Vocab Set-10  by Dr.

Gaurav Garg 

1. Symposium 5. Idiosyncrasy 9. Ineluctable

2. Incompetent 6. Sully 10. Flabbergast
3. Unanimous 7. Sanguine
4. Temperate 8. Propensity

Challenge your knowledge of Words :- 

1. Choose the antonym of UNANIMOUS
A-CONCORDANT  B-CONFLICTING  C-COLLABORATING D-CONGRUENT

2. Choose the word that gives the similar meaning of INCOMPETENT

A-INEPT B-VETERAN C-SEASONED D-VIRTUOSO

3. Choose the antonym for the word INELUCTABLE

A-INESCAPABLE B-UNAVOIDABLE  C-INEVITABLE D-EVADABLE

4. Choose the suitable antonym for FLABBERGAST

A-IMPASSIVE B-ASTONISH C-ASTOUND D-AMAZE

5. Choose the nearest synonym for SANGUINE

A-PESSIMISTIC B-GLOOMY C-BUOYANT D-DEPRESSED

1. SYMPOSIUM (n) – [िवचार गो ी] a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject

● Synonyms – Council, Forum, Panel, Colloquium (more of academic kind)
● Examples –
1. Showing him the photo on my laptop during the symposium, I posed the question if his factory could
make such a high quality product.
2. IONS (Indian Ocean Naval Symposium), a voluntary initiative taken by India, is a series of biennial
meetings among the littoral (तटीय) states of the Indian ocean region.

2. INCOMPETENT (adj) – [अयो ] not having the necessary skills to do something successfully
● Synonyms – Inept, Substandard, clumsy
● Antonyms – Veteran, Seasoned, Virtuoso, proficient , Adept, adroit
● Examples –
1. The constitution says, an incompetent president can no longer serve, but it does not clarify that who
should make that determination.
2. People condemned the incompetent government on the grounds of restrictions applied on the
freedom of their expressions.

3. UNANIMOUS (adj) – [एकमत] marked by an agreement in feelings or actions

● Synonyms – Harmonious, Concordant, Congruent, agreeable, amicable, congenial, frictionless,
● Antonyms – Conflicting, Contradicting, Discordant, At-odds (a phrase)
● Examples –
1. After a long deliberation, the jury reached a unanimous verdict of stating the accused as guilty.
2. The new format of this project has a unanimous support of our team and could be introduced in the
next session.
● The jury is still out on whether the new healthcare system will work
● The jury is still out on whether the Corona Virus will go away or not.

4. TEMPERATE (adj) – (in terms of climate = a moderate climate i.e. neither too hot nor too cold) & (in terms
of behaviour = mild and calm i.e. not extreme in opinion or other habits)
● Synonyms – Controlled, Disciplined, Abstemious
● Antonyms - Extreme, Severe
● Examples –
1. Why are you shouting? Please be more temperate in your language.

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 2. Since Ramesh lives in a temperate region, he experiences all of the seasons from warm summers to
cold winters.

5. IDIOSYNCRASY (n) – [ गत िविश ता] a distinctive or particular behaviour that makes a person different
from others
● Synonyms – (in positive sense - Specialty, Peculiarity, Trait, Attribute)
(in negative sense – Bizarreness, Queerness)
● Antonyms – Normalcy
● Examples –
1. The home’s colourful idiosyncrasy made it stand out in the neighbourhood of white houses.
2. Although they are identical twins, their idiosyncrasies allow you to tell them apart.

6. SULLY (v) – [मैला या अशु कर दे ना] to damage the purity of something/someone

● Synonyms – Taint, Tarnish, Stain, Besmirch, Defile, Pollute
● Antonyms – Purify, Cleanse
● Examples –
1. If a chemical plant is built near the resort, it will probably sully the clean air near the area.
2. The comedian’s belittling comments on racism were certain to sully his budding career.
3. Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man

7. SANGUINE (adj) – [आशावादी] stay positive specially in bad or di cult situation

● Synonyms – Optimistic, Upbeat, Buoyant, Hopeful
● Antonyms – Pessimistic, Gloomy, Depressed
● Examples –
1. It amazes me how having cancer does not prevent her from being sanguine. Such an epitome of
positivity she is.
2. Despite the fact that the soldier has not been home in last eight months, his family is still sanguine
about seeing him soon.

8. PROPENSITY (n) – [ झान या झुकाव] an intense natural inclination or preference

● Synonyms – Leaning, Proclivity, Fondness, Penchant, A nity Predilection
● Antonyms – Disinclination, Aversion
● Examples –
1. My propensity for eating unhealthy junk food is slowly leading me to obesity.
2. Every advancement in any field has to be earned by a painful struggle against our spontaneous
propensity for ignorance.

9. INELUCTABLE (adj) – [अिनवाय] unable to be resisted or avoided / impossible to alter

● Synonyms – Inescapable, Unavoidable, Inevitable, Necessary, Certain, Destined
● Antonyms – Avoidable, Evadable
● Examples – 1. The blows of fate are ineluctable, No man shall evade his doom.
2. Perhaps there is no hope for the actor because even after spending a year in rehab, his drug
addiction seems ineluctable.

10. FLABBERGAST (v) – [है रत म डालना] to surprise someone greatly

● Synonyms – Astonish, Astound, Amaze, To-take-someone’s-breath-away (idiom)
● Antonyms – Unimpressed, Unconcerned
● Examples –
1. The burglar was flabbergasted when he broke into the house and found himself surrounded by the police.
2. Because the actress was not expecting to win an award, she was flabbergasted when her name was called.

It  was  unanimously  decided  at  the  symposium  that  the  team  captain  was  too  incompetent  for  holding  that 
post.  As  a  result,  he  was  sent  home  the  very  next  day.  Any  of  us  would  have  panicked  if  we  had  been  in  that 
situation but being temperate in hard times had always been his idiosyncrasy.  
A  lot  of  people  tried  to  sully  his  image,  yet  he  managed  to  maintain  a  sanguine  attitude  towards  his  future. 
His  propensity  towards cricket had never diminished. After the ineluctable practice of 12 months, he again got 
his  place  back  in  the  team.  And  when  he  played  for  the  first  time  after  these  months,  he  performed  his  best 
leaving the whole stadium flabbergasted. 

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