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Sentence:He was put under arrest,

and his subaltern brought the
1. Bolster:(शक्तिवर्द्धन करना) to
command out of town.
support or encourage
somebody/something; to make
5. Catchment: (जलग्रह) something
something stronger
that catches water.
Synonyms:strengthen, support,
Synonyms:river-basin, headwater,
reinforce, boost
impoundment
Antonyms: undermine, block,
Sentence: Catchment area has
decrease, halt
been set up near the river.
Sentence:The fall in interest rates
is starting to bolster confidence .
6. Towering : (ऊंचा) rising high.
Synonyms: high, tall, lofty,
2. Persuasive: (कुछ करने या मानने के elevated
लिए राज़ी करने में समर्थ) able to Antonyms:low, inferior
persuade somebody to do or Sentence:We looked up at the
believe something. towering cliffs above us.
Synonyms: convincing, effective,
cogent, potent 7. Factional: (गटु ीय) involving a group
Antonyms: unconvincing, weak within a larger group, especially
Sentence:She pleaded with me in one with slightly different ideas
her most persuasive voice. from the main group.
Synonyms: atypical, conflicting,
3. Legitimation : (वैध करना) The act of contrary, disparate
making something legitimate. Antonyms:
Synonyms: validation, harmonious,alike,conforming
legalization, formalization Sentence:The alliance is divided
Antonyms: denial, disallowance, by factional infighting.
refusal, prohibition
Sentence: The government fear 8. Beholden - (कृतज्ञ) owing thanks or
that talking to terrorists might having a duty to someone in
legitimize their violent actions. return for help or a service.
Synonyms: indebted, obligated,
4. Subaltern : (सब से नीचा) of lower honour-bound, grateful
status.. Antonyms: unobligated,
Synonyms: assistant, inferior, irresponsible
subordinate Sentence:I don’t like to beholden
Antonyms: superior, senior

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to anybody. 15.Delve:((किसी की) गहरी खोज करना) to
search inside something
9. Entrench - (गढ़ना) establish (an Synonyms:inquire, probe,
attitude, habit or belief) so firmly investigate
that change is very difficult or Antonyms: ignore, neglect
unlikely. Sentence:The essay does not
Synonyms: establish, settle, delve deeper into the matter.
ensconce, install
Antonyms:eliminate, eradicate, 16.Ingenuity: (प्रतिभा, कौशल) the
dislodge quality of being clever, original
Sentence: These attitudes are and inventive
deeply entrenched in our culture. Synonyms: inventiveness,
creativity, innovation
10. Sobering - (गम्भीरता की ओर) Antonyms: clumsiness,
making you feel serious incapacity, ignorance
Synonyms: grievous, sedate, Sentence:She showed ingenuity in
serious finding ways to cut costs.
Antonyms: insignificant, trivial,
unimportant 17. Elude : (पकड़े जाने से बच जाना, बच
Sentence: Sobering scenes of निकलना) To manage to avoid being
destruction were seen during war. caught.
Synonyms: dodge, evade, flee,
11."Drop the guard": to stop being bypass
careful to avoid danger or Antonyms: aid, assist, abet
difficulty Sentence: He managed to elude
the police by disappearing into the
12. "No small measure": largely or crowd.
mostly
18. Contentious : (विवादपर्ण
ू ) likely to
13. "Head off": intercept and cause cause argument
someone or something to turn Synonyms:
aside controversial,disputable,
debatable
14. "Tighten the leash": to closely Antonyms: uncontroversial,
control someone’s actions and peaceful, nonaggressive
allow them very little freedom to Sentence:The director had a
do things they want to do contentious relationship with the
eccentric actor.

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23. Spurious - (नक़ली) false,
19. Vogue: ((किसी बात का) फ़ैशन या although seeming to be genuine.
प्रचलन) a fashion for something Synonyms: bogus, fake,
Synonyms:fashion, trend, style counterfeit
Antonyms:unpopular, outdated, Antonyms: authentic, genuine,
unstylish real
Sentence:When did Thai food Sentence:The will looks spurious
come into vogue?. to me.
20. Unambiguous : (स्पष्ट) not open 24. Solatium - (मआ ु वजा) a thing
to more than one interpretation. given to someone as a
Synonyms: obvious, univocal, compensation or consolation
apparent, distinct Synonyms: indemnity,
Antonyms: ambiguous, clouded, recompense, damages
cryptic Antonyms: penalty, punishment,
Sentence:We expressed our fine
intentions in unambiguous terms. Sentence:One lac rupees were
offered as solatium to terrorist
21. Longevity: (गट ु ीय) long life; the attack victims.
fact of lasting a long time
Synonyms: durability, endurance, 25. "Whittle something away": to
eternity make something gradually
Antonyms: fragility, frailty, decrease in value or amount
instability
Sentence:The misconception has 26. "Snuff out": to stop or destroy
enjoyed remarkable longevity. something completely
22. Unleash - ( तीब्र बल या भावना के 27. Contemporary:(समकालीन)

प्रवाह को उन्मक्
ु त कर दे ना या उसके असर belonging to the same time as
को अनभ ु व करना) to suddenly let a somebody/something else
strong force, emotion etc be felt or Synonyms:modern, current,
have an effect present-day
Synonyms: release, unloose, Antonyms: old-fashioned, out of
unbridle date
Antonyms: restrain, contain, Sentence:He was contemporary of
regulate, inhibit Darwin.
Sentence:The failure of the talks
could unleash more fighting. 28. Brute: (क्रूर/निर्दय ) a cruel,

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violent man obscuration, concealment
Synonyms: savage, fiend, thug, Sentence:The whole of divine
ruffian revelation comes to full fruition in
Antonyms: benevolent, good, him.
gentle
Sentence:He was a cold-blooded 33. Oblivion: (गम ु नामी, भल
ु ा दे ना) the
brute. state of being completely
forgotten by the public
29. Refute : ( असत्य ठहराना) to say Synonyms: obscurity,
that a claim is unfair and not true. nothingness, anonymity
Synonyms: deny, rebut, negate Antonyms: remembrance,
Antonyms: confirm, agree, recollection, reminiscence
approve Sentence:His name will fade into
Sentence:This is a claim that is oblivion.
easy to refute.
34. Murky - ( अंधकारपर्ण ू ) dark and
30. Sneer: (तिरस्‍कार भरे शब्‍द) to dirty or difficult to see through
speak in unpleasant way that shows Synonyms: dark, gloomy, dull
no respect Antonyms: bright, sunny
Synonyms: smirk, snigger, jibe Sentence:It was a murky night,
Antonyms:compliment, admiration with no moon.
Sentence:I notice the sneer in
their voices. 35. Strident - ((सव्‍ र या ध्वनि) तीव्र और
कर्णकटु) (used about a voice or a
31. Annex: (अन्‍य दे श पर बलपर्व
ू क sound) loud and unpleasant.
अधिकार कर लेना) to take control of Synonyms: raucous, shrill,
another country or region by force screeching
Synonyms:take over, conquer Antonyms: soft, dulcet, subdued
Antonyms:relinquish, forfeit Sentence:I adopted a less strident
Sentence:The dictator tried to tone and tried to reason with my
annex the neighboring state. opponent.
32. Revelation : ( खल ु ासा) the act of 36. Imperceptible - (इतना छोटा कि

making known something that दिखने में न आए या जिस पर ध्यान न
was secret. जाए) too small to be seen or
Synonyms: disclosure, noticed
declaration, divulgence Synonyms: unnoticeable,
Antonyms:dissimulation, undetectable, indistinguishable

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Antonyms:obvious, noticeable unpleasant, especially a crime
Sentence:His head moved in an Synonyms: incriminate,
almost imperceptible nod. compromise, involve, connect
Antonyms: absolve, exonerate,
37. "Go to great lengths": to make exculpate
more effort than usual in order to Sentence:Don’t try to implicate
achieve something me; I had nothing to do with it.
38. "Dead load": something that 43. Proposition: ( सझ ु ाव) an idea, a

makes change or progress plan or an offer, especially in
extremely difficult business; a suggestion
Synonyms: proposal, plan,
39. "Cast a dark shadow": to make manifesto, project
a situation seem less hopeful and Antonyms:reality, truth
more likely to end badly Sentence:he made an attractive
business proposition.
40. Exhort:(प्रोत्साहित करना)
Strongly encourage or urge 44. Stringent: ( बहुत कठोर) (used
(someone) to do something about a law, rule, etc.) very strict
Synonyms:encourage, ejoin, urge, Synonyms:strict, rigid, rigorous
call on Antonyms:lenient, flexible
Antonyms: discourage, Sentence: There are very stringent
dishearten, dispirit, demoralize rules in the event of an insurance
Sentence:A good leader will claim.
exhort people to achieve success.
45. Payoff : (मनु ाफ़ा · फ़ायदा) a final
41.Repudiate: (परित्याग करना) to say outcome or result..
that you refuse to accept or Synonyms: outcome, culmination,
believe something conclusion, denouement
Synonyms: reject, renounce, Antonyms: beginning, cause,
abandon, forswear origin
Antonyms: embrace, accept, Sentence: You will have to work
welcome hard but there will be a big payoff
Sentence:I will continue to in the end.
repudiate that accusation.
46. Predictable: ( पर्वा
ू नमु ेय) that was
42. Implicate : (फंसाना) to show that or could be expected to happen
somebody is involved in something Synonyms: foreseeable, expected,

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unsurprising 52. "Running amok: in a violently
Antonyms: improbable, raging, wild or uncontrolled
unexpected, unforeseen manner
Sentence:The ending of the book
was entirely predictable. 53. Induct:( नियक्ु त करना)
To formally give somebody a
47. Remediate - ( उपचार) provide a position of authority, especially as
remedy for; redress or make right. part of a ceremony
Synonyms: remedy, expediment, Synonyms: recruit, enlist, swear
amend, rectify in
Antonyms: harm, damage, injure Antonyms: expel, take away
Sentence: The most serious flaws Sentence:The club will induct six
are easy to remediate. new members this year.
48. Flaw - (गलती) an imperfection 54. Substantive: (वास्तविक) having

or weakness. a firm basis in reality and so
Synonyms: blemish, fault, important, meaningful, or
imperfection considerate
Antonyms: perfection, fine point, Synonyms: actual, authentic,
strong point certain
Sentence:The diamond is reduced Antonyms: counterfeit, disputable,
in price because it has a flaw. doubtful
Sentence:Substantive research on
49. Stern - (कठोर, बहुत गंभीर) very the subject needs to be carried
serious; not smiling out.
Synonyms: serious, severe, grim
Antonyms: genial, friendly 55. Resilience: (कुछ बरु ा होने के बाद
Sentence:He stood at the stern of फिर से प्रसन्न, सफल आदि होने की क्षमता
the yacht. ) the quality of being able to return
quickly to a previous good condition
50. "Tempering your zeal": a great after problems
energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of Synonyms: tenacity, toughness,
a cause or a objective strength, grit
Antonyms: weakness,
51. "Go to any lengths": to make a helplessness
great or extreme effort to do Sentence:His natural resilience
something enabled him to come through the
crisis unscathed.

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56. Anomaly: (असामान्‍यता, असंगति) होनी शरू
ु हो, किसी घटना के घटित होने का
something that is different from what आरं भ-बिंद ु ) the level at which
is normal or usual something starts to happen
Synonyms: oddity, peculiarity, Synonyms:brink, verge, dawn
abnormality Antonyms:completion,
Antonyms:normality, conformity, conclusion, end
regularity Sentence:She was on the
Sentence:The apparent anomaly threshold of a dazzling career.
that those who produced wealth
were the poorest. 60. Unlikely - ( संभावना नहीं) not likely
to happen, be done, or be true;
57. Uncharted: ( अज्ञात, नक्शे में दर्ज improbable.
नहीं ) (of an area of land or sea) not Synonyms: improbable, not likely,
mapped or surveyed; (of a place) doubtful
never before described Antonyms: likely, certain,
Synonyms:unexplored, believable
undiscovered, unresearched Sentence:He was an unlikely
Antonyms:identified, discovered, choice as mayor.
detected
Sentence:The plane landed on a 61. Expectedly - (उम्मीद करना, उम्मीद
previously uncharted islet. रखना ) used for saying that
someone expects or expected
58. Rubicon : (एक सीमा जिसे पार करने something.
पर वापस नहीं किया जा सकता है , या कोई Synonyms:unsurprisingly,
क्रिया जिसे लेने पर उलटा नहीं किया जा obviously, ordinarily
सकता है ।) a limit or point that is Antonyms: unannounced,
reached when the results of one’s unheralded, unpredicted
actions cannot be changed. Sentence:The hotel is expectedly
elegant and regularly rated the
Synonyms:defining moment, number one ski hotel.
decisive moment, flash point,
critical juncture 62. Worrying - (चिंताजनक) making
Antonyms: gap, fissure, rift you feel unhappy and frightened
Sentence:They had crossed the Synonyms: bothered, burdened,
rubicon and felt that there was no disquieted
return. Antonyms: unworried,
lighthearted, upbeat
59. Threshold: (सत
्‍ र जहाँ से कोई चीज़ Sentence:It must be worrying for

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you not to know where he is. Sentence:He had to learn to
temper his enthusiasm..
63. "Push into uncharted territory":
an activity or subject that people 70. Penchant: (अत्यधिक रुचि; झक ु ाव;
do not know anything about or विशेष रुचि ) something that you like
have not experienced before very much to do
Synonyms: liking, taste,
64. "Barreled through": to move preference
very quickly in a deliberate or Antonyms: disliking, averseness,
determined way repulsion
Sentence: They had penchant for
65. "Need of the hour”: a need or a moonlight walks.
demand present at a particular
time 71.Frosty: (रूखा और अमैत्रीपर्ण
ू ) cold and
unfriendly
66. "Blown apart": to completely Synonyms: unfriendly,
destroy something in an explosion unsympathetic, inhospitable
Antonyms: neighbourly, affable,
67. "Little surprise": predictable, companionable
anticipated Sentence:They were behaving in a
very frosty manner.
68. Fulmination:(जोरदार विरोध)
An expression of vehement 72. Trenchant: ( कटु आलोचना,तीखे
protest विचार,तीखी टिप्पणी ) vigorous or
Synonyms: objection, incisive in expression or style
condemnation, denunciation Synonyms: scathing, pungent,
Antonyms: compliment, flattery, caustic, incisive
support Antonyms: appeasing, mollifying
Sentence:Her complaint took the Sentence:His most trenchant
form of fulmination, not reasoned criticism is reserved for the party
argument. leader.
69. Temper: (नरम, मध्यम, शान्त) to 73. Stint : (किसी काम को करने में लगी
moderate or mitigate निशिच्‍ त अवधि ) a fixed period of time
Synonyms: moderate, modify, that you spend doing something
modulate Synonyms: spell, stretch, period
Antonyms: weaken, damage,hurt, Antonyms: permanence,
harm constancy

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Sentence:I enjoyed my two year less harsh in sound or colour
stint in Dubai.
79. "Quite a few": a fairly large
74. Speedy: (तेज़, द्रत ु गामी; शीघ्र, number
तत्‍काल) fast, quick
Synonyms: rapid, swift, quick, fast 80. "Walk thin line”: to navigate or
Antonyms: slow, leisurely, dilatory strike a balance between two
Sentence:We need a speedy sides, positions or approaches to
resolution of the problem. something, especially when trying
to avoid one of them
75. Heft -( वज़न, भार ) lift or carry
(something heavy). 81. "At the forefront": in a leading
Synonyms: manhandle, heave, position
hoist
Antonyms: drop, sink, lower,
submerge
Sentence:They lacked the political
heft to get the formulation banned.
76. Invitee - ( आमंत्रित व्यक्ति) a

person who has been invited to go
somewhere or to do something
Synonyms: guest, guest of honour
Antonyms: host, anchor, occupant
Sentence: I do not know that they
came here exactly as invitees or
even as refugees..
77. Envoy - (दत

ू ) a messenger or
representative, especially one on
a diplomatic mission
Synonyms: ambassador,
emissary, attache’
Antonyms: nonrepresentative,
Sentence:She was United Nations’
special envoy.
78. "Tone down": make something

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