): (मान लेना): accept

Synonyms: endorse, go along with

Antonyms: refuse

Example Sentence:

He did not accede to his child’s demands.

MENACE (VERB): (खतरे में डालना): threaten

Synonyms: jeopardize, imperil

Antonyms: friendly

Example Sentence:

Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching.

IMPENDING (ADJECTIVE): (निकट का): imminent

Synonyms: at hand, close

Antonyms: remote

Example Sentence:

They were in impending danger of being swept away.

EMPATHY (NOUN): (समवेदना): affinity with

Synonyms: rapport with, togetherness

Antonyms: distance

Example Sentence:

She'd been incapable of empathy.
DISCLOSE (VERB): (प्रकट करना): reveal

Synonyms:
 divulge, tell

Antonyms: conceal

Example Sentence:

They disclosed her name to the press.

INDUCE (VERB): (कारण बनना): bring about

Synonyms:
 bring on, cause

Antonyms: prevent

Example Sentence:

None of these measures induced a change of policy.

FACTUAL (ADJECTIVE): (वास्तविक): truthful

Synonyms: 
true, accurate

Antonyms: fictitious

Example Sentence:

He backed a mixture of comment and factual information.

SORE (ADJECTIVE): (पीड़ादायक): hurting

Synonyms:
 hurt, aching

Antonyms: healthy

Example Sentence:

She was suffering from a sore threat.

DEFY (VERB): (अवज्ञा करना): disobey

Synonyms:
 go against, flout

Antonyms: obey

Example Sentence:

A woman who defies convention is considered amoral.

UNDERMINE (VERB): (क्षीण करना): subvert

Synonyms: 
sabotage, threaten

Antonyms: enhance

Example Sentence:

Your mistakes could undermine years of your hard work.

DISQUIET (NOUN): (बेचैनी): unease

Synonyms:
 uneasiness worry

Antonyms: calm

Example Sentence:

There is disquiet in public about elections.

IMPLICATION (NOUN): (निहितार्थ): suggestion

Synonyms:
 inference, insinuation

Antonyms: explicit statement

Example Sentence:

The implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible.

DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE): (असमान): contrasting

Synonyms: 
different, differing

Antonyms: homogeneous

Example Sentence:

They inhabit disparate worlds of thought.
VIGOROUS (ADJECTIVE): (ज़ोरदार): strenuous

Synonyms:
 powerful, potent

Antonyms: weak

Example Sentence:

It is said that vigorous exercise increases oxygen consumption.

EXQUISITE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्कृष्ट): beautiful

Synonyms:
 lovely, elegant

Antonyms: crude

Example Sentence:

The Indians brought in exquisite designs and beadwork to sell.

LABYRINTHINE (ADJECTIVE): (जटिल): complicated

Synonyms:
 intricate, complex

Antonyms: straightforward

Example Sentence:


The film was filled with labyrinthine plots and counterplots.

TEMPORAL (ADJECTIVE): (लौकिक): secular

Synonyms:
 non-spiritual, worldly

Antonyms: spiritual

Example Sentence:


The Church did not imitate the secular rulers who thought only of temporal gain.

DISPOSITION (NOUN): (रुझान): inclination

Synonyms:
 tendency, proneness

Antonyms: disinclination

Example Sentence:

The President has shown a disposition to alter policies.

AMENABLE (ADJECTIVE): (आज्ञाकारी): compliant

Synonyms: 
acquiescent, biddable

Antonyms: uncooperative

Example Sentence:

All parents want their children to be amenable.

IMMEDIATE (ADJECTIVE): (निकटतम): nearest

Synonyms: 
near, close

Antonyms: 
distant

Example Sentence:

Roads in the immediate vicinity of the port.

JUBILATION (NOUN): (आनंद): joy

Synonyms: 
exultation, triumph

Antonyms: despondency

Example Sentence:

We all witnessed unbelievable scenes of jubilation.

VEHEMENT (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साही): passionate

Synonyms: f
orceful, ardent

Antonyms: mild

Example Sentence:

Her voice was low but vehement.

DISMAY (NOUN): (अचरज): alarm

Synonyms: 
shock, surprise

Antonyms: pleasure

Example Sentence:


Much to the dismay of her fans, she announced her retirement very soon.

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