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ROOT WORD OF THE DAY

1. FID (trust/faith)
(1) FIDELITY (Noun) : Faithfulness, Loyalty

(2) INFIDELITY (Noun) : Faithlessness, Disloyalty

(3) PERFIDY (Noun) : Faithlessness, Deceitfulness

(4) CONFIDENT (Adj) : Bold, Fearless, Convinced

(5) DIFFIDENT (Adj) : Shy, Hesitant

(6) BONAFIDE (Adj) : Genuine, Authentic

(7) MALAFIDE (Adj) : Illegal, False

(8) CONFIDANT (Noun) : An intimate and trustworthy friend

(9) CONFIDE (Verb) : To share secrets with someone whom you trust

(10) AFFIDAVIT (Noun) : A document of affirmation and trust

(A) FIDELITY

Synonyms : : Faithfulness, Loyalty, Allegiance, Fealty, Obeisance, Constancy, Dutifulness, Homage

Antonyms : Disloyalty, Perfidy, Treachery, Treason, Sedition, Betrayal

(B) DIFFIDENT

Synonyms : Hesitant, Shy, Coy, Sheepish, Cowardly, Timorous, Timid, Pusillanimous, Meek, Apprehensive, Bashful

Antonyms : bold, fearless, dauntless, valiant, gallant, heroic, chivalric, audacious, blatant, courageous, intrepid,
brazen, doughty, effrontery, impudent

Ex: He had the effrontery to challenge the decision of his boss.

Ex: How did you have the boldness/effronterv to take another loan when you had not paid the previous one?

Ex: His impudent/audacious behaviour led him to trouble.

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VOCABULARY 3RD JULY

SOMBRE (ADJECTIVE) : उदास/शोकमग्न
Meaning : Dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.
Synonyms : Depressing, Depressive, Desolate, Dire, Disconsolate,
Antonyms : Bright, Cheerful, Cheering, Cheery, Comforting, Cordial
Usage : Somber mood is not good for health.

ROGUE (NOUN) : आवारा

Meaning : A dishonest or unprincipled man.
Synonyms : Crooked, Deceptive, Dishonest, Double-Dealing, Duplicitous, Fast, Fraudulent, Guileful, Shady, Sharp, Shifty,
Underhand, Underhanded
Antonyms : Aboveboard, Honest, Straight
Usage : I wouldn't buy a car from a rogue like him.

ABROGATION (NOUN) : अभिभनषेध

Meaning : The doing away with something by formal action
Synonyms : Abatement, Abolishment, Abolition, Annulment, Avoidance, Cancellation (Also Cancelation), Defeasance, Dissolution,
Invalidation, Negation, Nullification, Quashing, Repeal, Rescindment, Voiding
Antonyms : Enactment, Legislation, Establishment, Founding, Institution
Usage : Staunch opposition to any legislation that would result in the abrogation of the rights of religious minorities

EXACERBATED (VERB) : ख़राब करना

Meaning : Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
Synonyms : Aggravated, Complicated, Worsened,Amplified, Deepened, Intensified
Antonyms : Allayed, Alleviated, Assuaged, Eased, Helped, Mitigated, Relieved, Ameliorate
Usage : The forest fire was exacerbated by the lack of rain

MALICIOUS (ADJECTIVE) : बुरा चाहने वाला

Meaning : Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it
Synonyms : Bad [Slang], Bitchy, Catty, Cruel, Despiteful, Hateful, Malevolent, Malign, Malignant, Mean, Nasty, Spiteful, Vicious,
Virulent
Antonyms : Benevolent, Benign, Benignant, Loving, Unmalicious
Usage : The neighborhood chatterbox has again been spreading malicious gossip

FAMINE (NOUN) : अकाल, कमी

Meaning : Extreme scarcity of food.
Synonyms : Crunch, Dearth, Deficiency, Deficit, Drought (Also Drouth), Failure, Inadequacy, Inadequateness, Insufficiency, Lack,
Lacuna, Paucity, Pinch, Poverty, Scantiness, Scarceness, Scarcity, Shortage, Undersupply
Antonyms : Abundance, Adequacy, Amplitude, Opulence, Plenitude, Plenty, Sufficiency, Wealth
Usage : Drought could result in famine throughout the region

CONTINGENCY (NOUN) : अभनभित घटना

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Meaning : A future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.

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Usage : She should be prepare herself for any contingency.

DABBLE (VERB) : भकसी काम को ऊपरी ढंग से करना

Meaning :
1) Immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently.
2) Take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
Usage : She dabbled in drawing and painting but sculpture was her favorite medium.

CULPRITS (NOUN) : अपराधी

Meaning : A person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed.
Synonyms : Offender, Culprit, Delinquent, Perpetrator, Repeater, Felon
Antonyms : Gangbusters, Lawmen
Usage : The culprits behaved like seasoned thugs but claimed that they were guardians of law and order.

IMPUNITY (NOUN) : दण्ड मुभि

Meaning : Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.
Synonyms : Exemption, Immunity,Absolution, Absolving, Dispensation, Forgiveness
Usage : You cannot break the law with impunity.

ENUNCIATED (VERB) : उच्चारण करना

Meaning : Say or pronounce clearly.
Synonyms : Pronounce , Articulate , Say , Speak , Utter , Voice , Vocalize
Usage : He carefully enunciated each syllable of the word.

PRUDENT (ADJECTIVE) : बुभिमान

Meaning : Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
Synonyms : Discreet, Intelligent, Judgmatic (Or Judgmatical), Judicious.
Antonyms : Foolish, Unwise
Usage : No prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose

DEFTLY (ADVERB) : चतुराई से

Meaning : In a skillful or expert manner
Synonyms : Proficiently, Skillfully; Dexterously, Nimbly
Antonyms : Amateurishly, Artlessly, Incapably, Incompetently, Inefficiently, Ineptly, Inexpertly, Poorly, Unskillfully
Usage : He completed the work deftly.

IMPENDING (VERB) : भसरपर का, भनकट का

Meaning : Be about to happen.
Synonyms : Approaching, Coming, Forthcoming, Imminent, Nearing, Oncoming, Pending, Proximate, Upcoming, Looming
Phrase : At hand, On hand, On tap,Around the corner
Antonyms : Late, Recent
Usage : An impending celebration of the 100th anniversary of the college's founding

FLOURISHING (ADJECTIVE) : तंदस्र्स ु ्त

Meaning : Developing rapidly and successfully; thriving.
Synonyms : Booming, Boomy, Golden, Halcyon, Healthy, Lush, Palmy, Prospering, Prosperous, Roaring, Successful, Thriving
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Usage : A flourishing community that has become a major beneficiary of the high-tech boom

SUSPICIOUS (ADJECTIVE) : सन्देही, सन्देह शील, शक्की

Meaning : Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something.
Synonyms : Doubtful , Unsure , Dubious , Wary , Chary , Skeptical , Distrustful , Mistrustful , Disbelieving , Cynical, Dodgy, Queer,
Fishy, Equivocal.
Antonyms : Certain, Hands-down, Incontestable, Indisputable, Indubitable, Questionless, Sure, Undeniable, Undoubted,
Unproblematic, Unquestionable
Usage : I'm suspicious about you.

LINGERING (ADJECTIVE) : ठहरा रहना, सु्त, धीमे से करना, घसीटते रहना

Meaning :
1) Lasting for a long time or slow to end.
2) Stay in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave.
Synonyms : Abiding, Biding, Continuing, Staying, Sticking around, Tarrying
Antonyms : Ceasing, Closing, Concluding, Desisting, Dying, Discontinuing, Ending, Expiring, Finishing, Lapsing
Usage : The smell of the bad fish lingered for days.

BUTTRESS (NOUN)
Meaning : Something or someone to which one looks for support
Synonyms : Anchor, Dependence (also dependance), Mainstay, Pillar, Reliance, Standby
Usage : The mother had always been the buttress of our family in trying times

TETHERED (VERB) : बांधना

Meaning : To attach (someone or something) to something else by or as if by means of a line or cord
Usage : He put a tether on his horse.

ENORMOUS (ADJECTIVE) : बहु त, बडा, अत्यंत

Meaning : Very large in size, quantity, or extent.
Synonyms : Astronomical , Brobdingnagian, Bumper, Colossal, Cosmic, Cyclopean, Elephantine, Galactic, Gargantuan, Giant,
Gigantesque, Gigantic, Grand, Herculean, Heroic , Huge, Humongous , Immense, Jumbo, King-Size, Leviathan, Mammoth, Massive,
Mega, Mighty, Monster, Monstrous, Oceanic, Pharaonic, Planetary, Prodigious, Super, Supersize, Supersized, Titanic, Tremendous,
Vast, Vasty, Walloping, Whacking, Whopping
Antonyms : Bantam, Bitty, Diminutive, Infinitesimal, Lilliputian, Little Bitty, Micro, Microminiature, Microscopi, Midget, Miniature,
Minuscule, Minute, Pocket, Pygmy, Teensy, Teensy-Weensy, Teeny, Teeny-Weeny, Tiny, Wee
Usage : An enormous amount was spent on the construction of the dam.

RECIPROCITY (NOUN) : अदल-बदल करना

Meaning : Formal a situation or relationship in which two people or groups agree to do something similar for each other; a reciprocal
arrangement or relationship
Synonyms : Agreement, Consensus, Unanimity
Antonyms : Antagonism, Antipathy, Enmity, Hatred, Hostility, Unfriendliness
Usage : Reciprocity in trade between two countries is beneficial to both.

PLETHORA (NOUN) : अभधकता

Meaning : A large or excessive amount of (something).
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Synonyms : Abundance, Cornucopia, Feast, Plenitude, Plentitude, Plenty, Superabundance, Wealth.

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Phrase : Embarrassment of riches

Antonyms : Paucity, Poverty, Scarcity
Usage : Sneeha brought the report which contained a plethora of details.

PARADIGM (NOUN) : उदाहरण, भमसाल

Meaning : A typical example or pattern of something; a model.
Synonyms : Model , Pattern , Example , Exemplar , Template
Usage : The thesis paper provides a new paradigm for educational practices.

ADJOURNMENT (NOUN) : ्थगन

Meaning : An act or period of adjourning or being adjourned.
Synonyms : Discontinuity, Gap, Hiatus, Hiccup, Interim, Interlude, Intermission, Interregnum, Interruption, Interstice, Interval,
Parenthesis
Antonyms : Continuation, Continuity
Usage : We were granted a short adjournment by the chairman of the committee.

MORIBUND (ADJECTIVE) : मरनेवाला

Meaning : (Of a person) at the point of death.
Synonyms : Dead, Deceased, Defunct, Demised, Departed, Fallen, Gone, Lifeless, Passed Away
Antonyms : Booming, Flourishing, Prospering, Roaring, Thriving
Usage : You are really coming to moribund.

AMBITIOUS (ADJECTIVE).
Meaning : Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed.
Synonyms : Aspiring, Go-getting, Hard-driving, Pushing, Self-seeking
Antonyms : Ambitionless, Unambitious
Usage : His mother was hard-working and ambitious for her four children

GRATITUDE (NOUN) : धन्यवाद, कृतज्ञता

Meaning : The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.
Synonyms : Appreciation, Appreciativeness, Gratefulness, Thankfulness, Thanks,Acknowledgment, Recognition
Usage : I expressed my gratitude to him for his timely assistance

SPIRALLING (VERB) : उत्तरोतर बढ़ना

Meaning : Show a continuous and dramatic increase.
Synonyms : Soar , Shoot up , Rocket , Increase rapidly , Rise rapidly , Escalate , Climb , Skyrocket ,
Phrase : Go through the roof
Usage : Prices have spiralled in the last six months.

PURPORTED (VERB)
Meaning :
1) Have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming.
2) To have in mind as a purpose or goal
Synonyms : Aimed, Allowed ,Aspired, Calculated, Contemplated, Designed, Intended, Looked
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Usage : Do you purport to spend the rest of your life on that couch, or do you think you might get a job someday?
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MISDEMEANOR (NOUN) : साधारण अपराध

Meaning : A minor wrongdoing,law a criminal act that is less serious than a felony
Synonyms : Breach, Crime, Debt, Error, Lawbreaking, Malefaction, Misdeed, Misdoing, Offense, Sin, Transgression, Trespass,
Violation, Wrongdoing
Antonyms : Blamelessness, Faultlessness, Guiltlessness, Impeccability, Innocence, Irreproachability
Usage : Forgive his misdemeanour, he'll never repeat it.

TERRIBLE (ADJECTIVE) : ियानक

Meaning : Extremely or distressingly bad or serious.
Synonyms : Alarming, Dire, Direful, Dread, Dreadful, Fearful, Fearsome, Forbidding, Formidable, Frightening, Frightful, Ghastly,
Hair-Raising, Horrendous, Horrible, Horrifying, Intimidating, Redoubtable, Scary, Shocking, Spine-Chilling, Terrifying
Antonyms : Calming, Comforting, Consoling, Inviting, Lulling, Pacifying, Quieting
Usage : We saw a terrible movie last night.

DEMOLITION (NOUN) : भवनाश/नाश

Meaning : The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
Synonyms : Annihilation, Decimation, Demolishment, Desolation, Destruction, Devastation, Extermination, Extinction, Havoc, Loss,
Mincemeat, Obliteration, Ruin, Ruination, Wastage, Wreckage
Antonyms : Building, Construction, Erection, Raising
Usage : The demolition of Babri Masjid triggered communal riots all over the natiuon.

ACUMEN (NOUN) : कुशाग्र बुभि

Meaning : The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.
Synonyms : Astuteness, Caginess, Canniness, Clear-Sightedness, Foxiness, Hardheadedness, Intelligence, Keenness, Knowingness,
Sharpness, Shrewdness.
Antonyms : Artlessness, Greenness, Guilelessness, Ingenuousness, Innocence, Naiveness.
Usage : Pooja's political acumen has made her popular in the university.

DELICACY (NOUN) : कुशलता, ्वाभदष्ट िोजन

Meaning :
1) Something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury
2) He state or quality of having a delicate structure
3) The tendency to be or state of being squeamish
4) The quality or state of being very accurate
5) The quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor
Synonyms : Accuracy, Accurateness, Closeness, Exactitude, Exactness, Fineness, Nicety, Perfection, Preciseness, Precision, Rigor,
Rigorousness, Ultraprecision, Veracity
Antonyms : Coarseness, Impreciseness, Imprecision, Inaccuracy, Inexactitude, Inexactness, Roughness
Usage :
1) The delicacy of their game has led them to the number one position in the world.
2) Ice-Cream is a delicacy for children.
3) The delicacy of the watch movement is incredible
4) All of her life the shy poet gave the appearance of extreme delicacy

ENVIOUS (ADJECTIVE) : ईष्यालु/द्वेषी

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Meaning : Feeling or showing envy.

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Synonyms : Covetous, Green-Eyed, Invidious, Jaundiced, Jealous, Resentful.

Phrase : Eating one's heart out, Green with envy
Antonyms : Altruistic, Benevolent, Charitable
Usage : She was envious of her friend's popularity.

CAMOUFLAGE (VERB) : छदमावरण करना

Meaning : To change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
Synonyms : Cloak, Disguise, Dress Up, Mask
Antonyms : Display, Exhibit, Expose
Usage : The soldiers camouflage themselves with bushes and leaves.

EMBARKING (VERB) : चढ़ना

Meaning : Go on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
Synonyms : Boarding, Getting (on)
Antonyms : Debarking, Disembarking, Landing

EMBARK ON : प्रारं ि करना

Meaning : To start or engage in
Usage : She embarked on a new career.

EXHILARATION (NOUN) : आनन्दन

Meaning : A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation.
Synonyms : Cloud nine, ecstasy, Elatedness, Elation, Euphoria, Heaven, Intoxication, Paradise, Rapture, Rhapsody, Seventh Heaven
Antonyms : Misery, Sadness, Unhappiness, Woe, Wretchedness
Usage : She became a pilot for the sheer exhilaration of flying.

HITHERTO (ADVERB) : अब तक, यहां तक

Meaning : Until now or until the point in time under discussion.
Synonyms : Heretofore, Theretofore, Yet.
Phrase : So far, Thus far
Antonyms : Henceforth, Henceforward, Hereafter, Thenceforth, Thenceforward, Thereafter
Usage : There is a need to replace what has hitherto been a haphazard method of payment

PAINSTAKING (ADJECTIVE) : पररश्रम, मेहनती

Meaning : Done with or employing great care and thoroughness.
Synonyms : Careful, Conscientious, Fussy, Loving, Meticulous, Scrupulous
Antonyms : Lax, Neglectful, Negligent, Slipshod, Sloppy
Usage : She completed the painting with painstaking detail.

SHODDINESS (NOUN)
Meaning : The quality of being cheaply imitative of something better
Synonyms : Bad, Bargain-Basement, Bum, Cheap, Cheapjack, Cheesy, Coarse, Common, Crappy , Cut-Rate, Execrable, Gimcrack,
Inferior, Junky, Lousy, Low-Grade, Low-Rent, Mediocre, Miserable, Poor, Rotten, Rubbishy, Schlock, Sleazy, Terrible, Trashy,
Trumpery, Wretch
Antonyms : Excellent, Fine, First-class, First-Rate, Good, High-grade, Superior, Top-notch
Usage : Shoddy merchandise that soon fell to pieces
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Meaning : As in femininity, womanhood

Synonyms : Femininity, Muliebrity, Womanhood, Womanliness
Antonyms : Machismo, Macho, Manhood, Manliness, Masculinity, Virilit

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PUERILE (ADJECTIVE) : बचकाना
Meaning : Childishly silly and trivial.
Synonyms : Adolescent, Babyish, Childish, Immature, Infantile, Jejune, Juvenile, Kiddish
Antonyms : Adult, Grown-Up, Mature
Usage : Though he consideres himself that he is very intelligent but his behaviour is puerile.

PREJUDICE (VERB) : पक्ष करना, हाभन पहु ंचाना, भबगाडना

Meaning :
1) Give rise to prejudice in (someone); make biased
2) Cause harm to (a state of affairs).
Synonyms : Bias, Favor, Nonobjectivity, One-sidedness, Parti pris, Partiality, Partisanship, Ply, Tendentiousness
Antonyms : Impartiality, Neutrality, Objectivity, Open-Mindedness, Unbiasedness
Usage : Henry has strong prejudice against john.

SURREPTITIOUS (ADJECTIVE) : गुप्त

Meaning : Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
Synonyms : Backstairs, Behind-The-Scenes, Clandestine, Covert, Furtive, Hole-And-Corner, Hugger-Mugger, Hush-Hush, Private,
Privy, Secret, Sneak, Sneaking, Sneaky, Stealth, Stealthy, Undercover, Underground, Underhand, Underhanded
Antonyms : Open, Overt, Public
Usage : He has left the surreptitious job.

IMPINGES (VERB)
Meaning : To come into usually forceful contact with something
Synonyms : Bangs, Bashes, Bumps, Collides, Crashes, Hits, Impacts, Knocks, Rams, Slams, Smashes, Strikes, Swipes, Thuds
Antonyms : misses, skirts

TRANQUILITY (NOUN) : शांभत

Meaning : The quality or state of being tranquil; calm.
Synonyms : Calm, Calmness, Hush, Peace, Peacefulness, Placidity, Quiet, Quietness, Quietude, Repose, Restfulness, Sereneness,
Serenity, Still, Stillness
Antonyms : Bustle, Commotion, Hubbub, Hurly-Burly, Pandemonium, Tumult, Turmoil, Unquietness, Unrest, Uproar
Usage : The Hermitage has an atmosphere of peace and tranquility.

TANTAMOUNT (ADJECTIVE) : समान, बराबर

Meaning : Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.
Synonyms : Akin, Alike, Analogous, Cognate, Comparable, Connate, Correspondent, Corresponding, Ditto, Like, Matching, Parallel,
Resemblant, Resembling, Similar, Suchlike ,Commensurate, Proportionate
Antonyms : Different, Dissimilar, Diverse, Unakin, Unlike
Usage : His silence is tantamount to an admission of guilt.

BELEAGUERED (VERB) : धेरा डालना

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Synonyms : Besieged , Under Siege , Blockaded , Surrounded , Encircled , Beset , Hemmed In , Under Attack
Phrase : Laid siege to
Antonyms : Emancipated, Freed, Liberated, Released, Rescued
Usage : There was no news from the beleaguered military garrison.

INTRANSIGENCE (NOUN) : कटृटरता

Meaning : The trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
Synonyms : Bullheadedness, Doggedness, Hardheadedness, Mulishness, Obduracy, Obdurateness, Obstinacy, Obstinateness,
Opinionatedness, Pertinaciousness, Pertinacity, Pigheadedness, Self-Opinionatedness, Self-Will, Stubbornness, Willfulness
Usage : her intransigence on the issue was simply frustrating

FERMENT (VERB) : उत्तेभजत करना

Meaning : Agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence.
Synonyms : Disquiet, Fermentation, Restiveness, Restlessness, Sturm Und Drang, Turmoil, Uneasiness, Unquietness, Unrest
Antonyms : Calm, Ease, Peace, Peacefulness, Quiet, Tranquillity (or tranquility)
Usage : Trouble was being fermented in masses due to bad governence by the state government.

AFTERMATH (NOUN) : पररणाम

Meaning : The consequences or aftereffects of a significant unpleasant event.
Synonyms : Repercussions , Aftereffect, Backwash, Conclusion, Consequence, Corollary, Development, Effect, Fate, Fruit, Issue,
Outcome, Outgrowth, Precipitate, Result, Sequel, Sequence, Upshot.
Phrase : Matter of course
Antonyms : Antecedent, Causation, Cause, Occasion, Reason
Usage : A new school building was built in the aftermath of the flood.

TRANSGRESSED (VERB) : उल्लंघन करना

Meaning : Infringe or go beyond the bounds of (a moral principle or other established standard of behavior).
Synonyms : Transgress, Break, Supersede, Infringe, Go Back On, Outstep.
Phrase : Broke the law, Fell from grace
Usage : I didn't realize I was transgressing when I told your sister she looked like she had lost weight

LAUDED (VERB) : प्रशंसा करना

Meaning : Praise (a person or their achievements) highly, especially in a public context.
Synonyms : Praise , Extol , Hail , Applaud , Acclaim , commend, Eulogise,Compliment .
Phrase : Doffed one's hat to (or doffed one's cap to)
Antonyms : Knocked, Panned, Slammed
Usage : The critics have lauded the best-selling author's newest novel

SHREWD (ADJECTIVE) : समझदार, चतुर

Meaning : Having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute.
Synonyms : Astute , Sharp-Witted , Sharp , Smart , Acute , Intelligent , Clever , Canny , Perceptive , Perspicacious , Sagacious , Wise
Antonyms : Unknowing
Usage : Manthra was a shrewd lady.

OSCILLATING (VERB) : कांपना, भहलाना

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Meaning : Move or swing back and forth at a regular speed.

Synonyms : Swing , Swing Back And Forth , Swing To And Fro , Sway , Wigwag
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METICULOUS (ADJECTIVE) : अभतसावधान

Meaning : Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
Synonyms : Careful, Conscientious, Fussy, Loving, Painstaking, Scrupulous
Antonyms : Careless
Usage : He had always been so meticulous about his appearance

SCRUPULOUS (ADJECTIVE) : चौकस, बुभिमान, सूक्ष्म, भववेकी, होभशयार

Meaning : (Of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
Synonyms : Conscientious, Conscionable, Ethical, Honest, Honorable, Just, Moral, Principled
Antonyms : Cutthroat, Dishonest, Dishonorable, Immoral, Unconscionable, Unethical, Unjust, Unprincipled, Unscrupulous
Usage : The research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail

WOEFUL (ADJECTIVE) : शोकाभन्वत

Meaning : Characterized by, expressive of, or causing sorrow or misery.
Synonyms : Aching, Agonized, Anguished, Bemoaning, Bewailing, Bitter, Deploring, Doleful, Dolesome, Dolorous, Funeral,
Grieving, Heartbroken, Lamentable, Lugubrious, Mournful, Plaintive, Plangent, Regretful, Rueful, Sorrowful, Sorry, Wailing,
Weeping.
Antonyms : Delighted, Exulting, Glorying, Happy, Joyful, Rejoicing, Triumphant
Usage : The train accident was woeful.

ERRING (VERB) : गलती करना

Meaning :
1) Capable of making mistake; going astray.
2) To commit an offense
Synonyms :
1) Blundering, Flubbing, Fluffing, Fouling Up, Fumbling, Goofing (Up), Lousing Up, Messing (Up), Screwing Up, Slipping
Up, Stumbling, Tripping.
2) Falling, Offending, Sinning, Straying, Transgressing, Trespassing, Wandering
Phrase :
1) Dropping the ball, Laying an egg.
2) Breaking the law, Falling from grace
Usage :
1) We badly erred when we calculated the driving distance
2) When we err, we must be willing to accept the consequences

ERR ON THE SIDE OF (PHRASE) : कोई बडी गलती से बचने के भलए छोटी गलती करना
Meaning : To be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault
Usage : It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child .

AUGMENTING (VERB) : बढ़ाना

Meaning : Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.
Synonyms : Accelerating, Adding (To), Aggrandizing, Amplifying, Boosting, Building Up, Compounding, Enlarging, Escalating,
Expanding, Extending, Hyping, Increasing, Multiplying, Pumping Up, Raising, Stoking, Supersizing, Swelling, Upping
Antonyms : Abating, Decreasing, De-Escalating, Diminishing, Downsizing, Dwindling, Lessening, Lowering, Minifying, Reducing,
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DISCREPANCY (NOUN) : भवरोध, असंगभत,अन्तर, भिन्नता

Meaning : A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
Synonyms : Contrast, Difference, Disagreement, Disparateness, Disparity, Dissimilarity, Dissimilitude, Distance, Distinction,
Distinctiveness, Distinctness, Diverseness, Diversity, Otherness, Unlikeness
Antonyms : Alikeness, Analogousness, Analogy, Community, Likeness, Resemblance, Sameness, Similarity
Usage : There is a lot of discrepency in the prize money for men's and women's tennis.

GRUESOME (ADJECTIVE) : कुरूप, डरावना, ियानक

Meaning : Causing repulsion or horror; grisly.
Synonyms : Appalling, Atrocious, Awful, Dreadful, Frightful, Ghastly, Grisly, Hideous, Horrendous, Horrible, Horrid, Horrific,
Horrifying, Lurid, Macabre, Monstrous, Nightmare, Nightmarish, Shocking, Terrible, Terrific.
Usage : A gruesome murder was committed in Chandni Chowk area

FATHOM (VERB) : थाह लेना, गहराई

Meaning :
1) Understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought.
2) Measure the depth of (water).
Synonyms : Understand , Comprehend , Work Out , Make Sense Of , Grasp , Divine , Puzzle Out , Get To The Bottom Of , Interpret ,
Decipher , Decode , Make Head(S) Or Tail(S) Of , Crack
Usage : They tried to fathom the depth of the river.

BEREFT (ADJECTIVE) : पूणणरूप से वंभचत

Meaning : Deprived of the possession or use of something
Synonyms : Bankrupt, Bare, Barren, Destitute, Devoid, Void
Antonyms : Filled, Flush, Fraught, Full, Replete, Rife
Usage : A cheap motel completely bereft of all amenities

ACCENTUATE (VERB) : जोर देना

Meaning : Make more noticeable or prominent.
Synonyms : Accent, Emphasize, Feature, Foreground, Highlight, Illuminate, Play Up, Point (Up), Press, Punctuate, Stress
Phrase : Bear down on, Make much of
Antonyms : De-emphasize, Play down
Usage : The Professor accentuated on British English

TERRIBLE (ADJECTIVE) : ियानक, कठोर, डरावना, िीषण

Meaning :
1) Extremely or distressingly bad or serious.
2) Extremely disturbing or repellent
3) Extreme in degree, power, or effect
Synonyms : Alarming, Dire, Direful, Dread, Dreadful, Fearful, Fearsome, Forbidding, Formidable, Frightening, Frightful, Ghastly,
Hair-Raising, Horrendous, Horrible, Horrifying, Intimidating, Redoubtable, Scary, Shocking, Spine-Chilling, Terrifying
Antonyms : Calming, Comforting, Consoling,
Usage : He saw a terrible accident.
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OSTENSIBLY (ADVERB) : प्रकट रूप से, देखने में

Meaning : Apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually.
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Synonyms : Apparently , Seemingly , On The Face Of It , To All Intents And Purposes , Outwardly , Superficially , Allegedly ,
Supposedly , Purportedly
Antonyms : Implausibly, Impossibly, Improbably, Incredibly
Usage : The police was sent, ostensibly to bring law and order.

FACILITATE (VERB) : सुगम करना, सहज करना

Meaning : Make (an action or process) easy or easier.
Synonyms : Ease, Grease, Loosen (Up), Smooth, Unclog
Phrase : Pave the way (for)
Antonyms : Complicate,Hinder, Impede
Usage : You could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge

OBSOLETE (ADJECTIVE) : अप्रचभलत

Meaning : No longer produced or used; out of date.
Synonyms : Antiquated, Archaic, Dated, Démodé, Demoded, Fossilized, Kaput (Also Kaputt), Medieval (Also Mediaeval), Moribund,
Mossy, Moth-Eaten, Neolithic, Noachian, Outdated, Outmoded, Out-Of-Date, Outworn, Passé, Prehistoric (Also Prehistorical), Rusty,
Stone Age, Superannuated
Antonyms : Active, Alive, Functioning, Operating, Operative
Usage : That is an obsolete expression.

AMBIVALENT (ADJECTIVE) : भमले जुले िाववाला

Meaning: Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Synonyms: Equivocal, Uncertain, Unsure, Doubtful, Indecisive, Inconclusive, Irresolute
Antonyms : Certain, Decided, Resolute, Sure, Unquestioning
Usage: Some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her.

FORSAKE (VERB) : त्याग देना, छोड देना, िूल जाना

Meaning: Abandon or leave.
Synonyms: Abandon, Desert, Leave, Quit, Depart from, Leave behind
Antonyms : Harbor, Have, Hold, Keep, Own, Possess, Reserve, Retain, Withhold
Usage: She forsook her child, giving him up for adoption.

INEPT (ADJECTIVE) : अयोग्य

Meaning: Having or showing no skill; clumsy.
Synonyms: Incompetent, Unskilful, Unskilled, Inexpert, amateurish
Antonyms : Able, Capable, Competent, Expert, Fit, Qualified, Skilled, Skillful, Ultracompetent
Usage: My attempts at baking were inept but I fumbled on.

NOVICE (VERB) : नौभसभखया

Meaning: A person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.
Synonyms: Beginner, Learner, Inexperienced Person
Antonyms : Old hand, Old-timer, Vet, Veteran
Usage: He was a complete novice in foreign affairs.

SALIENT (ADJECTIVE) : मुख्य

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Meaning: Most noticeable or important.

Synonyms: Important, Main, Principal, Major, Chief, Primary, Notable
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Usage: The salient points stuck out clearly in her mind.

UMBRAGE (NOUN) : कोप/रोष

Meaning: Offence or annoyance.
Synonyms: Take offence, Be offended, Take exception, Bridle, Take something personally
Usage: She took umbrage at his remarks.

TRUCULENT (ADJECTIVE) : लडाका

Meaning: eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
Synonyms: Aggressive, Agonistic, Argumentative, Assaultive, Bellicose, Belligerent, Brawly, Chippy, Combative, Confrontational,
Contentious, Discordant, Disputatious, Feisty, Gladiatorial, Militant, Pugnacious, Quarrelsome, Scrappy, Warlike
Antonyms : Nonaggressive, Nonbelligerent, Pacific, Peaceable, Peaceful, Unbelligerent, Uncombative, Uncontentious
Usage: The truculent attitude of farmers to cheaper imports.

DELINEATE (VERB) : वििरण देना,

Meaning: Describe or portray (something) precisely.
Synonyms: Describe, Set forth, Set out, Present, Outline, Depict, Portray.
Usage: The law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent.

ASCETIC (ADJECTIVE)
Meaning: characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
Synonyms: Austere, Self-Denying, Abstinent, Abstemious.
Usage: An ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labour.

BURGEON (VERB) : बढ़ना

Meaning: Begin to grow or Increase rapidly; flourish.
Synonyms: Accelerate, Accumulate, Appreciate, Balloon, Boom, Build Up, Climb, Enlarge, Escalate, Expand, Gain, Increase, Mount,
Multiply, Mushroom, Proliferate, Rise, Roll Up, Snowball, Spread, Swell, Wax.
Antonyms : Contract, Decrease, Diminish, Dwindle, Lessen, Recede, Wane
Usage: Tourism has burgeoned over the last ten years.

ANOMALOUS (ADJECTIVE) : अभनयभमत,अभवभध

Meaning: Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
Synonyms: Aberrant, Aberrated, Abnormal, Atypical, Especial, Exceeding, Exceptional, Extraordinaire, Extraordinary, Freak, Odd,
Peculiar, Phenomenal, Preternatural, Rare, Singular, Uncommon, Uncustomary, Unique, Unusual, Unwonted.
Antonyms : Common, Customary, Normal, Ordinary, Typical, Unexceptional, Unextraordinary, Usual
Usage: Nuclear weapons testing may have been responsible for the anomalous weather conditions.

PROTEAN (ADJECTIVE) : पररवतणनशील,बहु रूभपया

Meaning:
1) Tending or able to change frequently or easily.
2) Able to do many different kinds of things
Synonyms:
1)Ever-changing, Variable, Changeable, Mutable, Kaleidoscopic.
2) Adaptable, All-Around (Also All-Round), Universal, Versatile
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VOCABULARY FROM NEWPAPER HEADLINES

➢ MOOTED (verb) : To suggest something for discussion. (विचार करना, िाद-वििाद करना)
Usage : The scheme was first mooted two years ago.
➢ FLOUTS (verb) : To intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom. (अिज्ञा, उपहास करना)
Usage : If some one deliberately flouts the law in that manner, they only have themselves to blame for the consequences.
ABRUPTLY (adverb) : In a sudden, unexpected, and sometimes unpleasant or rude way. (अचानक)
Usage : She left the room abruptly without explanation.
➢ STIGMA (noun) : If something has a stigma attached to it, people think it is something to be ashamed of. (कलंक)
Usage : There is no longer any stigma attached to being divorced.
➢ BRINK (noun) : The point where a new or different situation is about to begin. (कगार)
Usage : Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery.
➢ EXPEDITE (verb) : To make something happen more quickly. (शीघ्र, जल्द)
Usage : Something needs to be done to expedite the process.
➢ FABRICATED (verb) : To invent or produce something false in order to deceive someone. (वनर्ााण वकया हु आ, जाल वकया
हु आ)
Usage : He claims that the police fabricated evidence against him.
➢ SACROSANCT (adj) : If you describe something as sacrosanct, you consider it to be special and are unwilling to see it criticized
or changed. (पुण्यर्य, पवित्र)
Usage : I'll work till late in the evening, but my weekends are sacrosanct.
➢ WRATH (noun) : Extreme anger. (क्रोध)
Usage : The people feared the wrath of God.
➢ SLUGGISH (adj) : Slow-moving or inactive, lacking energy or alertness. (सुस्त)
Usage : The housing market has been very sluggish these past few years.
➢ ANXIOUS (adj) : Feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something.(वचंवतत)
Usage : He is anxious to finish the job.
➢ SQUABBLE (noun) : An argument over something that is not important. (झगडा)
Usage : He always likes to squabble with others about petty matters.
➢ LAUDABLE (adj) : Something that is laudable deserves to be praised or admired. (प्रशंसनीय)
Usage : His noble ideas and polite behavior are laudable.
➢ RAMP UP (noun) : A large increase in activity or in the level of something. (बढ़ाना)
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➢ SUCCOUR (noun) : Help given to someone, especially someone who is suffering or in need.(परे शानी र्ें सहायता)
Usage : Her organization gave succour and strength to those who had been emotionally damaged.
➢ VIABLE (adj) : Capable of working successfully. (व्यिहाया)
Usage : The factory is no longer economically viable.
➢ DECIPHER (verb) : To discover the meaning of something written badly or in a difficult or hidden way. (सर्झाना)
Usage : Historians are trying to decipher the meaning of the documents.
➢ REPATRIATION (noun) : The return of someone to their own country; the sending of money back to one's own country. (देश-
प्रत्याितान)
Usage : The government repatriated him because he had no visa.
➢ TUSSLE (verb) : To have difficult disagreements or strong arguments typically in order to obtain or achieve something. (संघर्ा)
Usage : There followed a long tussle for custody of the children.
➢ INDIGNATION (noun) : Anger about a situation that you think is wrong or not fair. (आक्रोश)
Usage : The government expressed its indignation over the way the incident had been handled.
➢ FLOUT (verb) : To refuse to obey or accept something. (अवज्ञा, उपहास)
Usage : Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets.
➢ DEFER (verb) : To delay something until a later time. (आ्थभगत, टालना)
Usage : My bank has agreed to defer the repayments on my loan.
➢ REVAMP (verb) : To change or arrange something again, in order to improve it. (सुधार)
Usage : We revamped the management system, but the business is doing no better than it was before.
➢ DENTING (verb) : To make a small hollow mark in the surface of something : If you dent someone's confidence or pride, you
make them feel less confident or proud. (
Usage : His confidence was badly dented when he didn't get the job.
➢ MISCHIEVOUS (adj) : Behaving in a way, or describing behaviour, that is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm
or damage. (दुष्ट)
Usage : The mischievous student has been disobedient to his mother since he was a child.
➢ DERAIL (verb) : To cause a train to come off a railway track : to stop something from succeeding. (पटरी से उतरने)
Usage : Investors are very concerned that a new crisis could derail the economic recovery.
➢ BOUNTY (noun) : Money paid as a reward. (इनाम)
Usage : A bounty of Rs. 10 000 has been offered for the capture of his murderer.
➢ ESCALATE (verb) : (To cause something) To become stronger or more serious, greater or higher : to increase. (तीव्र करना)
Usage : His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed.
➢ EXTRADITION (noun) : The return of someone accused of a crime to the country where the crime was committed. (प्रत्यपणण)
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➢ TYRANNY (noun) : The cruel and unfair use of power by a person or small group to control a country or state. (उत्पीडन)
Usage : The children had no protection against the tyranny of their father.
➢ PLAUDIT (noun) : An expression of approval; praise. (शाबाशी, प्रशंसा)
Usage : The quality of his photography earned/won him plaudits from the experts.
➢ VANDALISM (noun) : The crime of intentionally damaging property belonging to other people: Any activity that is considered
to be damaging or destroying something that was good. (बबणरता)
Usage : Cutting down the old forest was an act of vandalism.
➢ AMBIT (noun) : The range or limits of the influence of something. (सीमा)
Usage : They believe that all the outstanding issues should fall within the ambit of the talks.
➢ MIRAGE (noun) : A hope or wish that has no chance of being achieved. (मृगतृष्णा)
Usage : She thought at first it must be the edge of the sea, then realised it was a mirage.
➢ ACCOMPLICE (noun) : A person who helps somebody to do something bad, especially a crime. (साथी, सह-अपराधी)
Usage : She was her husband's accomplice in murdering a rich old man.

IDIOMS AND PHRASES

IDIOMS AND PHRASES MEANING HINDI
1 A HARD NUT TO CRACK A difficult problem गंभीर सर्स्या
2 A THORN IN THE FLESH A constant source of annoyance कार् र्ें हर्ेशा होने िाली बाधा
3 AT ONE'S BECK AND Under his control वनयंत्रण र्ें होना
CALL
4 AN ACID TEST A critical test गंभीर पारीक्षण
5 ALL EYE FOR AN EYE Tit for tat जैसे को तैसा
6 AT ONCE At the same time, promptly, instant तुरंत, एक ही सर्य र्ें
7 AT HOME Comfortable आरार्दायक वस्िवत र्ें होना
8 ALL IN ALL Most important सबसे र्हत्िपूणा
9 ACHILLES' HEEL A small but fatal weakness कर्जोर पक्ष
10 ADD FUEL TO FIRE To make a matter worse आग र्ें घी डालना
11 AN ARM CHAIR JOB Good income job with high comfort आसान एिं अच्छी आय िाली नौकरी
12 AN AXE TO GRIND Something done for selfish reasons स्िािा से भरा उददेश्य
13 AN IRON WILL Strong will power दृड इच्छा शवि
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14 AN OLD FLAME A person, one had a romantic relationship पुराना प्यार

with, in the past
15 AN OLD HEAD ON YOUNG A child or young who thinks and talks like अपनी उम्र से ज्यादा सर्झदार होना
SHOULDERS an older and experienced person
16 AN OLIVE BRANCH Peace request /peace treaty शांवत वनिेदन
17 APPLE OF DISCORD Matter of dispute झगडे का कारन
18 APPLE OF ONE'S EYE Very lovable/dearest one दुलारा, प्यारा
19 APPLE PIE ORDER In good condition वबल्कुल ठीक हालात र्ें
20 AT A LOSS To be unable to decide वनणाय न ले पाना

VOCABULARY PRACTICE SET

ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

A drug which makes one see things that are not really there.
(1) Aphrodisiac
(2) Steroid
(3) Carcinogen
(4) Hallucinogen

Providing relief
(1) Reissue
(2) Reprieve
(3) Rejoinder
(4) Refuge

The philosophy of putting another’s welfare above one’s own.

(1) Agnosticism
(2) Polytheism
(3) Altruism
(4) Iconoclasm

A person who is new to a profession

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(3) Tutor
(4) Novice

That which makes one highly knowledgeable

(1) Erudition
(2) Irreverence
(3) Irritability
(4) Impulsiveness

A state of emotional or intellectual separation

(1) Euphoria
(2) Ecstasy
(3) Alienation
(4) Communion

Act of making things like new again.

(1) Innovate
(2) Renovate
(3) Motivate
(4) Activate

One who knows everything.

(1) Omniscient
(2) Conscious
(3) Intellectual
(4) Learned

Any morbid dread of water.

(1) Hydrofoil
(2) Hydrophobia
(3) Hydraulic
(4) Hyacinth

The ceremony of crowning a sovereign

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(3) Coronation
(4) Installation

Government by a king
(1) Autocracy
(2) Aristocracy
(3) Oligarchy
(4) Monarchy

Hobson’s choice
(1) Choice to live or die
(2) Excellent choice
(3) No choice at all
(4) Bigman’s choice

A child born after the death of father

(1) Post dated
(2) Premature
(3) Paternal
(4) Posthumous

A person who completely abstains from alcohol

(1) Teetotaller
(2) Drunkard
(3) Alcoholic
(4) Imposter

One who is able to use both hands

(1) Sinister
(2) Ambidextrous
(3) Ambivalent
(4) Amateur

The act of killing a king

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(3) Genocide
(4) Homicide

Emission of light or heat from a central point

(1) Rays
(2) Refraction
(3) Reflection
(4) Radiation

That which cannot be believed

(1) Awesome
(2) Incredible
(3) Credible
(4) Ineffective

A speech made without preparation

(1) Impromptu
(2) Unscripted
(3) Ad lib
(4) Extempore

Loss of memory
(1) Amnesty
(2) Amnesia
(3) Dementia
(4) Myopia

A writing or a speech in praise of someone

(1) Tribute
(2) Eulogy
(3) Accolade
(4) Oration

The art of beautiful handwriting

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(3) Cartography
(4) Philology

A person who repairs broken window-glasses

(1) Welder
(2) Sculptor
(3) Glazier
(4) Patisserie

A state where no law and order exists

(1) Monarchy
(2) Mobocracy
(3) Anarchy
(4) Democracy

He is my partner in crime.
(1) Friend
(2) Accomplice
(3) Neighbour
(4) Companion

Her speech could not be heard by those sitting in the last few rows.
(1) Imperceptible
(2) Indelible
(3) Inaudible
(4) Ineffable

A short trip or excursion

(1) Rambler
(2) Jaunt
(3) Detour
(4) Stroller

Motive or incitement to action

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(3) Proposition
(4) Incentive

A person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn the
particular skills needed in their job
(1) Labourer
(2) Worker
(3) Employee
(4) Apprentice

A word or practice that has gone out of use

(1) Obsolete
(2) Absolute
(3) Outdated
(4) Old-fashioned

Favouritism granted in politics or business to relatives

(1) Monotheism
(2) Nepotism
(3) Hedonism
(4) Red tapish

A person who collects coins

(1) Ornithologist
(2) Numismatist
(3) Philatelist
(4) Coin collector

A supplement to a will
(1) Furlough
(2) Adjunct
(3) Effusion
(4) Codicil
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(2) Goodness
(3) Appraisal
(4) Beliefs

To free completely from blame

(1) Let go
(2) Clear
(3) Exonerate
(4) Release

To remove an objectionable part from a book.

(1) Exterminate
(2) Expurgate
(3) Extirpate
(4) Destroy

Pertaining to sheep
(1) Canine
(2) Bovine
(3) Ovine
(4) Feline

Hole excavated by an animal as dwelling

(1) Borrow
(2) Burrow
(3) Bore
(4) Pierce

Person believing in free will

(1) Guardian
(2) Tyrant
(3) Humanitarian
(4) Libertarian
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(2) Splinters
(3) Filings
(4) Bullets

All the arts, beliefs and social institutions etc. characteristic of a race
(1) Culture
(2) Civilization
(3) Infrastructure
(4) Ritual

The act of speaking about one’s thoughts when one is alone.

(1) Silence
(2) Monologue
(3) Dialogue
(4) Soliloquy

IDIOMS & PHRASES

SET 1

He left the town under a cloud.

(1) Of his own accord
(2) In disgrace
(3) With a heavy heart
(4) When it was raining

The young boy’s act put his father in a pickle.

(1) In a funny position
(2) In a serious position
(3) In a sad situation
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They got on well with each other the moment they met.
(1) Had an agreement
(2) Had a misunderstanding
(3) Had a friendly relationship
(4) Fell in love

She tried to slip off, but was caught immediately.

(1) Steal quietly
(2) Go quickly
(3) Leave quietly
(4) Slide quickly

I am looking forward to her arrival.

(1) Afraid of
(2) Expecting with pleasure
(3) Expecting
(4) Confident of

Rides the high horse

(1) Superior
(2) Went on a vacation
(3) Started gambling
(4) Bought a horse
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Rack and ruin

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(1) Successful
(2) Debt
(3) Destroyed
(4) Ransacked

To take to task
(1) Pass over
(2) Reward
(3) Punish
(4) Disappoint

Iron will
(1) Good health
(2) Strong determination
(3) Sticks to the point
(4) Has high haemoglobin

Weal and woe

(1) Ups and downs
(2) Joys and sorrows
(3) Whole heartedly
(4) Under suspicion

I could have continued my higher studies if 1 wanted but, that’s water under the bridge.
(1) Something I cannot change
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(3) Something my family did not want

(4) The time I went on a cruise

My parents want me to study science, but I will stick to my guns and graduate in
Economics.
(1) Prefer to disobey them
(2) Hold on to my decision
(3) Refuse to listen to them
(4) Show them that they are wrong

The manager dismissed the proposal out of hand and said that it was not at all practical.
(1) Completely
(2) Directly
(3) Simply
(4) Quickly

The people of this village are the salt of the earth.

(1) Rich
(2) Educated
(3) Quarrelsome
(4) Kind

He accused her of talking through her hat and refused to accept a word of what she said.
(1) Talking straight
(2) Talking nonsense
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(4) Talking sense

Her mother saw through the excuse she gave.

(1) Revealed
(2) Detected
(3) Viewed
(4) Hacked
She has a bee in her bonnet and can say anything.
(1) Is a crazy person
(2) Is an obsessed person
(3) Is a foolish person
(4) Is a proud person

Some people have the habit of working by fits and starts.

(1) Very seriously
(2) Excitedly
(3) Consistently
(4) Irregularly

The mother always insists on keeping the house spick and span.
(1) Locked
(2) Safe
(3) Tidy
(4) Open
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The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.
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(1) Got numbed

(2) Turned happy
(3) Got motivated
(4) Turned pale

We cannot depend on him for this assignment as it needs careful handling and he is like a
bull in a China shop.
(1) A Clumsy person
(2) A Tactful person
(3) A Nonsense person
(4) A Felicitous person

SET 2

Fit Like A Glove

(1) To fit snugly
(2) Something tight and sticky
(3) Soft and easy to wear
(4) Difficult to hold

Pull A Long Face

(1) To make fun
(2) To look sad
(3) To irritate someone
(4) To pull someone’s face

Cat Nap
(1) Take a long sleep
(2) Sleep like a cat
(3) Make a snoring sound while sleeping
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To flog a dead horse

(1) To act in a foolish way
(2) To waste one’s efforts
(3) To revive interest in an old effort
(4) None of these

For keeps
(1) Himself
(2) Away
(3) Forever
(4) Hid

Pale into insignificance

(1) Seemed less important
(2) Was less exciting
(3) Was less hectic
(4) Was dull and pale

With one voice

(1) By one man
(2) By one community
(3) Unanimously
(4) In disharmony

Pros And Cons

(1) Professionals
(2) Con artists
(3) Professionals and con artists
(4) Advantages and disadvantages

Once In A Blue Moon

(1) Very rarely
(2) Common
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Fish out of water

(1) Dehydrated
(2) Comfortable position
(3) An uncomfortable position
(4) Fish in an aquarium

Made light of
(1) Did not hear
(2) Treated it lightly
(3) Blew away
(4) Carried with him

Every inch a gentleman

(1) Somewhat
(2) Partly
(3) Entirely
(4) Calculatively

Gall and wormwood

(1) A problem
(2) Hateful
(3) Useless
(4) Hard to digest

Be down with
(1) Suffering from
(2) In grief with
(3) In pain with
(4) Aching with

Fair–weather friend
(1) Honest only when easy and convenient
(2) Truthful only when easy and convenient
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Pull together
(1) Become friends
(2) Work harmoniously
(3) Be successful
(4) Live happily

To give oneself airs

(1) Space to breathe
(2) Time
(3) Acting strange
(4) Behaving arrogantly

At a stone’s throw
(1) At a short distance
(2) At a place where quarrels take place
(3) At a great distance
(4) A quarry

Bone of contention
(1) A delicious non-vegetarian item
(2) An item which made them content
(3) Cause for quarrel
(4) A link between them
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