Vocabulary 50

1.FATAL : घातक
Meaning:causing or capable of causing destruction
Synonyms:destructive, fateful
Antonyms:fortunate, assisting
Example:The withdrawal of funds was fatal to the project.

2. ADAPT : अनुकूलन
Meaning: to accommodate oneself to a new condition, setting, or situation
Synonyms:accustom, fit
Antonyms:neglect, refuse
Example:Dogs are known for their ability to quickly adapt to their environments.

3.ADVERSARIAL : विरोधात्मक
Meaning:relating to hostile opposition
Synonyms:opposed, adverse
Antonyms:accepted, favourable
Example:An adversarial attitude will make you many enemies in life.

4.AUSTERE : कठोर
Meaning:stern and forbidding
Synonyms:exacting, rigid
Antonyms:flexible, calm
Example:My boss had an austere expression on her face.

5.COINCIDE : मेल खाना

Meaning:to happen at the same time
Synonyms:concur, correspond
Antonyms:differ, disagree
Example:It wasn’t until after I booked my ticket that I realized the concert coincided with my finals.

6.DIRE : भयानक
Meaning:hopeless and dangerous or fearful
Synonyms: serious, drastic
Antonyms:mild, trivial
Example:When the police didn’t explain what was happening right away, Jane knew that the
situation must be dire.

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7.EMPIRICAL : प्रयोगविद्ध
Meaning:derived from experience, observation, or an experiment
Synonyms:experimental, factual
Antonyms:unproved, theoretic
Example:You need empirical evidence to support your claim.

8.IMPOSITION : आरोपण
Meaning:an unnecessary burden
Synonyms:cheating, hoax
Antonyms:honesty, reality
Example:If it’s not too much of an imposition, could you proofread my paper?

9.LUCRATIVE : लाभप्रद
Meaning:capable of making a lot of money
Synonyms:profitable, fruitful
Antonyms:unprofitable
Example:Writing books isn’t a particularly lucrative career, unless you’re J.K. Rowling.

10.OBSOLETE : पुराने ढंग का

Meaning:no longer used
Synonyms:retired, outdated
Antonyms:new, fresh
Example:Historians assumed record players would be obsolete by now, but in fact they’re making
a huge comeback.

11. ABET: उकिाना

Meaning: encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong.
Synonyms: ferment, incite, instigate, encourage.
Antonyms: constrain, curb, inhibit, tame.
Usage: If you abet violence in your home, you should not be surprised if your children grow up to
be abusers.

12. INTRANSIGENT : दुराग्रही

Meaning: unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something.
Synonyms: uncompromising, resolute, inexorable, inveterate.
Antonyms: submissive, tractable, acquiescent, subservient.
Usage: John remained intransigent in restricting his gift to the rescue children.

13. RIPARIAN : तटीय

Meaning: relating to or situated on the banks of a river.
Synonyms: riverine, coastal, continental, seaside.
Antonyms: intercontinental, inland.
Usage: This serious defect of solid weirs, where the riparian lands are liable to be injured by
inundations, can be slightly mitigated by keeping down the crest of the weir somewhat below the
required level.

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14. PROMPTITUDE : िामवयकता
Meaning: the quality or habit of arriving or being ready on time.
Synonyms: alacrity, aptness, readiness, timeliness.
Antonyms: tardiness, unpunctuality, belatedness, slowness.
Usage: Berg had gained the confidence of his superiors by his promptitude and accuracy and had
arranged his money matters very satisfactorily.

15. VERBOSITY : शब्दाडंबर

Meaning: the fact or quality of using more words than needed; wordiness.
Synonyms: loquacity, garrulity, volubility, tautology.
Antonyms: brevity, compactness, concision, succinctness.
Usage: As expressions get more complicated the need to reduce the verbosity of type specification
gets more compelling.

16. PRISTINE : मूल

Meaning: clean and fresh as if new; spotless.
Synonyms: immaculate, flawless, unmarked, unblemished.
Antonyms: mucky, vandalized, marred, besmirched.
Usage: As curator of the town museum, I keep all of the artifacts in pristine condition.

17. TRICKLE : बूंद-बूंद

Meaning: a small flow of liquid.
Synonyms: ooze, drizzle, sprinkle, dribble.
Antonyms: flood, inundation, deluge, outpouring.
Usage: He felt the tears trickle under his spectacles and hoped they would not be noticed

18. STATUTE:अवधवनयम
Meaning: a written law passed by a legislative body.
Synonyms: regulation, enactment, decree, resolution, promulgation.
Antonyms: refrain, unwritten, inflate, forbear.
Usage: The statute prohibits businesses from selling alcohol to minors.

19. PIT : विरोध करना

Meaning: set someone or something in conflict or competition with.
Synonyms: contend, vie, grapple, wrestle.
Antonyms: agree, charge, fuse, calcify.
Usage: I would pit my command staff against any Fortune 500 company.

20. PRECIPITOUS : बहुत ढालू

Meaning: dangerously high or steep.
Synonyms: sheer, steep, plumb, slanted.
Antonyms: gentle, gradual, flat, horizontal.
Usage: Taylor made the precipitous mistake of agreeing to babysit before she checked her schedule.

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21. ACRIMONY : रूखापन
Meaning: bitterness or ill feeling.
Synonyms: bitterness, rancour, resentment, ill feeling
Antonyms: goodwill
Example: The acrimony of the dispute has shocked a lot of people.

22. INFINITESIMAL : अवतिूक्ष्म

Meaning: extremely small.
Synonyms: minute, tiny, minuscule, inappreciable
Antonyms: huge
Example: The amounts of radioactivity present were infinitesimal.

23. LURID : भयंकर

Meaning: presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms.
Synonyms: sensational, sensationalist, melodramatic, exaggerated
Antonyms: restrained, discreet
Example: You can read all the lurid details of the affair in today’s paper.

24. MALAISE : अस्िस्थता

Meaning: a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify.
Synonyms: unhappiness, restlessness, uneasiness, unease
Antonyms: comfort, well-being
Example: It is a malaise that affects both intellectuals and the masses.

25. OGLE : घूरना

Meaning: stare at in a lecherous manner.
Synonyms: stare, gawk
Antonyms: ignore, neglect
Example: Most women dislike being ogled .

26. PEEVISH : तुनुकवमजाज

Meaning: having or showing an irritable disposition.
Synonyms: irritable, irascible, fractious, fretful, cross, petulant
Antonyms: affable, easy-going
Example: The whole team was peevish after losing the game.

27. QUINTESSENTIAL : ििोत्कृ ष्ट

Meaning: representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
Synonyms: typical, prototypical, stereotypical, archetypal, classic
Example: Paris, the quintessential city of freedom and discretion, he could lead a double life.

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28. SUAVE : िुशील
Meaning: (especially of a man) charming, confident, and elegant.
Synonyms: charming, sophisticated, debonair, urbane
Antonyms: unsophisticated, rude
Example: He was tall and suave, careful in dress, careful in behaviour.

29. TIRADE : ननंदा-भाषण

Meaning: a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
Synonyms: diatribe, invective, polemic, denunciation, rant
Antonyms: compliment, praise
Example: She launched into a tirade against the policies that ruined her business.

30. VILE : वघनौना

Meaning: extremely unpleasant.
Synonyms: foul, nasty, unpleasant, bad, disagreeable
Antonyms: pleasant
Example: A vile smell assailed my nostrils.

31. YEARN – लालावयत होना

Meaning:desire strongly or persistently
Synonyms:crave, desire
Antonyms:abjure, dislike
Example:Despite his great commercial success he still yearns for critical approval.

32. VAGUE- अज्ञात

Meaning:lacking clarity or distinctness
Synonyms:faint, unclear
Antonyms:clear, certain
Example:The patient had complained of vague pains and backache.

33.UNCANNY – अलौककक
Meaning:surpassing the ordinary or normal
Synonyms:astonishing, exceptional
Antonyms:boring, common
Example:He has an uncanny ability to pick a winner.

34.TENACIOUS – दृढ़
Meaning:stubbornly unyielding
Synonyms:determined, steadfast
Antonyms:afraid, unreliable
Example:There has been tenacious local opposition to the new airport.

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35.RHETORICAL – आलंकाररक
Meaning:relating to using language effectively
Synonyms:articulate, vocal
Antonyms:concise
Example:In the end, we have only neutered rhetorical forms to stand as theories, and random
design novelties to stand as practice.

36.QUELL – जीतना
Meaning:suppress or crush completely
Synonyms:conquer, crush
Antonyms:lose, release
Example:This latest setback will have done nothing to quell the growing doubts about the future of
the club.

37.PIQUE- मनमुटाि
Meaning:a sudden outburst of anger
Synonyms:annoyance, grudge
Antonyms:delight, pleasure
Example:This latest setback will have done nothing to quell the growing doubts about the future of
the club.

38.MELANCHOLY – उदािी
Meaning:a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
Synonyms:gloomy, sorrowful
Antonyms:bright, cheerful
Example:Larry is in a very melancholy mood.

39.LUCID- िुबोध
Meaning:easily understandable
Synonyms:distinct, clear
Antonyms:cloudy, confused
Example:She gave a clear and lucid account of her plans for the company’s future.

40.LETHARGIC- वनवरिय
Meaning:deficient in alertness or activity
Synonyms:dull, passive
Antonyms:active, alert
Example:I was feeling tired and lethargic.

41. OVERTURE : िवधध प्रस्ताि

Meaning: an introduction to something more substantial.
Synonyms: prelude, introduction, opening, voluntary.
Antonyms: conclusion, epilogue, aftermath, coda.
Usage: He spent more time with the orchestra, with the overture in the beginning of the show than
the whole block of the show.

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42 HEFT : िजन
Meaning: lift or carry (something heavy).
Synonyms: lift, heave, hoist, haul.
Antonyms: lower, drop, fix, dodge.
Usage: Reluctantly, she hefted herself up and picked up the phone.

43. SUPERANNUATED : ियोिृद्ध

Meaning: outdated or obsolete through age or new developments;
Synonyms: anachronistic, antiquated, defunct, obsolete.
Antonyms: modern, modish, newfangled, modernized.
Usage: The information on my website was superannuated and needed updating.

44. STEER : रास्ते पर लाना

Meaning: Guide the movement or course of.
Synonyms: guide, conduct, direct, lead.
Antonyms: abandon, ashore, fuddle, trail.
Usage: I held back a smile at his obvious attempt to steer me back on course.

45. Brickbat: रोडा

Meaning: an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another’s feelings
Synonyms: affront, barb, epithet, indignity.
Antonyms: accolade, commendation, compliment, acclaim.
Usage: The candidates were reduced to hurling brickbats at each other.

46. TREASON:राज-द्रोह
Meaning: the action of betraying someone or something.
Synonyms: betrayal, disloyalty, falsity, treachery.
Antonyms: faithfulness, loyalty, staunchness, steadfastness.
Usage: Reading a friend’s diary without permission would have to be regarded as the ultimate act
of personal treason.

47. MEDDLE: हस्तक्षेप करना

Meaning: interfere in something that is not one’s concern.
Synonyms: interlope, intrude, poke, pry.
Antonyms: shun, disregard, neglect, overlook.
Usage: Please stop meddling in your sister’s life, even though you mean well.

48. STASH : विपाने की जगह

Meaning: A store or supply of something, typically one that is kept hidden or secret.
Synonyms: hoard, stockpile, store, reservoir.
Antonyms: cast, discard, dump, jettison.
Usage: He looks around for a place to stash the dough and start a new identity.

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49. SMUG : आत्मिंतुष्ट
Meaning: having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements.
Synonyms: bighead, complacence, egotism, vainglory.
Antonyms: diffidence, bashfulness, demureness, shyness.
Usage: Because Rocky had a smug attitude during his meeting with the principal, he projected the
image he was proud of his misdeeds.

50. DAFT : मंदबुवद्ध

Meaning: silly; foolish.
Synonyms: balmy, bedlam, demented, deranged
Antonyms: rational, reasonable, judicious, sensible.
Usage: We were shocked that Diana was so daft to believe John’s tale.

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