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The Complete Vocabulary (Page No.12 Set-12)

Naive (adjective)
Hindi Meaning: अनुभवहीन, भोला-भाला
English Meaning: Showing a lack of experience or judgement
Usage: They make the naive assumption that it must be good
because it is popular.
Synonyms: Innocent, ingenuous, primitive, unsophisticated,
uncritical
Ingenuous (adj.)
honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly:
Usage: It has to be said it was rather ingenuous of him
to ask a complete stranger to take care of his luggage.

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Primitive (adj.)
people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system
or
Primitive living conditions are basic, unpleasant, and uncomfortable:
Usage: Early settlers had to cope with very primitive living conditions.

Unsophisticated (adj.)
not complicated, not educated, or without a good understanding of culture:
Usage: He’s an unsophisticated man, but he has been very successful in business.

Uncritical (adj.)
accepting something too easily, because of being unwilling or unable to criticize:
Usage: an adoring, uncritical audience

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 Antonyms: Cynical, suspicious, critical, wary, pragmatic
Cynical (adj.)
1st believing that people are only interested in themselves and are
not sincere ( हरे क को स्वार्थी समझने वाला )
Usage: I've always been deeply cynical about politicians.

2nd not showing fairness or respect to an opposing player:

Usage: Most of my injuries have come from bad cynical tackles.

3rd used to say that someone's feelings or emotions are used

to your own advantage:
Usage: She works in that most cynical of industries - advertising.

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Suspicious (adj.)
feeling doubt or no trust in someone or something
Usage: My mother has a very suspicious nature (= does not trust people).
Critical (adj.)
1st of the greatest importance to the way things might happen:
Usage: The president's support is critical (to this project).
a critical decision

2nd saying that someone or something is bad or wrong:

Usage: a critical report

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wary (adj.)
not completely trusting or certain about something or someone:
Usage: I'm a little wary of/about giving people my address when I
don't know them very well.

Pragmatic (adj.)
solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that
really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas,
or rules:
Usage: In business, the pragmatic approach to problems is often
more successful than an idealistic one.

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 Protract (adjective)
Hindi Meaning: फैलना, दे र करना, बढाना
English Meaning: To make something last for a long time
Usage: I have no desire to protract the process.

Synonyms: Extend, lengthen, prolong, stretch, enlarge, attenuate,

expand
Lengthen (verb)
1st If you lengthen something, or it lengthens, it takes longer to happen:
There is a plan to lengthen the three-year course to four years.

2nd to make something longer, or to become longer:

I'll have to lengthen this skirt.
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Prolong (verb)
to make something last a longer time:
We were having such a good time that we decided to
prolong our stay by another week.

Attenuate (verb)
to make something longer and thinner:
The artist has attenuated the limbs.

Antonyms: Reduce, diminish, abridge, curtail, abbreviate

Abridge (verb)
to make a book, play, or piece of
writing shorter by removing details and information that is not important:
The book was abridged for children.
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Curtail (verb)
to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something:
to curtail your holiday/spending
abbreviate (verb)
to make a word or phrase shorter by using only the first letters of
each word:
abbreviate something as "Chief Executive Officer" is abbreviated as
"CEO".

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 Torpid (adjective)
Hindi Meaning: बेमन, उदासीन
English Meaning: Mentally or physically inactive, not active

Usage: If we have a sudden loss of cabin pressure, passengers will

become torpid and then lose consciousness.

Synonyms: Inactive, inert, lethargic, quiescent, sluggish,

apathetic, indolent

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Inert (adj.)
not moving or not able to move:
The inert figure of a man could be seen lying in the front of
the car.
Lethargic (adj.)
having little energy; feeling unwilling and unable to do anything:
I was feeling tired and lethargic.
Quiescent (adj.)
temporarily quiet and not active:
The political situation was now relatively quiescent.

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Sluggish (adj.)
moving or operating more slowly than usual and with
less energy or power:
A heavy lunch makes me sluggish in the afternoon.
Apathetic (adj.)
showing no interest or energy and unwilling to take action,
especially over something important:
Young people today are so apathetic about politics.
Indolent (adj.)
showing no real interest or effort:
an indolent reply

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 Antonyms: Engaged, dynamic, energetic, vital, vivacious
Engaged (adj.)
busy doing something:
I'd come to the meeting on Tuesday but I'm afraid I'm otherwise
engaged (= doing something else).
Dynamic (adj.)
having a lot of ideas and enthusiasm:
She's young and dynamic and will be a great addition to the team.
Vital (adj.)
extremely important:
A strong opposition is vital to a healthy democracy.

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Vivacious (adj.)
full of energy and enthusiasm:
She Garland was bright and vivacious

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 Acclaim (verb)
Hindi Meaning: वाह-वाह करना, जयकार
English Meaning: Public approval and praise
Usage: Despite the critical acclaim, the novel did not sell well.

Synonyms: Accolade, applause, glory, homage, reclame,

distinction, eulogy
Accolade (noun)
praise and approval:
He's been granted the ultimate accolade - his face on a postage stamp.

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Applause (noun)
the sound of people clapping their hands repeatedly to
show enjoyment or approval of something such as
a performance or speech:
His speech met with (= received) loud applause.
Glory (noun)
praise and thanks, especially as given to God:
He dedicated his poetry to the glory of God.
Homage (noun)
deep respect and often praise shown for a person or god:
On this occasion we pay homage to him for his achievements.

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Reclame (noun)
public acclaim or attention; publicity

distinction (noun)
1st honor obtained or given because of excellence:
Winning a fellowship carries great distinction.
2nd the quality of being excellent or special in some way:
He was a scientist of great distinction.
3rd a difference between two similar things:
This company makes no distinction between the sexes.

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Eulogy (noun)
a speech, piece of writing, poem, etc. containing great praise, especially for
someone who recently died or retired from work:

He delivered the eulogy at his father’s funeral.

Antonyms: Belittle, disparage, discommend, admonish, rebuke

Belittle (verb)
to make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it is
not important:
Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled
her efforts.
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Disparage (verb)
to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do
not respect or value him, her, or it:
The actor's work for charity has recently been disparaged in
the press as an attempt to get publicity.

Discommend (verb)
to express disapproval of; belittle; disparage
He was discommended for his negligence

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Admonish (verb)
to tell someone that they have done something wrong:
His mother admonished him for eating too quickly.

Rebuke (verb)
to speak angrily to someone because you disapprove of what they
have said or done:
I was rebuked by my manager for being late.

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