Page - 2

Discrepant (adjective)
Hindi Meaning: भिन्न/ विपरीत
English Meaning: Difference between two things that should be
the same
Usage: These findings are discrepant with data from several other
studies.

Synonyms: Conflicting, discordant, incompatible, incongruous,

inconsonant, inharmonious, repugnant

Page - 3
Conflicting (adj.)
Conflicting beliefs, needs, facts, etc. are different and opposing:
conflicting opinions/ideas/advice
Discordant (adj.)
used to describe something that is not in agreement with
something else:
Discordant opinions prevail even among good judges.
Incompatible (adj.)
not able to exist or work with another person or thing because
of basic differences:
When we started living together we realized how incompatible we
were - our interests were so different.

Page - 4
Incongruous (adj.)
unusual or different from what is around or from what
is generally happening:
The new computer looked incongruous in the dark book-
filled library.
Inharmonious (adj.)
making an unpleasant musical sound, or not making a pleasant harmony (=
the pleasing sound of notes being played or sung together):
I did not find the two voices inharmonious, although they are
different in pitch.

Page - 5
Repugnant (adj.)
causing a feeling of strong dislike or disgust:
The trade in wild animals was repugnant to most people.

Antonyms: Accordant, agreeing, compatible, concordant,

congruous, consistent
Compatible (adj.)
able to exist, live, or work successfully with something or
someone else:
It was when we started living together that we found we just
weren't compatible.

Page - 6
Concordant (adj.)
in agreement with other facts or based on the same principles as
something else:
This general pattern is
concordant with reported findings for normally developing 8-year-olds.
Congruous (adj.)
the same as, or in agreement with, other facts or principles:
His conclusion is congruous with one previously drawn by Mayer.

Page - 7
 Next Step
Static (adjective)
Hindi Meaning: स्थिर
English Meaning: Not changing for a long time, showing little
change
Usage: Oil prices have remained static for the last few months.

Synonyms: Immobile, stationary, immotile, immovable, stagnant,

motionless, frozen

Page - 8
Immobile (adj.)
not moving or not able to move:
She sat immobile, wondering what to do next.
Stationary (adj.)
not moving, or not changing:
a stationary car/train
The traffic got slower and slower until it was stationary.
Stagnant (adj.)
(of water or air) not flowing or moving, and smelling unpleasant or
not growing or developing:
a stagnant economy

Page - 9
 Antonyms: Mobile, movable, motile, flexible, portable
Mobile (adj.)
moving or walking around freely:
You've broken your ankle but you'll be fully mobile within
a couple of months.
Portable (adj.)
light and small enough to be easily carried or moved:
a portable radio/phone/computer

Page - 10
 Next Step
Profuse (adjective)
Hindi Meaning: प्रचरु / अत्यधिक
English Meaning: Very plentiful, produced or given in large
amount
Usage: I offered my profuse apologies.
Usage: He was admitted to the hospital with profuse bleeding.

Synonyms: Copious, lavish, riotous, galore, ample, abundant,

plenteous, extravagant, fecund

Page - 11
Copious (adj.)
in large amounts, or more than enough:
He took copious notes during the lecture.
Lavish (adj.)
large in quantity and expensive or impressive:
lavish gifts/promises/praise
riotous (adj.)
very loud and uncontrolled, and full of energy:
We went to a riotous party and danced all night.

Page - 12
Galore (adj.)
in great amounts or numbers:
And to satisfy your sweet tooth, this café has desserts galore.
Ample (adj.)
more than enough:
You'll have ample opportunity to ask questions after the talk.
Abundant (adj.)
more than enough:
an abundant supply of food
extravagant (adj.)
spending too much money, or using too much of something:
the extravagant lifestyle of a movie star
Page - 13
fecund (adj.)
producing or creating a lot of new things, ideas, etc.:
a fecund imagination

Antonyms: trickling, meager, niggardly, deficient

Trickle (verb)
to arrive or move somewhere slowly and gradually,
in small numbers:
Gradually people trickled back into the theatre for the second half.

Page - 14
 Meager (adj.)
very small or not enough:
a meager salary
niggardly (adj.)
slight in amount, quality, or effort:
a niggardly donation/amount
deficient (adj.)
not having enough of:
A diet deficient in vitamin D may cause the disease rickets.

: BOOKS :
Page - 15
Page - 16