1.

Pugnacious (Adj)
Meaning: eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Synonyms: combative, aggressive
Antonyms: peaceable, friendly
Hindi: झगड़ालू
Usage: His public statements became increasingly pugnacious.

2.Malapert (Adj)
Meaning: boldly disrespectful; impudent
Synonyms: rude,brazen,saucy,impudent
Antonyms: polite,courteous,humble,modest
Hindi: बेशरम,िनल ,धृ , ढीठ
Usage: Rohan is a malapert boy

3.Proselytize (v)
Meaning: convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion,
belief, or opinion to another
Synonyms: convince,persuade,embrace
Antonyms: repudiate,disagree,disallow
Hindi: फुसलाना
Usage: I assured him we did not come here to proselytize

4.Recuperate(V)
Meaning: recover from illness or exertion
Synonyms: recover,convalesce,improve,cure,remedy
Antonyms: deteriorate,worsen,decline
Hindi: सुधार होना
Usage: she has been recuperating from a knee injury

5.Putsch(N)
Meaning: a violent attempt to overthrow a government
Synonyms: coup,overthrow,revolt,takeover
Antonyms: Segregation,cooperation
Hindi: उथल-पुथल,आका क शासन
Usage: Hitler did not come to power through a putsch, but through the ballot-box.

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6.VERNACULAR (Noun)
Meaning: the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people of a country or region.
Synonym: everyday language, spoken language, native speech, slang
Antonyms: formal language, Latin
Usage: he wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience.
मातृभाषा

7.CULMINATE(Verb) :
Meaning: reach a climax or point of highest development.
Synonyms: conclude, climax
Antonyms: start, begin, commence
Usage: My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and finally culminated in my resignation.
समापन

8.Coy(adj)
Meaning: (especially with reference to a woman) making a pretence of shyness or modesty which is intended to be
alluring.
Synonyms: bashful, timid, demure
Antonyms: brazen, forward, unshy
Usage: she treated him to a coy smile of invitation
सं कोची

9.Revelry (noun)
Meaning: a situation in which people are drinking, dancing, singing, etc.
Synonyms: partying, revels, debauchery, carouse
Antonyms: sadness, mourning
Usage: sounds of revelry issued into the night.
आनंदो व

10.Satiate(V)
Meaning: satisfied to the full; sated
Synonyms: satisfy, sate; slake, quench
Antonyms: starve, deprive, dissatisfy
Hindi: संतु
Usage: he leaned back against the cushions, satiated by the Christmas fare

11.Impediment (N)
Meaning: A hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
Synonyms: hindrance, obstruction, obstacle
Hindi: बाधा, अड़चन
Usage: a serious impediment to scientific progress.

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12.Hark(v)
Meaning: to listen carefully
Synonyms: heed, listen, hearken, pay attention
Antonyms: ignore,disobey,tune out
Hindi: ान से सुनना
Usage: It's useless to continually hark back to the past.

13.Sisyphean(Adj)
Meaning: denoting a task that can never be completed
Synonyms: effortful, futile, fruitless
Antonyms: effortless, easy, useful
Hindi: थ
Usage: Trying to completely eliminate doping from sport is a sisyphean task.

14. Lambaste (verb) :

Meaning: criticize (someone or something) harshly.
Synonyms: criticize, castigate, condemn
Antonyms: acclaim, commend, praise.
Usage:-they lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth.
िनंदा करना

15. Rambunctious (adj.)

Meaning: uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous.
Synonyms: noisy, loud, clamorous
Antonyms: restrained, quiet, noiseless, peaceful
Usage: rambunctious children.
उधमी

16.Pedantic(Adj)
Meaning: excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous.
Synonyms: overscrupulous, scrupulous, precise
Antonyms: unscrupulous
Hindi: पांिडत्य- दशक, क िन ा, ईमानदार
Usage: His analyses are careful and even painstaking, but never pedantic.

17. Vandalism(N)
Meaning: action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property.
Synonyms: sacking, smashing, wreckage, defacing
Antonyms: protection, preservation, saving
Hindi: वशहत
Usage: I urge one and all to take a firm stand against vandalism of all kinds

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18. Contrite (Adj.) :
Meaning: feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong.
Synonym: remorseful, repentant, penitent, regretful
Antonym: unrepentant, defiant
Usage: a contrite tone.
प ातापी

19. Ludicrous (Adj.):

Meaning: so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.
Synonyms: absurd, risible, bizarre, comical
Antonyms: sensible, normal, ordinary
Usage : It was a ludicrous statement made by him.
ऊटपटांग, अिभह

20.MOULDER (verb)
Meaning: Slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect.
Synonym: decay, decompose, perish, go mouldy.
Antonym: improve, enhance, restore
Usage: the smell of mouldering books.
टु कड़े टु कड़े हो जाना, गलना

21.INURE (verb)
Meaning: accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
Synonyms: accustom, habituate, acclimatize, adapt.
Antonyms: sensitize, toughen, enervate, enfeeble.
Usage: The hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare.
सहनशील बनाना

22.Squabble(v)
Meaning: quarrel noisily over a trivial matter
Synonyms: quarrel, row, argue, bicker
Antonyms: accord, agreement, harmony
Hindi: झगड़ा
Usage: the boys were squabbling over a ball.

23.ANGST (N): a feeling of extreme anxiety and unhappiness.

Synonyms: fear, dread , apprehension, nervousness.
Antonyms: calmness, happiness, confidence
िचंता, गु े
Usage:- the existential angst of the middle classes

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24.CONDIGN (adj.)
Meaning: appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved.
Synonyms: merited, warranted, justified.
Antonyms: undeserved, undue, unfair.
Usage: Condign punishment was rare when the criminal was a man of high social standing
अनु प, लायक़

25.FURLOUGH (noun)
Meaning: leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the services or a missionary.
Synonyms: leave, break, rest, recess, day off.
Antonyms: rehire, recall, travail, toil.
Usage: a civil servant home on furlough.
ल ी छु ी

26.ACCREDIT (V)-to officially recognize, accept, or approve of someone or something

Synonyms: license, authorize, assign.
Antonyms: ban , disapprove, reject.
मा ता दे ना
Usage:- Institutions that do not meet the standards will not be accredited for teacher training

27. Stultify (Verb)

Meaning: - cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine.
Synonyms:- hamper, impede, obstruct, suppress
Antonyms:- help, excite, encourage
Usage: - he stultifies her with too much gentleness.
मू ख बनाना

28.Vitriolic (adj.)
Meaning: - filled with bitter criticism or malice.
Synonyms: - acrimonious, rancorous, bitter, caustic, mordant, acerbic.
Antonyms:- pleasant, kind.
Usage:- vitriolic attacks on the politicians.
कटु , ं पुण

29.Facultative(adj.)
Meaning:- Left to one's option or choice, Optional : Not Compulsory
Synonym:- Enabling, Optional, elective
Antonym: obligatory, required, elective, mandatory
Usage: - The last question asked in exam was facultative.
वैक क

30.INDIGENOUS (N)-originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

Synonyms: aboriginal, local.
Antonyms: expatriate.
दे शी
Usage: The most indigenous inhabitants were the American Indians.

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31.OUTRAGE (N)-an extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation.
Synonyms: fury, anger
Antonyms: subsidence
नाराज़गी
Usage: Her voice trembled with outrage.

32.OMINOUS (Adj)-giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen.
Synonyms: menacing, baleful,inauspicious, apocalyptic
Antonyms: auspicious, pleasant, hopeful
अमंगलसूचक
Usage: There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.

33.Flair(N)-a special or instinctive aptitude or the ability for doing something well.
Synonym:aptitude, talent
Antonym: inability
िविश यो ता
Usage: she had a flair for languages

34.Glee(N)-great delight, especially from one’s own good fortune or another’s misfortune.
Synonym: delight, pleasure
Antonym: gloom, disappointment
उ ास
Usage: his face lit up with impish glee

35.Hapless(Adj)- (especially of a person) unfortunate.

Synonym: unfortunate, unlucky, woeful
Antonym: lucky, fortuitous, fortunate
अभागा

Usage: the hapless victims of the disaster

36.Nibbled (V)-take small bites out of.

Synonym: pick, gnaw, taste
Antonym: lot, mouthful,lumbering
छोटे टु कड़े कुतरकर खाना

Usage: he nibbled a biscuit.

37.Lopsided (Adj)-with one side lower or smaller than the other.

Synonyms: uneven, unequal, irregular, unbalanced.
Antonyms: level, balanced, even
असं तुिलत

Usage: An unbalanced cut will look lopsided or distorted.

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38.SPRIGHTLY(Adj): full of spirit and vitality.
Synonyms: agile, bouncy, cheerful
Antonyms: apathetic, inactive, lethargic
उ ाहयु
Usage: she was quite sprightly for her age

39.ADROIT(Adj)-clever or skilful.
Synonyms: adept, artful
Antonyms: clumsy, awkward
िनपुण
Usage: he was adroit at tax avoidance.

40.PUMMEL(V)-to defeat someone easily at a sport or strike, usually with the fist.
Synonyms: bash, batter, punch, thrash
Antonyms: compliment, fail, surrender
असफल करना, कूटना

Usage: They were pummelled in the second round.

41.TORPOR (N)-the state of not having much energy or enthusiasm.

Synonyms: sluggishness, languor, stagnation, idleness.
Antonyms: eagerness, keenness, spiritedness, vigor.
उदासीनता, सु ी

Usage: they veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism

42.Libidinous (adj.)
Meaning: - showing excessive sexual drive; lustful.
Synonyms:- lustful, lecherous, lascivious, lewd
Antonyms:- chaste, pure
Usage:-libidinous teenagers
कामु क

43.Estranged(Verb)
Meaning:- (of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.
Synonyms:- alienate, antagonize, disaffect, make hostile/unfriendly, destroy the affections of
Antonyms:- attract, unite
Usage:- Harriet felt more estranged from her daughter than ever.
पराया

44.Cliche(Noun)
Meaning:- a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
Synonyms:- platitude, hackneyed phrase, banality
Antonyms:- Originality, epigram, witticism.
Usage:- there is plenty of truth in the cliché that a trouble shared is a trouble halved.
चलन से बाहर आ मु हावरा

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45.Glower(Verb)
Meaning:- have an angry or sullen look on one's face; scowl.
Synonyms:- scowl, glare, stare angrily, look daggers, frown
Antonyms:- smile, grin.
Usage:- she glowered at him suspiciously
ितरछी िनगाह से दे खना

46.Fulmination(Noun)
Meaning:- an expression of vehement protest.
Synonyms:- objection, complaint, rant
Antonyms:- acceptance, approval.
Usage:- the fulminations of media moralists
आपि

47.Visceral(Adj.)
Meaning: based on deep feeling and emotional reactions rather than on reason or thought
Synonyms:- intuitive, instinctive, innate
Antonyms:- conscious, voluntary, acquire
Usage:- Art is a visceral encounter with the most important ideas of your faith.
भावपूण

48.AGAPE (Adj)- (of a person) very surprised

Synonyms: amazed, surprised, staggered, astonished.
Antonyms: apathetic, indifferent, unimpressed, uninterested.
भौंच ा, आ य की दशा म
Usage: Her performance left us agape.

49.ADDLE (V)-make (someone) unable to think clearly; confuse.

Synonyms: muddled, confused, fuddled
Antonyms: clarify, enlighten, explain
िनक ा
Usage: being in love must have addled your brain

50.INEFFABLE(Adj): too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.

Synonyms: inexpressible, indescribable, marvelous, wonderful
Antonyms: definable, describable, utterable
अवणनीय
Usage: the ineffable mysteries of the soul

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51.ONUS (N)- Something that is one’s duty or responsibility.
Synonyms: burden, responsibility, liability, obligation
Antonyms: advantage, benefit, blessing
दािय
Usage: the onus is on you to show that you have suffered loss.
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52.Quirk(N): a peculiar aspect of a person's character or behaviour.

Synonyms: irregularity, characteristic, eccentricity
Antonyms: normality, usualness, inability
िविश ता
Usage: they accepted her attitude as one of her little quirks

53.EERIE (Adj): strange and frightening.

Synonyms: sinister, ghostly, creepy, haunting.
Antonyms: normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine.
अजीब, भयानक
Usage: an eerie green glow in the sky

54.STENTORIAN (adj): (of a person’s voice) loud and powerful.

Synonyms: blaring, clamorous, piercing, resounding.
Antonyms: peaceful, serene, soothing, tranquil.
बुलंद
Usage: a stentorian roar.

55.Gobsmacked(adjective) :-utterly astonished; astounded.

Synonym: astonished, surprised
Antonym: unsurprised
चिकत
Usage: She was gobsmacked when Dhoni resigned.

56.RELEGATE (Verb)-assign an inferior rank or position to.

Synonyms: downgrade, banish, exile, degrade
Antonyms: upgrade, promote
बाहर िनकाल दे ना
Usage: they aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role

57.Plaudit(Noun)
Meaning:- An expression of praise or approval.
Synonyms:- Acclamation, commendation, encomiums, accolades.
Antonyms:- condemnation, criticism, vilification, admonition.
Usage:- the network has received plaudits for its sports coverage.
शंसा

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58.Prattle(verb)
Meaning:- talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.
Synonyms:- babble, prate, blather, blether, jabber, twitter
Antonyms:- quiet, peace
Usage:- she began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist
बकबक करना

59.Laureate(Noun)
Meaning:- a person who is honored with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement.
Synonyms:- distinguished, victor, significant, glorious.
Antonyms:- Inglorious, obscure, unknown.
Usage:- A Nobel laureate.
िवजे ता

60.Recuperate (Verb) :
Meaning: recover from illness or exertion
Synonyms: recover, convalesce, improve
Antonyms: deteriorate, hurt
Usage:- she has been recuperating from a knee injury
थ हो जाना

61.Consternation (noun) :
Meaning: a feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.
Synonyms: anxiety, distress
Antonyms: satisfaction
Usage:- to her consternation her car wouldn't start
सनसनी

62.Furore (noun) :
Meaning: an outbreak of public anger or excitement
Synonyms: commotion, the uproar
Antonyms: peace, calm
Usage: the verdict raised a furore over the role of courtroom psychiatry
कोहराम

63.Kerfuffle (noun) :
Meaning: a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views
Antonyms: order, tranquility
Synonyms: tumultuousness. upheaval
Usage: there was a kerfuffle over the chairmanship
बहस

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64.FITFUL (adj.): -active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady.
Synonyms: intermittent, fluctuating
Antonyms: continuous, perpetual
चंचल
Usage: As long as his breathing is fitful, he will continue to need an oxygen machine.

65.Unflinching (Adj.)-showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one’s purpose

Synonym: determined, dogged, grim, implacable, relentless, unappeasable
Antonym: slackening, softening, yielding
बे िहचक
Usage: he has shown unflinching determination throughout the campaign

66.Lucid(Adj.)- expressed clearly; easy to understand.

Synonyms: clear, distinct
Antonyms: unclear, gloomy
अथ का
Usage: a lucid account

67.Coterie(Noun)- a small group of people with shared interests, often one that does
not want other people to join them:
Synonym: clique, set, circle
Antonym: individualist
मं डली
Usage: a coterie of friends and advisers

68.BLOVIATE (VERB): talk at length, especially in an inflated or empty way.

Meaning: to speak or write verbosely and windily
Synonyms: alleviate, aviate, bloated, blockade, deviate
Antonyms: be quiet, be silent
Usage: I do not like people that bloviate,

69.Wanton(Adj):- (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked

Synonym: bawdy, nasty, obscene, deliberate, malicious,
Antonym: clean, decent, acceptable, agreeable, desirable, pleasant, pleasing
ऊधमी
Usage: a wanton attack

70.VALIANT (Adj)- possessing or showing courage or determination.

Synonyms: brave, fearless, courageous, valorous
Antonyms: cowardly, irresolute
बहादु र
Example: she made a valiant effort to hold her anger in check.

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71.Staid (Adj.)
Meaning: sedate, respectable, and unadventurous.
Synonyms: respectable, quiet, serious
Antonyms: frivolous, daring, informal
Usage: staid law firms
शां त

72.Redact (verb) :
Meaning: edit (text) for publication
Synonyms: correct, rectify
Antonyms: befoul, deteriorate
Usage: a confidential memo which has been redacted from 25 pages to just one paragraph
सं पािदत करना

73.Ravenous (adjective) :
Meaning: extremely hungry
Synonyms: Starving, insatiable, famished, greedy
Antonyms: well fed, full up, satiated, ascetic
Usage: I'd been out all day and was ravenous.
भु खमरा

74.Gussy (verb) :
Meaning: to make someone or something look more attractive or impressive
Synonyms: adorn, beautify
Antonyms: deface, spoil
Usage: shopkeepers gussied up their window displays
सु शोिभत

75.Fusillades (Noun) :
Meaning: a series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession.
Synonyms: salvo, volley, cannonade
Antonyms: drip, trickle
Usage: marchers had to dodge a fusillade of missiles
गोिलयों से छ ी कर दे ना

76.Protract (Verb) :
Meaning: prolong.
Synonyms: extend. lengthen, elongate, draw out.
Antonyms: curtail, shorten
Usage: he had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process
फैलना

77.Palaver (Verb)
Meaning: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.
Have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds.
Synonyms: chatter · gossip · prattle · prate · babble · blather
Antonyms:- quiet, peace
Usage: it's too hot for palavering.
चापलूसी, वाता, स ेलन

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78.Svelte (Adj.)
Meaning: (of a person) slender and elegant.
Synonyms: slender, slim, graceful, elegant, willowy.
Antonyms: Fat, Plump.
Uage: she was svelte and sophisticated.
सु गिठत, सुडौल

79.WITHER(Verb): fall into decay or decline

Synonym: diminish, dwindle, shrink, lessen, fade
Antonym: grow
घटाना
Usage: it is not true that old myths either die or wither away

80.Monger(combining form): suffix: -monger: denoting a dealer or trader in a specified commodity.

Synonyms: trader, dealer, merchant, trafficker, vendor
Antonyms: customer, payer
बे चने वाला
Usage : fish-monger

81.Humdinger (N) :-a remarkable or outstanding person or thing of its kind.

Synonym: ace, champion
Antonym: failure, flop
अ ी या अ ा
Usage: a humdinger of a funny story.

82.NIMBLY(Adj.): in a nimble way.

Synonym: quickly, smartly, briskly
Antonym: dim-witted, doltish, dopey (also dopy), dorky [slang], dull,
फुत से
Usage: the monkey leapt nimbly from rock to rock

83.TRAMMEL (Noun): restrictions or impediments to freedom of action.

Synonyms: restraint, constraint, curb, check, impediment,
Antonyms: help, assistance
कावट
Usage: we will forge our own future, free from the trammels of materialism

84.Plummeted(verb)-fall or drop straight down at high speed.

Synonym: plunge, fall headlong,
Antonym: arise, ascend
िगरावट
Usage: a climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully

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85.Agony(noun)-extreme physical or mental suffering.
Synonym: pain, hurt, suffering
Antonym: Heaven, paradise
था
Usage: he crashed to the ground in agony

86.Quagmire (N)- a difficult and dangerous situation:

Synonyms: jumble, imbroglio, trouble.
Antonyms: advantage, solution, agreement, contentment.
नाज़ुक हालत
Usage: We have no intention of being drawn into a political quagmire.

87.LOUSY(adjective)- very poor or bad.

Synonyms: awful, horrible
Antonyms: good, great
घिटया
Usage: the service is usually lousy.

88.DILATORY (adj)-slow to act

Synonyms: sluggish, slothful, lax, slack.
Antonyms: fast, prompt, brisk, quick.
धीमा
Usage: he had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor

89.SLATE (verb)
Meaning: criticize severely.
Synonyms: attack, pillory, lambaste, revile, flay
Antonyms: applaud, acclaim, commend, admiration.
Usage: his work was slated by the critics.
आलोचना करना

90.CONCOMITANT (noun)
Meaning: a phenomenon that naturally accompanies or follows something.
Synonyms: accompaniment, attendant, corollary, adjunct.
Antonyms: irrelevant, unaided, unattached, unrelated.
Usage: he sought promotion without the necessary concomitant of hard work
सहचारी

91.FOIST (verb)
Meaning: impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on.
Synonyms: impose, force, thrust, inflict.
Antonyms: aid, help, overlook, prevent.
Usage: she had no desire to have an elderly relative foisted on her.
थोपना

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92.SKIRMISH (Noun)- a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
Synonyms: fight, battle, clash, conflict, encounter
Antonyms: accord, concord
झड़प
Example: the unit was caught in several skirmishes and the commanding officer was killed.

93.PROCLIVITY (Noun)- an inclination or predisposition toward something

Synonyms: liking, inclination, tendency, leaning
Antonyms: disinclination, dislike, antipathy, hate
वृि , झुकाव
Example: a proclivity for hard work.

94.Wrangle (verb):
Meaning: a dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated
Synonyms: altercate, argue, bicker, brabble
Antonyms: concur, consent
झगडा
Example: an insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments

95.DRUB (Verb)
Meaning: hit or beat (someone) repeatedly.
Synonyms: thrash, trounce, spank, beat
Antonyms: aid, release, mend
Usage: he was drubbed with tiresome regularity by his classmates.
पीटना

96.Heckle(verb)
Meaning: to interrupt a speaker with insulting or rude comments
Synonyms: bully, ridicule, boo, hiss
Antonyms: please, praise, cheer
Usage: he was booed and heckled when he tried to address the demonstrators.
सवालों से बात काटना

97.HIATUS (Noun):
Meaning: a pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity.
Synonyms: pause, break, interval, interruption
Antonyms: progression, procession, continuum
Example: there was a brief hiatus in the war with France.
ठहराव

98.HEAVE (Verb)
Meaning: lift or haul (something heavy) with great effort.
Synonyms: haul, pull, lug, drag
Antonyms: push
Example: she heaved the sofa back into place.
उतार-चढ़ाव

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99.REMINISCE (Verb)
Meaning: indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events.
Synonyms: hark back to, recall, remind, review
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, forget
Example: they reminisced about their summers abroad.
याद ताजा करना

100.REPROBATE (noun)-an unprincipled person.

Synonyms: rogue, scoundrel, villain, wretch.
Antonyms: upright, virtuous, principled, righteous
नीच
Usage: he had to present himself as more of a lovable reprobate than a spirit of corruption

101.Ephemeral(Adjective)-
Meaning: Lasting for short time
Synonyms: Temporary, Short-lived, transient.
Antonyms: long-lived, enduring, everlasting, eternal, perpetual.
अ थायी
Usage: time is ephemeral so don’t waste it.

102.EXCORIATE (verb)-to criticize harshly and usually publicly.

Synonyms: assail, castigate, lambaste, vituperate, imprecate.
Antonyms: acclaim, laud, praise, glorify, admire, exalt.
आलोचना करना
Usage: he excoriated the government for censorship

103.Mendacious(adj.)
Meaning: not telling the truth; lying
Meaning: double- dealing, two-faced, perfidious
Usage: mendacious propaganda
िम ा

104.Dilatory (adjective)
Meaning: slow to act
Synonyms: slow, unhurried, tardy, unpunctual
Usage: They were dilatory in providing the researchers with information.
धीमा

105.Erudite (adjective)
Meaning: having or showing great knowledge or learning.
Synonyms: learned, scholarly, knowledgeable
Usage: He was so erudite that only men who were his equals in scholarship could understand him.
िव ान यो

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106.Raffish (adjective)
Meaning: unconventional and slightly disreputable, especially in an attractive way
Synonyms: rakish, jaunty, dapper, dashing, sporty
Usage: His cosmopolitan, raffish air.

107.Equipoise (noun)
Meaning: balance of forces or interests. Synonyms: equilibrium, balance, evenness,
symmetry, parity
Usage: This wine represents a marvellous equipoise of power and elegance.
सा व था

108.Garrulity (Noun)
Meaning: excessive talkativeness, especially on trivial matters.
Synonyms: talkativeness, garrulousness, loquacity, loquaciousness, volubility, verbosity,
Usage: They were irritated by his ungovernable garrulity.
वाचालता

109.Unassailable(adj.)
Meaning: unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated.
Synonyms: impregnable, invulnerable, impenetrable, inviolable
Usage: The world's most unassailable fortress.
अभे

110.Scurrilous(adj)
Meaning: making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their
reputation.
Synonyms: abusive, vituperative, derogatory, pejorative, libelous
Usage: A scurrilous attack on his integrity
अपमानजनक

111.Meritorious(adj.)
Meaning: deserving reward or praise.
Synonyms: praiseworthy, admirable, estimable, creditable, excellent
Usage: A medal for meritorious conduct
सराहनीय

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