Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Standard Vocab (Series 4)

MALICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (दुर्भावनापूर्ण): spiteful

Synonyms: 
malevolent, hostile

Antonyms: benevolent

Example Sentence:


He was found guilty of malicious damage.

SUSCEPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (सक्षम): capable of

Synonyms:
 allowing, permitting

Antonyms: incapable of

Example Sentence:

The problem is not susceptible of a simple solution.

DESPERATE (ADJECTIVE): (निराशाजनक): despairing

Synonyms: 
hopeless, anguished

Antonyms: cheerful

Example Sentence:

The collapse of her business had made her desperate.

PROMPT (ADJECTIVE): (शीघ्र): quick

Synonyms:
 swift, rapid

Antonyms: slow, late

Example Sentence:


She would have died but for the prompt action of two ambulance-men.

TYRANNY (NOUN): (अत्याचार): despotism

Synonyms:
 absolutism, autocracy

Antonyms: democracy

Example Sentence:

Refugees go through tyranny and oppression.

SPARK (VERB): (कारण होना): give rise to

Synonyms:
 cause, set in motion

Antonyms: bring to an end

Example Sentence:

So many things concurred to spark the problem.

SIZEABLE (ADJECTIVE): (ठोस): substantial

Synonyms:
 considerable, respectable

Antonyms: small

Example Sentence:

A sizeable proportion of the population doesn't like late-night parties.

FUGITIVE (ADJECTIVE): (क्षणभंगुर): fleeting

Synonyms:
 transient, transitory

Antonyms: permanent

Example Sentence:

The light has fugitive effects.

DEFER (VERB): (मान जाना): yield

Synonyms:
 submit, give way

Antonyms: claim

Example Sentence:

He deferred to Raj’s superior knowledge.

WAIVE (VERB): (छोड़ देना): relinquish

Synonyms: 
renounce, give up

Antonyms: claim

Example Sentence:

He will waive all rights to the money.

PERSUASIVE (ADJECTIVE): (ठोस): convincing

Synonyms:
 effective, cogent

Antonyms: unconvincing

Example Sentence:

He gave an informative and persuasive speech.

SOAR (VERB): (वृद्धि होना): wing

Synonyms:
 take off, take flight

Antonyms: plummet

Example Sentence:

The bird spread its wings and soared into the air.

QUESTIONABLE (ADJECTIVE): (विवादास्पद): controversial

Synonyms:
 contentious, in doubt

Antonyms: certain

Example Sentence:

It is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine.

IMPEDIMENT (NOUN): (अवरोध): hindrance

Synonyms:
 obstruction, obstacle

Antonyms: benefit

Example Sentence:

The lack of a new invention is a serious impediment to scientific progress.

FEROCIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (क्रूर): fierce

Synonyms: 
savage, wild

Antonyms: tame

Example Sentence:

I came across a ferocious beast.

ERR (VERB): (भूल करना): mistake

Synonyms:
 blunder, misjudge

Antonyms: be right

Example Sentence:

The judge had erred in the judgement.

MOMENTOUS (ADJECTIVE): (महत्वपूर्ण): important

Synonyms:
 significant, epoch-making

Antonyms: unimportant

Example Sentence:

The momentous news was that war has begun.

EGREGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (भयानक): shocking

Synonyms: 
appalling, horrific

Antonyms: marvellous

Example Sentence:

Egregious errors were caused by the tablet's failure to check spelling.

UNBLEMISHED (ADJECTIVE): (त्रुटिहीन): impeccable

Synonyms:
 flawless, faultless

Antonyms: flawed

Example Sentence:

Her body was perfectly formed and unblemished.

HOSTILITY (NOUN): (कड़वापन): antagonism

Synonyms:
 bitterness, malevolence

Antonyms: friendliness

Example Sentence:

They have hostility towards all outsiders.

TUMBLE (VERB): (गिरना): plummet

Synonyms: plunge, dive

Antonyms: rise

Example Sentence:

In the last decade, property prices have tumbled.

DIFFERENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): (भेदक): distinctive

Synonyms: different, dissimilar

Antonyms: similar

Example Sentence:

Germany and France pledged to maintain the differential between the two.

DEMOLITION (NOUN): (विध्वंस): destruction

Synonyms: flattening, razing

Antonyms: construction

Example Sentence:

The monument was thankfully saved from demolition.

DISCERNIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रत्यक्ष): visible

Synonyms: detectable, noticeable

Antonyms: imperceptible

Example Sentence:

The scandal had no discernible effect on his career.

GLOOM (NOUN): (उदासी): depression

Synonyms: despondency, dejection

Antonyms: happiness

Example Sentence:

Last year was of economic gloom for the car industry.

RESOUNDING (ADJECTIVE): (गुंजयमान): reverberant

Synonyms: reverberating, resonant

Antonyms: faint

Example Sentence:

I gave him a resounding smack across the face because of his.

HOARD (VERB): (संचय करना): store

Synonyms: store up, stockpile

Antonyms: squander

Example Sentence:

Thousands of antiques hoarded by a compulsive collector.

RAMPANT (ADJECTIVE): (अनियंत्रित): uncontrolled

Synonyms: unrestrained, unchecked

Antonyms: controlled

Example Sentence:

Political violence was rampant in the area.

ABET (VERB): (हाँथ बंटाना): assist

Synonyms: aid, help

Antonyms: hinder

Example Sentence:

His actions were shown to abet terrorism.

MERCY (NOUN): (ढिलाई): leniency

Synonyms:
 lenience, clemency

Antonyms: ruthlessness

Example Sentence:

The boy was screaming and begging for mercy.

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