1500 VOCAB (IBPSGuide) PDF

Important Monthly English Vocabulary PDF | January 2018 | Based on “The Hindu”
1st Jan 2018 Definition: (of an event or circumstance) portend a

good or bad outcome
1). Perpetrators (Noun) Synonyms: bode; portend, herald, be a sign of, be an
Definition: a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, indication of, be a warning of, warn of
or immoral act Usage: the end of the cold war seemed to augur well
Synonyms: criminal, offender, felon
Usage: the perpetrators of this horrific crime must be 8). Deception (Noun)
brought to justice Definition: the action of deceiving someone
Synonyms: deceit, deceitfulness, duplicity, double-
2). Agonizingly (Adjective) dealing, fraud
Definition: Causing extreme worry Usage: obtaining property by deception
Synonyms: badly, vigorously, severely, arduously
Usage: She went through an agonizing few weeks 9). Dodgy (Adjective)
waiting for the test results Definition: of low quality
Synonyms: second-rate, third-rate, substandard, low-
3). Fudging (Verb) grade, low-quality
Definition: present or deal with (something) in a Usage: Spurs' dodgy defence had thrown away a 2-0
vague or inadequate way, especially so as to conceal lead
the truth or mislead.
Synonyms: evade, dodge, skirt, avoid, duck, shift 10).Allegation (Noun)
ground about Definition: a claim or assertion that someone has done
Usage: the authorities have fudged the issue something illegal or wrong, typically one made
without proof.
4). Affluent (Adjective) Synonyms:
Definition: (especially of a group or area) having a claim, assertion, declaration, statement, proclamation,
great deal of money; wealthy contention, argument, affirmation
Synonyms: wealthy, rich, prosperous, opulent, well Usage: he made allegations of corruption against the
off, moneyed, cash rich administration
Usage: the affluent societies of the western world
2nd Jan 2018
5). Anonymises (Verb) 11). Humoured (Verb)
Definition: remove identifying particulars or details Definition: comply with the wishes of (someone) in
from (something, especially medical test results) for order to keep them content, however unreasonable
statistical or other purposes. such wishes might be.
Synonyms: testing, analyzing, finding Synonyms: indulge, pander to, yield to, bow to, cater
Usage: anonymized testing of routine blood samples to, give way to, give in to
Usage: she was always humouring him to prevent
6). Stifle (Verb) trouble
Definition: make (someone) unable to breathe
properly; suffocate 12). Churn (Verb)
Synonyms: suffocate, choke, asphyxiate Definition: move or cause to move about vigorously
Usage: those in the streets were stifled by the fumes Synonyms: heave, boil, swirl, toss, seethe, foam, froth
Usage: beneath the ship the sea churned
7). Augurs (Verb)
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13). Verdicts (Noun) 19). Scrutiny (Noun)

Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or Definition: critical observation or examination
criminal case or an inquest. Synonyms: inspection, survey, scan, study, perusal
Synonyms: Usage: every aspect of local government was placed
judgement, adjudication, adjudgement, decision, findin under scrutiny
g, ruling, resolution
Usage: the jury returned a verdict of not guilty 20). Caveat (Noun)
Definition: a warning or proviso of specific
14). Messiah (Noun) stipulations, conditions, or limitations
Definition: a leader regarded as the saviour of a Synonyms:
particular country, group, or cause warning, caution, admonition, monition, red
Synonyms: son of Man, lord flag, alarm bells
Usage: the club's supporters have been tempted to Usage: there are a number of caveats which concern
regard him as a messiah rather than a manager the validity of the assessment results
15). Charisma (Noun) 3rd Jan 2018

Definition: compelling attractiveness or charm that 21). Overhaul (Verb)
can inspire devotion in others. Definition: take apart (a piece of machinery or
Synonyms: charm, presence, aura, personality, force equipment) in order to examine it and repair it if
of personality, strength of character necessary
Usage: he has tremendous charisma and stage Synonyms: service, maintain, repair, mend, fix
presence up, patch up, rebuild, renovate
Usage: the steering box was recently overhauled
16).Catapult (Verb)
Definition: hurl or launch (something) with or as if
with a catapult. 22). Rein (Noun)
Synonyms: propel, launch, hurl, hurtle, fling, send Definition: check or guide by pulling
flying, send, let fly Synonyms: restrain, check, curb, constrain, hold
Usage: the explosion catapulted the car 30 yards back, keep in check
along the road Usage: He reined in his horse and waited
17). Spurious (Adjective) 23). Rationale (Noun)

Definition: not being what it purports to be; false or Definition: a set of reasons or a logical basis for a
fake course of action or belief
Synonyms: bogus, fake, not genuine, specious, Synonyms: reasoning, thinking, (logical) basis, logic,
false, factitious, counterfeit, fraudulent, trumped-up grounds, sense
Usage: separating authentic and spurious claims Usage: He explained the rationale behind the change
18). Scams (Noun) 24). Bolster (Verb)

Definition: a dishonest scheme; a fraud. Definition: support or strengthen
Synonyms: fraud, swindle, fraudulent scheme, racket, Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, make
trick, diddle stronger, boost, fortify
Usage: an insurance scam Usage: the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster
confidence
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25). Licentiate (Noun) 31). Tranche (Noun)
Definition: the holder of a certificate of competence to Definition: A portion of something, especially money
practise a particular profession Synonyms: share, slice, piece
Synonyms: holder, master, degree holder Usage: They released the first tranche of the loan
Usage: licentiates in ‘Aerial Survey Photography and
Photogrammetry 32). Anxieties (Noun)
Definition: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease
26). Paucity (Noun) about something with an uncertain outcome
Definition: the presence of something in only small or Synonyms: worry, concern, apprehension,
insufficient quantities or amounts apprehensiveness, consternation, uneasiness, unease,
Synonyms: Poverty, famine, insufficient fearfulness
Usage: a paucity of information Usage: He felt a surge of anxiety
27). Derailed (Verb) 33). Agitation (Noun)

Definition: cause (a train or tram) to leave its tracks Definition: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement.
accidentally Synonyms: anxiety, perturbation, disquiet, distress,
Synonyms: defect, crash, hinder concern, trouble, alarm
Usage: a train was derailed after it collided with a Usage: she was wringing her hands in agitation
herd of cattle
34). Roil (Verb)
28). Sluggishness (Noun) Definition: make (a liquid) turbid or muddy by
Definition: moving or operating more slowly than disturbing the sediment
usual and with less energy or power Synonyms: enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame),
Synonyms: slow response infuriate, ire, madden, outrage
Usage: A heavy lunch makes me sluggish in the Usage: winds roil these waters
afternoon
35). Expulsion (Noun)
29). Garnered (Verb) Definition: The action or process of forcing someone
Definition: gather or collect (something, especially to leave a place
information or approval) Synonyms: Removal, debarment, dismissal,
Synonyms: gather, collect, accumulate, amass, exclusion, discharge, ejection, rejection
assemble Usage: The expulsion of two diplomats from the
Usage: the police struggled to garner sufficient embassy
evidence
36). Sneaked (Verb)
30). Complacency (Noun) Definition: Move or go in a furtive or stealthy way
Definition: a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction Synonyms: creep, slink, steal, slip, slide, sidle, edge,
with oneself or one's achievements move furtively, tiptoe, pussyfoot
Synonyms: smugness, self-satisfaction, self- Usage: I sneaked out by the back exit
approval, self-approbation, self-admiration
Usage: the figures are better, but there are no grounds 37). Muddied (Verb)
for complacency Definition: make (something) hard or harder to
understand
Synonyms: make unclear, obscure, confuse, 43). Bandh (Noun)

obfuscate, blur, cloud, befog Definition: a general strike.
Usage: The first year's results muddy rather than Synonyms: gather, group, join, merge, unite
clarify the situation Usage: the impact of the bandh would be fatal to the
cloth trade
38). Agnostic (Noun)
Definition: a person who believes that nothing is 44). Fomenting (Verb)
known or can be known of the existence or nature of Definition: instigate or stir up (an undesirable or
God violent sentiment or course of action)
Synonyms: sceptic, doubter, questioner, doubting Synonyms: instigate, incite, provoke, agitate, excite
Thomas, challenger, scoffer Usage: they accused him of fomenting political unrest
Usage: He is an Agnostic person
45). Tailwinds (Noun)
39). Harbouring (Verb) Definition: a wind blowing in the direction of travel of
Definition: keep (a thought or feeling, typically a a vehicle or aircraft; a wind blowing from behind
negative one) in one's mind, especially secretly Synonyms: Heavy Wind, Cyclone, Wind
Synonyms: bear, nurse, nurture, cherish, entertain, Usage: America faced Tailwind recently
foster, feel secretly, hold on to, cling to
Usage: she started to harbour doubts about the 46). Incentivized (Verb)
wisdom of their journey Definition: motivate or encourage (someone) to do
something; provide with an incentive
40). Deceit (Noun) Synonyms: inducement, motivation, motive, reason,
Definition: the action or practice of deceiving stimulus, stimulant
someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth Usage: this is likely to incentivize management to find
Synonyms: deception, deceitfulness, duplicity, savings
double-dealing, fraud, fraudulence, cheating
Usage: A web of deceit 47). Errand (Noun)
Definition: a short journey undertaken in order to
41). Ultimatums (Noun) deliver or collect something, especially on someone
Definition: a final demand or statement of terms, the else's behalf.
rejection of which will result in retaliation or a Synonyms: task, job, chore, assignment
breakdown in relations Usage: she asked Tim to run an errand for her
Synonyms: Obligation, Stipulation, imposition,
requirement 48). Dovish (Adjective)
Usage: Their employers issued an ultimatum Definition: Supportive discussion or other peaceful
demanding an immediate return to work solution
Synonyms: Peaceful, peaceable,pacfic
5th Jan 2018 Usage: He is a dovish politican who was one of the
42). Brewing (Verb) signers of a model peace treaty
Definition: make (tea or coffee) by mixing it with hot
water 49). Euphoria (Noun)
Synonyms: prepare, infuse, make Definition: a feeling or state of intense excitement and
Usage: I've just brewed some coffee happiness

Synonyms: happiness, joy, joyousness, delight, glee, Definition: investigate or look around furtively in an
excitement, exhilaration attempt to find out something
Usage: in his euphoria, he had become convinced he Synonyms: pry, enquire impertinently, be inquisitive
could defeat them (about), enquire
Usage: your sister might find the ring if she goes
50). Anxieties (Noun) snooping about
about something with an uncertain outcome 56). Vantage (Noun)
Synonyms: Definition: a place or position affording a good view
worry, concern, apprehension, apprehensiveness, const of something
ernation, uneasiness, unease, fearfulness Synonyms: point of
Usage: he felt a surge of anxiety view, viewpoint, standpoint, stance, stand, view, opini
on, position
51). Vandalization (Noun) Usage: from my vantage point I could see into the
Definition: the act of deliberately destroying or front garden
damaging public or private property.
Synonyms: emolishing, demolishment, desecrating, 57).Deferment (Noun)
desecration, destruction, ravage, ravaging Definition: the action or fact of putting something off
Usage: due to vandalization in the past, a security to a later time
system has been installed in the house Synonyms: postponement, deferral, suspension
Usage: deferment of the decision
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52).Petition (Noun) 58). Credibility (Noun)
Definition: a formal written request, typically one Definition: the quality of being trusted and believed in
signed by many people Synonyms: trustworthiness, reliability, dependability
Synonyms: appeal, round robin, list of signatures Usage: the government's loss of credibility
Usage: she was asked to sign a petition against plans
to build on the local playing fields 59). Staunch (Adjective)
Definition: very loyal and committed in attitude
53).Retrofit (Verb) Synonyms: loyal, faithful, trusty, committed, devoted,
Definition: add (a component or accessory) to dedicated
something that did not have it when manufactured Usage: a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby
Synonyms: Part, Device
Usage: motorists who retrofit catalysts to older cars 60).Detente (Noun)
Definition: the easing of hostility or strained relations,
54). Impetus (Noun) especially between countries
Definition: the force or energy with which a body Synonyms: Policy
moves Usage: his policy of arms control and detente with the
Synonyms: Soviet Union
momentum, propulsion, impulsion, impelling force
Usage: hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses 61). Votary (NOUN)
all its impetus Definition: a devoted follower, adherent, or advocate
of someone or something
55). Snoop (Verb) Synonyms: follow, buff
Usage: he was a votary of John Keats

68). Coterie (Noun)
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9 Jan 2018 Definition: a small group of people with shared
62). Travesty (Noun) interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of
Definition: distorted representation of something other people.
Synonyms: Synonyms: clique, set, circle, inner circle, crowd, in-
misrepresentation, distortion, perversion, corruption crowd, gang, band, pack, crew
Usage: the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of Usage: a coterie of friends and advisers
justice
69). Fury (Noun)
63). Dissuaded (Verb) Definition: wild or violent anger.
Definition: persuade (someone) not to take a Synonyms: rage, anger, wrath, passion, outrage,
particular course of action spleen, temper
Synonyms: discourage, deter, prevent, disincline, turn Usage: Tears of fury and frustration
aside
Usage: his friends tried to dissuade him from flying 70). Embattled (Adjective)
Definition: (of a place or people) involved in or
64). Belatedly (Adverb) prepared for war, especially because surrounded by
Definition: later than should have been the case enemy forces.
Synonyms: slowly, behind, tardily Synonyms: fighting, beset, prepared
Usage: the High Command had belatedly altered its Usage: the embattled northern province
tactics
71). Clamour (Noun)
65). Hubbub (Noun) Definition: a loud and confused noise, especially that
Definition: a chaotic din caused by a crowd of people. of people shouting
Synonyms: noise, loud Synonyms: din, racket, loud
noise, din, racket, commotion, clamour noise, uproar, tumult, babel, shouting
Usage: a hubbub of laughter and shouting Usage: the questions rose to a clamour
66). Breached (Verb) 10th Jan 2018

Definition: make a gap in and break through (a wall, 72). Flawed (Adjective)
barrier, or defence) Definition: having or characterized by a fundamental
Synonyms: break (through), burst weakness or imperfection
(through), rupture, force itself through, split Synonyms: unsound, defective, faulty, distorted,
Usage: the river breached its bank inaccurate, incorrect, erroneous, imprecise
Usage: a fatally flawed strategy
67). Disseminating (Verb)
Definition: spread (something, especially information) 73). Verdict (Noun)
widely Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or
Synonyms: criminal case or an inquest.
spread, circulate, distribute, disperse, diffuse, proclaim Synonyms: judgement, adjudication, adjudgement,
, promulgate decision, finding, ruling, resolution
Usage: health authorities should foster good practice Usage: the jury returned a verdict of not guilty
by disseminating information
74). Curative (Adjective) Usage: American jurisprudence

Definition: able to cure disease
Synonyms: healing, therapeutic, medicinal, remedial, 81). Perceives (Verb)
curing, corrective Definition: become aware or conscious of
Usage: the curative properties of herbs (something); come to realize or understand
Synonyms: discern, recognize, become cognizant of,
75). Inherent (Adjective) become aware of, become conscious of, get/come to
Definition: existing in something as a permanent, know, tell, distinguish, grasp, understand
essential, or characteristic attribute Usage: his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth
Synonyms: intrinsic, innate, immanent, built-in,
inborn, ingrained, deep-rooted 11th Jan 2018
Usage: any form of mountaineering has its inherent 82). Coercive (Adjective)
dangers Definition: relating to or using force or threats
Synonyms: violence, forced,intimidating
76). Charismatic (Adjective) Usage: coercive measures
Definition: exercising a compelling charm which
inspires devotion in others 83). Patrons (Noun)
Synonyms: charming, fascinating, full of personality, Definition: a person who gives financial or other
strong in character support to a person, organization, or cause
Usage: He was a charismatic figure with great appeal Synonyms: sponsor, backer, financier, subsidizer,
to the public underwriter
Usage: a celebrated patron of the arts
77). Inevitable (Adjective)
Definition: certain to happen; unavoidable 84). vigilantism (Noun)
Synonyms: unavoidable, inescapable, bound to Definition: law enforcement undertaken without legal
happen, sure to happen authority by a self-appointed group of people
Usage: war was inevitable Synonyms: revenger, redresser, righter, requiter
Usage: The message here is not to encourage
78). Escorted (Verb) vigilantism
Definition: Accompany (someone or something)
somewhere as an escort 85). Harangued (Verb)
Synonyms: conduct, accompany, guide, convoy, lead, Definition: lecture (someone) at length in an
usher, shepherd, take aggressive and critical manner.
Usage: he escorted her back to her hotel Synonyms: deliver a tirade to, rant at, lecture, hold
forth to, preach to, pontificate to, sermonize to
79). Heed (Verb) Usage: he harangued the public on their ignorance
Definition: pay attention to; take notice of
Synonyms: pay attention to, take notice of, take note 86). Presumed (Verb)
of, pay heed to, be heedful of, attend to, listen to, Definition: suppose that something is the case on the
notice, note, pay regard to basis of probability
Usage: He should have heeded the warnings Synonyms: assume, suppose, dare say, imagine, take
it, expect, believe, think
80). Jurisprudence (Noun) Usage: I presumed that the man had been escorted
Definition: the theory or philosophy of law. from the building
Definition: a person or organization making a formal

87). Rhetoric (Noun) offer for something, especially at an auction
Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking Synonyms: aspirants, applicants, competitor
or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of Usage: she was the highest bidder for this rare portrait
speech and other compositional techniques
Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, power of 94). Woefully (Adverb)
speech, command of language, expression Definition: in a manner expressing sorrow or misery
Usage: He is using a common figure of rhetoric, Synonyms: Disappointment, Dreadful, grim
hyperbole Usage: she sighed woefully and walked out
88). Nuanced (Adjective) 95). Forged (Adjective)

Definition: characterized by subtle shades of meaning Definition: copied fraudulently
or expression Synonyms: Fake, false
Synonyms: fine distinction, subtle Usage: they have illegally entered the UK using
distinction/difference, shade forged travel documents
Usage: Lowe's work has gradually grown more
nuanced 96). Agrarian (Adjective)
Definition: relating to cultivated land or the
89). Unbridled (Adjective) cultivation of land
Definition: uncontrolled; unconstrained Synonyms: agricultural, Natural, Rustic.
Synonyms: unrestrained, unconstrained, uncontrolled, Usage: Brazil is rapidly diversifying its agrarian
uninhibited, unrestricted, unchecked economy
Usage: a moment of unbridled ambition
97). Stagnated (Verb)
90). Salvo (Noun) Definition: cease to flow or move; become stagnant
Definition: a simultaneous discharge of artillery or Synonyms: stop flowing, become stagnant, become
other guns in a battle trapped
Synonyms: bombardment, cannonade, drumbeat Usage: Lake will have Stagnate water.
Usage: a deafening salvo of shots rang out
98). Pursuits (Noun)
91). Eschew (Verb) Definition: the action of pursuing someone or
Definition: deliberately avoid using; abstain from something
Synonyms: abstain from, refrain from, give up, forgo, Synonyms: chasing, pursuing, stalking, tracking,
forswear, shun, renounce trailing, shadowing
Usage: He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence Usage: the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a
bird
92).Knee-Jerk (Adjective)
Definition: reacting in a readily predictable way 99). Urged (Verb)
Synonyms: impulse, automatic, involuntary Definition: recommend (something) strongly
Usage: Labor created Knee-Jerk moment Synonyms: advise, counsel, advocate, recommend,
suggest
12th Jan 2018 Usage: I urge caution in interpreting these results
93). Bidders (Noun)
100). Convene (Verb)
Definition: come or bring together for a meeting or Synonyms:Describe, set forth, set out, present,
activity; assemble outline, depict, portray
Synonyms: summon, call, call together, order Usage:The law should delineate and prohibit behavior
Usage: he had convened a secret meeting of military which is socially abhorrent
personnel
107).Dispels (Verb)
101). Posturing (Verb) Definition:make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear
Definition: behave in a way that is intended to impress Synonyms:Banish, eliminate, dismiss, chase away,
or mislead drive away
Synonyms: pose, strike an attitude, put on Usage:The brightness of the day did nothing to dispel
airs, attitudinize, behave affectedly Elaine's dejection
Usage: a masking of fear with macho posturing
108).Inexplicably (Adverb)
102). Intricate (Adjective) Definition: in a way that cannot be explained or
Definition: very complicated or detailed accounted for
Synonyms: Synonyms: unaccountable, unexplainable,
complex, complicated, convoluted, tangled, entangled, incomprehensible
ravelled Usage: Many crucial documents had inexplicably
Usage: an intricate network of canals disappeared
13th Jan 2018 109).Fester (Verb)

103).Unprecedented (Adjective) Definition:become worse or more intense, especially
Definition: never done or known before through long-term neglect or indifference.
Synonyms: unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, Synonyms:rankle, chafe, gnaw (at one's mind), eat
unrivalled. away at one's mind, ferment
Usage: The government took the unprecedented step Usage:Below the surface, the old antagonisms
of releasing confidential correspondence festered
104).Echelons (Noun) 110).Posterity (Noun)

Definition:a level or rank in an organization, a Definition:The descendants of a person
profession, or society Synonyms:Descendants, heirs, successors, offspring, c
Synonyms: Level, rank, grade, step, rung, tier, hildren
stratum, plane, position Usage:God offered Abraham a posterity like the stars
Usage:The upper echelons of the business world of heaven
105).Germ (Noun) 111).Aberration (Noun)

Definition:An initial stage from which something may Definition: a departure from what is normal, usual, or
develop. expected, typically an unwelcome one
Synonyms:start, beginning(s), commencement, Synonyms:anomaly, deviation, divergence,
starting point, genesis, inception abnormality, irregularity, variation, digression
Usage:The germ of a brilliant idea Usage:They described the outbreak of violence in the
area as an aberration
106).Delineate (Verb)
Definition:Describe or portray (something) precisely 112).Introspection (Noun)
Definition: the examination or observation of one's Synonyms:the questions rose to a clamour

own mental and emotional processes Usage:din, racket, loud noise, uproar, tumult, babel
Synonyms: brooding, self-analysis, soul-searching,
heart-searching 119).Quell (Verb)
Usage: quiet introspection can be extremely valuable Definition:put an end to (a rebellion or other
disorder), typically by the use of force.
16th Jan 2018 Synonyms:put an end to, stamp out, put a stop to, end,
113). Cobweb (Noun) finish, get rid of
Definition:a spider's web, especially when old and Usage:extra police were called to quell the
dusty. disturbance
Synonyms:spider's web
Usage: the wooden carvings were almost obliterated 120).Fragile (Adjective)
by cobwebs Definition: (of an object) easily broken or damaged
Synonyms:easily broken, brittle, frangible, smashable,
114).Glut (Noun) splintery, flimsy, weak, frail, insubstantial, delicate
Definition:an excessively abundant supply of Usage: fragile items such as glass and china
something.
Synonyms:surplus, excess, surfeit, superfluity, 121).Hailed (Verb)
overabundance, superabundance Definition:call out to (someone) to attract attention
Usage:there is a glut of cars on the market Synonyms:greet, salute, address, halloo, speak to,
call out to, shout to, say hello to
115).Humanitarian (Adjective) Usage: I hailed her in English
Definition:concerned with or seeking to promote
human welfare 122).Amnesty (Noun)
Synonyms: compassionate, humane Definition:an official pardon for people who have
Usage:groups sending humanitarian aid been convicted of political offences
Synonyms:pardon, pardoning, reprieve
116).Fend (verb) Usage:an amnesty for political prisoners
Definition:look after and provide for oneself, without
any help from others 17th Jan 2018
Synonyms:take care of oneself, look after oneself, 123). Taming (Verb)
provide for oneself, shift for oneself Definition: make less powerful and easier to control.
Usage:she left her 14-year-old daughter to fend for Synonyms: subdue, curb, control, calm, master, bring
herself to heel
Usage: the battle to tame inflation
117).Austerity (Noun)
Definition:sternness or severity of manner or attitude 124). Earmarked (Verb)
Synonyms:formality, harshness, inflexibility Definition: designate (funds or resources) for a
Usage: he was noted for his austerity and his particular purpose.
authoritarianism Synonyms: set aside, lay aside, set apart, keep
back, appropriate, reserve, keep
118).Clamour (Noun) Usage: the cash had been earmarked for a big
Definition: a loud and confused noise, especially that expansion of the programme
of people shouting
125). Barricades (Noun) Synonyms: acceptor, beneficiary, cashier, collector.

Definition: an improvised barrier erected across a Usage: he sold his Ferraris to pay off his creditors
street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the
movement of opposing forces. 131). Miscreants (Noun)
Synonyms: Definition: a person who has done something wrong
barrier, obstacle, blockade, bar, fence, obstruction, roa or unlawful
dblock, bulwark Synonyms: criminal, culprit, wrongdoer, malefactor,
Usage: the police action led to riots, with hundreds of offender, villain, black hat, lawbreaker
demonstrators building barricades and burning Usage: the police are straining every nerve to bring the
vehicles miscreants to justice
126). Bluff (Verb) 132). Unleashed (Verb)

Definition: an attempt to deceive someone into Definition: release (a dog) from a leash
believing that one can or is going to do something Synonyms: let loose, release, free, set
Synonyms: free, loose, unloose, unbridle
deception, subterfuge, pretence, sham, fake, show, dec Usage: they dig up badger setts and unleash terriers
eit into them
Usage: the offer was denounced as a bluff
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127). For-Bearance (Noun) 133) Inexplicable (Adjective)
Definition: patient self-control; restraint and tolerance. Definition: unable to be explained or accounted for
Synonyms: Synonyms:unaccountable, unexplainable, incomprehe
tolerance, toleration, patience, resignation, endurance nsible, unfathomable
Usage: his unfailing courtesy and forbearance under Usage: for some inexplicable reason her mind went
great provocation completely blank
134) Dilute (Verb)
128). Clogging (Verb) Definition: make (something) weaker in force,
Definition: block or become blocked with an content, or value by modification or the addition of
accumulation of thick, wet matter other elements.
Synonyms: block, obstruct, congest, jam, choke, bung Synonyms: weak, diluted, thin, thinned out, watered
up, dam (up) down
Usage: the gutters were clogged up with leaves Usage: the reforms have been diluted
129). Chicanery (Noun) 135) Rationale (Noun)

Definition: the use of deception or subterfuge to Definition: a set of reasons or a logical basis for a
achieve one's purpose course of action or belief
Synonyms: Synonyms: reasoning, thinking, (logical) basis, logic
trickery, deception, deceit, deceitfulness, duplicity, dis Usage: he explained the rationale behind the change
honesty
Usage: storylines packed with political chicanery 136) Loophole (Noun)
Definition: an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a
130). Creditors (Noun) set of rules
Definition: a person or company to whom money is Synonyms: means of evasion/avoidance, means of
owing. escape, escape clause
Usage: they exploited tax loopholes Usage: he does not confine his message to high
politics
137). Miserable (Adjective)
Definition: (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or 19th Jan 2018
uncomfortable 143). Reiteration (Noun)
Synonyms:unhappy, sad, sorrowful, dejected, depress Definition: the action of repeating something,
ed, downcast, downhearted, despondent, typically for emphasis or clarity
Usage: their happiness made Anne feel even more Synonyms: Echo, Renew, Repeat.
miserable Usage: the reiteration of his campaign promise to cut
taxes
138). Lacuna (Noun)
Definition: an unfilled space; a gap 144). Apprehensions (Noun)
Synonyms: gap, break, cavity. Definition: anxiety or fear that something bad or
Usage: the journal has filled a lacuna in Middle unpleasant will happen
Eastern studies Synonyms:
anxiety, angst, alarm, worry, uneasiness, unease, nervo
139). Coalition (Noun) usness
Definition: a temporary alliance for combined action, Usage: he felt sick with apprehension
especially of political parties forming a government.
Synonyms: alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, 145). Intimidation (Noun)
bloc Definition: the action of intimidating someone, or the
Usage: a coalition between Liberals and state of being intimidated
Conservatives Synonyms:
frightening, menacing, terrifying, scaring, alarming, ter
140). Assertions (Noun) rorization
Definition: a confident and forceful statement of fact Usage: the intimidation of witnesses and jurors
or belief
Synonyms: declaration, contention, statement, claim, 146). Taint (Noun)
submission, postulation, averment Definition: a trace of a bad or undesirable substance
Usage: his assertion that his father had deserted the or quality
family Synonyms:
trace, touch, suggestion, hint, tinge, tincture
141). Shockingly (Adverb) Usage: the lingering taint of creosote
Definition: in a way that causes indignation, horror, or
disgust 147). Inasmuch (Adverb)
Synonyms: fearfully, hopelessly, appallingly Definition: to the extent that; in so far as
Usage: the debts were shockingly revealed to total Synonyms: Because, Since, While
£23m Usage: These provisions apply only inasmuch as
trade between Member States is affected
142). Confine (Verb)
Definition: keep or restrict someone or something
within certain limits of (space, scope, or time). 148). Turbulent (Adjective)
Synonyms: enclose, incarcerate, imprison, intern, Definition: characterized by conflict, disorder, or
impound confusion; not stable or calm
Synonyms: Definition: incongruous in a striking or shocking

tempestuous, stormy, unstable, unsettled, tumultuous, way; clashing.
explosive Synonyms: jolt, jerk, shake, vibrate, bang
Usage: the country's turbulent history Usage: the telephone struck a jarring note in those
Renaissance surroundings
149). Apex (Noun)
Definition: the highest point of achievement; a climax. 155). Haunt (Verb)
Synonyms: climax, culmination, culminating Definition: (of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place)
point, apotheosis regularly
Usage: the apex of his career was in 1966 when he Synonyms: appear in, materialize in.
hoisted aloft the World Cup for England Usage: a grey lady who haunts the chapel
156). Splendidly (Adverb)

150). Wield (Verb) Definition: in a magnificent or very impressive
Definition: hold and use (a weapon or tool) manner
Synonyms: Synonyms: Beautifully, Elegantly, gorgeously,
brandish, flourish, wave, twirl, display, flaunt, hold grandly.
aloft Usage: the ceiling is splendidly decorated
Usage: a masked raider wielding a handgun
157). Invincibility (Noun)
151). Diversification (Noun) Definition: the quality of being too powerful to be
Definition: the action of making or becoming more defeated or overcome
diverse or varied Synonyms: powerful, Strong, inviolable.
Synonyms: different, diverse Usage: he gave off an aura of invincibility
Usage: growers should start planning diversification
of crops 158). Rivals (Noun)
Definition: a person or thing competing with another
152). Offensive (Adjective) for the same objective or for superiority in the same
Definition: causing someone to feel resentful, upset, field of activity.
or annoyed Synonyms:
Synonyms: competitor, opponent, contestant, contender, challenge
insulting, rude, derogatory, disrespectful, hurtful, wou r
nding, abusive Usage: he has no serious rival for the job
Usage: the allegations made are deeply offensive to us
159). Squad (Noun)
Definition: a small group of people having a particular
20th Jan 2018 task.
153). Reaffirmed (Verb) Synonyms: group, gang, band, body, crew, team, mob,
Definition: state again strongly crowd, outfit
Synonyms: Advocate, acknowledge, argue, assert. Usage: an assassination squad
Usage: the prime minister reaffirmed his commitment
to the agreement 160). Tumult (Noun)
Definition: a loud, confused noise, especially one
154). Jarring (Adjective) caused by a large mass of people.
Synonyms: din, loud noise, racket, uproar, 166). Lieutenant (Noun)

commotion, ruckus, rumpus, hubbub Definition: a deputy or substitute acting for a superior.
Usage: a tumult of shouting and screaming broke out Synonyms: deputy, second in command, right-hand
man/woman, number two
161).Abridged (Verb) Usage: one of the Prime Minister's most trusted
Definition: shorten (a book, film, speech, etc.) without lieutenants
losing the sense
Synonyms: shorten, cut, cut short/down, 167). Perquisites (Noun)
curtail, truncate, lessen, trim, crop Definition: a benefit which one enjoys or is entitled to
Usage: an abridged text of his speech on account of one's job or position
Synonyms: advantage, extra, bonus, dividend
162). Fended (Verb) Usage: the wife of a president has all the perquisites
Definition: look after and provide for oneself, without of stardom
any help from others.
Synonyms: take care of oneself, look after 168). Affirmative (Adjective)
oneself, provide for oneself, shift for oneself Definition: expressing approval or agreement
Usage: she left her 14-year-old daughter to fend for Synonyms: positive, assenting, consenting, agreeing,
herself concurring, corroborative
Usage: an affirmative answer
22nd Jan 2018
163). Mystery (Noun) 169). Pecuniary (Adjective)
Definition: something that is difficult or impossible to Definition: relating to or consisting of money
understand or explain Synonyms:
Synonyms: financial, monetary, money, fiscal, economic, capital,
Puzzle, enigma, conundrum, riddle, secret, unsolved commercial
problem Usage: he admitted obtaining a pecuniary advantage
Usage: the mysteries of outer space by deception
164). Disengage (Verb) 170). Speculation (Noun)

Definition: separate or release (someone or Definition: the forming of a theory or conjecture
something) from something to which they are attached without firm evidence
or connected. Synonyms:
Synonyms: conjecture, theorizing, hypothesizing, supposition, gue
remove, detach, disentangle, extricate, separate, releas sswork
e, loosen Usage: there has been widespread speculation that he
Usage: I disengaged his hand from mine plans to quit
165). Disruptors (Noun) 171). Perception (Noun)

Definition: a person or thing that prevents something, Definition: the ability to see, hear, or become aware of
especially a system, process, or event, from continuing something through the senses
as usual or as expected Synonyms:
Synonyms: Firebrand, leftist, radical, reactionary. discernment, appreciation, recognition, realization, cog
Usage: to disrupt a connection. nizance
Usage: the normal limits to human perception
178). Dysfunction (Noun)

172). Controversy (Noun) Definition: abnormality or impairment in the
Definition: prolonged public disagreement or heated operation of a specified bodily organ or system.
discussion. Synonyms: decayed, broken, flawed, defective
Synonyms: disagreement, dispute, argument, debate, Usage: bowel dysfunction
dissension
Usage: the design of the building has caused 179). Clemency (Noun)
controversy Definition: mercy; lenience
Synonyms:
23rd Jan 2018 mercy, mercifulness, leniency, lenience, mildness, ind
173). Rival (Noun) ulgence, forbearance, quarter
Definition: be or seem to be equal or comparable to. Usage: an appeal for clemency
Synonyms: compete with, vie with, match, be a
match for, equal, emulate 180). Contingent (Adjective)
Usage: the efficiency of the Bavarians rivals that of Definition: occurring or existing only if (certain
the Viennese circumstances) are the case; dependent on
Synonyms: dependent, conditional; subject to, based
174). Foe (Noun) on, determined by
Definition: an enemy or opponent Usage: his fees were contingent on the success of his
Synonyms: search
enemy, adversary, opponent, rival, nemesis, antagonist
, combatant 181). Law-abiding (Adjective)
Usage: his work was praised by friends and foes alike Definition: obedient to the laws of society
Synonyms: well behaved, lawful, righteous, honest,
175). Furlough (Noun) honourable, correct, upright
Definition: leave of absence, especially that granted Usage: a law-abiding citizen
to a member of the services or a missionary
Synonyms: liberty leave. 182). Aisle (Noun)
Usage: a civil servant home on furlough Definition: a passage between rows of seats in a
building such as a church or theatre, an aircraft, or
176). Cessation (Noun) train.
Definition: the fact or process of ending or being Synonyms:
brought to an end passage, passageway, corridor, gangway, walkway, pat
Synonyms: h
end, ending, termination, stopping, halting, ceasing, fin Usage: the musical had the audience dancing in the
ish, finishing aisles
Usage: The cessation of hostilities
24th Jan 2018
177). Seismic (Adjective) 183). Controversial (Adjective)
Definition: of enormous proportions or effect. Definition: giving rise or likely to give rise to
Synonyms: Baltic, tremulous, profound controversy or public disagreement.
Usage: there are seismic pressures threatening Synonyms: contentious, disputed, contended, at
American society issue, moot, disputable

Usage: years of wrangling over a controversial Usage: the nexus between industry and political
bypass power
184). Gamut (Noun) 190). Unprecedented (Adjective)

Definition: the complete range or scope of something Definition: never done or known before
Synonyms: Synonyms:
range, spectrum, span, sweep, compass, scope, area unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, unrivalled, witho
Usage: the whole gamut of human emotion ut parallel, without equal
Usage: The government took the unprecedented step
185). Nuances (Noun) of releasing confidential correspondence
Definition: a subtle difference in or shade of meaning,
expression, or sound 191). Oblivious (Adjective)
Synonyms: fine distinction, subtle Definition: not aware of or concerned about what is
distinction/difference, shade, shading, gradation happening around one
Usage: he was familiar with the nuances of the local Synonyms:
dialect unaware, unconscious, heedless, unmindful, insensible
, unheeding
186). Advocacy (Noun) Usage: she became absorbed, oblivious to the passage
Definition: public support for or recommendation of a of time
particular cause or policy
Synonyms: support for, argument for, arguing 192). Spook (Verb)
for, calling for, pushing for, pressing for Definition: Afraid of, frighten, unnerve
Usage: his outspoken advocacy of the agreement has Synonyms: horrific, panic, terrify.
won no friends Usage: he'll spook if we make any noise
187). Moots (Verb) 25th Jan 2018

Definition: raise (a question or topic) for discussion; 193). Erstwhile (Adjective)
suggest (an idea or possibility) Definition: former
Synonyms: raise, bring up, broach, mention, put Synonyms: former, old, past, one-time, sometime
forward, introduce, advance Usage: the erstwhile president of the company
Usage: the scheme was first mooted last October
194).Ally (Verb)
188). Denied (Verb) Definition: combine or unite a resource or commodity
Definition: state that one refuses to admit the truth or with (another) for mutual benefit
existence of Synonyms:
Synonyms: contradict, repudiate, gainsay, declare combine, marry, couple, merge, amalgamate, join
untrue, dissent from, disagree with Usage: he allied his racing experience with his father's
Usage: both firms deny any responsibility for the business acumen
tragedy
195). Embracing (Verb)
189). Nexus (Noun) Definition: hold (someone) closely in one's arms,
Definition: a connection or series of connections especially as a sign of affection
linking two or more things Synonyms: hug, take/hold in one's arms, hold
Synonyms: union, network, union Usage: Aunt Sophie embraced her warmly
Synonyms: deputy, representative, substitute,

196). Reconcile (Verb) delegate, agent, surrogate
Definition: make or show to be compatible Usage: Britons overseas may register to vote by proxy
Synonyms: make
compatible, harmonize, square, make harmonious 203). Disguise (Verb)
Usage: the agreement had to be reconciled with the Definition: give (someone or oneself) a different
city's new international relations policy appearance in order to conceal one's identity.
Synonyms: dress oneself up as, pass oneself of as,
197). Errant (Adjective) pretend to be, impersonate
Definition: erring or straying from the accepted course Usage: he disguised himself as a girl
or standards
Synonyms: offending, guilty, culpable, misbehaving, 26th Jan 2018
delinquent, lawless 204). Blurriness (Noun)
Usage: an errant husband coming back from a night Definition: the quality of being unclear or indistinct
on the tiles Synonyms: dim, muddy, obscure, darken
Usage: my apologies for the blurriness of the photo
198). Indulgent (Adjective)
Definition: having or indicating a readiness or over- 205). Rampaging (Verb)
readiness to be generous to or lenient with someone Definition: (especially of a large group of people)
Synonyms: permissive, easy-going, broad- move through a place in a violent and uncontrollable
minded, liberal, tolerant, forgiving, forbearing manner
Usage: indulgent parents Synonyms: rush wildly/madly, riot, run riot, go on the
rampage, run amok
199). Refrain (Verb) Usage: several thousand demonstrators rampaged
Definition: stop oneself from doing something. through the city
Synonyms: abstain, desist, hold back, stop oneself,
withhold
Usage: she refrained from comment 206). Ransom (Noun)
Definition: a sum of money demanded or paid for the
200). Insurgent (Adjective) release of a captive
Definition: rising in active revolt Synonyms: pay off, price, payment
Synonyms: rebellious, rebel, revolutionary, mutinous Usage: the kidnappers demanded a ransom
Usage: alleged links with insurgent groups
201). Grim (Adjective) 207). Vigilantist (Noun)

Definition: very serious or gloomy Definition: law enforcement undertaken without legal
Synonyms: stern, forbidding, uninviting, authority by a self-appointed group of people.
unapproachable, aloof Synonyms: conservator, chaperon, cerberus
Usage: his grim expression Usage: the message here is not to encourage
vigilantism
202). Proxies (Noun)
Definition: the authority to represent someone else, 208). Resurgent (Adjective)
especially in voting Definition: increasing or reviving after a period of
little activity, popularity, or occurrence
Synonyms: recovery, rebirth, rebound 27th Jan 2018

Usage: resurgent nationalism 214). Forge (Verb)
Definition: make or shape (a metal object) by heating
209). Pragmatic (Adjective) it in a fire or furnace and hammering it.
Definition: dealing with things sensibly and Synonyms: hammer out, beat into shape, found, cast,
realistically in a way that is based on practical rather mould, model
than theoretical considerations. Usage: he forged a great suit of black armour
Synonyms: efficient, realistic, hardheaded
Usage: a pragmatic approach to politics 215). Forays (Noun)
Definition: a sudden attack or incursion into enemy
territory, especially to obtain something
210). Inconclusive (Adjective) Synonyms:
Definition: not leading to a firm conclusion or result; raid, attack, assault, incursion, swoop, strike, charge
not ending doubt or dispute Usage: the garrison made a foray against Richard's
Synonyms: indecisive, proving nothing, resolving camp
nothing, leaving matters open; indefinite
Usage: three years of inconclusive negotiations 216). Overhang (Verb)
Definition: hang or extend outwards over.
211). Tangle (Verb) Synonyms: stick out, stand out, extend, project (over)
Definition: twist together into a confused mass Usage: a concrete path overhung by jacaranda trees
Synonyms:
entangle, snarl, catch, entwine, intertwine, intertwist, t 217). Unfettered (Adjective)
wist, ravel, knot Definition: not confined or restricted
Usage: the broom somehow got tangled up in my long Synonyms:
skirt unrestrained, unrestricted, unconstrained, free, unbridl
ed, untrammelled
Usage: his imagination is unfettered by the laws of
212). Credentials (Noun) logic
Definition: a qualification, achievement, quality, or
aspect of a person's background, especially when used 218). Rousing (Adjective)
to indicate their suitability for something. Definition: exciting; stirring
Synonyms: documents, papers, identity papers, Synonyms:
identification papers, bona fides stirring, inspiring, exciting, stimulating, moving, electr
Usage: recruitment is based mainly on academic ifying, invigorating
credentials Usage: a rousing speech
213). Coalition (Noun) 219). Spurt (Verb)

Definition: a temporary alliance for combined action, Definition: gush out in a sudden and forceful stream.
especially of political parties forming a government. Synonyms: squirt, shoot, spray, fountain, jet, erupt
Synonyms: Usage: he cut his finger, and blood spurted over the
alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, bloc, caucus sliced potatoes
Usage: a coalition between Liberals and
Conservatives 220). Desist (Verb)
Definition: stop doing something; cease or abstain
Synonyms: abstain, refrain, forbear, hold back Usage: an invention is not your own until it is
Usage: each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage patented
221). Hedge (Noun) 227). Heartening (Verb)

Definition: a way of protecting oneself against Definition: make more cheerful or confident
financial loss or other adverse circumstances. Synonyms: cheer up, cheer, raise someone's spirits,
Synonyms: encourage, comfort, reassure
safeguard, protection, shield, screen, guard, buffer, cus Usage: she was heartened to observe that the effect
hion was faintly comic
Usage: index-linked gilts are a useful hedge against
inflation 228). Assault (Verb)
Definition: make a physical attack on.
222). Crucial (Adjective) Synonyms: hit, strike, physically attack, aim blows at,
Definition: decisive or critical, especially in the slap, smack, beat, thrash
success or failure of something Usage: he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer
Synonyms: pivotal, critical, key, climacteric, decisive,
deciding, determining 229). Unsung (Adjective)
Usage: negotiations were at a crucial stage Definition: not celebrated or praised
Synonyms: unacknowledged, uncelebrated,
223). Undue (Adjective) unacclaimed, unapplauded, unpraised
Definition: unwarranted or inappropriate because Usage: Harvey is one of the unsung heroes of the
excessive or disproportionate industrial revolution
Synonyms: excessive, extreme, immoderate,
intemperate, disproportionate 230). Dispenser (Noun)
Usage: this figure did not give rise to undue concern Definition: an automatic machine or container which
is designed to release a specific amount of something.
Synonyms: delivery, dealer
29th Jan 2018 Usage: a paper towel dispenser
224). Auction (Noun)
Definition: the part of the play in which players bid to 231). Cushion (Noun)
decide the contract in which the hand shall be played Definition: something providing support or protection
Synonyms: bargain, sell-off against impact.
Usage: Player’s auction is popular. Synonyms: protection, buffer, shield, defence
Usage: underlay forms a cushion between carpet and
225). Ailing (Adjective) floor
Definition: in poor health
Synonyms: ill, unwell, not well, sick, sickly, poorly, 232). Congregated (Verb)
weak, indisposed Definition: gather into a crowd or mass.
Usage: I went to see my ailing mother Synonyms: assemble, gather, collect, come together,
flock together, get together
226). Patented (Verb) Usage: some 4,000 demonstrators had congregated at
Definition: obtain a patent for (an invention) a border point
Synonyms: copyright, licence, legal
protection, right, performing right, permit, privilege 234). Auctioneer (Noun)
Definition: a person who conducts auctions by Synonyms:

accepting bids and declaring goods sold. intimidating, forbidding, redoubtable, daunting, alarmi
Synonyms: agent, dealer ng, frightening
Usage: he worked as Auctioneer Usage: a formidable opponent
241). Adversary (Noun)

th Definition: one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or
30 Jan 2018
235). Vigilant (Adjective) dispute
Definition: keeping careful watch for possible danger Synonyms:
or difficulties. opponent, rival, enemy, foe, nemesis, antagonist, comb
Synonyms: watchful, on the atant, challenger
lookout, observant, sharp-eyed, keen-eyed, gimlet- Usage: Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter-
eyed finals
Usage: the burglar was spotted by vigilant neighbours
242). Refurbish (Verb)
236). Stewardship (Noun) Definition: renovate and redecorate (something,
Definition: the job of supervising or taking care of especially a building).
something, such as an organization or property. Synonyms: renovate, recondition, rehabilitate,
Synonyms: Control, maintenance, Protection, revamp, make over, overhaul
Supervision Usage: the premises have been completely
Usage: the funding and stewardship of the NHS refurbished in our corporate style
237). Sanguineness (Adjective) 243). Nuance (Noun)

Definition: Cheerfully confident optimistic Definition: a subtle difference in or shade of
Synonyms: At ease, accepting meaning, expression, or sound.
Usage: sanguine about the prospects for an improved Synonyms: fine distinction, subtle,
economy. distinction/difference, shade, shading, gradation,
variation.
238). Choking (Verb) Usage: he was familiar with the nuances of the local
Definition: (of a person or animal) have severe dialect
difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or
obstructed throat or a lack of air. 244). Outlive (verb)
Synonyms: gag, retch, cough, struggle for air, fight Definition: survive or last beyond (a specified period
for breath, gasp or expected lifespan)
Usage: Willie choked on a mouthful of tea Synonyms: live on after, live longer
than, outlast, remain alive after, survive
239). Centric (Adjective) Usage: the organization had largely outlived its
Definition: in or at the centre; central. usefulness
Synonyms: Center, Middle, Nucleus.
Usage: centric and peripheral forces 245). Pantheon (Noun)
Definition: a group of famous or important people.
240). Formidable (Adjective) Synonyms: important, famous
Definition: inspiring fear or respect through being Usage: the pantheon of the all-time greats.
impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
31st Jan 2018 Definition: plan or coordinate the elements of (a

246). Strides (Noun) situation) to produce a desired effect
Definition: a step or stage in progress towards an aim Synonyms: organize, arrange, put together, plan, set
Synonyms: make progress, make headway, gain up, bring about, manage, mobilize
ground, progress, advance, proceed, move Usage: the situation has been orchestrated by a tiny
Usage: great strides have been made towards equality minority
247). Chinks (Noun) 252). Protracted (Adjective)

Definition: a narrow opening, typically one that Definition: lasting for a long time or longer than
admits light. expected or usual
Synonyms: opening, gap, space, hole, aperture, break, Synonyms: prolong, expected, spun out
breach, crack Usage: a protracted and bitter dispute
Usage: a chink in the curtains
253). Elusive (Adjective)
248). Exacerbated (Verb) Definition: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or Synonyms: difficult to catch/find, difficult to track
negative feeling) worse. down; evasive, slippery, shifty
Synonyms: aggravate, make Usage: success will become ever more elusive
worse, worsen, inflame, compound, intensify
Usage: the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only 254). Logjam (Noun)
exacerbated the problem Definition: a situation that seems irresolvable
Synonyms: problem, trouble, dispute, dilemma
249). Pruning (Verb) Usage: the president can use his power to break the
Definition: reduce the extent of (something) by logjam over this issue
removing superfluous or unwanted parts.
Synonyms: reduce, cut, cut back, cut down, cut back 255). Allies (Noun)
on, pare, pare down, slim down Definition: a person or organization that cooperates
Usage: the workforce was pruned with or helps another in a particular activity
Synonyms: associate, colleague, friend, confederate,
250). Enclave (Noun) partner, supporter, accomplice, helper, accessory
Definition: a portion of territory surrounded by a Usage: he was forced to dismiss his closest political
larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ally
ethnically distinct.
Synonyms: territorial dominion, district, territory 256). Plagued (Verb)
Usage: the besieged Muslim enclave of Srebrenica Definition: cause continual trouble or distress to
Synonyms: afflict, bedevil, cause suffering to, torture,
251). Orchestrated (Verb) torment, trouble, beset
Usage: he has been plagued by ill healths
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1). Ignominy (Noun) forswear, shun, renounce
Definition: public shame or disgrace. Usage: he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence
Synonyms: 8). Provocative (Adjective)
shame, humiliation, embarrassment, mortification Definition: causing anger or another strong reaction,
Usage: the ignominy of being imprisoned especially deliberately
Synonyms:
2). Alleged (Adjective) annoying, irritating, exasperating, infuriating, provokin
Definition: said, without proof, to have taken place or g, maddening
to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality Usage: a provocative article
Synonyms: supposed, so-called, claimed, professed,
purported, ostensible, apparent 9). Bipartisanship (Noun)
Usage: the alleged conspirators Definition: agreement or cooperation between two
political parties that usually oppose each other's
3). Sobering (Verb) policies
Definition: make or become more serious, sensible, Synonyms: Partnership
and solemn Usage: a renewed spirit of political bipartisanship
Synonyms: become (more) serious, settle (down),
relax, soften 10). Carnage (Noun)
Usage: his expression sobered her Definition: the killing of a large number of people
Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, mass murder, mass
4). Onslaught (Noun) destruction, butchery
Definition: a fierce or destructive attack. Usage: the bombing was timed to cause as much
Synonyms: carnage as possible
assault, attack, offensive, aggression, advance, charge,
onrush, rush 11). Adherence (Noun)
Usage: a series of onslaughts on the citadel Definition: attachment or commitment to a person,
cause, or belief
5). Hasten (Verb) Synonyms: attachment, sticky, sticking, adhering,
Definition: cause (something, especially something clinging, tacky
undesirable) to happen sooner than it otherwise would Usage: a strict adherence to etiquette
Synonyms: speed up, make faster, accelerate,
quicken, precipitate, expedite, advance. 12). Hawks (Noun)
Usage: this tragedy probably hastened his own death Definition: a person who advocates an aggressive or
from heart disease warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs
Synonyms: advocate.
6). Flagrant (Adjective) Usage: severe limits were put on the peace plan by
Definition: conspicuously or obviously offensive party hawks
Synonyms:
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Usage: a flagrant violation of the law 1). Prudence (Noun)
Definition: the quality of being prudent; cautiousness
7). Eschewed (Verb) Synonyms: wisdom, judgement, good
Definition: deliberately avoid using; abstain from judgement, judiciousness, sagacity
Usage: we need to exercise prudence in such Synonyms: din, racket, loud noise, uproar, tumult,
important matters babel, shouting, yelling
Usage: the questions rose to a clamour
2). Unremunerative (Adjective)
Definition: bringing little or no profit or income 8). Salariat (Noun)
Synonyms: gain less, profitless Definition: salaried white-collar workers
Usage: unremunerative research work Usage: the public-sector salariat
3). Tyranny (Noun) 9). Vexatious (Adjective)

Definition: cruel and oppressive government or rule Definition: causing or tending to cause annoyance,
Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, absolute power, frustration, or worry
autocracy, dictatorship Synonyms:
Usage: refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression annoying, vexing, irritating, irksome, displeasing, infur
iating, maddening
4). Grandiose (Adjective) Usage: the vexatious questions posed by software
Definition: extravagantly or pretentiously imposing in copyrights
appearance or style
Synonyms: 10). Dwindling (Verb)
magnificent, impressive, grand, imposing, awe- Definition: diminish gradually in size, amount, or
inspiring strength
Usage: the court's grandiose facade Synonyms: diminish, decrease, reduce, get smaller,
become smaller, grow smaller
5). Overwhelmingly (Adverb) Usage: traffic has dwindled to a trickle
Definition: to a very great degree or with a great
majority 11). Affluent (Adjective)
Synonyms: very Definition: (especially of a group or area) having a
large, profuse, enormous, immense, inordinate, great deal of money; wealthy
massive Synonyms: wealthy, rich, prosperous, opulent, well
Usage: the country voted overwhelmingly for off, moneyed, cash rich
independence Usage: the affluent societies of the western world
6). Frugal (Adjective) 12). Levy (Noun)

Definition: sparing or economical as regards money or Definition: impose (a tax, fee, or fine)
food. Synonyms:
Synonyms: impose, charge, exact, demand, raise, collect, gather
thrifty, sparing, economical, saving; careful, cautious, Usage: a tax of two per cent was levied on all cargoes
prudent, provident
Usage: "I'm a bit too frugal to splash out on designer 03rd Feb 2018
clothes 1). Jolted (Verb)
Definition: give a surprise or shock to (someone) in
7). Clamour (Noun) order to make them act or change
Definition: a loud and confused noise, especially that Synonyms: startle, surprise, shock, stun, shake
of people shouting Usage: she tried to jolt him out of his depression

2). Lone (Adjective) Usage: meals to tempt the most jaded appetites
Definition: having no companions; solitary or single
Synonyms: 9). Envisaged (Verb)
solitary, single, solo, unaccompanied, unescorted, alon Definition: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility
e or a desirable future event
Usage: I approached a lone drinker across the bar Synonyms:
Usage: the Rome Treaty envisaged free movement
3). Imperious (Adjective) across frontiers
Definition: arrogant and domineering.
Synonyms: peremptory, high-handed, commanding, 10). Inflate (Verb)
imperial, overbearing, overweening Definition: fill (a balloon, tyre, or other expandable
Usage: his imperious demands structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended
Synonyms: blown up, aerated, filled, puffed up,
4). Alienated (Verb) puffed out, pumped up
Definition: make (someone) feel isolated or estranged. Usage: never use an air line on a garage forecourt to
Synonyms: estrange, turn away, set apart, drive apart, inflate your tyres
isolate, detach
Usage: an urban environment which would alienate 11). Empanelled (Verb)
its inhabitants Definition: enrol (someone) on to a jury
Synonyms: select, pick
5). Relying (Verb) Usage: several of her friends have been empanelled
Definition: depend on with full trust or confidence
Synonyms: depend, count, bank, place reliance, 12). Tertiary (Adjective)
bargain, plan Definition: third in order or level.
Usage: I know I can rely on your discretion Usage: the tertiary stage of the disease
6). Verdict (Noun) 05th Feb 2018

Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or 1). Escalating (Verb)
criminal case or an inquest Definition: make or become more intense or serious
Synonyms: Judgement, adjudication, adjudgement, Synonyms: grow, develop, mushroom, increase, be
decision, finding, ruling increased, be stepped up
Usage: the jury returned a verdict of not guilty Usage: The disturbance escalated into a full-scale
riot
7). Vindication (Noun)
Definition: the action of clearing someone of blame or 2). Lieu (Noun)
suspicion Definition: instead
Synonyms: prove, justify, disprove, refute Synonyms: rather, alternatively.
Usage: I intend to work to ensure my full vindication Usage: the company issued additional shares to
shareholders in lieu of a cash dividend
8). Jaded (Adjective)
Definition: bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically
after having had too much of something. 3). Laudable (Adjective)
Synonyms: Definition: deserving praise and commendation
satiated, sated, surfeited, glutted, cloyed, gorged
Synonyms: Usage: the cost of the manor's restoration persuaded

praiseworthy, commendable, admirable, meritorious, them to take in guests
worthy, deserving
Usage: laudable though the aim might be, the results 10). Abide (Verb)
have been criticized Definition: accept or act in accordance with (a rule,
decision, or recommendation)
4). Insofar (Adverb) Synonyms: comply with, obey, observe, follow, keep
Definition: to such an extent to, hold to, conform to
Synonyms: because, making allowance for. Usage: I said I would abide by their decision
Usage: I will do the work insofar as I am able
11). Cohort (Noun)
5). Hinterland (Noun) Definition: a group of people with a shared
Definition: the remote areas of a country away from characteristic
the coast or the banks of major rivers. Synonyms: group, grouping, category, categorization,
Synonyms: the back of beyond, the middle of grade
nowhere, the backwoods, the wilds Usage: a cohort of civil servants patiently drafting
Usage: the hinterland of southern Italy legislation
6). Bureaucracy (Noun) 12). Coercive (Adjective)

Definition: excessively complicated administrative Definition: relating to or using force or threats
procedure Synonyms: force, constraint.
Synonyms: red tape, rules and regulations, etiquette, Usage: coercive measures
protocol, officialdom 06th Feb 2018
Usage: the unnecessary bureaucracy in local 1). Equities (Noun)
government Definition: the value of the shares issued by a
company
7). Amidst (Noun) Synonyms:
Definition: amongst, between value, worth, valuation; ownership, rights, proprietorsh
Synonyms: instead, on behalf of ip
Usage: variant of amid Usage: he owns 62% of the group's equity
8). Semblance (Noun) 2). Abandonment (Noun)

Definition: the outward appearance or apparent form Definition: the action or fact of abandoning or being
of something, especially when the reality is different abandoned
Synonyms: appearance, outward Synonyms: desertion, neglect, stranding; jilting,
appearance, approximation, show, air, guise betrayal
Usage: she tried to force her thoughts back into some Usage: she had a feeling of utter abandonment and
semblance of order loneliness
9). Persuade (Verb) 3). Intraday (Adjective)

Definition: (of a situation or event) provide a sound Definition: occurring within one day
reason for (someone) to do something Synonyms: in between, intermediate
Synonyms: cause, lead, move, dispose, incline, Usage: the dollar slipped from an intraday high of
motivate, induce 104
Usage: They are Troika officers for this office.

4). Whammy (Noun)
Definition: an event with a powerful and unpleasant 11). Leapt (Verb)
effect; a blow. Definition: jump or spring a long way, to a great
Synonyms: magic, charm height, or with great force
Usage: the third whammy was the degradation of the Synonyms: jump over, jump, vault over, vault, spring
financial system over, bound over
Usage: he leapt on to the parapet
5). Indexation (Noun)
Definition: a system in which the value of something 12). Prodigies (Noun)
changes in relation to another value or fixed standard Definition: a young person with exceptional qualities
Synonyms: bargain, beat down, bottom out or abilities
Usage: Indexation of pay rises to productivity will Synonyms: child genius, genius, wonder
give people an incentive to work harder child, mastermind, virtuoso
Usage: a Russian pianist who was a child prodigy in
6). Astutely (Adverb) his day
Definition: accurately assessing situations or people;
perceptively 07th Feb 2018
Synonyms: accurate, correct, appropriate 1). Disgruntled (Adjective)
Usage: she astutely pointed out that usually you have Definition: angry or dissatisfied.
to be dead to be a legend Synonyms:
dissatisfied, discontented, aggrieved, resentful, fed
7). Sojourn (Noun) up, displeased
Definition: a temporary stay Usage: judges receive letters from disgruntled
Synonyms: stay, visit, stop, stopover, residence members of the public
Usage: her sojourn in Rome
2). Belligerent (Adjective)
8).Hyped (Noun) Definition: hostile and aggressive
Definition: a situation in which something is Synonyms:
advertised and discussed in newspapers, on television hostile, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic, pugnacio
Synonyms: publicize, advertise, promote, push, boost, us, bellicose,
merchandise truculent
Usage: There's been a lot of hype around/surrounding Usage: the mood at the meeting was belligerent
his latest film 3). Ally (Noun)
Definition: combine or unite a resource or commodity
9). Luster (Noun) with (another) for mutual benefit.
Definition: a gentle sheen or soft glow. Synonyms: combine, marry, couple, merge,
Synonyms: amalgamate, join, pool, fuse, weld, knit
sheen, gloss, glossiness, shine, brightness, radiance, bu Usage: he allied his racing experience with his father's
rnish, polish, patina business acumen
Usage: the lustre of the Milky Way
4). Reluctant (Adjective)
10). Troika (Noun) Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined
Definition: group of three
Synonyms: Definition: make or become more intense or serious.

unwilling, disinclined, unenthusiastic, grudging, resista Synonyms: grow, develop, mushroom, increase, be
nt, resisting, opposed increased, be stepped up, build up
Usage: today, many ordinary people are still reluctant Usage: the disturbance escalated into a full-scale riot
to talk about politics
11). Bonhomie (Noun)
5). Perennial (Adjective) Definition: cheerful friendliness; geniality
Definition: lasting or existing for a long or apparently Synonyms:
infinite time; enduring or continually recurring. geniality, congeniality, conviviality, cordiality, affabili
Synonyms: ty, amiability, sociability
everlasting, perpetual, eternal, continuing, unending, n Usage: he exuded good humour and bonhomie.
ever-ending, endless
Usage: his perennial distrust of the media 08th Feb 2018
1). Exemplified (Noun)
6). Chafing (Verb) Definition: be a typical example of
Definition: (with reference to a part of the body) make Synonyms: typify, epitomize, be a typical example
or become sore by rubbing against something of, serve as a typical example of
Synonyms: abrade, graze, grate, rub against, rub Usage: the best dry sherry is exemplified by the fino
painfully, gall, skin, scrape, scratch, rasp of Jerez
Usage: the collar chafed his neck
2). Dovish (Adjective)
7). Inasmuch (Adverb) Definition: tone of a language
Definition: to the extent that; in so far as Usage: Federal Reserve bank refers to inflation in a
Synonyms: so far, since dovish tone
Usage: these provisions apply only inasmuch as trade
between Member States is affected 3). Incipient (Adjective)
Definition: (of a person) developing into a specified
8). Farce (Noun) type or role
Definition: an event or situation that is absurd or Synonyms: developing, impending, growing,
disorganized emerging, emergent, dawning
Synonyms: Usage: we seemed more like friends than incipient
absurdity, mockery, travesty, sham, pretence, masquer lovers
ade, charade
Usage: the debate turned into a drunken farce 4). Incitement (Noun)
Definition: the action of provoking unlawful
9). Outrage (Noun) behaviour or urging someone to behave unlawfully
Definition: an extremely strong reaction of anger, Synonyms: egging on, urging, goading, spurring
shock, or indignation on, motivation, persuasion, inducement
Synonyms: Usage: this amounted to an incitement to commit
indignation, fury, anger, rage, disapproval, wrath, shoc murder
k, resentment
Usage: her voice trembled with outrage 5). Presumably (Adverb)
Definition: used to convey that what is asserted is
10). Escalating (Verb) very likely though not known for certain
Synonyms: assume, I expect, I believe, I presume, I Definition: an act of breaking or failing to observe a
take it, I suppose, I imagine law, agreement, or code of conduct
Usage: it was not yet ten o'clock, so presumably the Synonyms: contravention, violation, breaking, non-
boys were still at the pub observance, infringement, transgression
Usage: a breach of confidence
6). Feudal (Adjective)
Definition: according to, resembling, or denoting the 2). Heeded (Verb)
system of feudalism Definition: pay attention to; take notice of.
Synonyms: antique, archaic, gothic Synonyms: pay attention to, take notice of, take note
Usage: the feudal system of, pay heed to, be heedful of
Usage: he should have heeded the warnings
7). Coercion (Noun)
Definition: the action or practice of persuading 3). Rhetoric (Noun)
someone to do something by using force or threats Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking
Synonyms: or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of
force, compulsion, constraint, duress, oppression, enfo speech and other compositional techniques
rcement, harassment Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, power of
Usage: it wasn't slavery because no coercion was used speech, command of language, expression, way with
words
8). Ruthlessly (Adverb) Usage: he is using a common figure of rhetoric,
Definition: without pity or compassion for others hyperbole
Synonyms: merciless, pitiless, cruel, heartless, hard-
hearted, hard, stony-hearted
Usage: they fell prey to money lenders who ruthlessly 4). Brinkmanship (Noun)
exploited them Definition: the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous
policy to the limits of safety before stopping,
9). Sway (Verb) especially in politics.
Definition: move or cause to move slowly or Synonyms: risk, hazard, menace
rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to Usage: in any game of brinkmanship, it is possible
side that one side will collapse suddenly
Synonyms:
swing, shake, oscillate, rock, undulate, move from side 5). Flee (Verb)
to side Definition: run away from a place or situation of
Usage: he swayed slightly on his feet danger
Synonyms: run, run away, run off, make a run for it,
10).Brook (Noun) run for it, take flight, be gone, make off
Definition: a small stream. Usage: to escape the fighting, his family fled from
Synonyms: stream, small their village
river, streamlet, rivulet, rill, brooklet, runnel
Usage: the Lake District boasts lovely lakes and 6). Pragmatist (Noun)
babbling brooks Definition: a person who is guided more by practical
considerations than by ideals.
09th Feb 2018 Synonyms: guide, dedective
1).Breach (Noun)
Usage: hardheaded pragmatists firmly rooted in the Definition: assistance and support in times of hardship
real world and distress
Synonyms: aid, help, a helping hand, assistance,
7). Impeachment (Noun) ministration, comfort, ease, relief
Definition: the action of calling into question the Usage: the wounded had little chance of succor.
integrity or validity of something.
Synonyms: challenge, question, call into 13). Anti-apartheid (Noun)
question, cast doubt on, raise doubts about Definition: opposed to a policy or system of apartheid.
Usage: the prosecutor's detailed impeachment of the
character witness 10th Feb 2018
1). Fragile (Adjective)
8). Scandals (Noun) Definition: easily destroyed or threatened
Definition: an action or event regarded as morally or Synonyms: tenuous, easily broken, easily destroyed,
legally wrong and causing general public outrage easily threatened, vulnerable
Synonyms: outrageous wrongdoing, outrageous Usage: you have a fragile grip on reality
behaviour, immoral behaviour, unethical behaviour
Usage: a bribery scandal involving one of his key 2). Rapacious (Adjective)
supporters Definition: aggressively greedy or grasping
Synonyms: grasping, greedy, avaricious, acquisitive,
9). Brazened (Verb) covetous, mercenary, materialistic, insatiable,
Definition: endure an embarrassing or difficult predatory, voracious, usurious, extortionate
situation by behaving with apparent confidence and Usage: rapacious landlords
lack of shame
Synonyms: put on a bold front, put a bold face on it, 3). Preempt (Verb)
be defiant, be unrepentant, be impenitent Definition: take action in order to prevent (an
Usage: there was nothing to do but brazen it out anticipated event) happening; forestall.
Synonyms: forestall, prevent
10). Reluctance (Noun) Usage: the government pre-empted a coup attempt
Definition: unwillingness or disinclination to do
something. 4). Solely (Adverb)
Synonyms: unwillingness, disinclination, lack of Definition: not involving anyone or anything else;
enthusiasm, hesitation, hesitance, hesitancy only
Usage: she sensed his reluctance to continue Synonyms:
only, simply, just, merely, uniquely, exclusively, entire
11). Manoeuvre (Noun) ly, completely, absolutely, totally
Definition: a movement or series of moves requiring Usage: he is solely responsible for any debts the
skill and care. company may incur
Synonyms: operation, exercise, activity, move,
movement, action 5). Fouled (Verb)
Usage: snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres Definition: dirty; pollute
on precipitous slopes Synonyms:
dirty, soil, stain, blacken, muddy, begrime, splash, spat
12). Succor (Noun) ter, smear
Usage: factories which fouled the atmosphere
Usage: long periods of stasis

6). Abeyance (Noun)
Definition: a state of temporary disuse or suspension 12th Feb 2018
Synonyms: suspension, a state of suspension, a state 1). Neonatal (Adjective)
of dormancy, a state of latency Definition: relating to newborn children (or other
Usage: matters were held in abeyance pending further mammals).
enquiries Synonyms: infant, baby.
Usage: special attention is given to mortality in the
7). Appetite (Noun) neonatal period
Definition: a strong desire or liking for something
Synonyms: craving, longing, yearning, hankering 2). Remedial (Adjective)
Usage: her appetite for life Definition: giving or intended as a remedy or cure
Synonyms: corrective, curing, antidotal.
8). Pragmatism (Noun) Usage: remedial surgery
Definition: a pragmatic attitude or policy
Synonyms: efficient, logical, realistic. 3). Bedrock (Noun)
Usage: ideology had been tempered with pragmatism Definition: the fundamental principles on which
something is based
9).Hawk (Noun) Synonyms: core, basis, base, foundation, root, roots,
Definition: a person who advocates an aggressive or heart, backbone
warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs Usage: honesty is the bedrock of a good relationship
Synonyms: belligerent, chauvinist
Usage: severe limits were put on the peace plan by 4). Patronage (Noun)
party hawks Definition: the power to control appointments to
office or the right to privileges
10). Profligate (Adjective) Synonyms: power of appointment, right of
Definition: recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the appointment, favouritism, nepotism, partisanship.
use of resources Usage: recruits are selected on merit, not through
Synonyms: spendthrift, improvident, prodigal, political patronage
immoderate
Usage: profligate consumers of energy 5). Allure (Noun)
Definition: the quality of being powerfully and
11). Disillusionment (Noun) mysteriously attractive or fascinating
Definition: a feeling of disappointment resulting from Synonyms:
the discovery that something is not as good as one attraction, lure, draw, pull, appeal, glamour, allurement
believed it to be. , enticement
Synonyms: Usage: people for whom gold holds no allure
Usage: the high abstention rate at the election reflected
the voters' growing disillusionment with politics 6). Bourses (Noun)
Definition: a stock market in a non-English-speaking
12). Stasis (Noun) country, especially France
Definition: a period or state of inactivity or Usage: He was working in Bourses.
equilibrium
Synonyms: abnormal state, inactive 7). Spurred (Adjective)
Definition: having a horny spike or pointed growth, Usage: a tempting financial offer
used in fighting
Synonyms: hike, growth 4). Mammoth (Adjective)
Usage: a lone gamecock stood propped on stiff Definition: huge
spurred legs by one corner Synonyms: huge, enormous, gigantic, giant, colossal,
massive, vast, immense
8). Unmet (Adjective) Usage: a mammoth corporation
Definition: not achieved or fulfilled
Synonyms: failure, not success, abortive. 5). Plagued (Verb)
Usage: an unmet nee Definition: pester or harass (someone) continually
Synonyms: pester, harass, badger, bother, torment,
9). Rein (Noun) persecute, bedevil
Definition: check or guide (a horse) by pulling on its Usage: he was plaguing her with questions
reins
Synonyms: guide, check, constrain. 6). Upended (Verb)
Usage: he reined in his horse and waited Definition: set or turn (something) on its end or upside
down
10). Integrity (Noun) Synonyms: change, convert, alter.
Definition: the quality of being honest and having Usage: she upended a can of soup over the portions
strong moral principles
Synonyms: honesty, uprightness, probity, rectitude, 7). Exile (Verb)
honour, honorableness Definition: expel and bar (someone) from their native
Usage: a gentleman of complete integrity country, typically for political or punitive reasons
Synonyms: expel, banish, expatriate, deport, ban, bar
13th Feb 2018 Usage: a corrupt dictator who had been exiled from
1). Forcibly (Adverb) his country
Definition: using force or violence.
Synonyms: by force, against one's will, under protest, 8). Embroiled (Verb)
compulsorily, under compulsion Definition: bring into a state of confusion or disorder
Usage: no one will be forcibly evicted Synonyms: confusion, disarray, chaos
Usage: what merit do you claim for having embroiled
2). Bluff (Verb) everything in which you are concerned?
Definition: try to deceive someone as to one's abilities
or intentions 9). Hauled (Verb)
Synonyms: pretend, sham, fake, feign, put on an Definition: pull or drag with effort or force
act, put it on Synonyms: drag, pull, tug, heave, hump, trail, draw,
Usage: he's been bluffing all along tow, manhandle
Usage: he hauled his bike out of the shed
3). Tempting (Adjective)
Definition: appealing to or attracting someone, even if 10). Fray (Verb)
wrong or unwise. Definition: show the effects of strain
Synonyms: Synonyms: strain, tax, overtax, irritate, put on edge,
enticing, alluring, attractive, appealing, inviting, captiv make edgy
ating, seductive Usage: as the temperature rose, tempers frayed
2). Realism (Noun)

11). Tactical (Adjective) Definition: the attitude or practice of accepting a
Definition: showing adroit planning; aiming at an end situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it
beyond the immediate action accordingly.
Synonyms: calculated, planned, plotted, prudent, Synonyms: pragmatism, practicality, matter-of-
strategic, politic, diplomatic, judicious factness, common sense, level-headedness
Usage: in a tactical retreat, she moved into a hotel Usage: the summit was marked by a new mood of
with her daughters realism
12). Legitimacy (Noun) 3).Ally (Verb)

Definition: conformity to the law or to rules Definition: combine or unite a resource or commodity
Synonyms: justifiable, lawful, correct, certain. with (another) for mutual benefit.
Usage: refusal to recognize the legitimacy of both Synonyms:
governments combine, marry, couple, merge, amalgamate, join, poo
l, fuse, weld
13). Muzzle (Noun) Usage: he allied his racing experience with his father's
Definition: the projecting part of the face, including business acumen
the nose and mouth, of an animal such as a dog or
horse. 4). Overwhelmingly (Adverb)
Synonyms: snout, nose, mouth, jaws, maw Definition: to a very great degree or with a great
Usage: she patted the horse's velvety muzzle majority
Synonyms: Strongly, forcefully, intensely.
14). Vituperative (Adjective) Usage: the country voted overwhelmingly for
Definition: bitter and abusive independence
Synonyms: contumelious, invective, opprobrious,
scurrile (or scurril), scurrilous, truculent 5). Nuances (Noun)
Usage: a vituperative outburst Definition: a subtle difference in or shade of meaning,
expression, or sound
15). Naught (Pronoun) Synonyms: fine distinction, subtle
Definition: Nothing distinction/difference, shade, shading, gradation
Synonyms: nothing, nothing at all, nought, nil, zero Usage: he was familiar with the nuances of the local
Usage: he's naught but a worthless fool dialect
14th Feb 2018 6). Endowed (Verb)

1). Reiterated (Verb) Definition: provide with a quality, ability, or asset.
Definition: say something again or a number of times, Synonyms:
typically for emphasis or clarity provide, supply, furnish, equip, invest, give, present, fa
Synonyms: repeat, say vour, bless
again, restate, retell, recapitulate, go over (and Usage: he was endowed with tremendous physical
over), iterate strength
Usage: she reiterated that the government would
remain steadfast in its support 7). Seth (Noun)
Definition: used as a title for a person of high social
status
Synonyms: a big fish Synonyms: penetrate, invade, intrude on, insinuate

Usage: Have you come back happy and well, Sethji? oneself into, worm one's way into
Usage: the organization has been infiltrated by
8). Canopy (Noun) informers
Definition: the uppermost branches of the trees in a
forest, forming a more or less continuous layer of 4). Fortify (Verb)
foliage Definition: add spirits to (wine) to make port, sherry,
Usage: woolly monkeys spend hours every day sitting etc
high in the canopy Synonyms: make strong/stronger, build up, give
strength to
9). Renaissance (Noun) Usage: fortified wine
Definition: a revival of or renewed interest in
something. 5). Impetus (Noun)
Synonyms: renewal, revival Definition: something that makes a process or activity
Usage: cinema-going is enjoying something of a happen or happen more quickly
renaissance Synonyms: motivation, stimulus, incitement,
incentive, inducement, inspiration, encouragement
10). Restoration (Noun) Usage: the ending of the Cold War gave new impetus
Definition: the action of returning something to a to idealism
former owner, place, or condition.
Synonyms: 6). Lax (Adjective)
repair, repairing, fixing, mending, refurbishment, reco Definition: relaxed
nditioning, rehabilitation Synonyms: take it easy, take time off, take time out,
Usage: the restoration of Andrew's sight slack off, be at leisure
Usage: muscles have more potential energy when they
15th Feb 2018 are stretched than when they are lax
1).Garrison (Noun)
Definition: a group of troops stationed in a fortress or 7). Relies (Verb)
town to defend it. Definition: depend on with full trust or confidence
Synonyms: armed force, force, military detachment, Synonyms: depend, count, bank, place reliance,
military unit, unit, platoon, brigade bargain, plan, reckon
Usage: the entire garrison was mustered on the parade Usage: I know I can rely on your discretion
ground
8). Calibre (Noun)
2). Worrisome (Adjective) Definition: the quality of someone's character or the
Definition: causing anxiety or concern level of their ability.
Synonyms:worrying, daunting, alarming, perturbing, t Synonyms:
rying, taxing, vexatious, niggling, bothersome quality, merit, distinction, character, worth, stature, ex
Usage: a worrisome problem cellence
Usage: they could ill afford to lose a man of his
3). Infiltrating (Verb) calibre
Definition: enter or gain access to (an organization,
place, etc.) surreptitiously and gradually, especially in 9). Enacted (Verb)
order to acquire secret information Definition: make (a bill or other proposal) law
Synonyms: make law, pass, approve, ratify, validate, Definition: critical observation or examination
sanction, authorize, accept Synonyms: careful examination, inspection, survey,
Usage: legislation was enacted to attract international scan, study, perusal
companies Usage: every aspect of local government was placed
under scrutiny
10). Assuaged (Verb)
Definition: make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense. 16th Feb 2018
Synonyms: 1). Maverick (Noun)
relieve, ease, alleviate, soothe, mitigate, dampen, allay Definition: independent person, unorthodox person.
Usage: the letter assuaged the fears of most members Synonyms: individualist, nonconformist, free
spirit, unorthodox person, unconventional person
11). Tantamount (Adjective) Usage: he's the maverick of the senate
Definition: equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the
same as 2). Astounding (Adjective)
Synonyms: equivalent to, equal to, amounting to, as Definition: surprisingly impressive or notable
good as, more or less, synonymous with Synonyms: amazing, astonishing, staggering,
Usage: the resignations were tantamount to an shocking, surprising, breathtaking
admission of guilt Usage: the summit offers astounding views
12). Dispensation (Noun) 3). Ostensibly (Adverb)

Definition: exemption from a rule or usual Definition: as appears or is stated to be true, though
requirement not necessarily so; apparently
Synonyms: Synonyms: apparently, seemingly, on the face of it, to
exemption, immunity, exception, exclusion, exoneratio all appearances, on the surface, to all intents
n, freedom, release Usage: the party secretary resigned, ostensibly from
Usage: although she was too young, she was given ill health
special dispensation to play before her birthday
4). Verge (Noun)
13). Reverberations (Noun) Definition: an extreme limit beyond which something
Definition: a continuing effect; a repercussion specified will happen.
Synonyms: resounding, pulsation, vibration, ringing, Synonyms: brink, threshold, edge, point, dawn
peal, boom, booming, rumble, rumbling, roll, pound, Usage: I was on the verge of tears
pounding
Usage: the attack has had reverberations around the 5). Crony (Noun)
world Definition: a close friend or companion
Synonyms: friendly, familiar, mate
14). Rendered (Verb) Usage: he went gambling with his cronies
Definition: provide or give (a service, help, etc.).
Synonyms: give, provide, supply, furnish, make 6). Incurring (verb)
available, contribute Definition: become subject to (something unwelcome
Usage: money serves as a reward for services or unpleasant) as a result of one's own behaviour or
rendered actions.
Synonyms: suffer, sustain, experience, bring upon
15). Scrutiny (Noun) oneself, expose oneself to
Usage: I will pay any expenses incurred Definition: a policy or system of segregation or
discrimination on grounds of race
7). Orchestrate (Verb) Synonyms: division, segregation,
Definition: plan or coordinate the elements of (a Usage: sexual apartheid
situation) to produce a desired effect, especially
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Synonyms: organize, arrange, put together, plan, set 1). Viable (Adjective)
up, bring about, manage, mobilize Definition: capable of surviving or living successfully,
Usage: the situation has been orchestrated by a tiny especially under particular environmental conditions
minority Synonyms: practical, applicable, usable, manageable,
operable
8). Meteoric (Adjective) Usage: the largest and most viable population of this
Definition: very rapid endangered vetch
Synonyms:
rapid, lightning, swift, fast, quick, speedy, breakneck
Usage: her meteoric rise to the top of her profession 2). Riparian (Adjective)
Definition: relating to or situated on the banks of a
river.
9). Circumventing (Verb) Synonyms: shoreline, riverine, littoral, riverside,
Definition: find a way around (an obstacle) coastal, nearshore
Synonyms: avoid, get round, find a way Usage: all the riparian states must sign an agreement
round, evade, get past, bypass, sidestep, dodge
Usage: if you come to an obstruction in a road you can 3). Detract (Verb)
seek to circumvent it Definition: diminish the worth or value of (a quality
or achievement)
10). Moniker (Noun) Synonyms: belittle, take away
Definition: a name from, diminish, reduce, lessen, minimize, lower
Synonyms: nick name, byname Usage: these quibbles in no way detract from her
Usage: his real moniker is Dave Kennedy achievement
11). Racketeering (Noun) 4). Sluices (Noun)

Definition: dishonest and fraudulent business dealings Definition: a sliding gate or other device for
Synonyms: malpractice, misuse controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock
Usage: racketeering ensnared the economy gate
Synonyms: Gate value, Opening.
12). Colluded (Verb) Usage: the water gushed through the sluices
Definition: come to a secret understanding; conspire.
Synonyms: conspire, connive, intrigue, be hand in 5). Cavil (Verb)
glove, plot, participate in a conspiracy, collaborate Definition: make petty or unnecessary objections
Usage: the president accused his opponents of Synonyms:
colluding with foreigners complain, carp, grumble, moan, grouse, grouch, whine
, bleat
13). Apartheid (Noun) Usage: they cavilled at the cost

6). Adjudicative (Verb)

Definition: to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) 13). Shambles (Noun)
judicially Definition: a state of total disorder.
Synonyms: Conclusion, decision, determination. Synonyms:
Usage: This is the adjudicative for this problem chaos, mess, muddle, confusion, disorder, disarray, dis
organization, havoc
7). Dithering (Verb) Usage: my career was in a shambles
Definition: be indecisive
Synonyms: 14). Heed (Verb)
hesitate, falter, waver, teeter, vacillate, oscillate, fluctu Definition: pay attention to; take notice of.
ate, change one's mind Synonyms: pay attention to, take notice of, take note
Usage: I can't bear people who dither of, pay heed to, be heedful of, attend to
Usage: he should have heeded the warnings
8). Obliged (Verb)
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to do something. 1). Fissures (Noun)
Synonyms: require, compel, bind, make, constrain, Definition: a state of incompatibility or disagreement
obligate, force, put under an obligation Synonyms: difference of opinion, dispute
Usage: doctors are obliged by law to keep patients Usage: a fissure between philosophy and reality
alive while there is a chance of recovery
2). Fragile (Adjective)
9). Reluctant (Adjective) Definition: easily destroyed or threatened.
Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined Synonyms: tenuous, easily broken, easily destroyed,
Synonyms: unwilling, disinclined, unenthusiastic, easily threatened, vulnerable
grudging, resistant, resisting, opposed Usage: you have a fragile grip on reality
Usage: today, many ordinary people are still reluctant
to talk about politics 3). Mammoth (Adjective)
Definition: Huge, Very large
10). Conscientious (Adjective) Synonyms:
Definition: wishing to do one's work or duty well and huge, enormous, gigantic, giant, colossal, massive, vas
thoroughly. t, immense, mighty
Synonyms: Usage: a mammoth corporation
Usage: a conscientious man, he took his duties very
seriously 4). Scandal (Noun)
Definition: an action or event regarded as morally or
11). Empanelled (Verb) legally wrong and causing general public outrage
Definition: enrol (someone) on to a jury Synonyms: outrageous wrongdoing, outrageous
Usage: several of her friends have been empanelled behaviour, immoral behaviour, unethical behaviour
Usage: a bribery scandal involving one of his key
12). Elusive (Adjective) supporters
Definition: difficult to find, catch, or achieve
Synonyms: difficult to catch/find, difficult to track 5). Amidst (Adjective)
down Definition: easy to confuse,
Usage: success will become ever more elusive
Synonyms: complicate, muddle, jumble, garble, make Usage: a former employee swore an affidavit relating
complex, make to his claim for unfair dismissal
Usage: I stood amidst the familiar instruments
11). Amassing (Verb)
6). Disillusionment (Noun) Definition: gather together or accumulate (a large
Definition: a feeling of disappointment resulting from amount or number of material or things) over a period
the discovery that something is not as good as one of time.
believed it to be. Synonyms: gather, collect, assemble
Synonyms: disenchantment, Usage: he amassed a fortune estimated at close to a
disillusionment, disappointment, disaffection, million pounds
dissatisfaction
Usage: the high abstention rate at the election reflected 12). Laudable (Adjective)
the voters' growing disillusionment with politics Definition: (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving
praise and commendation.
7). Verdicts (Noun) Synonyms:
Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or praiseworthy, commendable, admirable, meritorious,
criminal case or an inquest worthy, deserving, creditable
Synonyms: Usage: laudable though the aim might be, the results
judgement, adjudication, adjudgement, decision, findin have been criticized
g, ruling, resolution
Usage: the jury returned a verdict of not guilt 20th Feb 2018
1). Generous (Adjective)
8). Conviction (Noun) Definition: (of a thing) larger or more plentiful than is
Definition: a formal declaration by the verdict of a usual or necessary
jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law that Synonyms:
someone is guilty of a criminal offence. lavish, plentiful, copious, ample, liberal, munificent, b
Synonyms: declaration/pronouncement of guilt, ountiful, large, huge, great
sentence, judgment Usage: a generous helping of pasta
Usage: she had a previous conviction for a similar
offence 2). Imperative (Adjective)
Definition: of vital importance; crucial.
9). Antecedents (Noun) Synonyms: vitally important, of vital importance, all-
Definition: a thing that existed before or logically important, vital, crucial, critical, essential
precedes another. Usage: immediate action was imperative
Synonyms: precursor, forerunner, predecessor
Usage: some antecedents to the African novel might 3). Amid (Preposition)
exist in Africa's oral traditions Definition: surrounded by; in the middle of.
Synonyms: in the middle of, surrounded
10). Affidavits (Noun) by, among, amongst, between, in the thick of
Definition: a written statement confirmed by oath or Usage: our dream home, set amid magnificent rolling
affirmation, for use as evidence in court. countryside
Synonyms: evidence, legal instrument, official
document. 4). Implications (Noun)

Definition: the conclusion that can be drawn from Synonyms: weight, mass
something although it is not explicitly stated. Usage: he was buckle-kneed from the heft of his
Synonyms: staggering load
suggestion, inference, insinuation, innuendo, hint, inti
mation, imputation, indication 11). Mere (Adjective)
Usage: the implication is that no one person at the Definition: used to emphasize how small or
bank is responsible insignificant someone or something is
Synonyms:
5). Encompassed (Verb) trifling, meagre, bare, trivial, paltry, basic, scant, scant
Definition: surround and have or hold within. y, skimpy, minimal,
Synonyms: surround, enclose, ring, encircle, slender
circumscribe, skirt, bound, border, fringe Usage: questions that cannot be answered by mere
Usage: this area of London encompasses Piccadilly to mortals
the north and St James's Park to the south
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6). Stiff (Adjective) 1). Consortium (Noun)
Definition: severe or strong. Definition: an association, typically of several
Synonyms: companies.
harsh, severe, hard, punitive, punishing, stringent, swin Synonyms: gang, group
geing Usage: the amount awarded for loss of consortium
Usage: they face stiff fines and a possible jail sentence must be included
7). Ethnic (Adjective) 2). Siphoning (Verb)

Definition: relating to a population subgroup (within a Definition: draw off or transfer over a period of time,
larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a especially illegally or unfairly
common national or cultural tradition. Synonyms: Convey, carry
Synonyms: racial, race-related, ethnological, genetic, Usage: he's been siphoning money off the firm
inherited
Usage: ethnic and cultural rights and traditions 3). Malfeasance (Noun)
Definition: wrongdoing, especially (US) by a public
8). Hitched (Verb) official.
Definition: move (something) into a different position Synonyms: malpractice, malfunction, dishonest
with a jerk Usage: malfeasance in the financial world are
Synonyms: pull, jerk, hike, lift, raise currently being investigated.
Usage: she hitched up her skirt and ran
4). Infuse (Verb)
9). Wagon (Noun) Definition: fill; pervade.
Definition: a vehicle used for transporting goods or Synonyms:
another specified purpose fill, pervade, permeate, suffuse, charge, saturate, imbu
Synonyms: vehicle, car, carriage e, inspire
Usage: a timber wagon Usage: her work is infused with an anger born of pain
and oppression
10). Heft (Verb)
Definition: the weight of someone or something 5). Intent (Noun)
Definition: determined to do (something) Definition: cruel and oppressive government or rule

Synonyms: Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, absolute
bent, set, determined, insistent, fixed, resolved, hell- power, autocracy, dictatorship
bent, keen Usage: refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression
Usage: the government was intent on achieving
greater efficiency 12). Ingrained (Adjective)
Definition: (of a habit, belief, or attitude) firmly fixed
6). Undaunted (Adjective) or established; difficult to change.
Definition: not intimidated or discouraged by Synonyms: entrenched, established, fixed, implanted,
difficulty, danger, or disappointment. deep-rooted
Synonyms: Usage: his deeply ingrained Catholic convictions
unafraid, undismayed, unalarmed, unflinching, unshrin
king, unabashed, unfaltering 13). Juncture (Noun)
Usage: they were undaunted by the huge amount of Definition: a particular point in events or time.
work needed Synonyms: point, point in
time, time, moment, moment in time, stage
7). Myriad (Noun) Usage: it is difficult to say at this juncture whether
Definition: a countless or extremely great number of this upturn can be sustained
people or things.
Synonyms: multitude, a large/great 22nd Feb 2018
number/quantity, a lot, scores, quantities, mass 1). Foiled (Verb)
Usage: myriads of insects danced around the light Definition: prevent (something considered wrong or
above my head undesirable) from succeeding
Synonyms: thwart, frustrate, counter, oppose, baulk,
8). Mooted (Verb) disappoint, impede, obstruct
Definition: raise (a question or topic) for discussion; Usage: a brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery
suggest (an idea or possibility)
Synonyms: raise, bring up, broach, mention, put 2).Shelled (Verb)
forward, introduce, advance, present Definition: having a protective outer case or covering.
Usage: the scheme was first mooted last October Synonyms: protection, cover, preserving.
Usage: crabs and other shelled creatures
9). Loopholes (Noun)
Definition: an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a 3).Monstrosity (Noun)
set of rules Definition: a thing which is outrageously evil or
Synonyms: means of evasion/avoidance, means of wrong
escape, escape clause, escape route Synonyms: mutant, mutation, freak, freak of nature,
Usage: they exploited tax loopholes monster, abortion, malformation
Usage: how could anyone be capable of such
10). Senators (Noun) monstrosities?
Definition: a member of a senate, in particular a
member of the US Senate 4).Brutality (Noun)
Usage: Senator Vandenburg Definition: savage physical violence; great cruelty
Synonyms: savagery, cruelty, bloodthirstiness,
11). Tyranny (Noun) viciousness, ferocity, barbarity
Usage: brutality against civilians Usage: it's ludicrous that I have been fined
5).Unleashed (Verb) 11).Stymie (Verb)

Definition: cause (a strong or violent force) to be Definition: prevent or hinder the progress of.
released or become unrestrained Synonyms: impede, interfere with, hamper, hinder,
Synonyms: discharge, release, free obstruct, inhibit, frustrate.
Usage: the failure of the talks could unleash more Usage: the changes must not be allowed to stymie
fighting new medical treatments
6).Detractors (Noun) 12).Ushering (Verb)

Definition: a person who disparages someone or Definition: cause or mark the start of something new
something Synonyms: herald, mark the start of, signal, announce,
Synonyms: critic, disparager, denigrator, deprecator, give notice of, ring in, show in
belittler, attacker Usage: the railways ushered in an era of cheap mass
Usage: the island, say its detractors, has been travel
devoured by development
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7).Assaulting (Verb) 1). Arena (Noun)
Definition: make a physical attack on. Definition: a place or scene of activity, debate, or
Synonyms: hit, strike, physically attack, aim blows at, conflict.
slap, smack, beat, thrash Synonyms: area, scene, sphere, realm, province,
Usage: he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer domain, sector, forum, territory
Usage: he has re-entered the political arena
8).Accused (Verb)
Definition: charge (someone) with an offence or 2). Averse (Adjective)
crime. Definition: having a strong dislike of or opposition to
Synonyms: charge with, indict for, arraign for, take to something.
court for, put on trial for, bring to trial for Synonyms: opposed to, against, antipathetic
Usage: he was accused of murdering his wife's lover to, hostile to, antagonistic to, unfavourably disposed
to
9).Solidarity (Noun) Usage: as a former CIA director, he is not averse to
Definition: unity or agreement of feeling or action, secrecy
especially among individuals with a common interest;
mutual support within a group. 3). Inevitably (Adverb)
Synonyms: unanimity, unity, like-mindedness, Definition: as is certain to happen; unavoidably.
agreement, accord, harmony, consensus Synonyms: naturally, automatically, as a matter of
Usage: factory workers voiced solidarity with the course, necessarily, of necessity, by force of
striking students Usage: inevitably some details are already out of date
10).Ludicrous (Adjective) 4). Contention (Noun)

Definition: so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as Definition: an assertion, especially one maintained in
to be amusing. argument.
Synonyms: absurd, ridiculous, farcical, laughable, Synonyms:
risible, preposterous, foolish, idiotic, stupid
Usage: Freud's contention that all dreams were wish 11). Laggard (Noun)
fulfilment Definition: a person who makes slow progress and
falls behind others.
5). Chunk (Noun) Synonyms: straggler, loiterer, lingerer, dawdler,
Definition: a thick, solid piece of something. sluggard, slug, snail, delayer, idler, loafer
Synonyms: Usage: staff were under enormous pressure and there
lump, hunk, wedge, block, slab, square, nugget, nub was no time for laggards
Usage: huge chunks of masonry littered the street
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6). Stardom (Noun) 1). Vying (Verb)
Definition: the state or status of being a very famous Definition: compete eagerly with someone in order to
or talented entertainer or sports player. do or achieve something
Synonyms: famous, well Synonyms: compete, contend, contest, struggle, fight,
known, celebrated, prominent, famed, popular battle, cross swords
Usage: her rise to stardom has been meteoric Usage: the athletes were vying for a place in the
British team
7). Neonatal (Adjective)
Definition: relating to newborn children (or other 2). Averse (Adjective)
mammals). Definition: having a strong dislike of or opposition to
Synonyms: infant, new born. something
Usage: special attention is given to mortality in the Synonyms: opposed to, against, antipathetic to, hostile
neonatal period to, antagonistic to
Usage: as a former CIA director, he is not averse to
8). Staggering (Verb) secrecy
Definition: walk or move unsteadily, as if about to
fall. 3). Articulate (Verb)
Synonyms: lurch, walk Definition: pronounce (something) clearly and
unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble, wobble, distinctly
move clumsily Synonyms: express, give expression to, voice, give
Usage: he staggered to his feet, swaying a little voice to, vocalize, put in words
Usage: he articulated each word with precision
9). Sepsis (Noun)
Definition: the presence in tissues of harmful bacteria 4). Credible (Adjective)
and their toxins, typically through infection of a Definition: able to be believed; convincing.
wound. Synonyms: acceptable, trustworthy, reliable,
Usage: He was suffering from Sepsis from 2017. dependable, sure, good, valid
Usage: few people found his story credible
10). Asphyxia (Noun)
Definition: a condition arising when the body is 5). Joust (Verb)
deprived of oxygen, causing unconsciousness or death; Definition: engage in a sporting contest in which two
suffocation. opponents on horseback fight with lances.
Usage: She was suffered by Asphyxia during her Synonyms: enter the lists, tourney, tilt, break a lance;
pregnancy. fight, spar, contend, clash

Usage: to joust, a man must have an opponent to ride Definition: the deliberate killing of a large group of
against people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic
group
6).Acute (Adjective) Synonyms: racial killing, massacre, wholesale
Definition: present or experienced to a severe or slaughter, mass slaughter, wholesale killing
intense degree. Usage: a campaign of genocide
Synonyms: severe, critical, drastic, dire, dreadful,
terrible, awful, grave 2). Itinerary (Noun)
Usage: an acute housing shortage Definition: a travel document recording a route or
journey
7). Reticent (Adjective) Synonyms: planned
Definition: not revealing one's thoughts or feelings route, route, journey, way, road, path, course
readily. Usage: we will send you an itinerary
Synonyms: reserved, withdrawn, introverted, 3). Penultimate (Adjective)
restrained, inhibited, diffident Definition: last but one in a series of things; second
Usage: she was extremely reticent about her personal last.
affairs Synonyms: next to last
Usage: the penultimate chapter of the book
8). Restraint (Noun)
Definition: a measure or condition that keeps someone 4). Delegation (Noun)
or something under control Definition: a body of delegates or representatives; a
Synonyms: constraint, check, control, restriction, deputation.
limitation, curtailment Synonyms:
Usage: decisions are made within the financial deputation, delegacy, legation, (diplomatic)
restraints of the budget mission, commission
Usage: a delegation of teachers
9). Strife (Noun)
Definition: angry or bitter disagreement over 5). Denied (Verb)
fundamental issues; conflict Definition: state that one refuses to admit the truth or
Synonyms: conflict, friction, discord, disagreement, existence of.
dissension, variance, dispute Synonyms: contradict, repudiate, gainsay, declare
Usage: strife within the community untrue, dissent from, disagree with
Usage: both firms deny any responsibility for the
10). Evoke (Verb) tragedy
Definition: bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or
image) to the conscious mind 6). Discreetly (Adverb)
Synonyms: bring to mind, call to mind, put one in Definition: in a careful and prudent manner, especially
mind of, call up, invoke in order to keep something confidential or to avoid
Usage: the sight evoked pleasant memories of his embarrassment.
childhood Synonyms:
careful, circumspect, cautious, wary, chary, guarded, cl
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1). Genocide (Noun) Usage: he discreetly inquired whether the position
was still available
Synonyms:
7). Entourage (Noun) murder, kill, execute, slaughter, butcher, liquidate, eli
Definition: a group of people attending or surrounding minate, exterminate
an important person. Usage: the organization's leader had been assassinated
Synonyms: four months before the coup
retinue, escort, company, cortège, train, suite, court, st
aff, bodyguard 13). Augur (Verb)
Usage: an entourage of loyal courtiers Definition: (of an event or circumstance) portend a
good or bad outcome
8). Rupture (Verb) Synonyms: portend, herald, be a sign of, be an
Definition: breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or indication of, be a warning of, warn of, forewarn of, be
situation). an omen of, be a harbinger of
Synonyms: sever, break, cut off, break off, breach, Usage: the end of the cold war seemed to augur well
disrupt
Usage: once trust and confidence has been ruptured it 14). Upheaval (Noun)
can be difficult to regain Definition: a violent or sudden change or disruption to
9). Reckoning (Noun) something.
Definition: the avenging or punishing of past mistakes Synonyms:
or misdeeds. disruption, upset, disturbance, trouble, turbulence
Synonyms: retribution, fate, doom, nemesis, Usage: major upheavals in the financial markets
judgement, punishment, what is coming to someone
Usage: the fear of being brought to reckoning 27th Feb 2018
1). Assertive (Adjective)
10). Ceding (Verb) Definition: having or showing a confident and
Definition: give up (power or territory) forceful personality
Synonyms: surrender, concede, relinquish, yield, part Synonyms: confident, forceful, self-confident,
with, give up positive, bold, decisive, assured, self-assured, self-
Usage: in 1874, the islands were ceded to Britain possessed
Usage: the job may call for assertive behaviour
11). Lured (Verb)
Definition: tempt (a person or animal) to do 2). Stint (Noun)
something or to go somewhere, especially by offering Definition: limitation of supply or effort
some form of reward. Synonyms: limit, boundary
Synonyms: Usage: a collector with an eye for quality and the
tempt, entice, attract, induce, coax, persuade, inveigle, means to indulge it without stint
allure, seduce, win over, cajole
Usage: the child was lured into a car but managed to 3). Manoeuvre (Verb)
escape Definition: move skilfully or carefully
Synonyms:
12). Assassinated (Verb) steer, guide, drive, negotiate, navigate, pilot, direct, ma
Definition: murder (an important person) for political nipulate, move, work
or religious reasons. Usage: the lorry was unable to manoeuvre
comfortably in the narrow street

4). Amend (Verb) 10). Kitschy (Adjective)

Definition: make minor changes to (a text, piece of Definition: something of tawdry design, appearance,
legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more or content created to appeal to popular or
accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances. undiscriminating taste.
Synonyms: revise, alter, change, modify, qualify, Synonyms: famous, popular
adapt, adjust Usage: the "kitschy" family
Usage: the rule was amended to apply only to non-
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1). Blatant (Adjective)
5). Antithesis (Noun) Definition: done openly and unashamedly.
Definition: a person or thing that is the direct opposite Synonyms:
of someone or something else. flagrant, glaring, obvious, undisguised, unconcealed, o
Synonyms: opposite, converse, reverse, reversal, vert, open, transparent
inverse, obverse Usage: blatant lies
Usage: love is the antithesis of selfishness
2). Jeopardized (Verb)
6). Cults (Noun) Definition: put (someone or something) into a
Definition: a person or thing that is popular or situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or
fashionable among a particular group or section of failure
society. Synonyms:
Synonyms: craze, fashion, fad, vogue; informal thing threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk, put at
Usage: the series has become a bit of a cult in the UK risk, expose to risk, put in danger
Usage: a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize
7). Contemporaries (Noun) New York's position as a financial centre
Definition: a person or thing living or existing at the
same time as another. 3). Formidable (Adjective)
Synonyms: peer, fellow; rarecompeer, coeval Definition: inspiring fear or respect through being
Usage: he was a contemporary of Darwin impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
Synonyms: intimidating, forbidding, redoubtable,
8). Fiefdoms (Noun) daunting, alarming, frightening, terrifying, petrifying
Definition: a territory or sphere of operation Usage: a formidable opponent
controlled by a particular person or group.
Synonyms: organization, control 4). Strictures (Noun)
Usage: a mafia boss who has turned the town into his Definition: a restriction on a person or activity.
private fiefdom Synonyms: constraint, restriction, limitation, control,
restraint, straitjacket, curb, check
9). Entrench (Verb) Usage: the strictures imposed by the British Board of
Definition: establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so Film Censors
firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.
Synonyms: 5). Plethora (Noun)
establish, settle, ensconce, lodge, set, root, install, plan Definition: a large or excessive amount of something.
t, embed, anchor, seat Synonyms: large, huge amount.
Usage: ageism is entrenched in our society Usage: a plethora of committees and subcommittees

6). Insurer (Noun) Usage: the enactment of equal pay legislation

Definition: a person or company that underwrites an
insurance risk; the party in an insurance contract 9). Manifestation (Noun)
undertaking to pay compensation. Definition: the action or fact of showing something.
Synonyms: assurance, coverage. Synonyms:
Usage: They were a really good insurer. display, demonstration, showing, show, exhibition, pre
sentation, indication, illustration
7). Interpret (Verb) Usage: the manifestation of anxiety over disease
Definition: explain the meaning of (information or
actions). 10). Intent (Adjective)
Synonyms: Definition: determined to do (something).
explain, elucidate, expound, explicate, clarify, make Synonyms:
clear, make plain bent, set, determined, insistent, fixed, resolved, hell-
Usage: the evidence is difficult to interpret bent, keen
8). Enactment (Noun) Usage: the government was intent on achieving
Definition: the process of passing legislation greater efficiency
Synonyms: passing, making
law, ratification, ratifying, validation, validating, sancti
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1). Conspiracy (Noun) – साजजश 3). Interrogation (Noun) – पूछताछ
Definition: a secret plan by a group to do something Definition: ask questions of (someone) closely,
unlawful or harmful. aggressively, or formally.
Synonyms: plot, scheme, stratagem, plan, Synonyms: question, put questions to, cross-
machination, cabal question, cross-examine, quiz, probe, catechize

Usage: a conspiracy to destroy the government Usage: would he keep his mouth shut under
interrogation?
2). Tampering (Verb) – छे ड़छाड़ करना
Definition: interfere with (something) in order to cause 4). Vendetta (Noun) – प्रजतशोध
damage or make unauthorized alterations. Definition: a prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign
Synonyms: interfere, monkey against someone
around, meddle, tinker, fiddle
Usage: someone tampered with the brakes of my car

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Synonyms: feud, blood
feud, quarrel, argument, falling- 9). Staggered (Verb) – लड़खड़ाने िाला

Definition: walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.
out, wrangle, clash, altercation, dispute
Synonyms: lurch, walk
Usage: he has accused the British media of pursuing
unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble, wobble,
a vendetta against him
move clumsily
5). Glitches (Noun) –खाजमयों Usage: he staggered to his feet, swaying a little
Definition: a sudden, usually temporary malfunction or
fault of equipment. 10). Allegedly (Adverb) – कजथत तौर पर
Synonyms: fault, defect, error Definition: used to convey that something is claimed to
Usage: a draft version was lost in a computer glitch be the case or have taken place, although there is no
proof.
6). Haste (Noun) – जल्दबाजी Synonyms:
Definition: excessive speed or urgency of movement reportedly, supposedly, reputedly, purportedly, ostensi
or action; hurry.
bly, apparently, by all accounts
Synonyms:
Usage: he was allegedly a leading participant in the
speed, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, swiftness, rapidit
coup attempt
y, rapidness,
quickness
Usage: working with feverish haste
7). Credibility (Noun) – जिश्वसनीयता

Definition: the quality of being trusted and believed in.
Synonyms:
trustworthiness, reliability, dependability, integrity, cha
racter
Usage: the government's loss of credibility
8). Evading (Verb) – टालना

Definition: escape or avoid (someone or something),
especially by guile or trickery. Editorial 02-03-2018
Synonyms: elude, avoid, dodge, escape (from), stay 1). Laggards (Noun) –फिसड्डी
away from, steer clear of Definition: a person who makes slow progress and
Usage: friends helped him to evade capture for a time falls behind others.

Synonyms: straggler, loiterer, lingerer, dawdler, Usage: every aspect of local government was placed
sluggard, slug, snail, delayer, idler, loafer, lounger under scrutiny

Usage: staff were under enormous pressure and
there was no time for laggards 6). Lobbing (Verb) –िें कना
Definition: throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc.
2). Buoyancy (Noun) –उछाल Synonyms: throw, toss, fling, pitch, shy, hurl, pelt,
Definition: a cheerful and optimistic attitude or sling, loft, cast, let fly with, flip
disposition. Usage: he lobbed the ball over their heads
Synonyms:
cheerfulness, cheeriness, happiness, light- 7). Surge (Noun) –महोर्मम
heartedness, care freeness, brightness Definition: of a crowd or a natural force) move
Usage: She is a buoyancy person suddenly and powerfully forward or upward.

Synonyms:
3). Undergirded (Verb) –समथथन करना gush, rush, stream, flow, burst, pour, cascade, spill, ov
Definition: provide support or a firm basis for. erflow, brim over

Synonyms: support, back up, strengthen Usage: the journalists surged forward
Usage: that's a philosophy that needs to undergird
retailers' business plans this year 8). Offensive (Ajective) –अपमानजनक
Definition: actively aggressive; attacking.
4). Leeway (Noun) –अनुिातगमन Synonyms:
Definition: the amount of freedom to move or act that hostile, attacking, aggressive, invading, incursive, com
is available. bative, threatening
Synonyms: freedom, scope, room to Usage: offensive operations against the insurgents
manoeuvre, latitude, elbow room, slack, space, room
Usage: the government had greater leeway to 9). Fortified (Verb)-फकलाबंद

introduce reforms Definition: provide (a place) with defensive works as
protection against attack.
5). Scrutiny (Noun) –संिीक्षा Synonyms: build defences round, strengthen with
Definition: critical observation or examination. defensive works, secure, protect

Usage: the whole town was heavily fortified
Synonyms: careful examination, inspection, survey,
scan, study, perusal

10). Stalemate (Noun) –गजतरोध

Definition: a position counting as a draw, in which a Synonyms: Temperature, Humidity, Altitude.
player is not in check but cannot move except into Usage: long holidays in sunnier climes
check
Synonyms: deadlock, impasse, standstill, dead 3). Confiscation (Noun) – ज़ब्ती
end, stand-off, draw Definition: the action of taking or seizing someone's
Usage: last time I played him it ended up in stalemate property with authority; seizure.
Synonyms: seizure, impounding, commandeering,
requisition, requisitioning, appropriation
Usage: a court ordered the confiscation of her

property
4). Deterrent (Noun) – जनिारक

Definition: a thing that discourages or is intended to
discourage someone from doing something.
Synonyms: disincentive, discouragement, dissuasion,

damper, brake, curb, check, restraint
Usage: cameras are a major deterrent to crime
5). Fugitives (Noun) – भगोड़ा
Editorial 03-03-2018 Definition: a person who has escaped from captivity or
1). Impunity (Noun) – दंड से मुजि is in hiding.
Definition: exemption from punishment or freedom Synonyms: escapee, escaper, runaway, deserter,
from the injurious consequences of an action. refugee, renegade, absconder; archaic
Synonyms: immunity, indemnity, exemption from Usage: fugitives from justice
punishment, freedom from punishment
Usage: the impunity enjoyed by military officers 6). Infirmities (Noun) – जनबथलताओं
implicated in civilian killings Definition: physical or mental weakness.
Synonyms: frailty, weakness, feebleness,
2). Climes (Noun) – जलिायु enfeeblement, delicacy, fragility, debility
Definition: a region considered with reference to its Usage: old age and infirmity come to men and women
climate. alike

7). Forfeiture (Noun) – ज़ब्ती Definition: show or feel barely suppressed anger or
Definition: the loss or giving up of something as a other strong emotion.

penalty for wrongdoing. Synonyms: be furious, be enraged, be angry, be
Synonyms: confiscation, sequestration, loss, losing, incensed, be infuriated, be beside oneself
denial Usage: she was simmering with resentment
Usage: magistrates ordered the forfeiture of his

computer 12). Entrenched (Verb) – स्थाजपत करना
Definition: establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so
8). Enshrined (Verb) – प्रजतष्ठाजपत करना firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.
Definition: preserve (a right, tradition, or idea) in a Synonyms:
form that ensures it will be protected and respected. establish, settle, ensconce, lodge, set, root, install, pla
Synonyms: set down, set out, spell out, express, lay nt, embed, anchor
down, set in stone, embody, realize Usage: ageism is entrenched in our society
Usage: the right of all workers to strike was enshrined
in the new constitution 13). Squandered (Verb) – गंिाना

Definition: waste (something, especially money or
9). Treason (Noun) – परदारगमन time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
Definition: the crime of betraying one's country, Synonyms: waste, misspend, misuse, throw
especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the away, dissipate, fritter away, run through, lose, lavish
sovereign or government. Usage: £100m of taxpayers' money has been
Synonyms: treachery, lese- squandered on administering the tax
majesty; disloyalty, betrayal, faithlessness, perfidy
Usage: they were convicted of treason
10). Usher (Verb) – भेंट करिाना,फकसीको रास्ता फदखाना

Definition: show or guide (someone) somewhere.
Synonyms:
escort, accompany, help, assist, take, show, see, lead
, show someone the way

Usage: a waiter ushered me to a table
11). Simmering (Verb) – क्रोध की अिस्था में बने रहना

Usage: both firms deny any responsibility for the

tragedy
4). Aftermath (Noun) –पररणाम

Definition: the consequences or after-effects of a
significant unpleasant event.
Synonyms: repercussions, after-effects, by-product,
fallout, backwash, trail, wake, corollary
Usage: food prices soared in the aftermath of the
drought
5). Retaliatory (Adjective) – प्रजतशोध का

Definition: characterized by a desire for revenge.
Synonyms: Revenge,
Editorial 05-03-2018 vengeance, retribution, reprisal, requital, recrimination
Usage: fears of a retaliatory attack by the victim's

1). Wielded (Verb) –इठलाना
friends
Definition: hold and use (a weapon or tool).
Synonyms:
6). Salvo (Noun) – उपलक्ष्य
brandish, flourish, wave, twirl, display, flaunt
Definition: sudden, vigorous, or aggressive act or
Usage: a masked raider wielding a handgun
series of acts.
Synonyms: Sudden, assertive, forceful, competitive,
2). Allies (Noun) ---सहयोगी दलों
insistent, vigorous, energetic, dynamic, driving
Definition: a person or organization that cooperates
Usage: the pardons provoked a salvo of accusations
with or helps another in a particular activity
Synonyms:
7). Surplus (Noun) – अजधशेष
associate, colleague, friend, confederate, partner, sup Definition: more than what is needed or used; excess.
porter, accomplice, helper Synonyms: excess, excessive, in
Usage: he was forced to dismiss his closest political excess, leftover, left, unused, remaining, extra
ally Usage: make the most of your surplus cash
3). Denied (Verb) –इनकार करना 8). Tariffs (Noun) — दर

Definition: state that one refuses to admit the truth or Definition: a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class
existence of. of imports or exports.
Synonyms: contradict, repudiate, gainsay, declare Synonyms: tax, duty, toll, excise, levy, assessment,
untrue, dissent from, disagree with imposition, impost, charge
Usage: the reduction of trade barriers and import Synonyms: opposed to, against, antipathetic
tariffs to, hostile to, antagonistic to, unfavourably disposed
to, ill-disposed to
9). Protectionist (Noun) – संरक्षणिादी
Usage: as a former CIA director, he is not averse to
Definition: an advocate of the policy of shielding a
secrecy
country's domestic industries from foreign competition
by taxing imports.
2). Contender (Noun) – प्रजतयोगी
Synonyms: import barrier, economic policy
Definition: a person or group competing with others to
Usage: barriers erected by the agricultural
achieve something.
protectionists
Synonyms: Competitor, applicants, aspirants
Usage: a presidential contender
10). Indigenous (Adjective) – देशज ,स्िदेशी
Definition: originating or occurring naturally in a
3). Assorted (Adjective) – जमजित
particular place; native.
Definition: of various sorts put together; miscellaneous.
Synonyms: native, aboriginal, local; original, earliest,
Synonyms:
first, initial
mixed, varied, variegated, varying, various, miscellane
Usage: the indigenous peoples of Siberia
ous, diverse, diversified, eclectic,
Usage: bowls in assorted colours
4). Multipronged (Adjective) – बहु आयामी

Definition: Having several prongs; (usually figurative, of
an attempt, attack, etc.) taking place on several different
fronts at once.
Synonyms: Multiple attack, war
Usage: a multipronged assault on the enemy.
5). Oppressive (Adjective) –उत्पीड़क

Definition: inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment.
Synonyms: harsh, cruel, brutal, repressive, crushing,
tyrannical, tyrannous, iron-fisted
Editorial 06-03-2018 Usage: an oppressive dictatorship
1). Averse (Adjective) – के जिरुद्ध होना

Definition: having a strong dislike of or opposition to 6). Attributable (Adjective) -- कारण
something. Definition: regarded as being caused by.

Synonyms: bring about, give rise to, be the cause of, Usage: a time of scarcity
lead to, result in, create, begin, produce
Usage: 43 percent of all deaths in Ireland were
attributable to cardiovascular disease
7). Implications (Noun) --जनजहताथथ

Definition: the conclusion that can be drawn from
something although it is not explicitly stated.
Synonyms:
suggestion, inference, insinuation, innuendo, hint, inti
mation
Usage: the implication is that no one person at the bank

is responsible
8). Cramps (Noun) – ऐंठन

Definition: painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or
1). Infuse (Verb) – व्याप्त करना
muscles, typically caused by fatigue or strain.
Synonyms: muscle/muscular Definition: fill; pervade.
spasm, muscle/muscular contraction, pang, twinge Synonyms:
Usage: an attack of cramp fill, pervade, permeate, suffuse, charge, saturate, imb
ue, inspire
9). Fainting (Verb) -- मुर्मछछत होना Usage: her work is infused with an anger born of pain
Definition: lose consciousness for a short time because and oppression
of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the
brain.
2). Rebound (Verb) – पलटाि होना,प्रजतक्षेप होना
Synonyms: pass out, lose consciousness, fall
unconscious, black out, collapse Definition: recover in value, amount, or strength after a
Usage: I fainted from loss of blood decrease or decline.
Synonyms: recover, rally, bounce back, pick

10). Scarcity (Noun) – कमी up, make a recovery, make a comeback
Definition: the state of being scarce or in short supply;
Usage: the Share Index rebounded to show a twenty-
shortage
point gain
Synonyms:
shortage, dearth, lack, want, undersupply, insufficienc
3). Tantrum (Noun) – गुस्से का आिेश होना
y, paucity

Definition: an uncontrolled outburst of anger and 7). Protracted (Adjective) – फदघथकाजलक
frustration, typically in a young child. Definition: lasting for a long time or longer than
Synonyms: fit of temper, fit of rage, fit of expected or usual.
pique, fit, outburst, flare-up, blow- Synonyms: lengthy, Continued, enduring.
up, pet, paroxysm, frenzy Usage: a protracted and bitter dispute
Usage: he has temper tantrums if he can't get his own

way 8). Bedfellows (Noun) – जनकट सम्बन्ध
Definition: a person or thing allied or closely
4). Subdued (Adjective) – मातहत connected with another.

Definition: (of a person or their manner) quiet and Synonyms: caller, customer, client, inmate.
rather reflective or depressed. Usage: big business and politics were inseparable
Synonyms: sombre, low-spirited, downcast, sad, bedfellows

dejected, depressed, low, gloomy
Usage: I felt strangely subdued as I drove home 9). Hamper (Noun) – टोकरी,टोकनी
Definition: a basket with a carrying handle and a

5). Undercurrent (Noun) – अदृष्ट प्रभाि hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a
Definition: an underlying feeling or influence, picnic.
especially one that is contrary to the prevailing Synonyms: basket, pannier, wickerwork basket
atmosphere and is not expressed openly. Usage: a picnic hamper
Synonyms:
undertone, overtone, suggestion, connotation, implicat 10). Incumbent (Adjective) – अिलंबी
ion, intimation, Definition: necessary for (someone) as a duty or
hint, nuance, trace responsibility.

Usage: racial undercurrents Synonyms:
binding, obligatory, mandatory, necessary, compulsor

6). Disenchanted (Verb) – मोहभंग होना y, required,
Definition: cause (someone) to be disappointed. requisite, essential
Synonyms: disillusioned, disappointed, let down, fed Usage: the government realized that it was incumbent
up, dissatisfied, discontented, disabused on them to act

Usage: he may have been disenchanted by the loss of
his huge following

Synonyms:
uncertain, insecure, unreliable, unsure, unpredictable,

undependable, risky
Usage: he made a precarious living as a painter
4). Escalate (Verb) – तीव्र करना

Definition: increase rapidly.
Synonyms: increase rapidly, soar, rocket, shoot up,
mount, surge, spiral, grow rapidly, rise rapidly, climb,

go up
Usage: the price of tickets escalated
5). Strife (Noun) – कलह

Definition: angry or bitter disagreement over
1). Ethnic (Adjective) – संजातीय
fundamental issues; conflict.
Definition: relating to a population subgroup (within a
Synonyms:
larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a
conflict, friction, discord, disagreement, dissension, va
common national or cultural tradition.
riance, dispute, argument.
Synonyms: racial, race-
Usage: strife within the community
related, ethnological, genetic, inherited
Usage: ethnic and cultural rights and traditions
6). Reverberations (Noun) – प्रजतध्िजन
Definition: prolongation of a sound; resonance.

2). Prevailing (Adjective) – प्रचजलत हो रहा
Synonyms: resonance, echo, echoing, re-
Definition: existing at a particular time; current.
echoing, resounding, pulsation, vibration, ringing
Synonyms: exist, be in existence, be present, be the
Usage: electronic effects have been added, such as
case, hold, obtain, occur, be prevalent
echo and reverberation
Usage: the unfavourable prevailing economic
conditions
7). Ignited (Verb) – प्रज्िजलत
Definition: arouse or inflame (an emotion or situation).

3). Precarious (Adjective) – अजनजित
Synonyms: arouse, kindle, trigger, spark, instigate,
Definition: dependent on chance; uncertain.
excite, provoke, foment
Usage: the words ignited new fury in him
12). Strive (Verb) -- प्रयास करना
8). Massacres (Verb) – नरसंहार Definition: struggle or fight vigorously.

Definition: deliberately and brutally kill (many people). Synonyms: try, try hard, attempt, endeavour, aim,
Synonyms: aspire, venture, undertake, seek
slaughter, butcher, murder, kill, annihilate, exterminate Usage: scholars must strive against bias
, execute
Usage: thousands were brutally massacred by 13). Apprehensive (Adjective) – आशंकािान
soldiers Definition: anxious or fearful that something bad or
unpleasant will happen.

9). Presumably (Adverb) – शायद Synonyms:
Definition: used to convey that what is asserted is very anxious, alarmed, worried, uneasy, nervous, concerne
likely though not known for certain. d, agitated

Synonyms: I assume, I expect, I believe, I presume, I Usage: he felt apprehensive about going home
take it, I suppose, I imagine, I dare say
Usage: it was not yet ten o'clock, so presumably the 14). Levy (Verb) – कर लगाना
boys were still at the pub Definition: impose (a tax, fee, or fine).
Synonyms:
10). Triumphalism (Noun) – अजभभूत impose, charge, exact, demand, raise, collect, gather
Definition: excessive exultation over one's success or Usage: a tax of two per cent was levied on all
achievements (used especially in a political context). cargoes.
Synonyms: Awarding, winning, proved
Usage: an air of triumphalism reigns in his
administration
11). Impunity (Noun) – माफ़ी

Definition: exemption from punishment or freedom
from the injurious consequences of an action.
Synonyms: immunity, indemnity, exemption from
punishment, freedom from punishment

Usage: the impunity enjoyed by military officers
implicated in civilian killings

Usage: the cash had been earmarked for a big
expansion of the programme
4).Enduring (Adjective) –जचरस्थायी

Definition: lasting over a period of time; durable.
Synonyms:last, live, live on, go on, hold on, abide,

continue, persist, remain, stay, survive
Usage:he formed a number of enduring relationships
with women
5).Fraught (Adjective) – भरा हुआ
Definition:(of a situation or course of action) filled with

(something undesirable).
Synonyms:full of, filled with, swarming with, rife with,
1).Belligerent (Adjective) – युद्धरत
thick with, bristling with, charged with
Definition:hostile and aggressive.
Usage:marketing any new product is fraught with
Synonyms:hostile, aggressive, threatening,
danger
antagonistic, pugnacious, bellicose, truculent
Usage: the mood at the meeting was belligerent
6).Rhetoric (Noun) –अलंकार शास्त्र
Definition:the art of effective or persuasive speaking or
2).Fledgling (Noun) – अनुभिहीन मनुष्य
writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech
Definition: a person or organization that is immature,
and other compositional techniques.
inexperienced, or underdeveloped.
Synonyms:oratory, eloquence, power of speech,
Synonyms:emerging, emergent, arising, sunrise,
command of language, expression, way with words,
dawning, beginning
delivery, diction
Usage:the country's fledgling democracy
Usage:he is using a common figure of rhetoric,
hyperbole
3).Earmarked (Verb) – जनधाथररत
Definition:designate (funds or resources) for a

7).Militaristic (Adjective) – सैन्यिादी
particular purpose.
Definition:advocating or pursuing an aggressive
Synonyms:set aside, lay aside, set apart, keep back,
military policy; hawkish
appropriate, reserve, keep

Synonyms:warmongering, war-loving, warlike, martial,
hawkish, pugnacious, combative

Usage:the president and his militaristic administration
8).Perceptions (Noun) – अनुभूजत
Definition:awareness of something through the senses

Synonyms: discernment, appreciation, recognition,
realization, cognizance
Usage:the perception of pain
9).Reluctance (Noun) –अजनछछा
Definition:unwillingness or disinclination to do
something. Editorial 10-03-2018
Synonyms:unwillingness, disinclination, lack of
1). Embracing (Verb) – आललगन करना,गले लगाना
enthusiasm
Definition: hold (someone) closely in one's arms,
Usage:she sensed his reluctance to continue
especially as a sign of affection.
Synonyms: hug, take/hold in one's

10). Embrace(Verb) - गले लगाना
arms, hold, cuddle, clasp to one's bosom, clasp
Definition:hold (someone) closely in one's arms,
Usage: Aunt Sophie embraced her warmly
especially as a sign of affection.
Synonyms:hug, take/hold in one's arms, hold, cuddle,
2). Flayed (Verb) – खाल उधेड़ना
clasp to one's bosom
Definition: strip the skin off (a corpse or carcass).
Usage:Aunt Sophie embraced her warmly
Synonyms: skin, strip the skin off; technical excoriate
Usage: the captured general was flayed alive
3). Bureaucratic (Adjective) – नौकरशाही
Definition: relating to a system of government in which
most of the important decisions are taken by state

officials rather than by elected representatives.
Synonyms: administrative, official, procedural, red-
tape, governmental, ministerial

Usage: well-established bureaucratic procedures Synonyms:
anxiety, angst, alarm, worry, uneasiness, unease, ner

4). Lobbying (Verb) – पक्ष जुटाना vousness,
Definition: seek to influence (a legislator) on an issue. misgiving, disquiet
Synonyms: seek to influence, try to persuade, bring Usage: he felt sick with apprehension
pressure to bear on, importune, persuade

Usage: they insist on their right to lobby Congress 9). Dignified (Adjective) – सम्माजनत
Definition: having or showing a composed or serious
5). Euthanasia (Noun) -- इछछामृत्यु manner that is worthy of respect.

Definition: the painless killing of a patient suffering Synonyms: stately, noble, courtly, majestic, kingly
from an incurable and painful disease or in an Usage: she maintained a dignified silence
irreversible coma.
Synonyms: mercy killing, assisted suicide, physician- 10). Gauge (Verb) – नापना
assisted suicide Definition: estimate or determine the amount, level, or
Usage: Lethal injection has also been used in cases volume of.
of euthanasia to facilitate voluntary death in patients Synonyms: measure, calculate, compute, work out,
6). Jurisprudence (Noun) – न्यायशास्त्र determine, ascertain
Definition: a legal system. Usage: astronomers can gauge the star's intrinsic
Synonyms: Act, charge, case, charter. brightness
Usage: American jurisprudence
7). Stringent (Adjective) – कड़ी से कड़ी
Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or conditions)

strict, precise, and exacting.
Synonyms: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh,

tough, tight, exacting, demanding
Usage: stringent guidelines on air pollution
8). Apprehensions (Noun) – आशंकाओं

Definition: anxiety or fear that something bad or
unpleasant will happen.

Editorial 12-03-2018 Definition: teach (a person or group) to accept a set of
1). Scuttle (Noun) – जल्दी जल्दी दौड़ना beliefs uncritically.
Definition: run hurriedly or furtively with short quick Synonyms:
steps. brainwash, propagandize, proselytize, inculcate, re-
Synonyms: scamper, scurry, scramble, bustle, skip, educate, persuade
trot, hurry, hasten Usage: broadcasting was a vehicle for indoctrinating
Usage: a mouse scuttled across the floor the masses
2). Muddle (Verb) – गड़बड़ी करना 6). Confinement (Noun) – परररोध, कारािास
Definition: bring into a disordered or confusing state. Definition: the action of confining or state of being
Synonyms: confuse, mix up, jumble, jumble confined.
up, disarrange, disorganize, disorder, disturb Synonyms: imprisonment, internment, incarceration,
Usage: they were muddling up the cards custody, captivity, detention, restraint
Usage: he was immediately released from his
3). Annulled (Verb) – रद्द confinement
Definition: declare invalid (an official agreement,

decision, or result) 7). Curtailment (Noun) – कटौती
Synonyms: declare invalid, declare null and Definition: the action or fact of reducing or restricting
void, nullify, invalidate something.
Usage: the elections were annulled by the general Synonyms:
amid renewed protests reduction, cut, cutback, decrease, lessening, diminutio
n, retrenchment,
4). Ruse (Noun) – चाल shrinkage
Definition: an action intended to deceive someone; a Usage: the curtailment of human rights
trick.
Synonyms: ploy, stratagem, tactic, move, device, 8). Amid (Preposition) – के बीच में
scheme, trick, gambit, cunning plan, manoeuvre Definition: surrounded by; in the middle of.
Usage: Emma tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of Synonyms: in the middle of, surrounded
the house by, among, amongst, between, in the thick of

Usage: our dream home, set amid magnificent rolling
5). Indoctrinated (Verb) – राज़ी करिाना countryside

9). Veracity (Noun) – सच्चाई Synonyms: outlying
Definition: conformity to facts; accuracy. districts, edges, fringes, suburbs, suburbia

Synonyms: truthfulness, truth, accuracy, Usage: he built a new factory on the outskirts of
accurateness, correctness, exactness Birmingham
Usage: officials expressed doubts concerning the
veracity of the story 14). Apocalypse (Noun) – क़यामत

Definition: the complete final destruction of the world,
10). Ordeal (Noun) – करठन परीक्षा as described in the biblical book of Revelation.
Definition: a very unpleasant and prolonged Synonyms: biohazard, damaging, deleterious,

experience. destabilize
Synonyms: painful/unpleasant experience, trial, Usage: the bell's ringing is supposed to usher in the
tribulation, test, nightmare, trauma Apocalypse

Usage: the ordeal of having to give evidence
15). Unanimously (Adverb) – सिथसजम्मजत से
11). Swayed (Verb) – बहना Definition: without opposition; with the agreement of
Definition: move or cause to move slowly or all people involved.
rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to Synonyms: without opposition, with one accord, with
side. one mind, to a man, as one, one and all
Synonyms: Usage: a committee of MPs has unanimously agreed
swing, shake, oscillate, rock, undulate, move from to back his bill
side to side, move to and fro
Usage: he swayed slightly on his feet 16). Hostilities (Noun) – शत्रुता
Definition: hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or

12). Enclave (Noun) – क्षेत्र opposition.
Definition: a place or group that is different in Synonyms:

character from those surrounding it. antagonism, unfriendliness, bitterness, malevolence,
Synonyms: territory, territorial dominion, district malice, unkindness
Usage: the engineering department is traditionally a Usage: their hostility to all outsiders
male enclave
13). Outskirts (Noun) --- सरहद

Definition: the outer parts of a town or city.
Definition: prevent (something considered wrong or
undesirable) from succeeding.

Synonyms:
thwart, frustrate, counter, oppose, baulk, disappoint, i
mpede, obstruct,
Hamper.
Usage: a brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery
4). Evasion (Noun) – अपिंचन

Definition: the action of evading something.
Synonyms: avoidance, dodging, eluding, elusion,
sidestepping, bypassing, circumvention

Usage: their adroit evasion of almost all questions
1). Consignors (Noun) – परे षक
5). Edgy (Adjective) -- जचड़जचड़ापन
Definition: a person or company that sends goods to
Definition: tense, nervous, or irritable
someone, usually the person who is buying them
Synonyms: tense, nervous, on edge, highly
Synonyms: sender, shipper.
strung, anxious, apprehensive, uneasy, ill at ease
Usage: All goods are carried and stored at the risk of
Usage: he became edgy and defensive
the consignor
6). Deferred (Verb) – आस्थजगत

2).Chinks (Noun) – दरार
Definition: put off (an action or event) to a later time;
Definition: a narrow opening, typically one that admits
postpone.
light.
Synonyms: postpone, put off, adjourn, delay, hold
Synonyms:
over/off, put back, carry over
opening, gap, space, hole, aperture, break, breach, cr
Usage: they deferred the decision until February
ack, fissure,
crevice, cranny
7). Rendering (Noun) – प्रजतपादन
Usage: a chink in the curtains
Definition: give up; surrender.
Synonyms: give back, return, restore, pay back,
3). Foil (Verb) – जििल करना
repay, hand over
Usage: he will render up his immortal soul
8). Avenues (Noun) – रास्ते

Definition: a way of approaching a problem or making
progress towards something.
Synonyms: line, path, direction, route
Usage: three possible avenues of research suggested

themselves
9). Daunting (Adjective) – करठन

Definition: seeming difficult to deal with in prospect;
intimidating.
Synonyms:
intimidating, formidable, disconcerting, unnerving, uns
ettling, dismaying
1). Gruelling (Adjective) – भीषण
Usage: a daunting task
Definition: extremely tiring and demanding.
Synonyms:
10). Fickle (Adjective) – चंचल, मनमौजी
exhausting, tiring, fatiguing, wearying, enervating, taxi
Definition: changing frequently, especially as regards
ng, draining, sapping
one's loyalties or affections.
Usage: a gruelling schedule
Synonyms:
capricious, changeable, variable, volatile, mercurial, v
2). Refraining (Verb) – परहेज
acillating, fitful, irregular.
Definition: stop oneself from doing something.
Usage: celebs trying to appeal to an increasingly fickle
Synonyms: abstain, desist, hold back, stop oneself,
public
withhold
Usage: she refrained from comment
11). Presumed (Verb) – पररकजल्पत
Definition: suppose that something is the case on the
3). Sloganeering (Verb) -- नारे बाजी
basis of probability.
Definition: employ or invent slogans, typically in a
Synonyms: assume, suppose, dare
political context.
say, imagine, take it, expect, believe, think, surmise
Synonyms: catchphrase, catchline, catchword, jingle,
Usage: I presumed that the man had been escorted
saying, formula, legend
from the building
Usage: at least he avoided vapid sloganeering Synonyms: envoy, ambassador, diplomat, delegate,
attaché, legate, consul, plenipotentiary, minister

4). Myriad (Adjective) – असंख्य, बेशुमार Usage: Envoy, go-between, intermediary.
Definition: countless or extremely great in number.
Synonyms: 9). Caveats (Noun) – चेतािजनयां
innumerable, countless, infinite, numberless, unlimited Definition: a warning or proviso of specific stipulations,
, untold, limitless, conditions, or limitations.
unnumbered Synonyms: warning, caution, admonition, monition,
Usage: he gazed at the myriad lights of the city red flag, alarm bells
Usage: there are a number of caveats which concern
5). Agrarian (Adjective) -- क्षेजत्रक the validity of the assessment results
Definition: relating to cultivated land or the cultivation

of land. 10). Efficacy (Noun) – प्रभािकाररता
Synonyms: Agriculture land, Field. Definition: the ability to produce a desired or intended
Usage: Brazil is rapidly diversifying its agrarian result.

economy Synonyms: Adequacy, competence, effectiveness.
Usage: there is little information on the efficacy of this
6). Unflustered (Adjective) -- उत्तेजजत नहीं होना treatment
Definition: not agitated; calm and self-controlled. होना
Synonyms: Unruffled, unconcerned, placid. 11). Baton (Noun) – छड़ी
Usage: she seemed surprisingly unflustered by the Definition: a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an
delay orchestra or choir.
Synonyms: stick, rod, staff, wand

7). Inconveniencing (Verb) – असुजिधाजनक होना Usage: the conductor stopped the orchestra with a tap
Definition: cause trouble or difficulty to. of his baton

Synonyms: trouble, bother, put out, put someone to
trouble, be a problem to, disrupt, be a nuisance to 12). Manoeuvres (Noun) – युद्धाभ्यास
Usage: noise and fumes from traffic would Definition: a movement or series of moves requiring
inconvenience residents skill and care.

8). Emissaries (Noun) – दूतों Synonyms:
Definition: a person sent as a diplomatic operation, exercise, activity, move, movement, action
representative on a special mission.
Usage: snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres Synonyms: untreatable, inoperable, irremediable,
on precipitous slopes beyond cure

Usage: even when the sick are incurable they are
13). Imperative (Adjective) – आज्ञाथथक never untreatable
Definition: of vital importance; crucial.
Synonyms: vitally important, of vital importance, all- 3). Grapple (Verb) – हाथापाई करना
important, vital, crucial, critical, essential, of the Definition: engage in a close fight or struggle without
essence weapons; wrestle.
Usage: immediate action was imperative Synonyms: wrestle, struggle, tussle

Usage: passers-by grappled with the man after the
knife attack
4). Acclaim (Verb) -- प्रशंसा करना

Definition: praise enthusiastically and publicly.
Synonyms: praise, applaud, cheer, commend, express

approval of, approve, express admiration for
Usage: the conference was acclaimed as a
considerable success
5). Perceived (Verb) – प्रभेद होना

Definition: become aware or conscious of (something);
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1). Shattering (Adjective) – भयानक Synonyms: discern, recognize, become cognizant
Definition: very shocking or upsetting. of, become aware of, become conscious of
Synonyms: Usage: his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth
devastate, shock, stun, daze, dumbfound, traumatize

Usage: he found it a shattering experience 6). Squandering (Verb) – फिजूलखची
Definition: waste (something, especially money or
2). Incurable (Adjective) – लाईलाज time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
Definition: (of a sick person or a disease) not able to Synonyms: waste, misspend, misuse, throw
be cured. away, dissipate, fritter away, run through, lose, lavish

Usage: £100m of taxpayers' money has been
squandered on administering the tax 11). Clannishness (Noun) – खाजसयत

Definition: inclined to associate exclusively with the
7). Rivals (Verb) – प्रजतद्वंद्वी members of one's own group
Definition: be or seem to be equal or comparable to. Synonyms: exclusive, snobbish, distant, aloof, narrow.
Synonyms: compete with, vie with, match, be a match Usage: The clannishness of the mountaineer has
for, equal, emulate, measure up to, come up to, been the subject of much
compare with
Usage: the efficiency of the Bavarians rivals that of the 12). Invincible (Adjective) – अजेय
Viennese Definition: too powerful to be defeated or overcome.
Synonyms: invulnerable, indestructible,
8). Stinging (Verb) – ठग लेना unconquerable, unbeatable, indomitable, unassailable

Definition: swindle or exorbitantly overcharge Usage: an invincible warrior
(someone).
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Usage: I had to buy some boxer shorts at the last 1). Allusion (Noun) – संकेत
minute and got stung for £42.50! Definition: an expression designed to call something
to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or
9). Averse (Adjective) – प्रजतकू ल passing reference.
Definition: having a strong dislike of or opposition to Synonyms: reference to, mention of, comment
something. on, remark about, citation of, quotation of, hint at
Synonyms: opposed to, against, antipathetic Usage: an allusion to Shakespeare
to, hostile to, antagonistic to, unfavourably disposed to
Usage: as a former CIA director, he is not averse to 2). Diktats (Noun) -- िरमान
secrecy Definition: an order or decree imposed by someone in
power without popular consent.
10). Jettison (Verb) – अस्िीकार करना Synonyms: rule, law, code of practice
Definition: abandon or discard (someone or something Usage: a diktat from the Bundestag
that is no longer wanted).
Synonyms: dump, drop, ditch, discharge, eject, throw 3). Chasm (Noun) – खाई
out, empty out, pour out Definition: a deep fissure in the earth's surface.
Usage: the scheme was jettisoned
Synonyms: Synonyms: acrolect argot basilect cant
gorge, abyss, canyon, ravine, gully, gulf, pass, defile, colloquialism

couloir, crevasse Usage: dated terms that were once in common
Usage: a chasm a mile long parlance
4). Swirl (Verb) – ज़ुल्फ़ 8). Delinquent (Adjective) – अपराधी

Definition: move in a twisting or spiralling pattern. Definition: (typically of a young person) tending to
Synonyms: commit crime, particularly minor crime.
whirl, eddy, billow, spiral, wind, churn, swish, agitate, c Synonyms: lawless, lawbreaking, criminal, offending
irculate, revolve Usage: delinquent teenagers
Usage: the smoke was swirling around him
9). Looting (Verb) – लूटपाट करना

5). Ousted (Verb) – बेदखल Definition: steal goods from (a place), typically during
Definition: drive out or expel (someone) from a a war or riot.
position or place. Synonyms:

Synonyms: drive out, expel, force out, throw plunder, pillage, ransack, sack, raid, rifle, rob, burgle,
out, remove, remove from office/power, steal from
eject Usage: police confronted the protestors who were
Usage: the reformists were ousted from power looting shop
6). Incessant (Adjective) – जनरं तर 10). Reiterating (Verb) – बार बार दुहराना
Definition: (of something regarded as unpleasant) Definition: say something again or a number of times,
continuing without pause or interruption. typically for emphasis or clarity.

Synonyms: ceaseless, unceasing, constant, continual, Synonyms: repeat, say again, restate, retell,
unabating, interminable, endless recapitulate, go over (and over), iterate, rehearse

Usage: the incessant beat of the music Usage: she reiterated that the government would
remain steadfast in its support
7). Parlance (Noun) – बोलचाल, बातचीत
Definition: a particular way of speaking or using 11). Liquidate (Verb) – पररसमाप्त करना
words, especially a way common to those with a Definition: wind up the affairs of (a business) by
particular job or interest. ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets.

Synonyms: close down, wind up, put into Usage: every killer has his own special modus
liquidation, dissolve, break up, disband, terminate operandi
Usage: if the company was liquidated, there would be

4). Slew (Verb) – झुलना
enough funds released to honour the debts
Definition: turn or slide violently or uncontrollably.
Synonyms: Abundance, aggregation, batch
12). Eloquent (Adjective) – सुििा Usage: the Renault slewed from side to side in the
Definition: clearly expressing or indicating something. snow
Synonyms:
expressive, sensitive, meaningful, suggestive, revealin 5). Realm (Noun) – क्षेत्र

Definition: a field or domain of activity or interest.
g, telling,
Synonyms:
significant, indicative
domain, sphere, area, field, department, arena
Usage: the bus journey alone is eloquent of class
Usage: the realm of applied chemistry
inequality
6). Rogue (Noun) -- दुष्ट आदमी

Editorial 17-03-2018 Definition: a dishonest or unprincipled man.
1). Outrageous (Adjective) – अपमानजनक Synonyms: scoundrel, villain, reprobate, rascal, good-
Definition: shockingly bad or excessive. for-nothing, wretch

Synonyms: shocking, disgraceful, scandalous, Usage: you are a rogue and an embezzler
atrocious, appalling, abhorrent
Usage: an outrageous act of bribery 7). Disgruntled (Adjective) – असंतुष्ट
Definition: angry or dissatisfied.
2). Flouting (Verb) – उल्लंघन करना Synonyms: dissatisfied, discontented, aggrieved,
Definition: openly disregard (a rule, law, or resentful, fed up
convention). Usage: judges receive letters from disgruntled
Synonyms: defy, refuse to obey, go against, rebel members of the public
against, scorn, disdain, show contempt for
Usage: the advertising code is being flouted 8). Aggrieved (Adjective) – व्यजथत
Definition: feeling resentment at having been unfairly
3). Modus operandi (Noun) – कायथप्रणाली treated.
Definition: a particular way or method of doing Synonyms:
something.
resentful, affronted, indignant, disgruntled, discontente
Synonyms: method of
d, angry, distressed, unhappy
working, method, way, MO, manner, technique,
Usage: they were aggrieved at the outcome
style, procedure, approach
3). Obscene (Adjective) – अश्लील

9). Aggravating (Verb) – उत्तेजक Definition: offending against moral principles;
Definition: make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse
repugnant.
or more serious.
Synonyms:
Synonyms: distractive, painful, stressful, tiresome,
shocking, scandalous, vile, foul, atrocious, outrageous
troubling, trying, worrisome
Usage: military action would only aggravate the , heinous, wicked, evil, odious
situation Usage: using animals' skins for fur coats is obscene
10). Morphed (Verb) – बदला गया 4). Deliberate (Adjective) – जानबूझकर

Definition: undergo or cause to undergo a gradual
Definition: done consciously and intentionally.
process of transformation.
Synonyms: intentional, calculated, conscious, done
Synonyms: Modify, Transform, Alter
on purpose, intended, planned, meant
Usage: the cute moppet has morphed into the moody
moll of the indie world Usage: a deliberate attempt to provoke conflict
Editorial 19-03-2018 5). Blanche (Verb) – पीले पड़ जाना
1). Provocation (Noun) – उकसािा Definition: to become white; turn pale
Definition: action or speech that makes someone Synonyms: Recoil, Flinch, Pale
angry, especially deliberately. Usage: The very thought of going made him blanch.
Synonyms: goading, prodding, egging

on, incitement, rousing, stirring, stimulation, prompting 6). Prevail (Verb) -- जीतना
Usage: you should remain calm and not respond to Definition: prove more powerful or superior.
provocation Synonyms: win, win out, win through, triumph, be
victorious, be the victor, gain the victory, carry the day
2). Tampered (Verb) – हस्तक्षेप करना Usage: it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion
Definition: interfere with (something) in order to cause
damage or make unauthorized alterations. 7). Overwhelmed (Verb) – अजभभूत
Synonyms: interfere, monkey Definition: have a strong emotional effect on.
around, meddle, tinker, fiddle (about/around), fool Synonyms:
about/around overcome, move, stir, affect, touch, impress, sweep
Usage: someone tampered with the brakes of my car someone off their feet, strike
Usage: I was overwhelmed with guilt

8). Indisputably (Adverb) – जनर्मििाद रूप से Usage: a granular database
Definition: in a way that cannot be challenged or

denied. 2). Plenary (Noun) – पररपूणथ
Synonyms: decided, decidedly, definite, assured. Definition: to be attended by all participants at a
Usage: what he said was indisputably true. conference or assembly, who otherwise meet in
smaller groups.
9). Heartening (Verb) – खुश होना Synonyms: full, fully constituted, general, complete,
Definition: make more cheerful or confident. entire, open
Synonyms: cheer up, cheer, raise someone's Usage: a plenary session of the European Parliament
spirits, encourage, comfort, reassure
Usage: she was heartened to observe that the effect 3). Inevitably (Adverb) – अजनिायथ रूप से
was faintly comic Definition: as is certain to happen; unavoidably.

Synonyms: naturally, automatically, as a matter of
10). Debris (Noun) – मलबा course, necessarily, of necessity
Definition: scattered pieces of rubbish or remains. Usage: inevitably some details are already out of date
Synonyms: detritus, refuse, rubbish, waste, waste
matter, discarded matter, litter, scrap, dross 4). Faintly (Adverb) – धुंधलापन
Usage: workmen were clearing the roads of the debris Definition: in a faint manner; indistinctly.
from shattered buildings Synonyms:
slightly, vaguely, somewhat, quite, fairly, rather, a little
11). Consensus (Noun) – मतैक्य, आम सहमजत Usage: she smiled faintly
Definition: a general agreement.
Synonyms: agreement, harmony, concord, like- 5). Clamour (Verb) – कोलाहल करना, शोर मचाना
mindedness, concurrence Definition: (of a group of people) shout loudly and
Usage: there is a growing consensus that the current insistently.

regime has failed Synonyms: yell, shout loudly, bay, scream, shriek,
roar
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1). Granular (Adjective) -- अशुद्ध
Definition: characterized by a high level of granularity. 6). Fostering (Verb) – बढ़ािा देना
Synonyms: impure, loose, inferior Definition: encourage the development of (something,

especially something desirable).
Synonyms: Definition: a large cave or chamber in a cave.
encourage, promote, further, stimulate, advance, forw Synonyms: large

ard, cultivate, cave, grotto, hollow, cavity, underground
nurture, strengthen, enrich, help, aid, abet, assist, cont chamber, gallery, tunnel, dugout
ribute to Usage: the cave opens up into a fantastic cavern.
Usage: the teacher's task is to foster learning

11). Unaccredited (Adjective) – जनजषद्ध
7). Pragmatic (Adjective) – व्यािहाररक Definition: not recognized as having attained an
Definition: dealing with things sensibly and realistically acceptable standard.

in a way that is based on practical rather than Synonyms: unlicensed, unaccredited, unlicenced
theoretical considerations. Usage: a mail-order degree from an unaccredited
Synonyms: Matter-of-fact, Utilitarian, logical. correspondence school

Usage: a pragmatic approach to politics
12). Plausible (Adjective) – प्रशंसनीय
8). Allies (Verb) – सहयोगी दलों Definition: (of an argument or statement) seeming
Definition: a person or organization that cooperates reasonable or probable
with or helps another in a particular activity. Synonyms:
Synonyms: credible, reasonable, believable, likely, feasible, proba
associate, colleague, friend, confederate, partner, sup ble, tenable,
porter, accomplice, helper, accessory, abetter possible, conceivable
Usage: he was forced to dismiss his closest political Usage: a plausible explanation
ally
13). Precedent (Noun) – जमसाल

9). Nurture (Verb) – पालन – पोषण करना Definition: an earlier event or action that is regarded
Definition: care for and protect (someone or as an example or guide to be considered in

something) while they are growing. subsequent similar circumstances.
Synonyms: bring up, care for, provide for, take care of, Synonyms:
attend to, look after, rear, support model, exemplar, example, pattern, previous
Usage: Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close- case, prior case, previous
knit family Usage: there are substantial precedents for using
interactive media in training

10). Cavern (Noun) – गुिा
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1). Propped (Verb) -- सहारा देना indisputable, indubitable, unquestionable, beyond
Definition: support or keep in position doubt, beyond question, beyond a shadow of a doubt
Synonyms: hold up, shore up, bolster Usage: it is an undeniable fact that some dogs are
up, buttress, support, brace, underpin, reinforce easier to train than others
Usage: the longest branches were initially propped up
with planks 6). Patchy (Adjective) – जिजचत्र
Definition: existing or happening in small, isolated
2). Coalition (Noun) – गठबंधन areas.
Definition: a temporary alliance for combined action, Synonyms:
especially of political parties forming a government. uneven, bitty, varying, variable, variegated, dappled,
Synonyms: mottled, speckled, multicoloured
alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, bloc, caucus Usage: patchy fog
Usage: a coalition between Liberals and
Conservatives 7). Mainstreamed (Verb) – मुख्यधारा करना

Definition: the process of becoming accepted as
3). Fragile (Adjective) – नाज़ुक normal by most people
Definition: easily destroyed or threatened. Usage: vegetarianism has been mainstreamed
Synonyms: tenuous, easily broken, easily destroyed,

easily threatened, vulnerable 8). Sympathetic (Adjective) – सहानुभूजतपूणथ
Usage: you have a fragile grip on reality Definition: showing approval of or favour towards an
idea or action
4). Mustered (Verb) – संकजलत होना Synonyms: in favour of, in sympathy with, approving
Definition: assemble (troops), especially for inspection of, pro, on the side of, supportive of
or in preparation for battle. Usage: he was sympathetic to evolutionary ideas
Synonyms: assemble, bring together, call
together, marshal, mobilize, rally, round up 9). Militia (Noun) – देश रक्षक सेना
Usage: 17,000 men had been mustered on Haldon Hill Definition: a military force that is raised from the civil
population to supplement a regular army in an
5). Undeniable (Adjective) – जनर्मििाद emergency.
Definition: unable to be denied or disputed. Synonyms: commandos, reserves, soldiers

Usage: creating a militia was no answer to the army's 3). Uproar (Noun) – कोलाहल
manpower problem Definition: a public expression of protest or outrage.

Synonyms: outcry, furore, outrage, howl of
10). Sceptical (Adjective) – अजिश्वासी protest, protest, protestation, complaint, objection
Definition: not easily convinced; having doubts or Usage: it caused an uproar in the press
reservations.
Synonyms: dubious, doubtful, having 4). Circumspect (Adjective) – चौकन्ना
reservations, taking something with a pinch of salt Definition: wary and unwilling to take risks.
Usage: the public were deeply sceptical about some Synonyms:

of the proposals cautious, wary, careful, chary, guarded, on one's
guard
11). Dispiritingly (Adjective) – जनराश तरीके से Usage: the officials were very circumspect in their
Definition: destructive of morale and self-reliance statements
Synonyms: enthusiasm; depressing; discouraging
Usage: in a dispiriting manner 5). Disseminated (Verb) -- िै लाया हुआ

Definition: spread (something, especially information)
widely.
Editorial 22-03-2018 Synonyms: spread, circulate, distribute, disperse,
1). Crusader (Noun) – धमथयुद्ध करने िाला diffuse, proclaim, promulgate, propagate
Definition: a person who campaigns vigorously for Usage: health authorities should foster good practice
political, social, or religious change; a campaigner. by disseminating information
Synonyms: campaigner, fighter, battler

Usage: crusaders for early detection and treatment of 6). Distraught (Adjective) – व्याकु ल
mental illnesses Definition: very worried and upset.
Synonyms: worried, upset, distressed, fraught,
2). Trimming (Noun) -- काटछांट करना devastated, shattered
Definition: small pieces trimmed off something. Usage: a distraught woman sobbed and screamed for
Synonyms: help
cuttings, clippings, parings, shavings, ends
Usage: hedge trimmings 7). Retrace (Verb) – िापस जाना, खोजना
Definition: go back over (the same route that one has

just taken).
Synonyms: Discover, Search. 1). Accusations (Noun) – आरोप
Usage: he began to retrace his steps to the station car Definition: a charge or claim that someone has done
park something illegal or wrong.
Synonyms:
8). Prudent (Adjective) – जििेकी, चतुर allegation, charge, claim, assertion, asseveration, attri
Definition: acting with or showing care and thought for bution,

the future. incrimination, imputation
Synonyms: wise, well Usage: accusations of bribery
judged, judicious, sagacious, sage, shrewd, advisable,

well advised, politic, sensible, commonsensical 2). Oppressed (Verb) – जुल्म फकया हुआ
Usage: no prudent money manager would authorize a Definition: keep (someone) in subjection and hardship,
loan without first knowing its purpose especially by the unjust exercise of authority.
Synonyms: persecute, abuse, maltreat, ill-treat, treat
9). Dystopian (Adjective) -- मनहूस harshly, be brutal to, be cruel to, tyrannize
Definition: relating to or denoting an imagined place or Usage: a system which oppressed working people
state in which everything is unpleasant or bad,
typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded 3). Rampantly (Adjective) – उग्रता से
one. Definition: flourishing or spreading unchecked.
Synonyms: Imagination, Fiction. Synonyms: uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked,
Usage: the dystopian future of a society bereft of unbridled, widespread, pandemic, epidemic
reason Usage: political violence was rampant
10). Detain (Verb) – प्रजतधाररत करना 4). Adversaries (Noun) – जिरोधी

Definition: keep (someone) from proceeding by Definition: one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or
holding them back or making claims on their attention. dispute.

Synonyms: delay, hold up, make late, retard, keep Synonyms:
(back), slow up, slow down, set back opponent, rival, enemy, foe, nemesis, antagonist, com
Usage: she made to open the door, but he detained batant,
her challenger, contender

Usage: Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter-
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5). Atrocity (Noun) – नृशंसता 9). Cocktail (Noun) – एक प्रकार का पेय
Definition: an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically Definition: a dish consisting of small pieces of food,
one involving physical violence or injury. typically served cold as a starter.
Synonyms: act of barbarity, act of brutality, act of Synonyms: drinks, wine
savagery, act of wickedness, cruelty, abomination Usage: we began with prawn and avocado cocktail
Usage: a textbook which detailed war atrocities

10). Scrape (Verb) – कु रे दना, छीलना
6). Stringent (Adjective) --- कड़ी से कड़ी Definition: drag or pull a hard or sharp implement
Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or
strict, precise, and exacting other matter.
Synonyms: Synonyms: rake, drag, push, brush, sweep
strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough, tight, Usage: remove the green tops from the carrots and
exacting, scrape them
demanding, inflexible
Usage: stringent guidelines on air pollution 11). Sway (Noun) – एक ओर झुलना

Definition: a rhythmical movement from side to side.
7). Deployed (Verb) – तैनात Synonyms:
Definition: bring into effective action. swing, sweep, wave, roll, shake, movement, oscillatio
Synonyms: use, utilize, employ, make use of, avail n, undulation
oneself of, turn to account, take advantage of Usage: the easy sway of her hips
Usage: small states can often deploy resources more
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1). Steer(Verb) – रास्ते पर लाना
8). Slander (Verb) – बदनामी Definition: guide or control the movement of (a
Definition: make false and damaging statements about vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a
(someone). wheel or operating a rudder.
Synonyms: defame, defame someone's Synonyms: guide, direct, manoeuvre
character, blacken someone's name, give someone a Usage: he steered the boat slowly towards the busy
bad name, tell lies about quay
Usage: they were accused of slandering the head of
state 2). Endorsement (Noun) – समथथन

Definition: the action of endorsing someone or Synonyms: dependent, conditional; subject to, based
something. on, determined by

Synonyms: support, backing, approval, seal of Usage: his fees were contingent on the success of his
approval, agreement, acceptance search
Usage: the issue of full independence received
overwhelming endorsement 7). Steep (Adjective) – बहुत ढलुआँ

Definition: rising or falling sharply; almost
3).Portends (Verb) – पुिथसुचक देना perpendicular.
Definition: be a sign or warning that (something, Synonyms: precipitous, sheer, abrupt, sharp,
especially something momentous or calamitous) is perpendicular, vertical, bluff, vertiginous, dizzy
likely to happen. Usage: she pushed the bike up the steep hill
Synonyms: presage, augur, foreshadow, foretell,

prophesy 8). Homeward(Adjective) – घर की ओर
Usage: the eclipses portend some major events Definition: going or leading towards home.
Synonyms: oriented, orientated.

4).Reminiscent (Adjective) – याद ताजा करना Usage: their homeward journey
Definition: suggesting something by resemblance
Synonyms: similar to, comparable with, 9). Erodes(Verb) – क्षजत पहुंचाती
inviting/bearing comparison with, tending to make one Definition: gradually destroy or be gradually
Usage: her robes were vaguely reminiscent of military destroyed.
dress Synonyms: wear away/down, abrade, scrape away,
grind down, crumble, dissolve, weather
5).Prone(Adjective) – प्रिृत्त Usage: this humiliation has eroded what confidence

Definition: likely or liable to suffer from, do, or Jean has
experience something unpleasant or regrettable.

Synonyms: susceptible, vulnerable, liable, inclined, 10). Mortgage (Verb) – जगरिी रखना
given, subject, disposed Definition: convey (a property) to a creditor as security
Usage: farmed fish are prone to disease on a loan.
Synonyms: contract, debt.

6).Contingent (Adjective) – प्रासंजगक Usage: the estate was mortgaged up to the hilt
Definition: occurring or existing only if (certain

circumstances) are the case; dependent on.
Synonyms: wrap, cover, encase, enclose, envelop,
swathe, sheathe
Usage: insulate and draught-proof your home
4). Counsel (Adjective) – सलाह
Definition: advice, especially that given formally

Synonyms: advice, guidance, direction, instruction,
information, enlightenment
Usage: with wise counsel a couple can buy a home

that will be appreciating in value
5). Intrigue (Noun) – साजज़श

Definition: make secret plans to do something illicit or
detrimental to someone
1). Exile (Noun) – जनिाथसन
Synonyms: plot, hatch a plot, conspire, take part in a
Definition: the state of being barred from one's native
conspiracy and make secret plans
country, typically for political or punitive reasons
Usage: Henry and Louis intrigued with the local nobles
Synonyms: banishment, expulsion, expatriation,
deportation, eviction
6). Betrayal (Noun) – जिश्वासघात
Usage: he knew now that he would die in exile
Definition: the action of betraying one's country, a
group, or a person; treachery
2). Coercion (Noun) – अिपीड़न, ज़बरदस्ती
Synonyms: disloyalty, treachery, perfidy,
Definition: the action or practice of persuading
perfidiousness, bad faith, faithlessness, falseness
someone to do something by using force or threats
Usage: the betrayal by the French of their own
Synonyms: force, compulsion, constraint, duress,
refugees
oppression, enforcement, harassment
Usage: it wasn't slavery because no coercion was

7). Rebellion (Noun) – जिद्रोह
used
Definition: the action or process of resisting authority,
control, or convention
3). Insulate (Verb) – रक्षा करना
Synonyms: defiance, disobedience, rebelliousness,
Definition: protect (something) by interposing material
insubordination
that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound
Usage: an act of teenage rebellion
8). Jeopardize (Verb) – संकट में डालना

Definition: put (someone or something) into a situation
in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure
Synonyms: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk,
put at risk, expose to risk

Usage: a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize
New York's position as a financial centre
9). Nascent (Adjective) -– निजात, आरम्भ होता हुआ

Definition: (especially of a process or organization)
just coming into existence and beginning to display

signs of future potential.
Synonyms: first, formative, inaugural, initial, original 1). Indictment (Noun) – अजभयोग
and elementary Definition: a formal charge or accusation of a serious
Usage: the nascent space industry crime.

Synonyms:
10). Disenchant (Verb) - प्रभाि से छु ड़ाना charge, accusation, arraignment, citation, summons
Definition: cause (someone) to be disappointed Usage: an indictment for conspiracy
Synonyms: disillusioned, disappointed, let down, fed

up, dissatisfied, discontented, disabused 2). Vitiating (Verb) – जबगाड़ना
Usage: he may have been disenchanted by the loss of Definition: spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.
his huge following Synonyms: Abolish, deny, annul.
Usage: development programmes have been vitiated
by the rise in population
3). Plunge (Verb) – डु बकी लगाना

Definition: jump or dive quickly and energetically.
Synonyms: jump, dive, hurl oneself, throw
oneself, fling oneself, launch oneself, catapult oneself
Usage: our little daughters whooped as they plunged

into the sea

Synonyms:
4). Arbitrariness (Noun) – मनमानी करना grinding, rubbing, polishing, coarse, coarse-
Definition: the quality of being based on random grained, caustic, harsh, mordant
choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or Usage: the wood should be rubbed down with fine
system. abrasive paper
Synonyms: intolerance, abandonment

Usage: disparate peoples were forced together by the 9). Turf (Noun) – मैदान
arbitrariness of a colonial map-maker's pen Definition: grass and the surface layer of earth held
together by its roots.

5). Murkiest (Adjective) – शंकास्पद Synonyms: grass, lawn, sod
Definition: obscure or morally questionable. Usage: they walked across the springy turf
Synonyms:
questionable, suspicious, suspect, dubious, dark, myst 10). Infamy (Noun) – बदनामी
erious, secret Definition: the state of being well known for some bad
Usage: a government minister with a murky past quality or deed.

Synonyms: notoriety, disrepute, disreputableness, ill
6). Innocuous (Adjective) – अहाजनकर repute, ill fame, loss of reputation, disgrace
Definition: not harmful or offensive. Usage: a day that will live in infamy
Synonyms: harmless, safe, non-dangerous, non-
poisonous, non-toxic, non-irritant, non-injurious 11). Scuff (Verb) – खरोंचना
Usage: it was an innocuous question Definition: scrape or brush the surface of (a shoe or
other object) against something.
7). Lozenges (Noun) – मीठी गोजलयां Synonyms:

Definition: a small medicinal tablet, originally in the scrape, rub, drag, brush, scratch, graze, abrade, rasp,
shape of a lozenge, taken for sore throats and lacerate, chafe,

dissolved in the mouth. roughen
Synonyms: pastille, tablet, pill, capsule, pilule Usage: I accidentally scuffed the heel of one shoe on
Usage: throat lozenges a paving stone
8). Abrasive (Adjective) – अपघषथक 12). Fracas (Noun) – कोलाहल
Definition: capable of polishing or cleaning a hard Definition: a noisy disturbance or quarrel.

surface by rubbing or grinding.
Synonyms:
disturbance, quarrel, scuffle, brawl, affray, tussle, mel

ee, free-for-all, fight
Usage: the fracas was broken up by stewards
13). Grudging (Adjective) -- अजनछछा प्रकट करना

Definition: given or allowed only reluctantly or
resentfully.
Synonyms: reluctant, unwilling, disinclined, forced,

half-hearted, unenthusiastic, hesitant
Usage: a grudging apology
14). Spur (Noun) – प्रेरणा Editorial 28-03-2018

Definition: a thing that prompts or encourages 1). Clutch (Verb) – पकड़
someone; an incentive. Definition: grasp (something) tightly.
Synonyms: Synonyms: grip, grasp, clasp, cling to, hang on
stimulus, incentive, encouragement, stimulant, stimula to, clench, hold
tion, inducement, Usage: he stood clutching a microphone
impetus
Usage: wars act as a spur to practical invention 2). Purge (Noun) – पररशोध
Definition: an abrupt or violent removal of a group of

15). Nefarious (Adjective) – कु रटल people.
Definition: wicked or criminal. Synonyms:
Synonyms: evil, criminal, corrupt. removal, expulsion, ejection, exclusion, eviction, clear
Usage: the nefarious activities of the organized-crime ance, clear-out, discharge
syndicates Usage: the savagery of government's political purges
3). Propaganda (Noun) – प्रचार प्रसार

Definition: information, especially of a biased or
misleading nature, used to promote a political cause
or point of view.

Synonyms: Usage: the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only
information, promotion, advertising, advertisement, pu exacerbated the problem

blicity, advocacy
Usage: he was charged with distributing enemy 8). Eschew (Verb) – त्याग करना
propaganda Definition: deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
Synonyms: abstain from, refrain from, give up, forgo,

4). Rogue (Noun) – दुष्ट आदमी forswear, shun, renounce, swear off, abjure
Definition: a dishonest or unprincipled man. Usage: he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence
Synonyms: scoundrel, villain, reprobate, rascal, good-

for-nothing, wretch 9). Savvy (Adjective) – सामान्य बुजद्धिाला
Usage: you are a rogue and an embezzler Definition: shrewd and knowledgeable; having
common sense and good judgement.

5). Colluded (Verb) – सांठगांठ करना Synonyms: shrewd, astute, sharp-
Definition: come to a secret understanding; conspire. witted, sharp, acute, intelligent, clever, canny, media-
Synonyms: conspire, connive, intrigue, be hand in savvy

glove, plot, participate in a conspiracy Usage: Bob is a savvy veteran who knows all the
Usage: the president accused his opponents of tricks
colluding with foreigners
10). Meddling (Verb) – दखल देना
6). Manoeuvres (Noun) – युद्धाभ्यास Definition: interfere in something that is not one's
Definition: a movement or series of moves requiring concern.
skill and care. Synonyms: interfere, butt in, intrude, intervene,
Synonyms: interlope, pry, poke, nose, busybody

operation, exercise, activity, move, movement, action Usage: I don't want him meddling in our affairs
Usage: snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres

on precipitous slopes 11). Divisive (Adjective) – बाँटनेिाला
Definition: tending to cause disagreement or hostility
7). Exacerbate (Verb) – ख़राब करना between people.
Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative Synonyms:

feeling) worse. alienating, estranging, isolating, schismatic
Synonyms: aggravate, make Usage: the highly divisive issue of abortion

worse, worsen, inflame, compound
12). Indulged (Verb) – जलप्त होना
Definition: allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of.

Synonyms: wallow in, give oneself up to, give way to,
yield to, abandon oneself to, give rein to
Usage: we indulged in a cream tea
13). Agitations (Noun) – आंदोलन
Definition: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement.
Synonyms: anxiety, perturbation, disquiet, distress,

concern, trouble, alarm, worry, upset
Usage: she was wringing her hands in agitation
14). Refurbish (Verb) – निीनीकरण

Definition: renovate and redecorate (something,
especially a building). 1). Spooked (Verb) – घबरा जाना
Synonyms: Definition: (especially of an animal) take fright
renovate, recondition, rehabilitate, revamp, make suddenly.
over, overhaul, restore, renew, develop, redevelop, re Synonyms: horrific, panic
build, reconstruct, remodel Usage: he'll spook if we make any noise
Usage: the premises have been completely

refurbished in our corporate style 2). Lacklustre (Adjective) – मंद
Definition: lacking in vitality, force, or conviction;
15). Dampener (Noun) – हतोत्साजहत uninspired or uninspiring.
Definition: a thing that has a restraining or subduing Synonyms:
effect. uninspired, uninspiring, unimaginative, dull, humdrum,
Synonyms: complainer, grouch, moaner. colourless,
Usage: television and booze, those twin dampeners of characterless
the revolutionary spirit Usage: no excuses were made for the team's
lacklustre performance
3). Tailwind (Noun) – अनुकूल हिा

Definition: a wind blowing in the direction of travel of a Synonyms: Rule, conventional law.
vehicle or aircraft; a wind blowing from behind. Usage: a diktat from the Bundestag
Synonyms: wind, air current
Usage: US economic growth had become tailwinds 9). Strident (Adjective) – तेज, कठोर
Definition: (of a sound) loud and harsh; grating
4). Lucrative (Adjective) – लाभदायक Synonyms:

Definition: producing a great deal of profit. harsh, raucous, rough, grating, rasping, jarring, loud, s
Synonyms: profitable, profit- tentorian, shrill,
making, gainful, remunerative, moneymaking, paying, screeching

high-income Usage: his voice had become increasingly strident
Usage: a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian
10). Deem (Verb) – समझना

5). Profligacy (Noun) – अपव्यय Definition: regard or consider in a specified way.
Definition: reckless extravagance or wastefulness in Synonyms: regard as, consider, judge, adjudge, hold
the use of resources. to be, look on as, view as, see as, take to be
Synonyms: reckless, absurdity, excess Usage: the event was deemed a great success
Usage: the government returned to fiscal profligacy
11). Punitive (Adjective) – दंडात्मक
6). Feudal (Adjective) – सामंती Definition: inflicting or intended as punishment.
Definition: absurdly outdated or old-fashioned. Synonyms: penal, disciplinary, corrective, correctional,
Synonyms: Antic, Old model retributive
Usage: his view of patriotism was more than old- Usage: he called for punitive measures against the
fashioned—it was positively feudal Eastern bloc
7). Patriarchal (Adjective) – कु लपजत का 12). Persuade (Verb) – राज़ी करना

Definition: relating to or denoting a system of society Definition: induce (someone) to do something through
or government controlled by men. reasoning or argument.
Usage: a patriarchal society Synonyms: prevail on, talk someone into, coax,
convince, make, get, press someone into, induce

8). Diktat (Noun) – िरमान Usage: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the
Definition: an order or decree imposed by someone in right thing

power without popular consent.
4). Strenuous (Adjective) – जोरदार

Definition: requiring or using great effort or exertion.
Synonyms:
arduous, difficult, hard, tough, taxing, demanding, exa
cting, uphill, stiff, formidable

Usage: the government made strenuous efforts to
upgrade the quality of the teaching profession
5). Breached (Verb) – उल्लंघन करना

Definition: make a gap in and break through
Synonyms: break (through), burst

(through), rupture, force itself through, split
Usage: the river breached its bank
1). Armoured (Adjective) -- बख़्तरबंद
Definition: covered with or protected by armour.
6). Alleviate (Verb) – कम करना
Synonyms: armour-plated, steel-plated, ironclad,
Definition: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem)
mailed
less severe.
Usage: armoured vehicles
Synonyms: reduce, ease, relieve, take the edge
off, deaden, dull, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten
2). Purged (Verb) – शुद्ध करना
Usage: he couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it
Definition: free someone from (an unwanted feeling,
memory, etc.).
7). Denial (Noun) – इनकार
Synonyms: cleanse, clear, purify, wash, shrive,
Definition: a statement that something is not true.
absolve, free someone from
Synonyms: contradiction, counterstatement,
Usage: his hatred was purged
refutation, rebuttal, repudiation, disclaimer, retraction
Usage: his pious denials of responsibility
3). Nought (Noun) – शुन्य
Definition: The digit Zero

8). Undermines (Verb) – कमजोर करना
Synonyms: None, Nothing.
Definition: lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability
Usage: Sales rose by nought point four per cent last
of, especially gradually or insidiously.
month.

Synonyms:
subvert, sabotage, threaten, weaken, compromise, di

minish, reduce,
impair, mar
Usage: this could undermine years of hard work
9). Scramble (Verb) – संघषथ करना
Definition: make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a
steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's

hands as well as one's feet.
Synonyms: clamber, climb, crawl, claw one's
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1). Defy (Verb) – चुनौती देना
10). Thorough (Adjective) – करठन, सख्त
Definition: appear to be challenging (someone) to do
Definition: complete with regard to every detail; not
or prove something.
superficial or partial.
Synonyms: challenge, dare
Synonyms: rigorous, in-depth, exhaustive,
Usage: he glowered at her, defying her to mock him
thoroughgoing, minute, detailed, close, meticulous
Usage: planners need a thorough understanding of
2). Uttered (Verb) – बोलना
the subject
Definition: make (a sound) with one's voice.
Synonyms: emit, let out, give, produce, give vent
to, issue, come out with, breathe
Usage: he uttered an exasperated snort
3). Inciting (Verb) – उत्तेजजत करना
Definition: encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful
behaviour).
Synonyms: stir up, whip up, work up, encourage, fan
the flames of, stoke up, fuel, kindle, ignite
Usage: they conspired to incite riots

4). Sectarian (Noun) – संप्रदाजयक 8). Plausible (Adjective) – सत्य प्रतीत होने िाला
Definition: a member of a sect. Definition: (of an argument or statement) seeming
Synonyms: reasonable or probable.
separatist, dissenter, dissident, nonconformist, free Synonyms:
thinker, renegade, recusant credible, reasonable, believable, likely, feasible, proba

Usage: a Jewish sectarian who preached the ble, tenable,
redemption of the Gentiles possible, conceivable
Usage: a plausible explanation

5). Swathe (Verb) – लपेटना
Definition: wrap in several layers of fabric. 9). Appellate (Adjective) – अपीलीय
Synonyms: Definition: (especially of a court) concerned with or

wrap, envelop, bind, swaddle, bandage, bundle dealing with applications for decisions to be reversed.
up, muffle up, cover, cloak, shroud Usage: courts of appellate jurisdiction
Usage: his hands were swathed in bandages

10). Aggrieved (Adjective) – क्रोजधत
6). Fraught (Adjective) – भरा हुआ Definition: feeling resentment at having been unfairly
Definition: (of a situation or course of action) filled with treated.
(something undesirable). Synonyms:
Synonyms: full of, filled with, swarming with, rife resentful, affronted, indignant, disgruntled, discontente
with, thick with, bristling with, charged with d, angry,
Usage: marketing any new product is fraught with distressed, unhappy
danger Usage: they were aggrieved at the outcome
7). Persuasion (Noun) – अनुनय 11). Intent (Adjective) – इरादा

Definition: the action or process of persuading Definition: determined to do (something).
someone or of being persuaded to do or believe Synonyms:
something. bent, set, determined, insistent, fixed, resolved, hell-
Synonyms: coaxing, persuading, coercion, bent, keen

inducement, convincing, blandishment Usage: the government was intent on achieving
Usage: Monica needed plenty of persuasion before greater efficiency

she actually left

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Editorial 02-04-2018 Definition: an official in a government department, in

1). Bidders (Noun) – बोली लगाने वाला particular one perceived as being concerned with procedural
Definition: a person or organization making a formal offer correctness at the expense of people's needs.
for something, especially at an auction. Synonyms: official, administrator, office-holder, office-
Synonyms: Applicant, Aspirant, Competitor. bearer, civil servant, public servant, government servant
Antonyms: associate, helper. Usage: the unemployed will be dealt with not by faceless
Usage: she was the highest bidder for this rare portrait bureaucrats but by individuals
2). Lucrative (Adjective) – लाभप्रद 4). Bugbears (Noun) – डरावना

Definition: producing a great deal of profit. Definition: a cause of obsessive fear, anxiety, or irritation
Synonyms: profitable, profit- Synonyms: pet
making, gainful, remunerative, moneymaking, paying, high- hate, hate, bane, irritant, irritation, dislike, anathema, aversio
income, well paid n
Antonyms: unprofitable, loss, poorly paid Antonyms: brave, courageous, calmness, ease.
Usage: a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian Usage: the biggest villain is that adman's bugbear, saturated
fat
3). Bureaucrats (Noun) – नौकरशाह
5). Ascertain (Verb) – पता लगाना
Definition: find (something) out for certain; make sure of.

Synonyms: find out, discover, get/come to know, work out, Definition: an absurd pretence intended to create a pleasant
make out, fathom (out), become aware of or respectable appearance.
Antonyms: assist, confuse, destroy, ignore. Synonyms:
Usage: an attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident farce, pantomime, travesty, mockery, parody, pretence, act,
masquerade, sham
6). Ousted (Verb) – बेदख़ल करना Antonyms: honest, reality, truth.
Definition: drive out or expel (someone) from a position or Usage: talk of unity was nothing more than a charade
place.
Synonyms: drive out, expel, force out, throw 12). Tumultuous (Adjective) – उतार चढ़ाव भरे
out, remove, remove from office/power, eject, get rid of Definition: making an uproar or loud, confused noise.
Antonyms: hire, take in, allow, hold.s Synonyms: loud, deafening, thunderous, thundering
Usage: the reformists were ousted from power Antonyms: mild, gentle, moderate.
Usage: tumultuous applause
7). Backlash (Noun) – प्रततक्रिया
Definition: a strong negative reaction by a large number of 13). Exhortations (Noun) – संबोधन
people, especially to a social or political development. Definition: an address or communication emphatically
Synonyms: adverse reaction/response, counteraction, urging someone to do something.
counterblast, comeback, recoil Synonyms:
Antonyms: encourage, boost. urging, encouragement, persuasion, pressure, pressurization,
Usage: a public backlash against racism pushing,
insistence
8). Rendered (Verb) – प्रस्तुत करना Antonyms: discouragement, suppress.
Definition: provide or give (a service, help, etc.). Usage: exhortations to consumers to switch off electrical
Synonyms: give, provide, supply, furnish, make appliances
available, contribute
Antonyms: take back, hold back.refuse. 14). Cynicism (Noun) -- कु टिलता
Usage: money serves as a reward for services rendered Definition: an inclination to believe that people are
motivated purely by self-interest
9). Entrant (Noun) – शातमल होनेवाला Synonyms:
Definition: a person or group that enters or takes part in scepticism, doubt, distrust, mistrust, doubtfulness, suspicion
something. Antonyms: optimism, faith, trust.
Synonyms: new member, new arrival, beginner, newcomer, Usage: public cynicism about politics
fresher, freshman, recruit
Antonyms: veteran, popular, well-worsen. 15). Hefty (Adjective) – पृष्ट
Usage: the prize will be awarded to the entrant who wins the Definition: done with vigour or force.
tiebreak Synonyms: powerful, violent, hard, forceful, heavy,
vigorous, mighty
10). Staunch (Adjective) – तनष्ठावान Antonyms: small, light, paltry.
Definition: very loyal and committed in attitude. Usage: he aimed a hefty kick at the door
Synonyms:
stalwart, loyal, faithful, trusty, committed, devoted, dedicated 16). Acquittal (Noun) – दोषमुति
, dependable Definition: a judgement or verdict that a person is not guilty
Antonyms: disloyal, unfaithful, unreliable of the crime with which they have been charged.
Usage: a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby Synonyms: absolution, clearing, exoneration, exculpation,
declaration of innocence
11). Charade (Noun) – शब्द पहेली Antonyms: conviction, hiring, hold, blame.
Usage: the trial resulted in an acquittal

Synonyms:
Editorial 03-04-2018 fiasco, failure, catastrophe, disaster, disintegration, mess, wre
1). Litigation (Noun) -- मुक़दमेबाजी ck, ruin
Definition: the process of taking legal action. Antonyms: victory, success, win
Synonyms: legal proceeding(s), legal action, lawsuit, legal Usage: the only man to reach double figures in the second-
dispute, legal case, case, legal contest innings debacle
Antonyms: effect, result.
Usage: the company wishes to avoid litigation 7). Endorsed (Verb) – पृष्ठांक्रकत करना
Definition: recommend (a product) in an advertisement.
2). Contempt (Noun) – अवमान Synonyms: support, back, approve (of), be in agreement
Definition: the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or with, favour
beneath consideration. Antonyms: oppose, agaist.
Synonyms: Usage: he earns more money endorsing sports clothes than
scorn, disdain, disrespect, deprecation, disparagement, denigr playing football
ation,
Opprobrium 8). Imminent (Adjective) – समुपतस्ित
Antonyms: respect, worthable. Definition: About to happened
Usage: Pam stared at the girl with total contempt Synonyms: impending, at hand, close, near, approaching,
fast approaching, coming, forthcoming
3). Perplexing (Verb) – हैरान करने वाला Antonyms: avoidable, distant, later,
Definition: make (someone) feel completely baffled. Usage: they were in imminent danger of being swept away
Synonyms:
puzzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, 9). Myopic (Adjective) – कमबीन
nonplus Definition: lacking foresight or intellectual insight.
Antonyms: clear, transparent, confident. Synonyms: unimaginative, uncreative, unadventurous,
Usage: she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness narrow-minded, lacking foresight
Antonyms: long-site, far-site.
4). Envisaged (Verb) – पटरकल्पना की गयी Usage: the government still has a myopic attitude to public
Definition: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a spending
desirable future event.
Synonyms: 10). Credibility (Noun) -- तवश्वसनीयता
foresee, predict, forecast, foretell, anticipate, expect, think Definition: the quality of being trusted and believed in.
likely, envision Synonyms:
Antonyms: disregard, ignore. trustworthiness, reliability, dependability, integrity, character
Usage: the Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across Antonyms: implausibility, unbelievable.
frontiers Usage: the government's loss of credibility
5). Drubbing (Verb) – पराजय होना Editorial 04-04-2018

Definition: a resounding defeat in a match or contest. 1). Glitches (Verb) – खातमयां होना
Synonyms: defeat, beating, trouncing, rout, loss, Definition: suffer a sudden malfunction or fault.
vanquishing, crushing Synonyms: Problem, fault, bug, mistake.
Antonyms: victory, success, win Antonyms: correct, advantage, strength.
Usage: Scotland's 3-0 drubbing by France Usage: the elevators glitched
6). Debacle (Noun) – असफलता 2). Bounty (Noun) – इनाम

Definition: a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco. Definition: a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or
animal.
Synonyms: reward, prize, award, recompense, remuneration, 8). Predecessor (Noun) – पूवाणतधकारी
commission, consideration Definition: a person who held a job or office before the
Antonyms: meanness, punishment. current holder.
Usage: there was an increased bounty on his head Synonyms: former/previous holder of the post, forerunner,
precursor, antecedent
3). Staggered (Verb) – लड़खड़ाकर चलना Antonyms: derivative, descendant, successor
Definition: walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall. Usage: the new President's foreign policy is very similar to
Synonyms: lurch, walk that of his predecessor
unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble, wobble
Antonyms: carry on, continue. 9). Nuances (Noun) – बारीक्रकयों, अतत सूक्ष्म अंतर
Usage: he staggered to his feet, swaying a little Definition: a subtle difference in or shade of meaning,
expression, or sound.
4). Crucial (Adjective) - महत्वपूर्ण Synonyms: fine distinction, subtle
Definition: decisive or critical, especially in the success or distinction/difference, shade, shading, gradation, variation
failure of something. Antonyms: brightness, information, light.
Synonyms: Usage: he was familiar with the nuances of the local dialect
pivotal, critical, key, climacteric, decisive, deciding, determin
ing, settling, 10). Bottleneck (Noun) – भीड़
testing Definition: a narrow section of road or a junction that
Antonyms: minor, secondary. impedes traffic flow.
Usage: negotiations were at a crucial stage Synonyms: traffic jam, jam, congestion, hold-
up, gridlock, queue, tailback.
5). Disengages (Verb) – छु ड़ाना Antonyms: free flow, aid, opening.
Definition: separate or release (someone or something) from Usage: the bottleneck on Talbot Road
something to which they are attached or connected.
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remove, detach, disentangle, extricate, separate, release, loose 1). Miserable (Adjective) – दीन, दुखी
n, loose, disconnect Definition: (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or
Antonyms: attached, connect, couple. uncomfortable.
Usage: I disengaged his hand from mine Synonyms:
unhappy, sad, sorrowful, dejected, depressed, downcast, dow
6). Conjectured (Verb) – अनुमान लगाना nhearted,
Definition: form an opinion or supposition about down
(something) on the basis of incomplete information. Antonyms: happy, joyful, good.
Synonyms: guess, speculate, surmise, infer, fancy, imagine, Usage: their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable
believe, think, suspect
Antonyms: calculative, know, measure. 2). Exaggeration (Noun) – अततश्योति
Usage: many conjectured that she had a second husband in Definition: a statement that represents something as better or
mind worse than it really is.
Synonyms: overstatement, overemphasis, magnification,
7). Endowed (Verb) – प्रदान करना amplification, aggrandizement, overplaying
Definition: provide with a quality, ability, or asset. Antonyms: truth, decrease, reduction.
Synonyms: provide, supply, furnish, equip, invest, give, Usage: it would be an exaggeration to say I had morning
present, favour, bless sickness, but I did feel queasy
Antonyms: decrease, reduce, destroy.
Usage: he was endowed with tremendous physical strength. 3). Resentment (Noun) – नाराजगी
Definition: bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly.

Synonyms: Definition: cause (a strong or violent force) to be released or

bitterness, indignation, irritation, pique, displeasure, dissatisf become unrestrained.
action, Synonyms: let loose, release, free, set
Disgruntlement. free, loose, unloose, unbridle
Antonyms: calm, delight, happiness. Antonyms: hold, keep, restrain.
Usage: his resentment at being demoted Usage: the failure of the talks could unleash more fighting
4). Dispel (Verb) – दूर करना 10). Accused (Verb) – अतभयुि

Definition: make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear. Definition: claim that (someone) has done something wrong.
Synonyms: banish, eliminate, dismiss, chase away, drive Synonyms: blame for, hold responsible for, lay the blame on
away, drive off, get rid of, dissipate someone for, hold accountable for
Antonyms: accept, collect, keep. Antonyms: clear, discharge, acquitted.
Usage: the brightness of the day did nothing to dispel Usage: he was accused of favouritism
Elaine's dejection
5). Oppressed (Adjective) – जुल्म क्रकया हुआ 1). Bickering (Verb) – कलह करना, झगड़ना
Definition: subject to harsh and authoritarian treatment. Definition: argue about petty and trivial matters.
Synonyms: persecute, abuse, maltreat, ill-treat, treat harshly, Synonyms: squabble, argue
be brutal to, be cruel to, tyrannize Antonyms: agree, concur, make peace.
Antonyms: aid, assist, comfort, please. Usage: couples who bicker over who gets what from the
Usage: oppressed racial minorities divorce
6). Unpalatable (Adjective) – कड़ा 2).Unravelling (Verb) – सुलझाने

Definition: difficult to put up with or accept. Definition: investigate and solve or explain (something
Synonyms: complicated or puzzling).
disagreeable, unpleasant, displeasing, unattractive, regrettable Synonyms: solve, resolve, work out, clear up, puzzle out,
, find an answer to, get to the bottom of
unwelcome, upsetting Antonyms: wonder, joint, unite, wind.
Antonyms: agreement, pleasing, pleasant. Usage: they were attempting to unravel the cause of death
Usage: the unpalatable fact that many of the world's people
are starving 3).Debacle (Noun) -- पराजय
Definition: a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
7). Prevailing (Adjective) – प्रचतलत Synonyms: fiasco, failure, catastrophe, disaster,
Definition: existing at a particular time; current. disintegration, mess, wreck, ruin
Synonyms: exist, be in existence, be present, be the case, Antonyms: success, win, rise.
hold, obtain, occur, be prevalent Usage: the only man to reach double figures in the second-
Antonyms: uncommon, unfixed, minor. innings debacle
Usage: the unfavourable prevailing economic conditions
4).Scandal (Noun) – कांड
8). Fury (Noun) -- रोष Definition: an action or event regarded as morally or legally
Definition: wild or violent anger. wrong and causing general public outrage.
Synonyms: rage, anger, wrath, passion, outrage, spleen, tem Synonyms: outrageous wrongdoing, outrageous behaviour,
per, savagery, frenzy immoral behaviour, unethical behaviour
Antonyms: calm, rest, happiness. Antonyms: approval, compliment, flattery.
Usage: tears of fury and frustration Usage: a bribery scandal involving one of his key supporters
9). Unleashed (Verb) – बंधन से मुि करना 5).Tussle (Noun) – हािापाई, संघषण
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to obtain or achieve something. 1). Railed (Verb) – आवाज उठाना
Synonyms: scuffle, fight, struggle, skirmish, brawl, Definition: complain or protest strongly and persistently
scrimmage, scramble, scrum, fisticuffs about.
Antonyms: agreement, peace, calm. Synonyms: protest strongly at, make a protest against,
Usage: there was a tussle for the ball fulminate against, inveigh against, rage against, thunder
against
6).Ouster (Noun) -- तनष्कासन Antonyms: be happy, flatter, praise.
Definition: ejection from a property, especially wrongful Usage: he railed at human fickleness
ejection; deprivation of an inheritance.
Synonyms: eviction, dispossession, legal 2). Steward (Noun) – प्रबंधक
Antonyms: welcoming, employment. Definition: a person responsible for supplies
Usage: ouster proceedings to remove the husband from the Synonyms: major-domo, seneschal, manciple
matrimonial home Usage: the steward of the household
7).Bandwagon (Noun) – अंधानुकरर् 3). Confer (Verb) – प्रधान करना

Definition: (especially formerly) a wagon used for carrying a Definition: have discussions; exchange opinions.
band in a parade or procession. Synonyms: consult, have discussions, discuss things,
Synonyms: trend, Style, vogue exchange views, talk
Antonyms: outrages, Antic. Antonyms: refuse, dishonour.
Usage: the colourful bandwagon was later purchased for use Usage: the officials were conferring with allies
in circus parades
4). Impunity (Noun) – दंड मुति
8).Scrutinized (Verb) – छानबीन करना
Definition: exemption from punishment or freedom from the
Definition: examine or inspect closely and thoroughly. injurious consequences of an action.
Synonyms: examine carefully, inspect, survey, scan, study, Synonyms: immunity, indemnity, exemption from
look over, peruse punishment, freedom from punishment, exemption
Antonyms: glance at, oral Antonyms: prohibition, veto, impristonment.
Usage: customers were warned to scrutinize the small print Usage: the impunity enjoyed by military officers implicated
in civilian killings
9).Glossed (Verb) – तछपाना
Definition: try to conceal or disguise (something 5).Poaching (Verb) – अवैध तशकार करना
unfavourable) by treating it briefly or representing it Definition: take or acquire in an unfair or clandestine way.
misleadingly. Synonyms: steal, appropriate, purloin, misappropriate, take
Synonyms: conceal, cover up, hide, camouflage, disguise, Antonyms: loosen, given, release.
mask, veil, draw a veil over, whitewash Usage: employers risk having their newly trained workers
Antonyms: disclose, exaggerate poached by other firms
Usage: the social costs of this growth are glossed over
6).Thriving (Adjective) – कामयाब
10).Jettison (Verb) – बोझ तगराना
Definition: prosper; flourish.
Definition: throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or Synonyms: flourish, prosper, grow vigorously, develop well,
ship. burgeon, bloom, blossom, do well, advance, make strides
Synonyms: dump, drop, ditch, discharge, eject, throw out, Antonyms: failing, poor, losing.
empty out, pour out, tip out, unload Usage: education groups thrive on organization
Antonyms: load, keep, retain
Usage: six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea
7).Incongruous (Adjective) –- बेमेल

Definition: not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings Definition: cause pain or trouble to; affect adversely.
or other aspects of something. Synonyms: trouble, bother, burden, distress, cause trouble to,
Synonyms: unpredictable, unsuitable, unsuited. cause suffering to
Antonyms: uniform, suitable. Antonyms: comfort, support, assist.
Usage: the duffel coat looked incongruous with the black Usage: his younger child was afflicted with a skin disease
dress she wore underneath
3). Unscathed (Verb) – तबना क्रकसी नुकसान के
8).Deterrent (Noun) – तनवारक Definition: without suffering any injury, damage, or harm.
Definition: a thing that discourages or is intended to Synonyms: unharmed, unhurt, uninjured, undamaged, in one
discourage someone from doing something. piece, intact, safe, safe and sound
Synonyms: disincentive, discouragement, dissuasion, Antonyms: harmed, hurt, injured.
damper, brake, curb, check Usage: I came through all those perils unscathed
Antonyms: encouragement, catalyst, incentive
Usage: cameras are a major deterrent to crime 4). Glaringly (Adverb) -- चौंधाते हुए
Definition: in a highly obvious or conspicuous manner.
9). Stardom (Noun) – महानता, मतहमा Synonyms: Extremely, highly, hugely, incledibly.
Definition: the state or status of being a very famous or Antonyms: darkly, dully, sadly.
talented entertainer or sports player. Usage: the theft glaringly exposes the lack of security
Synonyms: Acclaim, celebrity, greatness, glory.
Antonyms: obscurity, unimportance, lowliness 5). Mustering (Verb) – इकट्ठा होना
Usage: her rise to stardom has been meteoric Definition: assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in
preparation for battle.
10). Expeditions (Noun) – अतभयान Synonyms: assemble, bring together, call
Definition: promptness or speed in doing something. together, marshal, mobilize, rally, round up, raise
Synonyms: speed, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, promptness, Antonyms: division, separation.
speediness, swiftness, quickness, rapidity Usage: 17,000 men had been mustered on Haldon Hill
Antonyms: blockage, halt, slowing.
Usage: the landlord shall remedy the defects with all possible 6). Ransom (Noun) – क्रफरौती
expedition Definition: a sum of money demanded or paid for the release
of a captive.
11). Snares (Noun) – जाल Synonyms: pay-off, payment, price
Definition: a trap for catching birds or mammals, typically Usage: the kidnappers demanded a ransom
one having a noose of wire or cord.
Synonyms: trap, gin, net, noose 7). Impeached (Verb) – तवरोध करना
Antonyms: honesty, repulsion. Definition: call into question the integrity or validity of (a
Usage: he came upon a hare struggling in an illegal snare practice).
Synonyms: challenge, question, call into question, cast doubt
Editorial 09-04-2018 on, raise doubts about
1). Adjourned (Verb) – स्ितगत होना Antonyms: conform, acquit.
Definition: (of a group of people) go somewhere for rest or Usage: there is no desire to impeach the privileges of the
refreshment. House of Commons
Synonyms: withdraw, retire, retreat, beat a retreat, take
oneself, decamp 8). Plea (Noun) – यातचका करना
Antonyms: advance, continue, do, hasten. Definition: a request made in an urgent and emotional
Usage: they adjourned to a local pub manner.
Synonyms: appeal, entreaty, supplication, petition, prayer
2). Afflicting (Verb) – पीड़ा देना Antonyms: demand, decision.

Usage: he made a dramatic plea for disarmament Usage: he is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole
9). Repudiates (Verb) – अस्वीकार करना 4). Sermonising (Verb) – उपदेश देना
Definition: refuse to accept; reject. Definition: to give a long talk to people, telling them how
Synonyms: reject, renounce, abandon, forswear, give up, they should behave in order to be better people
turn one's back on, have nothing more Synonyms: advocate, preach.
Antonyms: accept, allow, enforce. Usage: My grandmother's all right until she starts
Usage: she has repudiated policies associated with previous sermonizing and then she's unbearable.
party leaders
5). Contentious (Adjective) – तवतवदास्पद
10). Fraught (Adjective) -- चचता से भरा हुआ Definition: causing or likely to cause an argument;
Definition: causing or affected by anxiety or stress. controversial.
Synonyms: anxious, worried, upset, distraught, overwrought, Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed,
agitated, distressed, distracted contended, open to question
Antonyms: calm, peace. Antonyms: agreeable.
Usage: there was a fraught silence Usage: a contentious issue
11). Unabashed (Adjective) – अतवच्चतलत 6). Meddling (Verb) – दखल देना

Definition: not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed. Definition: interfere in something that is not one's concern
Synonyms: unashamed, shameless, unembarrassed, brazen, Synonyms: interfere, butt
audacious, barefaced, blatant, flagrant in, intrude, intervene, interlope, pry, poke, nose, busybody
Antonyms: abashed, ashamed, sheepish Usage: I don't want him meddling in our affairs
Usage: he was unabashed by the furore his words provoked
7). Credence (Noun) – तवश्वास
Editorial 10-04-2018 Definition: belief in or acceptance of something as true.
1). Perceptible (Adjective) – प्रत्यक्ष Synonyms: acceptance, belief, faith, trust, confidence,
Definition: (especially of a slight movement or change of reliance, traction
state) able to be seen or noticed Antonyms: fear, uncertainty.
Synonyms: noticeable, perceivable, detectable, discernible Usage: psychoanalysis finds little credence among laymen
Antonyms: imperceptible, inconspicuous
Usage: a perceptible decline in public confidence 8). Discreetly (Adjective) – सावधानी से
Definition: careful and prudent in one's speech or actions,
2). Rupture (Verb) – िू ि जाना especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid
Definition: breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or embarrassment.
situation). Synonyms:
Synonyms: sever, break, cut off, break off, breach, disrupt careful, circumspect, cautious, wary, chary, guarded, close-
Antonyms: joint, strengthen, closing. lipped, close-mouthed
Usage: once trust and confidence has been ruptured it can Antonyms: foolishly, stupidly, unthinkingly.
be difficult to regain Usage: we made some discreet inquiries
3). Rhetoric (Noun) – अलंकार शास्त्र 9). Obscuring (Verb) – अस्पष्ट करना
Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or Definition: make unclear and difficult to understand.
writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and Synonyms: confuse, complicate, obfuscate, cloud, blur,
other compositional techniques. muddy
Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, power of speech, command Antonyms: clear, brighten, explain.
of language, expression Usage: the debate has become obscured by conflicting
Antonyms: quite, conciseness. ideological perspectives

Antonyms: calm, easy, Kind.

10). Critiqued (Verb) – आलोचना करना Usage: a ruthless manipulator
Definition: evaluate (a theory or practice) in a detailed and
analytical way. 6). Perpetual (Adjective) – लगातार होना
Synonyms: Definition: occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem
analysis, evaluation, assessment, appraisal, appreciation, revi endless and uninterrupted.
ew, write-up Synonyms: interminable, incessant, ceaseless, endless,
Antonyms: unplanned, without respite, relentless, unrelenting
Usage: the authors critique the methods and practices used Antonyms: bounded, changeable.
in the research Usage: their perpetual money worries
Editorial 11-04-2018 7). Ethnic (Adjective) – संजातीय

1). Downright (Adjective) – सवणिा Definition: relating to a population subgroup (within a larger
Definition: (of something bad or unpleasant) utter; complete or dominant national or cultural group) with a common
(used for emphasis). national or cultural tradition.
Synonyms: complete, total, absolute, utter, thorough, perfect, Synonyms: racial, race-
out-and-out, outright related, ethnological, genetic, inherited
Antonyms: partial, anything but Usage: ethnic and cultural rights and traditions
Usage: it's a downright disgrace
8). Catastrophes (Noun) – आपदाओं
2). Coalition (Noun) – गठबंधन Definition: an event causing great and usually sudden
Definition: a temporary alliance for combined action, damage or suffering; a disaster.
especially of political parties forming a government. Synonyms: disaster, calamity, cataclysm, crisis, holocaust,
Synonyms: alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, bloc, ruin, ruination, tragedy, blow
caucus Antonyms: advantage, favour, miracle, joy.
Antonyms: division, separation, divorce. Usage: an environmental catastrophe
Usage: a coalition between Liberals and Conservatives
9). Obligation (Noun) – कतणव्य
3). Disastrous (Adjective) – तवनाशकारी Definition: a debt of gratitude for a service or favour.
Definition: causing great damage. Synonyms:
Synonyms: catastrophic, calamitous, cataclysmic, tragic contract, agreement, deed, covenant, bond, treaty, deal, pact,
Antonyms: advantage, good, happy. compact,
Usage: a disastrous fire swept through the museum understanding
Antonyms: asset, disbelief.
Usage: she didn't want to be under an obligation to him
4). Sectarian (Adjective) – संप्रदातयक
Definition: rigidly following the doctrines of a sect or other
group. 10). Verdict (Noun) – अतधमत
Synonyms: Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal
factional, schismatic, cliquish, clannish, partisan, parti pris case or an inquest.
Antonyms: conformation, broad. Synonyms: judgement, adjudication, adjudgement, decision,
Usage: the sectarian Bolshevism advocated by Moscow finding, ruling, resolution
Usage: the jury returned a verdict of not guilty
5). Ruthless (Adjective) - िू र
Definition: having or showing no pity or compassion for 11). Admonished (Verb) – तधक्कारना
others. Definition: advise or urge (someone) earnestly.
Synonyms: merciless, pitiless, cruel, heartless, hard-
hearted, hard, stony-hearted, stony
Synonyms: Definition: make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.

advise, recommend, urge, caution, warn, counsel, exhort, imp Synonyms: relieve, ease, alleviate, soothe, mitigate, dampen,
lore, allay, calm, palliate, abate
beseech, entreat Antonyms: aggravate, intensify.
Antonyms: allow. Usage: the letter assuaged the fears of most members
Usage: she admonished him to drink no more than one glass
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1). Blurry (Adjective) -- धुुँधली
12). Embarrassing (Verb) – शमणनाक होना Definition: perceived or remembered indistinctly.
Definition: cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, Synonyms: cloudy, fuzzy.
or ashamed. Antonyms: clear, transparent.
Synonyms: shame, humiliate, make ashamed, demean, abash Usage: there's a very blurry line between art and advertising
Antonyms: easy, helpful, uncomplicated.
Usage: she wouldn't embarrass either of them by making a
2). Xenophobic (Adjective) – जाततवाद, जातीयवादी
scene
Definition: having or showing a dislike of or prejudice
against people from other countries.
13). Frustration (Noun) – कुं ठा, हताशा Synonyms: racist, racialist, ethnocentric, ethnocentrist
Definition: the feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result Antonyms: fair, nice, patience.
of being unable to change or achieve something Usage: xenophobic attitudes
Synonyms:
exasperation, annoyance, anger, vexation, irritation, bitternes
3). Rhetoric (Noun) -- अलंकार शास्त्र
s,
Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or
resentment
writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and
Antonyms: advantage, aid, assistant.
other compositional techniques.
Usage: tears of frustration rolled down her cheeks
Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, power of speech, command
of language, expression
14). Litigation (Noun) -- मुकदमेबाजी Usage: he is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole
Definition: the process of taking legal action.
Synonyms: legal proceeding(s), legal action, lawsuit, legal
4). Anointed (Verb) – अतभषेक करना
dispute, legal case, case, legal contest
Definition: smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a
Antonyms: unauthorized.
religious ceremony.
Usage: the company wishes to avoid litigation
Synonyms: smear with oil, rub with oil, apply oil to, spread
oil over
15). Reluctance (Noun) – अतनच्छा Usage: high priests were anointed with oil
Definition: unwillingness or disinclination to do something.
Synonyms: unwillingness, disinclination, lack of enthusiasm
5). Philanthropist (Noun) – लोकोपकारक
Antonyms: willingness, eagerness
Definition: a person who seeks to promote the welfare of
Usage: she sensed his reluctance to continue
others, especially by the generous donation of money to good
causes.
16). Ambiguity (Noun) – अस्पष्टता Synonyms:
Definition: the quality of being open to more than one benefactor, benefactress, humanitarian, patron, patroness, don
interpretation; inexactness. or,
Synonyms: ambivalence, equivocation contributor
Antonyms: unambiguousness, transparency Antonyms: opponent.
Usage: we can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act Usage: the trust was founded by an American philanthropist
17). Assuaged (Verb) – आश्वासन देना,शांत करना 6). Conceived (Verb) -- कल्पना करना
Definition: form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind. Synonyms: separatist, dissenter, dissident, nonconformist,
Synonyms: think up, think of, come up with, dream up, draw free thinker, renegade, recusant
up, devise, form, formulate Antonyms: tolerance, fairness.
Antonyms: neglect, dislike, avoid. Usage: religious sectarianism
Usage: the dam project was originally conceived in 1977
7). Surreptitiously (Adverb) – चुपके से 1). Capitulated (Verb) – समपणर् करना
Definition: in a way that attempts to avoid notice or Definition: cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome
attention; secretively. demand; yield.
Synonyms: Covertly, Secretly, Privately. Synonyms: surrender, give in, yield, admit defeat, concede
Antonyms: openly, publicly. defeat, give up the struggle, submit, back down
Usage: Mary surreptitiously slipped from the room Antonyms: defend, fight, win.
Usage: the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces
8). Throttling (Verb) – कु चलना
Definition: attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling 2).Undermine (Verb) – कमजोर करना
them. Definition: erode the base or foundation of (a rock
Synonyms: formation).
choke, strangle, strangulate, garrotte, asphyxiate, smother, suf Synonyms: erode, wear away, eat away at, chip away,
focate, undercut erode,
stifle Antonyms: aid, assist.
Antonyms: help, free, let go. Usage: the flow of water had undermined pillars supporting
Usage: she was sorely tempted to throttle him the roof
9). Lairage (Noun) -- एक जगह जहां पशु या भेड़ बाजार या वध 3). Frayed (Verb) – अस्तव्यस्त होना
करने के रास्ते पर तवश्राम करते हैं Definition: unravel or become worn at the edge, typically
Definition: a place where cattle or sheep may be rested on through constant rubbing.
the way to market or slaughter. Synonyms: unravel, wear, wear thin, wear out, wear away,
Usage: Horses are in lairage. wear through, become worn
Antonyms: please, sew.
10). Stridently (Adverb) -- कोलाहलमय तरीके से Usage: cheap fabric soon frays
Definition: in an extremely forceful way.
Synonyms: clamorous, clashing, discordant, grating, harsh, 4). Scuffles (Noun) – हािापाई
jangling, jarring Definition: a short, confused fight or struggle at close
Antonyms: quiet, soft, low, mild. quarters.
Usage: I stridently opposed the policies of the government Synonyms:
fight, struggle, tussle, brawl, fracas, rumpus, melee, free-for-
11). Slaughtered (Verb) – हत्या करना all, rough and tumble
Definition: kill (people or animals) in a cruel or violent way, Antonyms: calm, peace, quiet.
typically in large numbers. Usage: there were minor scuffles with police
Synonyms: massacre, murder, butcher, kill, kill off,
annihilate, exterminate, execute, liquidate 5). Sheer (Adjective) – आनंद ही आनंद
Antonyms: create, construction. Definition: nothing other than; unmitigated (used for
Usage: innocent civilians are being slaughtered emphasis).
Synonyms:
12). Sectarianism (Noun) – संप्रदायवाद utter, complete, absolute, total, pure, perfect, downright, out-
Definition: excessive attachment to a particular sect or party, and-out, thorough
especially in religion. Antonyms: heavy, slow, thick.
Usage: she giggled with sheer delight 11). Chilling (Verb) -- द्रुतशीतन करना
Definition: horrify or frighten (someone).
6). Ambivalent (Adjective) – तववादस्पद Synonyms:
Definition: having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas scare, frighten, petrify, terrify, alarm, appal, disturb, disquiet,
about something or someone. unsettle
Synonyms: equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, Antonyms: warm, comfort.
indecisive, inconclusive, irresolute, in two minds Usage: the city was chilled by the violence
Antonyms: definite, sure, settled.
Usage: some loved her, some hated her, few were 12). Nomadic (Adjective) – खानाबदोश
ambivalent about her Definition: living the life of a nomad; wandering.
Synonyms: Pastoral, Peripatetic, wandering, drifting.
7). Flinging (Verb) – फैं क देना Antonyms: native, settle.
Definition: throw or hurl forcefully. Usage: nomadic herdsmen
Synonyms:
throw, toss, sling, hurl, cast, pitch, lob, bowl, launch, flip, shy 13). Insinuation (Noun) – फु सलाव
, send, Definition: an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something
propel bad.
Antonyms: continue, keep, load. Synonyms:
Usage: he picked up the debris and flung it away implication, inference, suggestion, hint, intimation, imputatio
n, innuendo, reference
8). Inexplicable (Adjective) – अकिनीय Antonyms: conceal, hide.
Definition: unable to be explained or accounted for. Usage: I've done nothing to deserve all your vicious
Synonyms: insinuations
unaccountable, unexplainable, incomprehensible, unfathomab
le, 14). Anxieties (Noun) – व्यग्रता
impenetrable, insoluble Definition: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about
Antonyms: usual, regular. something with an uncertain outcome.
Usage: for some inexplicable reason her mind went Synonyms: worry, concern, apprehension, apprehensiveness,
completely blank consternation, uneasiness
Antonyms: happy, joy, peaceful.
9). Extravaganza (Noun) -- अततकाल्पतनक Usage: he felt a surge of anxiety
Definition: an elaborate and spectacular entertainment or
production. 15). Tussle (Noun) – संघषण
Synonyms: Definition: a vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order
spectacular, display, spectacle, exhibition, performance, prese to obtain or achieve something.
ntation ,show Synonyms:
Antonyms: reality, truth, hining. scuffle, fight, struggle, skirmish, brawl, scrimmage, scramble
Usage: an extravaganza of dance in many forms , scrum,
fisticuffs
10). Abduction (Noun) – अपहरर् Antonyms: peace, accord.
Definition: the action of forcibly taking someone away Usage: there was a tussle for the ball
against their will.
Synonyms: Rape, Seizure, Theft.
Antonyms: give, give up, release.
Usage: they organized the abduction of Mr Cordes on his 1). Obscure (Adjective) – अस्पष्ट
way to the airport Definition: not discovered or known about; uncertain.
Synonyms: unclear, uncertain, unknown, in doubt, doubtful,
dubious, mysterious, hazy
Antonyms: famous, renowned Usage: the charity cares for destitute and deprived children
Usage: his origins and parentage are obscure
8). Pandering (Verb) – तलप्त होना
2). Carnage (Noun) – नरसंहार Definition: gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful
Definition: the killing of a large number of people. desire or taste or a person with such a desire or taste)
Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, mass murder, mass Synonyms: indulge, gratify, satisfy, cater to, give in
destruction, butchery, to, fulfil, yield to, bow newspapers are pandering to people's
bloodbath, indiscriminate baser instincts to, humour, please.
Antonyms: peace, joy. Antonyms: anger, deny, refuse.
Usage: the bombing was timed to cause as much carnage as Usage: newspapers are pandering to people's baser instincts
possible
9). Clamour (Noun) – कोलाहल
3). Mishap (Noun) – दुघणिना Definition: a loud and confused noise, especially that of
Definition: an unlucky accident. people shouting.
Synonyms: Synonyms: din, racket, loud
accident, trouble, problem, difficulty, issue, setback, reverse, noise, uproar, tumult, babel, shouting, yelling, screaming
adversity Antonyms: silence, peace.
Antonyms: proof, certainty, boon. Usage: the questions rose to a clamour
Usage: although there were a few minor mishaps, none of
the pancakes stuck to the ceiling 10). Discernible (Adjective) – स्पष्ट
Definition: able to be discerned; perceptible.
4). Blips (Noun) – झिका Synonyms: visible, detectable, noticeable, perceptible,
Definition: an unexpected, minor, and typically temporary observable, perceivable, distinguishable
deviation from a general trend. Antonyms: Discernible
Synonyms: blow, shock Usage: the scandal had no discernible effect on his career
Usage: the Chancellor dismissed rising inflation as a blip
5). Ghastly (Adjective) – भयानक 1). Vestige (Noun) – अवशेष
Definition: causing great horror or fear. Definition: a trace or remnant of something that is
Synonyms: terrible, frightful, horrible, grim, awful, dire disappearing or no longer exists
Antonyms: good, beautiful. Synonyms:
Usage: one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed remnant, remainder, fragment, relic, echo, indication, sign, tr
ace
6). Amendments (Noun) – संशोधन Antonyms: information, lot.
Definition: a minor change or addition designed to improve a Usage: the last vestiges of colonialism
text, piece of legislation
Synonyms: revision, alteration, change, modification, 2). Allure (Noun) – लुभाना
qualification, adaptation, adjustment Definition: the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously
Antonyms: damage, harm, hurt. attractive or fascinating.
Usage: an amendment to existing bail laws Synonyms: attraction, lure, draw, pull, appeal, glamour,
allurement, enticement
7). Deprived (Adjective) – वंतचत Antonyms: repulsion, opposition.
Definition: suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic Usage: people for whom gold holds no allure
material and cultural benefits.
Synonyms: disadvantaged, underprivileged, poverty- 3). Frontrunner (Noun) – प्रततयोगी
stricken, impoverished, poor, destitute Definition: the contestant that is leading in a race or other
Antonyms: rich, wealthy. competition.
Synonyms: competitor, favourite, rival, contender, favourite, 9). Flouted (Verb) – उल्लंघन करना
competition, challenger. Definition: openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).
Antonyms: dislike, unwilling. Synonyms: defy, refuse to obey, go against, rebel
Usage: the front runner for the presidential nomination against, scorn, disdain, show contempt for.
Antonyms: observe, follow.
4). Unprecedented (Adjective) – अभूतपूवण Usage: the advertising code is being flouted
Definition: never done or known before.
Synonyms: 10). Chant (Noun) – मंत्र जाप करना
unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, unrivalled, without Definition: a repeated rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted
parallel, without equal. or sung in unison by a crowd.
Antonyms: normal, common. Synonyms: shout, cry, slogan, rallying call, war
Usage: the government took the unprecedented step of cry, chorus, chanting
releasing confidential correspondence Antonyms: happy, joy.
Usage: a group of young people set up a chant of ‘Why are
5). Aberration (Noun) – तवपिन we waiting?
Definition: a departure from what is normal, usual, or
expected, typically an unwelcome one. 11). Bravado (Noun) – साहस
Synonyms: anomaly, deviation, divergence, abnormality, Definition: a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to
irregularity, variation, digression, freak impress or intimidate.
Antonyms: usual, regular, normal. Synonyms: boldness, bold
Usage: they described the outbreak of violence in the area as manner, swagger, swaggering, bluster, swashbuckling
an aberration Antonyms: modesty, fear
Usage: he possesses none of the classic wheeler-dealer's
6). Devastating (Adjective) – भयानक casual bravado
Definition: causing severe shock, distress, or grief.
Synonyms: 12). Monstrous (Adjective) – राक्षसी
shattering, shocking, traumatic, overwhelming, crushing, extr Definition: having the ugly or frightening appearance of a
emely upsetting monster.
Antonyms: casual, fortunate. Synonyms: grotesque, hideous, ugly, ghastly, gruesome,
Usage: the news came as a devastating blow horrible, horrid, horrific
Antonyms: lovely, beautiful, normal
7). Ascertain (Verb) – पता लगाना Usage: monstrous, bug-eyed fish
Definition: find (something) out for certain; make sure of.
Synonyms: find out, discover, get/come to know, work 13). Brute (Noun) – जानवर
out, make out, fathom (out), become aware of. Definition: a savagely violent man or animal.
Antonyms: disprove, assist, confuse. Synonyms:
Usage: an attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident savage, beast, monster, animal, sadist, barbarian, devil, demo
n, fiend
8). Requisite (Adjective) – अपेतक्षत Antonyms: gentle, mild, weak.
Definition: made necessary by particular circumstances or Usage: he was a cold-blooded brute
regulations.
Synonyms: necessary, required, prerequisite, essential, 14). Misery (Noun) – दुुःख,संकि
indispensable, vital Definition: a state or feeling of great physical or mental
Antonyms: optional, unnecessary, non-essential distress or discomfort.
Usage: the application will not be processed until the Synonyms:
requisite fee is paid unhappiness, distress, wretchedness, hardship, suffering, affli
ction,

anguish, anxiety 6). Bluster (Verb) – धमकाना

Antonyms: contentment, pleasure Definition: talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with
Usage: a man who had brought her nothing but misery little effect.
Synonyms: rant, thunder; boast, brag, swagger
Editorial 17-04-2018 Antonyms: quiet, silent.
1). Bracing (Adjective) – ताजा और सशि Usage: you threaten and bluster, but won't carry it through
Definition: fresh and invigorating.
Synonyms: 7). Glut (Noun) – भरमार
invigorating, refreshing, stimulating, energizing, exhilarating, Definition: an excessively abundant supply of something.
enlivening, Synonyms:
revivin surplus, excess, surfeit, superfluity, overabundance, superabu
Antonyms: warm, hot, responsive. ndance
Usage: the bracing sea air Antonyms: dearth, scarcity
Usage: there is a glut of cars on the market
2). Peers (Verb) – तनकि / इमानदारी से देखना
Definition: look with difficulty or concentration at someone 8). Allying (Verb) – जोड़ना
or something. Definition: combine or unite a resource or commodity with
Synonyms: squint, look closely/earnestly, try to see, look (another) for mutual benefit.
through narrowed eyes, narrow one's eye Synonyms: combine, marry, couple, merge, amalgamate,
Antonyms: clear, broad minded. join, pool, fuse
Usage: Faye peered at her with suspicion Antonyms: away, far, unalike.
Usage: he allied his racing experience with his father's
3). Bruising (Verb) – परे शान करना या अपमान करना business acumen
Definition: hurt (someone's feelings).
Synonyms: 9). Reluctant (Adjective) -- अतनच्छु क
upset, offend, insult, affront, hurt, wound, pain, injure, crush, Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
displease, Synonyms:
peeve unwilling, disinclined, unenthusiastic, grudging, resistant, res
Antonyms: heel, aid, help. isting,
Usage: she tried to bolster her bruised pride opposed
Antonyms: careless, bold.
4). Fallout (Noun) – पटरर्ाम Usage: today, many ordinary people are still reluctant to talk
Definition: the adverse results of a situation or action. about politics
Synonyms: outgrowth, consequence, offshoot.
Antonyms: suppress, decrease. 10). Ostensibly (Adverb) – प्रकि रूप से
Usage: he's prepared to take calculated risks regardless of Definition: as appears or is stated to be true, though not
political fallout necessarily so; apparently.
Synonyms: apparently, seemingly, on the face of it, to all
5). Manoeuvre (Noun) -- पैंतरे बाजी appearances, on the surface Antonyms: unlikely,
Definition: carefully guide or manipulate (someone or improbably.
something) in order to achieve an end. Usage: the party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill
Synonyms: intrigue, plot, scheme, plan, lay health
plans, conspire, pull strings
Antonyms: 11). Credentials (Noun) – दस्तावेज
operation, exercise, activity, move, movement, action Definition: a qualification, achievement, quality, or aspect of
Usage: they were manoeuvring him into betraying his friend a person's background, especially when used to indicate their
suitability for something.

Synonyms: documents, papers, identity Synonyms: terrible, frightful, horrible, grim, awful, dire
papers, identification papers, bona fides Antonyms: beautiful, good, delight.
Antonyms: disapprove, refuse. Usage: one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed
Usage: recruitment is based mainly on academic credentials
7). Outcry (Noun) – तचल्लाहि
EDITORIAL 18-04-2018 Definition: a strong expression of public disapproval or
1). Procurement (Noun) – खरीद anger.
Definition: the action of obtaining or procuring something. Synonyms: complaints, howls of protest, objections,
Synonyms: acquisition, acquirement, appropriation, indignation, furore, clamour, clamouring
attainment Antonyms: great, nice, pleasant.
Antonyms: fail, forfeit. Usage: the public outcry over the bombing
Usage: financial assistance for the procurement of legal
advice 8). Dichotomy (Noun) – तवभाजन
Definition: a division or contrast between two things that are
2). Unremunerative (Adjective) -- अलाभकारी or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
Definition: bringing little or no profit or income. Synonyms: division, separation, divorce, split, gulf, chasm
Synonyms: Profitless, nonprofit, worthless Antonyms: agreement, likenes.
Antonyms: benefit, gain, profit. Usage: a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism
Usage: unremunerative research work
9). Vengeful (Adjective) – तामतसक
3). Clamour (Noun) – कोलाहल Definition: seeking to harm someone in return for a
Definition: a loud and confused noise, especially that of perceived injury.
people shouting. Synonyms: vindictive, revengeful, out for revenge, avenging,
Synonyms: din, racket, loud noise, uproar, tumult, babel, unforgiving, resentful
shouting, yelling, screaming Antonyms: agreeable, kind, nice.
Antonyms: peace, silence. Usage: a vengeful ex-con
Usage: the questions rose to a clamour
10). Clamoured (Verb) – शोर मचाना
4). Evoked (Verb) – मन में आना Definition: (of a group of people) shout loudly and
Definition: bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to insistently.
the conscious mind. Synonyms: yell, shout loudly, bay, scream, shriek, roar
Synonyms: bring to mind, call to mind, put one in mind of, Antonyms: silence, calm.
call up, conjure up, summon up Usage: the surging crowds clamoured for attention
Antonyms: forgot.
Usage: the sight evoked pleasant memories of his childhood 11). Arbitrariness (Noun) – मनमानापन
Definition: the quality of being based on random choice or
5). Outrage (Noun) – आिोश personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
Definition: an extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or Synonyms: random, irrational, irresponsible.
indignation. Antonyms: democratic, accountable, radical.
Synonyms: Usage: disparate peoples were forced together by the
indignation, fury, anger, rage, disapproval, wrath, shock, rese arbitrariness of a colonial map-maker's pen
ntment, horror
Antonyms: favour, like, wish, honour. 12). Penitence (Noun) – तोबा, पछतावा
Usage: her voice trembled with outrage Definition: the action of feeling or showing sorrow and
regret for having done wrong; repentance.
6). Ghastly (Adjective) – भयंकर रूप से
Definition: causing great horror or fear.
Synonyms: Synonyms: imprisonment, internment, confinement,

repentance, contrition, compunction, regret, remorse, remorse detention, custody, captivity, restraint
fulness Antonyms: freedom, free.
Antonyms: approval, comfort, happiness. Usage: the public would not be served by her incarceration
Usage: a public display of penitence
6). Perpetrators (Noun) – अपरातधयों
Editorial 19-04-2018 Definition: a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or
1). Acquittal (Noun) – तनदोष बयान immoral act.
Definition: a judgement or verdict that a person is not guilty Synonyms: The criminal, Offender, the delinquent
of the crime with which they have been charged. Usage: the perpetrators of this horrific crime must be
Synonyms: brought to justice
absolution, clearing, exoneration, exculpation, declaration of
innocence 7). Bolstered (Verb) – बल तमलना
Antonyms: blame, hold. Definition: support or strengthen.
Usage: the trial resulted in an acquittal Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, make
stronger, boost, fortify, give a boost to
2). Cynicism (Noun) – कु टिलता Antonyms: undermine.
Definition: an inclination to believe that people are Usage: the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster
motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism. confidence
Synonyms:
scepticism, doubt, distrust, mistrust, doubtfulness, suspicion, 8). Inevitable (adjective) – अपटरहायण, अतनवायण
disbelief, Definition: certain to happen; unavoidable.
incredulity Synonyms: unavoidable, inescapable, bound to happen, sure
Antonyms: belief, certainty, faith. to happen, inexorable
Usage: public cynicism about politics Antonyms: avoidable, uncertain
Usage: war was inevitable
3). Prosecuting (Verb) – क़ानूनी कारवाई करना
Definition: institute legal proceedings in respect of (a claim 9). Irresolute (Adjective) – अतनतित, अस्िायी
or offence). Definition: showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain.
Synonyms: take to court, bring/institute legal proceedings Synonyms: indecisive, hesitant, tentative, nervous, weak
against, bring an action against, take legal action against Antonyms: decisive, judgement.
Antonyms: free, stop, cease. Usage: she stood irresolute outside his door
Usage: the state's attorney's office seemed to decide that this
was a case worth prosecuting 10). Replenishing (Verb) – भरपाई
Definition: restore (a stock or supply) to a former level or
4). Shattered (Verb) – तबखर जाना condition.
Definition: break or cause to break suddenly and violently Synonyms: stock up, restock, restore, fill up, make up
into pieces. Antonyms: empty, exhaust, use up
Synonyms: smash, smash to smithereens, break, break into Usage: all creatures need sleep to replenish their energies
pieces, burst, blow out
Antonyms: joint, merge, combain. 11). Throes (Noun) – व्यिा
Usage: bullets riddled the bar top, glasses shattered, bottles Definition: intense or violent pain and struggle, especially
exploded accompanying birth, death, or great change.
Synonyms: agony, pain, paroxysm, pangs, suffering, torture,
5). Incarceration (Noun) – कै द कर देना torment, anguish, distress, hardship
Definition: the state of being confined in prison; Antonyms: comfort, health, order.
imprisonment. Usage: he convulsed in his death throes

12). Reluctant (Adjective) -- अतनच्छु क 1). Manifestation (Noun) -- अतभव्यति

Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined. Definition: an event, action, or object that clearly shows or
Synonyms: embodies something abstract or theoretical
unwilling, disinclined, unenthusiastic, grudging, resistant, res Synonyms: display, demonstration, showing, show,
isting, exhibition, presentation
opposed Antonyms: concealment, realty.
Antonyms: Usage: the manifestation of anxiety over disease
Usage: today, many ordinary people are still reluctant to talk
about politics 2). Spurt (Verb) – उछालना
Definition: gush out in a sudden and forceful stream.
13). Deploy (Verb) – तैनात करना Synonyms: squirt, shoot, spray, fountain, jet, erupt; gush
Definition: move (troops or equipment) into position for Antonyms: peace, continuity.
military action. Usage: he cut his finger, and blood spurted over the sliced
Synonyms: potatoes
position, station, post, place, install, locate, situate, site, estab
lish 3). Replenish (Verb) – क्रफर से भरना
Antonyms: stable, bold, permanamt. Definition: fill (something) up again
Usage: forces were deployed at strategic locations Synonyms: refill, top up, fill up, recharge, reload; freshen
Antonyms: damage, empty, null.
14). Gambit (Noun) – कपि Usage: he replenished Justin's glass with mineral water
Definition: an act or remark that is calculated to gain an
advantage, especially at the outset of a situation. 4). Abound (Verb) -- प्रचुर मात्रा में होना
Synonyms: Definition: exist in large numbers or amounts
stratagem, machination, scheme, plan, tactic, manoeuvre, mo Synonyms: be plentiful, be abundant, be numerous,
ve, course of action proliferate
Antonyms: honesty, frankness. Antonyms: fail, lack, small.
Usage: his resignation was a tactical gambit Usage: rumors of a further scandal abound
15). Hoarding (Noun) – जमाखोरी 5). Gambit (Noun) – पहला कदम

Definition: a temporary board fence erected round a building Definition: an act or remark that is calculated to gain an
site. advantage
Synonyms: store, store up, stock up on, stockpile, put aside, Synonyms: machination, scheme, plan, tactic, manoeuvre,
put by, put away, lay by, lay in, lay up, set aside, stow away, move
buy up, cache Antonyms: random, approximate.
Antonyms: squander. Usage: his resignation was a tactical gambit
Usage: thousands of antiques hoarded by a compulsive
collector 6). Perpetuate (Verb) – अतवरत बनाना
Definition: make (something) continue indefinitely
16). Perpetuating (Verb) – कायम रखना Synonyms: keep alive, keep going, keep in existence,
Definition: make (something) continue indefinitely. preserve, conserve
Synonyms: keep alive, keep going, keep in Antonyms: halt, stop, end.
existence, preserve, conserve, sustain, maintain Usage: the confusion was perpetuated through inadvertence
Antonyms: temporary, not stable.
Usage: the confusion was perpetuated through inadvertence 7). Opaque (Adjective) -- अपारदशी
Definition: not able to be seen through; not transparent
Synonyms: non-transparent, cloudy, filmy, blurred, smeared, Synonyms: oppression, victimization, maltreatment, ill
hazy treatment, mistreatment
Antonyms: bright, transparent, smart. Antonyms: happiness, joy.
Usage: bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid Usage: her family fled religious persecution
8). Revamp (Adjective) – सुधार 4). Hazardous (Adjective) – खतरनाक

Definition: give new and improved form, structure, or Definition: risky; dangerous
appearance to Synonyms: dangerous, risky, unsafe, perilous, precarious,
Synonyms: renovate, redecorate, refurbish, recondition, insecure, tricky
rehabilitate, rebuild Antonyms: beneficiary, healthy good.
Antonyms: break, damage, destroy. Usage: we work in hazardous conditions
Usage: an attempt to revamp the museum's image
5). Succour (Noun) – परे शानी में सहायता देना
9). Ambit (Noun) -- सीमा Definition: assistance and support in times of hardship and
Definition: the scope, extent, or bounds of something distress
Synonyms: scope, extent, bounds, confines, limits, range, Synonyms: aid, help, a helping hand, assistance;
breadth, width, reach, sweep, purview, span, stretch ministration, comfort, ease
Antonyms: no limit, infinity. Antonyms: obstruction, hurt.
Usage: a full discussion of this complex issue was beyond Usage: the wounded had little chance of succour
the ambit of one book
6). Conducive (Adjective) – अनुकूल
10). Redound (Verb) – सहायता देना Definition: making a certain situation or outcome likely or
Definition: contribute greatly to (a person's credit or honour) possible.
Synonyms: contribute to, be conducive to, result in, lead to, Synonyms: good for, helpful to, instrumental in, calculated
effect to produce, productive of
Antonyms: source. Antonyms: useless, worthless, adverse.
Usage: his latest diplomatic effort will redound to his credit Usage: the harsh lights and cameras were hardly conducive
to a relaxed atmosphere
Editorial 21-04-2018 7). Surmise (Verb) – अनुमान लगाना

1). Ancestry (Noun) – पुरखे Definition: suppose that something is true without having
Definition: one's family or ethnic descent. evidence to confirm it.
Synonyms: ancestors, forebears, forefathers, progenitors Synonyms: guess, conjecture, suspect, deduce, infer, come to
Antonyms: origin, end, result. the conclusion, conclude
Usage: he was proud of his Irish ancestry Antonyms: fact, proof, truth, certainty.
Usage: he surmised that something must be wrong
2). Repatriate (Verb) – क्रकसीको अपने देश में भेज देना
Definition: send (someone) back to their own country. 8). Entail (Adjective) – आवश्यक
Synonyms: intromit, admit, let in, allow in Definition: involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable
Antonyms: refugee. part or consequence.
Usage: the last German POWs were repatriated in Synonyms: necessitate, make necessary, require, need,
November 1948 demand, call for; presuppose
Antonyms: exclude, untangle, untwist.
Usage: a situation which entails considerable risks
3). Persecution (Noun) -- जुल्म
Definition: hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of
race or political or religious beliefs 9). Arbitrary (Adjective) – मनमाना

Definition: based on random choice or personal whim, rather Usage: she was simmering with resentment
than any reason or system
Synonyms: capricious, whimsical, random, chance, erratic, 5). Ramifications (Noun) – पटरर्ाम
unpredictable, inconsistent Definition: a complex or unwelcome consequence of an
Antonyms: rational, reasoned action or event.
Usage: an arbitrary decision Synonyms: consequence, result, aftermath, outcome, effect,
upshot, issue, sequel
10). Proximity (Noun) – तनकिता Antonyms: source, origin, cause.
Definition: nearness in space, time, or relationship Usage: any change is bound to have legal ramifications
Synonyms: closeness, nearness, presence, juxtaposition,
propinquity, adjacency 6). Insinuations (Noun) – फु सलाव
Antonyms: distance, remoteness. Definition: an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something
Usage: do not operate microphones in close proximity to bad.
television sets Synonyms:
implication, inference, suggestion, hint, intimation, imputatio
Editorial 23-04-2018 n,
innuendo, reference
1). Confrontation (Noun) – आमना- सामना
Antonyms: conceal, leave alone, hide.
Definition: a hostile or argumentative situation or meeting
Usage: I've done nothing to deserve all your vicious
between opposing parties.
insinuations
Synonyms: conflict, clash, brush, fight, battle, contest,
encounter, head-to-head, face-off
7). Bribery (Noun) -- टरश्वतखोरी
Antonyms: agreement, calm, peace.
Definition: the giving or offering of a bribe.
Usage: a confrontation with the legislature
Synonyms: corruption, subornation.
Antonyms: mortality, probity, frankness.
2). Impeach (Verb) – प्रभातवत करना
Usage: his opponent had been guilty of bribery and
Definition: call into question the integrity or validity of (a
corruption
practice).
Synonyms: challenge, question, call into question, cast doubt
8). Prerogative (Noun) -- परमातधकार
on, raise doubts about
Antonyms: absolve, exonerate, answer. Definition: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular
individual or class.
Usage: there is no desire to impeach the privileges of the
House of Commons Synonyms:
entitlement, right, privilege, advantage, due, birthright
Antonyms: duty, obligation.
3). Dissent (Noun) – असहमत होना
Usage: in some countries, higher education is predominantly
Definition: the holding or expression of opinions at variance
the prerogative of the rich
with those commonly or officially held.
Synonyms: disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of
9). Perceived (Verb) – कतित होना
opinion, argument, dispute, demur
Antonyms: agree, assent Definition: become aware or conscious of (something); come
to realize or understand.
Usage: there was no dissent from this view
Synonyms: discern, recognize, become cognizant
of, become aware of, become conscious of
4). Simmering (Verb) – िोतधत होना
Antonyms: disbelieve, disregard, ignore, miss,
Definition: show or feel barely suppressed anger or other
misunderstand
strong emotion.
Usage: his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth
Synonyms: be furious, be enraged, be angry, be incensed, be
infuriated, be beside oneself
10). Rift (Noun) – अनबन
Antonyms: be happy, cool, soothe, freeze.
Definition: a crack, split, or break in something.

Synonyms: Editorial 24-04-2018
crack, fault, flaw, split, break, breach, fissure, fracture, cleft,
1). Authoritarianism (Noun) – अतधनायकवाद
crevice,
Definition: favouring or enforcing strict obedience to
gap, cranny, slit
authority at the expense of personal freedom.
Antonyms: closure, closing, continuation, solid, agreement,
Synonyms:
concordance
autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian, despotic, tyrannical, autarc
Usage: the wind had torn open a rift in the clouds
hic,
draconian, absolute
11). Imperil (Verb) – संकि में डालना Antonyms: democratic, liberal, lenient, permissive
Definition: put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed. Usage: the transition from an authoritarian to a democratic
Synonyms: endanger, jeopardize, risk, put at risk, put in regime
danger, expose to danger, put in jeopardy
Antonyms: help, risk, hazard, risk.
2). Plebiscite (Noun) – जनमत-संग्रह
Usage: they advised against tax increases for fear of
Definition: the direct vote of all the members of an electorate
imperilling the recovery
on an important public question such as a change in the
constitution.
12). Dispensed (Verb) – समाप्त करना Synonyms: vote, referendum, ballot, poll
Definition: distribute or provide (a service or information) to Usage: the administration will hold a plebiscite for the
a number of people. approval of constitutional reforms
Synonyms: distribute, pass round, pass out, hand out, deal
out, dole out, share out, divide out
3). Detention (Noun) – नजरबंदी
Antonyms: Collect, Include, keep.
Definition: the action of detaining someone or the state of
Usage: orderlies went round dispensing drinks
being detained in official custody.
Synonyms:
13). Charm (Noun) – मोहकता custody, imprisonment, confinement, incarceration, internme
Definition: the power or quality of delighting, attracting, or nt, captivity, restraint, arrest
fascinating others. Antonyms: aid, custody, delay, help.
Synonyms: Usage: the fifteen people arrested were still in police
attractiveness, beauty, glamour, prettiness, loveliness detention
Antonyms: Unattractiveness, repel.
Usage: he was captivated by her youthful charm
4). Soaring (Verb) – तेजी से वृति
Definition: increase rapidly above the usual level.
14). Bolstered (Verb) – बल तमलना Synonyms: increase rapidly, shoot up, rise
Definition: support or strengthen. rapidly, escalate, spiral upwards
Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, make Antonyms: decrease, drop, decline, fall.
stronger, boost, fortify, give a boost to Usage: the cost of living continued to soar
Antonyms: Week, glassy, fullness.
Usage: the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster
5). Averting (Verb) – िालना
confidence
Definition: turn away (one's eyes or thoughts).
Synonyms: turn aside, turn away, turn to one side
15). Egalitarian (Adjective) – समतावादी Antonyms: aid, assist, help.
Definition: believing in or based on the principle that all Usage: she averted her eyes while we made stilted
people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. conversation
Synonyms: democratic, equitable, impartial, just, unbiased
Antonyms: snob, snoot.
6). Cite (Verb) -- सराहना
Usage: a fairer, more egalitarian society

Definition: praise (someone, typically a member of the Usage: an emerald and gold cross was salvaged from the
armed forces) in an official report for a courageous act. wreck
Synonyms: commend, pay tribute to, praise, recognize, give
recognition to 12). Manoeuvring (Verb) – पैंतरे बाजी करना
Antonyms: conceal, deny, take, withhold, forget. Definition: move skilfully or carefully.
Usage: he has been cited many times for his contributions in Synonyms: steer, guide, drive, negotiate, navigate, pilot,
the intelligence area direct, manipulate, move
Antonyms: ignorance, inaction, stoppage, honesty.
7). Prelude (Noun) – प्रस्ताव Usage: the lorry was unable to manoeuvre comfortably in
Definition: an action or event serving as an introduction to the narrow street
something more important.
Synonyms: 13). Beleaguered (Verb) – परे शान होना
preliminary, overture, opening, preparation, introduction, star Definition: put in a very difficult situation.
t, beginning Synonyms: hard-pressed, troubled, in difficulties, under
Antonyms: Conclusion, postscript. pressure, under stress, with one's back to
Usage: a ceasefire had been agreed as a prelude to full peace Antonyms: assist, aid, make happy, assist.
negotiations Usage: the board is supporting the beleaguered director
8). Enclave (Noun) -- अलग,तवतशष्ट 14). Viable (Adjective) – व्यवहायण

Definition: a place or group that is different in character Definition: capable of working successfully; feasible.
from those surrounding it. Synonyms: workable, feasible, practicable, practical,
Synonyms: distinct, vary, different. applicable, usable, manageable, operable, operational,
Antonyms: same, similar, alike, close, near, homogeneous. possible
Usage: the engineering department is traditionally a male Antonyms: impracticable, impossible, unfeasible.
enclave Usage: the proposed investment was economically viable
9). Insurgency (Noun) – तवद्रोह Editorial 25-04-2018

Definition: an active revolt or uprising.
1). Delineate (Verb) – तचतत्रत करना
Synonyms: activist, protest, radical, rebel.
Definition: describe or portray (something) precisely.
Antonyms: loyal, government
Synonyms: describe, set forth, set out, present, outline,
Usage: rebels are waging an armed insurgency to topple the
depict, portray, represent
monarchy
Antonyms: Confuse, Distort.
Usage: the law should delineate and prohibit behaviour
10). Dissent (Noun) – असहमत होना which is socially abhorrent
Definition: the holding or expression of opinions at variance
with those commonly or officially held.
2). Contours (Noun) – आकृ तत
Synonyms: disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of
Definition: an outline representing or bounding the shape or
opinion, argument, dispute
form of something.
Antonyms: assent, agree, accept
Synonyms: outline, shape, form
Usage: there was no dissent from this view
Antonyms: Core, Affection, Centre.
Usage: she traced the contours of his face with her finger
11). Salvage (Verb) – उबार
Definition: rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo)
3). Conjecture (Noun) – अनुमान
from loss at sea.
Definition: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of
Synonyms: rescue, save, recover, retrieve, raise, reclaim, get
incomplete information.
back
Synonyms:
Antonyms: lose, forfeit, harm, hurt, abandon.
guess, speculation, surmise, fancy, notion, belief, suspicion
Antonyms: fact, truth, known. Usage: the player can expect a suspension for his latest
Usage: conjectures about the newcomer were many and misdemeanour
varied
10). Consternation (Noun) – तनराशा
4). Signatories (Noun) -- हस्ताक्षरकताण Definition: a feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at
Definition: a party that has signed an agreement, especially a something unexpected.
state that has signed a treaty. Synonyms: dismay, perturbation, anxiety, distress, disquiet,
Synonyms: witness, certifier, oath. disquietude, discomposure
Usage: Britain is a signatory to the convention Antonyms: Calm, Composure, Confidence, Peaceful.
Usage: to her consternation her car wouldn't start
5). Veracity (Noun) – सच्चाई
Definition: conformity to facts; accuracy. 11). Defunct (Adjective) – अनुपयोगी
Synonyms: Definition: no longer existing or functioning.
truthfulness, truth, accuracy, accurateness, correctness, exact Synonyms: disused, no longer in use, unused, inoperative,
ness non-functioning, unusable
Antonyms: falsehood, unfairness, deceit. Antonyms: working, extant, alive, living
Usage: officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of Usage: the now defunct Somerset & Dorset railway line
the story
12). Crawling (Verb) -- रें गने
6). Indelible (Adjective) – अतमि Definition: behave obsequiously or ingratiatingly in the hope
Definition: making marks that cannot be removed. of gaining someone's favour.
Synonyms: Synonyms: grovel to, be obsequious towards, ingratiate
ineradicable, inerasable, ineffaceable, unexpungeable, indestr oneself with, be servile towards, be sycophantic towards
uctible, permanent Antonyms: oppose, disagreement.
Antonyms: Temporary, erasable, eradicable. Usage: a reporter's job can involve crawling to objectionable
Usage: an indelible marker pen people
7). Promulgation (Verb) – प्रचार Editorial 26-04-2018

Definition: to make known by open declaration 1). Ambit (Noun) – सीमा
Synonyms: publish; proclaim formally or put into operation Definition: the scope, extent, or bounds of something.
Antonyms: hide, keep secrete, keep quiet, collect. Synonyms: Circut, scope, range, reach.
Usage: Modi promulgated a new order. Antonyms: No limit, without end.
Usage: a full discussion of this complex issue was beyond
8). Absconding (Verb) – फरार होना the ambit of one book
Definition: leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape
from custody or avoid arrest. 2). Abrogating (Verb) -- अतभतनषेध करना
Synonyms: run away, escape, bolt, clear out, flee, make off, Definition: repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal
take flight, take off, fly, decamp agreement).
Antonyms: wait, remains, joint, appear. Synonyms:
Usage: the barman absconded with a week's takings repudiate, revoke, repeal, rescind, overturn, overrule, overrid
e, do away with
9). Misdemeanours (Noun) – दुष्कमण Antonyms: institute, introduce
Definition: a minor wrongdoing. Usage: a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike
Synonyms: wrongdoing, evil deed, crime, felony, criminal
act 3). Brunt (Noun) – आघात
Antonyms: goodness, loyal, trustable. Definition: the worst part or chief impact of a specified
action.
Synonyms: full force, force, impact, shock, burden, pressure, Definition: inspiring fear or respect through being
strain, stress, impetus, thrust impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
Antonyms: ease, peace, relaxation. Synonyms:
Usage: education will bear the brunt of the cuts intimidating, forbidding, redoubtable, daunting, alarming, fri
ghtening, terrifying, petrifying
4). Sacrosanct (Adjective) – पुण्यमय Antonyms: pleasant-looking, comforting, easy, weak
Definition: (especially of a principle, place, or routine) Usage: a formidable opponent
regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.
Synonyms: 11). Guerrillas (Noun) – छापामारों
sacred, hallowed, respected, inviolable, inviolate, unimpeach Definition: a member of a small independent group taking
able, part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular
unchallengeable forces.
Antonyms: violable, impeachable. Synonyms: freedom fighter, underground fighter, irregular
Usage: the individual's right to work has been upheld as soldier, irregular, resistance fighter
sacrosanct Usage: this town fell to the guerrillas
5). Repealed (Verb) – तनरस्त कर देना 12). Limbo (Noun) – अपूर्ण

Definition: revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament). Definition: an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or
Synonyms: resolution; an intermediate state or condition.
revoke, rescind, cancel, reverse, abrogate, annul, nullify, decl Synonyms: in abeyance, unattended
are null and void to, unfinished, incomplete
Antonyms: introduce, enact, ratify Antonyms: in hand, under way, continuing
Usage: the legislation was repealed five months later Usage: the legal battle could leave the club in limbo until
next year
6). Insurgency (Noun) --- तवद्रोह
Definition: an active revolt or uprising. 13). Cynical (Adjective) -- संशयी
Synonyms: revolt, uprising, defiance, dissent. Definition: doubtful as to whether something will happen or
Antonyms: calm, obedience, peace, orthodoxy. whether it is worthwhile.
Usage: rebels are waging an armed insurgency to topple the Synonyms:
monarchy sceptical, doubtful, distrustful, suspicious, disbelieving, unbel
ieving,
7). Apparatchik (Noun) – सदस्य Scoffing
Definition: a member of a Communist Party apparat. Antonyms: optimistic, credulous
Usage: old apparatchiks have given way to the Russian Usage: most residents are cynical about efforts to clean
government's young reformers mobsters out of their city
9). Bureaucratic (Adjective) – नौकरशाही Editorial 28-04-2018

Definition: relating to a system of government in which most 1). Bloated (Verb) – फू ला हुआ
of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather Definition: swollen with fluid or gas.
than by elected representatives. Synonyms: swollen, puffed up/out, blown up, distended,
Synonyms: administrative, official, procedural, red-tape, inflated, enlarged
governmental, ministerial, state Antonyms: shrunken, became small.
Antonyms: simple, unofficial. Usage: he had a bloated, unshaven face
Usage: well-established bureaucratic procedures
2). Exemplified (Verb) – उदाहरर् देना
10). Formidable (Adjective) – दुजेय Definition: illustrate or clarify by giving an example.

Synonyms: illustrate, give an example of, give an instance Definition: accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision,
of, demonstrate, instance or recommendation).
Antonyms: Conceal, Confuse, hide Synonyms: comply with, obey, observe, follow, keep to,
Usage: he exemplified his point with an anecdote hold to, conform to, adhere to, stick to
Antonyms: flout, reject, fade, disappear.
3). Depreciated (Verb) -- मूल्यह्रास करना Usage: I said I would abide by their decision
Definition: diminish in value over a period of time.
Synonyms: decrease in value, lose value, decline in price, 9). Reiterates (Verb) – दोहराती
drop in price, fall in price, cheapen, devalue Definition: say something again or a number of times,
Antonyms: appreciate, raise. typically for emphasis or clarity.
Usage: the latest cars will depreciate heavily in the first year Synonyms: repeat, say again, restate, retell, recapitulate, go
over (and over), iterate, rehearse
4). Unpersuasive (Adjective) – अप्रत्यातशत Antonyms: Take back, return.
Definition: not good, by mistake. Usage: she reiterated that the government would remain
Synonyms: Poor, thin, faulty. steadfast in its support
Antonyms: Strong, capable, efficient.
Usage: Labour’s minor unpersuasive made a great loss.
5). Puisne (Adjective) – ख़राब 1). Reinvigorated (Verb) – पुनजीतवत करना
Definition: small and weak. Definition: give new energy or strength to.
Synonyms: Synonyms: enliven, modernize, renew, renovate.
undersized, underdeveloped, undernourished, underfed, stunt Antonyms: destroy, kill, ruin, depress.
ed Usage: we are fully committed to reinvigorating the
Antonyms: strong, sturdy, significant, sizeable, substantial economy of the area
Usage: white-faced, puny children
2). Benumbing (Verb) – लकवा मारना
6). Sacrosanct (Adjective) – पुण्यमय Definition: deprive of physical or emotional feeling.
Definition: (especially of a principle, place, or routine) Synonyms: Blunt, chill, daze, cumber.
regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with. Antonyms: enliven, deadened.
Synonyms: Usage: a hoarse shout cut through his benumbed senses
sacred, hallowed, respected, inviolable, inviolate, unimpeach
able, 3). Patronage (Noun) -- सरपरस्ती
unchallengeable Definition: the support given by a patron.
Antonyms: strong, able, efficient, mobile. Synonyms: sponsorship, backing, funding, financing,
Usage: the individual's right to work has been upheld as philanthropy, promotion, furtherance
sacrosanct Antonyms: attack, blockage, disapproval.
Usage: the arts could no longer depend on private patronage
7). Evoke (Verb) – याद आना
Definition: bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to 4). Overawed (Verb) – अतभभूत होना
the conscious mind. Definition: impress (someone) so much that they are silent
Synonyms: bring to mind, call to mind, put one in mind or inhibited.
of, call up, conjure up, summon up Synonyms: intimidate, daunt, cow, take someone's breath
Antonyms: Calm, Ignore, halt. away, awe, disconcert
Usage: the sight evoked pleasant memories of his childhood Antonyms: Create, delight, take apart.
Usage: the eleven-year-old was overawed by the atmosphere
8). Abide (Verb) – पालन करना
5). Belligerent (Adjective) – शत्रुतापूर्ण
Definition: hostile and aggressive. Definition: causing or affected by anxiety or stress.

Synonyms: Synonyms:
hostile, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic, pugnacious, bell anxious, worried, upset, distraught, overwrought, agitated, dis
icose tressed
Antonyms: friendly, peaceable, neutral. Antonyms: Calm, passion, peace.
Usage: the mood at the meeting was belligerent Usage: there was a fraught silence
6). Exorcise (Verb) -- भगाना 2). Prevailed (Verb) – प्रबल होना

Definition: rid (a person or place) of a supposed evil spirit. Definition: prove more powerful or superior.
Synonyms: drive out, cast out, expel Synonyms: win, win out, win through, triumph, be
Antonyms: adopt, embrace, take on victorious, be the victor, gain the victory
Usage: infants were exorcised prior to baptism Antonyms: Fail, forfeit, lose, surrender.
Usage: it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion
7). Assaulted (Verb) – हमला करना
Definition: make a physical attack on. 3). Imperative (Adjective) -- आज्ञािणक
Synonyms: hit, strike, physically attack, aim blows Definition: of vital importance; crucial.
at, slap, smack, beat, thrash Synonyms: vitally important, of vital importance, all-
Antonyms: opposition, resistance, important, vital, crucial, critical, essential
protection, security, shelter Antonyms: unimportant, optional
Usage: he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer Usage: immediate action was imperative
8). Quell (Verb) – वश में करना 4). Ballooning (Verb) – तेजी से वृति होना
Definition: put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), Definition: (of an amount of money spent or owed) increase
typically by the use of force. rapidly.
Synonyms: put an end to, stamp out, put a stop to, end, Synonyms: increase rapidly, soar, rocket, shoot
finish, get rid of, crush, put down, check up, escalate, mount, surge, spiral, grow rapidly
Antonyms: bring about, prompt Antonyms: sag, flap
Usage: extra police were called to quell the disturbance Usage: the company's debt has ballooned in the last five
years
9). Tainted (Verb) – ख़राब होना
Definition: contaminate or pollute (something). 5). Overarching (Adjective) – संपूर्ण
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, adulterate, infect, blight, Definition: comprehensive or all-embracing.
befoul, spoil Synonyms: Overall, throughout, underlying, including.
Antonyms: pure, holy, clean. Antonyms: limit, small, narrow, null.
Usage: the air was tainted by fumes from the cars Usage: a single overarching principle
10). Piecemeal (adjective) – िम से 6). Demarcated (Verb) – पटरसीतमत करना

Definition: characterized by unsystematic partial measures Definition: to determine or mark off the boundaries or limits
taken over a period of time. of
Synonyms: a little at a time, piece by piece, bit by Synonyms: delimt, markoff, detach, divide.
bit, gradually, slowly, in stages, in steps Antonyms: attach, combine, connect
Antonyms: abrupt, sudden Usage: art was being demarcated from the more objective
Usage: the village is slowly being killed off by piecemeal science
development
7). Parleys (Noun) – बातचीत
Editorial 30-04-2018 Definition: a conference between opposing sides in a
1). Fraught (Adjective) – चचततत dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice.

Synonyms: negotiation, talk(s), meeting, conference, Antonyms: withdrawal.

summit, discussion, dialogue Usage: he was furious about this intrusion into his private
Antonyms: quiet, silence. life
Usage: a parley is in progress and the invaders may
withdraw
10). Conciliatory (Adjective) – तमलाप करने वाला
8). Skirmishes (Noun) – झडपों Definition: intended or likely to placate or pacify.
Definition: any brisk conflict or encounter Synonyms:
Synonyms: altercation, argument, battle, clash. propitiatory, placatory, appeasing, pacifying, pacific, mollifyi
Antonyms: accord, calm, aggrement. ng
Usage: She had a skirmish with her landlord about the rent Antonyms: antagonistic
Usage: a conciliatory approach
9). Intrusion (Noun) – अततिमर्
Definition: the action of intruding.
Synonyms: encroachment on, trespass on, obtrusion into

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Editorial 01-05-2018 Definition: an agreement made by opposing sides in a war

1). Fraught (Adjective) – चिंततत to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce
Definition: causing or affected by anxiety or stress Synonyms: truce, ceasefire, suspension of hostilities,
Synonyms: anxious, worried, upset, distraught, cessation of hostilities, peace
overwrought, agitated, distressed Usage: the Italian government signed an armistice with the
Usage: there was a fraught silence Allies
2). Prevail (Verb) – प्रबल होना 7). Acrimony (Noun) – रूखापन

Definition: prove more powerful or superior Definition: bitterness or ill feeling
Synonyms: win out, win through, triumph, be victorious, Synonyms: bitterness, rancour, resentment, ill feeling, ill
be the victor, gain the victory will, bad blood
Usage: it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion Usage: the AGM dissolved into acrimony
3). Imperative (Adjective) – अज्ञाथथक 8). Rhetoric (Noun) – ऄलंकार शास्त्र

Definition: giving an authoritative command; peremptory Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or
Synonyms: all-important, vital, crucial, critical, essential writing
Usage: immediate action was imperative Synonyms: eloquence, power of speech, command of
language, expression
4). Nourish (Adjective) – लालन –पालन करना Usage: he is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole
Definition: provide with the food or other substances
necessary for growth, health 9). Deteriorate (Verb) – और ख़राब होना
Synonyms: feed, provide for, sustain, maintain; rare Definition: become progressively worse
Usage: I was doing everything I could to nourish and Synonyms: decline, be in decline, degenerate, decay;
protect the baby collapse, fail, fall, drop
Usage: relations between the countries had deteriorated
5). Acute (Adjective) – तीव्र sharply
Definition: present or experienced to a severe or intense
degree 10). Credible (Adjective) -- प्रत्ययनीय
Synonyms: severe, critical, drastic, dire, dreadful, terrible, Definition: able to be believed; convincing
awful, grave Synonyms: acceptable, trustworthy, reliable, dependable,
Usage: an acute housing shortage sure, goods
Usage: few people found his story credible
6). Armistice (Noun) -- तिराम संतध

1). Convulsed (Verb) -- ऐंठना Antonyms: inbuilt, embedded.

Definition: cause (someone) to make sudden, violent, Usage: a stand-alone application
uncontrollable movements.
Synonyms: laugh uproariously, roar with laughter, hold 7). Anomalies (Noun) – तिसंगततयों
one's sides, be doubled up with laughter Definition: something that deviates from what is standard,
Antonyms: harmony, peace. normal, or expected.
Usage: she rocked backwards and forwards, convulsed Synonyms: oddity, peculiarity, abnormality, irregularity,
with helpless mirth inconsistency, incongruity, deviation
Antonyms: Conformity, regularity, standard.
2). Mayhem (Noun) – हाथापाइ Usage: there are a number of anomalies in the present
Definition: violent or extreme disorder; chaos. system
Synonyms:
chaos, disorder, confusion, havoc, bedlam, pandemonium, 8). Disparities (Noun) -- ऄसमानताओं
tumult, uproar, turmoil Definition: a great difference.
Antonyms: harmony, peace, calm. Synonyms:
Usage: complete mayhem broke out discrepancy, inconsistency, imbalance, inequality, incongru
ity,
3). Manoeuvre (Noun) -- पैंतरे बाजी unevenness
Definition: a movement or series of moves requiring skill Antonyms: parity, similarity
and care. Usage: economic disparities between different regions of
Synonyms: operation, exercise, activity, move, movement, the country
action
Antonyms: remains, destroy, forget, stop. 9). Dispensing (Verb) -- तितररत करना
Usage: snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres on Definition: manage without or get rid of.
precipitous slopes Synonyms: distribute, pass round, pass out, hand out, deal
out, dole out, share out
4). Stint (Noun) – कायथकाल Antonyms: include, keep
Definition: a person's fixed or allotted period of work. Usage: let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?
Synonyms: period, time, turn, run, session, term
Antonyms: permanent, static, unchanged, fixed, stable 10). Backlash (Noun) – प्रततक्रिया
Usage: his varied career included a stint as a magician Definition: a strong negative reaction by a large number
of people, especially to a social or political development.
5). Channelled (Verb) – व्यक्त करें Synonyms: adverse
Definition: direct towards a particular end or object. reaction/response, counteraction, counterblast, comeback,
Synonyms: recoil
convey, transmit, transport, conduct, direct, guide, bear, ca Antonyms: cause, question.
rry, Usage: a public backlash against racism
relay, pass on
Antonyms: divert, ridged. Editorial 03-05-2018
Usage: many countries channel their aid through charities 1). Accrued (Verb) – ईपार्जित होना
Definition: (of a benefit or sum of money) be received by
6). Standalone (Adjective) – ऄलग से काम करना someone in regular or increasing amounts over time.
Definition: able to operate independently of other Synonyms: result, arise, follow, ensue, emanate, stem,
hardware or software. spring, flow.
Synonyms: separate, unconnected, detached Antonyms: decrease, divide, spend, diminish.
Usage: financial benefits will accrue from restructuring Antonyms: escalation, stepping
up, boosting, increase, pickup, build-
2). Influx (Noun) – प्रिेश up, sharpening, strengthening
Definition: an arrival or entry of large numbers of people Usage: the identification and mitigation of pollution
or things.
Synonyms: 7). Attributable (Adjective) -- कारण
inundation, inrush, rush, stream, flood, incursion, ingress Definition: regarded as being caused by.
Antonyms: departure, release, retract, detached Synonyms: mature, owed, unsettled.
Usage: a massive influx of tourists Antonyms: young, paid, resolved.
Usage: 43 percent of all deaths in Ireland were
3). Tumult (Noun) – कोलाहल attributable to cardiovascular disease
Definition: a loud, confused noise, especially one caused
by a large mass of people. 8). Succumbed (Verb) – हार मानना
Synonyms: din, loud Definition: fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some
noise, racket, uproar, commotion, ruckus, rumpus, hubbub other negative force.
Antonyms: peace, tranquillity, silence. Synonyms: yield, give in, give way, submit, surrender,
Usage: a tumult of shouting and screaming broke out capitulate, cave in
Antonyms: resist, conquer, withstand.
4). Reckoning (Verb) – तहसाब-क्रकताब करना Usage: we cannot merely give up and succumb to despair
Definition: the action or process of calculating or
estimating something. 9). Swift (Adjective) – शीघ्र
Synonyms: calculation, estimation, computation, working Definition: happening quickly or promptly.
out, summation, counting Synonyms: prompt, rapid, sudden, immediate, instant,
Antonyms: leave, reject, forget, ignore. instantaneous
Usage: the sixth, or by another reckoning eleventh, Earl of Antonyms: unhurried, slow, leisurely
Mar Usage: a remarkably swift recovery
5). Tumbled (Verb) – तगरना 10). Heartening (Verb) – प्रशंसा करना

Definition: fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong. Definition: make more cheerful or confident.
Synonyms: fall (over), fall down, topple over, lose one's Synonyms: cheer up, cheer, raise someone's spirits,
footing, lose one's balance, keel over, pitch over, take a encourage, comfort, reassure, console
spill, collapse, fall headlong Antonyms: Sad, worry, dishearten, doubtful.
Antonyms: rise, soar Usage: she was heartened to observe that the effect was
Usage: she pitched forward, tumbling down the remaining faintly comic
stairs
6). Mitigation (Noun) – शमन 1). Patriarch (Noun) -- अदरणीय िृद्ध पुस्र्ष
Definition: the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, Definition: any of those biblical figures regarded as fathers
or painfulness of something. of the human race, especially Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
Synonyms: and their forefathers, or the sons of Jacob.
alleviation, reduction, diminution, lessening, easing, weake Synonyms: senior
ning, figure, father, paterfamilias, leader, elder, grandfather
lightening, assuagement Antonyms: youthful, juvenile; junior, adolescent, teenage,
teenaged; immature Usage: Patriarch of Moscow and All
Russia
Definition: able to be believed; convincing.

2). Encroaching (Verb) – ऄततिमण करना Synonyms:
Definition: intrude on (a person's territory, rights, personal acceptable, trustworthy, reliable, dependable, sure, good,
life, etc.). valid
Synonyms: intrude, trespass, impinge, butt in, barge in, cut Antonyms: dishonest, unacceptable.
in, obtrude, impose oneself Usage: few people found his story credible
Antonyms: give, ignore, keep off.
Usage: rather than encroach on his privacy she might have 8). Intended (Adjective) – ऄतभप्रेत
kept to her room Definition: planned or meant.
Synonyms:
3). Rebellion (Noun) – बगाित deliberate, intentional, calculated, conscious, done on
Definition: an act of armed resistance to an established purpose, planned, considered
government or leader. Antonyms: accidental, approximate.
Synonyms: Usage: the intended victim escaped
uprising, revolt, insurrection, mutiny, revolution, insurgenc
e, insurgency, rising 9). Proximity (Noun) – सामीप्य
Antonyms: calm, peace, harmony. Definition: nearness in space, time, or relationship.
Usage: the authorities put down a rebellion by landless Synonyms:
colonials closeness, nearness, presence, juxtaposition, propinquity,
adjacency
4). Ripping (Verb) – फाड़ना Antonyms: distance, remoteness.
Definition: make (a hole) by force. Usage: do not operate microphones in close proximity to
Synonyms: tear, snatch, jerk, tug, wrench, wrest, prise, television sets
force, heave, haul, drag
Antonyms: dull, weak. 10). Spies (Noun) -- ध्यान से देखना
Usage: the truck was struck by lightning and had a hole Definition: discern or make out, especially by careful
ripped out of its roof observation.
Synonyms: notice, observe, see, spot, sight, catch sight of,
5). Authentic (Adjective) – प्रमातणक glimpse, catch/get a glimpse of
Definition: of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine. Usage: he could spy a figure in the distance
Synonyms: genuine, original, real, actual, pukka, bona
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Antonyms: corrupt, false, doubtful. 1). Scandal (Noun) – कांड
Usage: the letter is now accepted as an authentic Definition: an action or event regarded as morally or
document legally wrong and causing general public outrage.
Synonyms: outrageous wrongdoing, outrageous
6). Disincentive (Noun) -- तनस्र्त्सातहत behaviour, immoral behaviour, unethical behaviour,
Definition: a factor, especially a financial disadvantage, discreditable behaviour
that discourages a particular action. Antonyms: approval, honor, praise.
Synonyms: deterrent, discouragement, dissuasion, damper Usage: a bribery scandal involving one of his key
Antonyms: help, aid, benefit. supporters
Usage: spiralling house prices are beginning to act as a
disincentive to development 2). Denting (Verb) – कमिोर करना
Definition: have an adverse effect on; diminish.
7). Credible (Adjective) – प्रत्ययनीय
Synonyms: Usage: it seemed impossible that anyone could endure

diminish, reduce, lessen, shrink, weaken, erode, undermin such pain
e, sap, shake, break
Antonyms: increase, bulge. 8). Anxiety (Noun) – व्यग्रता
Usage: this neither deterred him nor dented his Definition: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease
enthusiasm about something with an uncertain outcome.
Synonyms:worry, concern, apprehension, apprehensivenes
3). Ferried (Verb) – यहााँ से िहां ले िाना s, consternation,
Definition: transport from one place to another on short or uneasiness
regular trips. Antonyms: advantage, calm, certainty.
Synonyms: Usage: he felt a surge of anxiety
transport, convey, carry, bear, ship, run, chauffeur, take, br
ing, shuttle 9). Grotesque (Adjective) – तिकृ त
Antonyms: hold, keep, maintain. Definition: comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
Usage: ambulances ferried the injured to hospital Synonyms: malformed, deformed, misshapen,
misproportioned, distorted, twisted
4). Ruthless (Adjective) – िू र Antonyms: common, familiar, little.
Definition: having or showing no pity or compassion for Usage: a figure wearing a grotesque mask
others.
Synonyms: merciless, pitiless, cruel, heartless, hard- 10). Enshrined (Verb) – प्रततष्ठातपत करना
hearted, hard, stony-hearted, stony Definition: preserve (a right, tradition, or idea) in a form
Antonyms: calm, civilized, easy, feeling. that ensures it will be protected and respected.
Usage: a ruthless manipulator Synonyms: set down, set out, spell out, express, lay down,
set in stone, embody, realize, manifest
5). Trauma (Noun) – ऄतभघात Antonyms: condemn, desecrate, defile, disrespect
Definition: physical injury. Usage: the right of all workers to strike was enshrined in
Synonyms: the new constitution
injury, damage, hurt, wound, wounding, sore, bruise, cut, l
aceration, 11). Repercussions (Noun) – नतीिों
lesion Definition: an unintended consequence of an event or
Usage: rupture of the diaphragm caused by blunt trauma action, especially an unwelcome one.
Synonyms: consequence, result, effect, outcome, by-
6). Aliens (Noun) – तिदेशी product
Definition: a foreigner, especially one who is not a Antonyms: cause, reason.
naturalized citizen of the country where he or she is living. Usage: the move would have grave repercussions for the
Synonyms: foreigner, foreign national, non- entire region
native, immigrant, emigrant, émigré
Antonyms: local, national, native. 12). Impartial (Adjective) – तनष्पक्ष
Usage: an enemy alien Definition: treating all rivals or disputants equally.
Synonyms: unbiased, unprejudiced, neutral, non-
7). Endure (Verb) – सहना partisan, non-discriminatory, anti-discrimination
Definition: suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently. Antonyms: interested, partial, unfair.
Synonyms: undergo, go through, live Usage: the minister cannot be impartial in the way that a
through, experience, meet, encounter judge would be
Antonyms: disallow, reject, retreat.
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1). Scandal (Noun) – कांड binding, obligatory, mandatory, necessary, compulsory, req
Definition: an action or event regarded as morally or uired,
legally wrong and causing general public outrage. Requisite
Synonyms: outrageous wrongdoing, outrageous Antonyms: unnecessary, not important.
behaviour, immoral behaviour, unethical behaviour Usage: the government realized that it was incumbent on
Antonyms: good deal, compliment, flattery, praise. them to act
Usage: a bribery scandal involving one of his key
supporters 7). Barring (Verb) -- को छोड़कर
Definition: except for; if not for.
2). Lavish (Verb) – ईदार होना Synonyms: except for, with the exception of, excepting, if
Definition: bestow something in generous or extravagant there is/are no, bar, discounting
quantities on. Antonyms: including, in addition to
Synonyms: give Usage: barring accidents, we should win
freely, spend, expend, heap, shower, pour, deluge, give
generously 8). Alleviate (Verb) – कम करना
Antonyms: lacking, poor, reasonable, saving. Definition: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less
Usage: the media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film severe.
Synonyms: reduce, ease, relieve, take the edge
3). Erstwhile (Adjective) – भूतपूिथ off, deaden, dull, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten
Definition: former. Antonyms: irritate, worsen, incite.
Synonyms: former, old, past, one-time, sometime, as Usage: he couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it
was, ex-, late
Antonyms: new, recently developed, newly discovered, 9). Indigenous (Adjective) – देशि
brand new Definition: originating or occurring naturally in a particular
Usage: the erstwhile president of the company place; native.
Synonyms: native, aboriginal, local
4). Bumiputras (Noun) -- स्िदेशी मलय मूल के एक मलेतशयाइ Antonyms: alien, foreign
Definition: a Malaysian of indigenous Malay origin. Usage: the indigenous peoples of Siberia
Usage: bumiputra ownership
10). Portraying (Verb) – तिंतित
5). Preferential (Adjective) – ऄतधमान्य Definition: describe (someone or something) in a
Definition: of or involving preference or partiality; particular way.
constituting a favour or privilege. Synonyms:
Synonyms: represent, depict, characterize, describe, present
special, better, privileged, superior, favoured, advantageou Antonyms: Confuse, Mix up, Obscure.
s, favourable Usage: the book portrayed him as a self-serving careerist
Antonyms: worse, bad, oppose.
Usage: preferential interest rates may be offered to Editorial 08-05-2018
employees 1). Episodic (Adjective) – प्रासंतगक
Definition: containing or consisting of a series of separate
6). Incumbent (Adjective) – ऄिलंबी parts or events.
Definition: necessary for (someone) as a duty or Synonyms: in episodes, in instalments, in sections, in parts
responsibility. Antonyms: complete, entire.
Usage: an episodic narrative
Definition: (of troops) come together again in order to

2). Tranquil (Adjective) – शांत continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion.
Definition: free from disturbance; calm. Synonyms: reassemble, regroup, re-form, reunite, gather
Synonyms: together again, get together again
peaceful, restful, reposeful, calm, quiet, still, serene, placid Antonyms: demobilize, disband
, relaxing, soothing Usage: De Montfort's troops rallied and drove back the
Antonyms: disturbed, busy, excitable king's infantry
Usage: her tranquil gaze
9). Speculated (Verb) – ऄनुमान लगाना
3). Uptrend (Noun) -- उपर प्रिृति Definition: form a theory or conjecture about a subject
Definition: an upward tendency, especially a rise in without firm evidence.
economic value. Synonyms: conjecture, theorize, form
Synonyms: rise, improvement, advancement. theories, hypothesize, make suppositions
Antonyms: loss, decrease, reduction. Antonyms: forget, neglect.
Usage: the uptrend in sales and profits is expected to be Usage: my colleagues speculate about my private life
sustained in the October-March period
10). Temptation (Noun) – प्रलोभन
4). Regime (Noun) – शासन Definition: the desire to do something, especially
Definition: a government, especially an authoritarian one. something wrong or unwise.
Synonyms: government, authorities, system of Synonyms: desire, urge, itch, impulse, inclination
government, rule, reign, dominion, sovereignty Antonyms: desire, hate, prevention.
Usage: ideological opponents of the regime Usage: he resisted the temptation to call Celia at the office
5). Fortnightly (Adjective) – पातक्षक Editorial 09-05-2018

Definition: a magazine or other periodical issued every two 1). Episodic (Adjective) – प्रासंतगक
weeks. Definition: containing or consisting of a series of separate
Usage: the review was launched as a fortnightly in 1957 parts or events.
Synonyms: in episodes, in instalments, in sections, in parts
6). Teargas (Noun) -- अाँसू गैस Antonyms: complete, entire.
Definition: gas that causes severe irritation to the eyes, Usage: an episodic narrative
chiefly used in riot control to force crowds to disperse.
Usage: police used water cannon and tear gas against 2). Tranquil (Adjective) – शांत
demonstrators Definition: free from disturbance; calm.
Synonyms:
7). Alienation (Noun) – ऄलगाि की भािना peaceful, restful, reposeful, calm, quiet, still, serene, placid
Definition: the state or experience of being alienated. , relaxing, soothing
Synonyms: Antonyms: disturbed, busy, excitable
isolation, detachment, estrangement, distance, separation, Usage: her tranquil gaze
severance
Antonyms: agreement, charm, endearment. 3). Uptrend (Noun) -- उपर प्रिृति
Usage: a sense of alienation from our environment Definition: an upward tendency, especially a rise in
economic value.
Synonyms: rise, improvement, advancement.
8). Rallied (Verb) – पुनः आकट्ठा होना Antonyms: loss, decrease, reduction.

Usage: the uptrend in sales and profits is expected to be

sustained in the October-March period 10). Temptation (Noun) – प्रलोभन
Definition: the desire to do something, especially
4). Regime (Noun) – शासन something wrong or unwise.
Definition: a government, especially an authoritarian one. Synonyms: desire, urge, itch, impulse, inclination
Synonyms: government, authorities, system of Antonyms: desire, hate, prevention.
government, rule, reign, dominion, sovereignty Usage: he resisted the temptation to call Celia at the office
Usage: ideological opponents of the regime
5). Fortnightly (Adjective) – पातक्षक 1). Misery (Noun) – कष्ट,दुःख
Definition: a magazine or other periodical issued every two Definition: a state or feeling of great physical or mental
weeks. distress or discomfort.
Usage: the review was launched as a fortnightly in 1957 Synonyms: unhappiness, distress, wretchedness, hardship,
suffering, affliction, anguish, anxiety
6). Teargas (Noun) -- अाँसू गैस Antonyms: contentment, pleasure
Definition: gas that causes severe irritation to the eyes, Usage: a man who had brought her nothing but misery
chiefly used in riot control to force crowds to disperse.
Usage: police used water cannon and tear gas against 2). Ferocity (Noun) -- िू रता
demonstrators Definition: the state or quality of being ferocious.
Synonyms:
7). Alienation (Noun) – ऄलगाि की भािना savagery, brutality, brutishness, barbarity, fierceness, viole
Definition: the state or experience of being alienated. nce, aggression
Synonyms: Antonyms: gentleness
isolation, detachment, estrangement, distance, separation, Usage: the ferocity of the storm caught them by surprise
severance
Antonyms: agreement, charm, endearment. 3). Mitigate (Verb) – कम करना
Usage: a sense of alienation from our environment Definition: make (something bad) less severe, serious, or
painful.
Synonyms:
8). Rallied (Verb) – पुनः आकट्ठा होना alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, attenu
Definition: (of troops) come together again in order to ate, take the edge off, allay
continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion. Antonyms: aggravate, increase, intensify
Synonyms: reassemble, regroup, re-form, reunite, gather Usage: drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this
together again, get together again problem
Antonyms: demobilize, disband
Usage: De Montfort's troops rallied and drove back the 4). Aerosols (Noun) -- िायु या गैस में फै ले कणों का एक
king's infantry कोलाआतडयल तनलंबन।
Definition: a colloidal suspension of particles dispersed in
9). Speculated (Verb) – ऄनुमान लगाना air or gas.
Definition: form a theory or conjecture about a subject Usage: the organisms are spread in the aerosols
without firm evidence. generated by showers
Synonyms: conjecture, theorize, form
theories, hypothesize, make suppositions 5). Unilaterally (Adverb) – आकतरफ़ा
Antonyms: forget, neglect.
Usage: my colleagues speculate about my private life
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one person, group, or country involved in a situation, 1). Preeminence (Noun) – श्रेष्टता
without the agreement of others. Definition: the fact of surpassing all others; superiority.
Synonyms: one part, one side. Synonyms: superiority, supremacy, greatness, excellence,
Antonyms: multilateral, five-side distinction, prominence, predominance, eminence,
Usage: in 1996 the region unilaterally declared peerlessness
independence Antonyms: incapability, week, inferior.
Usage: the Edinburgh Festival maintains its pre-eminence
6). Curtailed (Verb) – कटौती करना because of the quality of its programming
Definition: reduce in extent or quantity; impose a
restriction on. 2). Pervasive (Adjective) – व्यापक
Synonyms: reduce, cut, cut down, cut back, decrease, Definition: (especially of an unwelcome influence or
lessen, diminish, slim down physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a
Antonyms: increase, improve. group of people.
Usage: civil liberties were further curtailed Synonyms: prevalent, penetrating, pervading, permeating,
extensive, ubiquitous, omnipresent, present everywhere,
7). Wrecked (Verb) – बबाथद करना rife
Definition: spoil completely. Antonyms: secrete, scare, rare, uncommon.
Synonyms: ruin, spoil, disrupt, undo, mar, play havoc Usage: ageism is pervasive and entrenched in our society
with, make a mess of, put an end to
Antonyms: preserve, protect. 3). Salvage (Verb) – ईबार करना
Usage: an eye injury wrecked his chances of a professional Definition: rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo)
career from loss at sea.
Synonyms: save, protect, recover, reclaim.
8). Tumultuous (Adjective) – शोर Antonyms: loss, endanger, harm, hurt.
Definition: making an uproar or loud, confused noise. Usage: an emerald and gold cross were salvaged from the
Synonyms: loud, deafening, thunderous, thundering, ear- wreck
shattering, ear-splitting, ear-piercing
Antonyms: peaceful, uneventful, orderly 4). Stringent (Adjective) – कड़ी से कड़ी
Usage: tumultuous applause Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or conditions)
9). Preparedness (Noun) – तत्परता Synonyms: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough,
Definition: a state of readiness, especially for war. tight, exacting, demanding, inflexible, stiff
Synonyms: ready, about to start. Antonyms: flexible, gentle, kind, facile.
Antonyms: delay, late. Usage: stringent guidelines on air pollution
Usage: the country maintained a high level of military
preparedness 5). Alleged (Verb) – कतथत तौर पर
Definition: said, without proof, to have taken place or to
10). Buckle (Noun) – बकसुअ have a specified illegal or undesirable quality.
Definition: a flat, typically rectangular frame with a hinged Synonyms: supposed, so-called, claimed, professed,
pin, used for joining the ends of a belt or strap purported, ostensible, apparent, putative
Synonyms: clasp, clip, catch, fastener, fastening, hasp Antonyms: certain, sure, definite.
Antonyms: release, unfasten. Usage: the alleged conspirators
Usage: most rucksacks have quick release buckles
6). Embezzlement (Noun) – ग़बन
Definition: theft or misappropriation of funds placed in Usage: the party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill
one's trust or belonging to one's employer. health
Synonyms: misappropriation, theft, stealing, robbing,
robbery, thieving, pilfering
Antonyms: return, reimbursement. Editorial 12-05-2018
Usage: charges of fraud and embezzlement 1).Lynching (Verb)
Definition:(of a group of people) kill (someone) for an
7). Dented (Verb) – कम होना alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by hanging.
Definition: have an adverse effect on; diminish. Synonyms:hang, hang by the neck, punishing.
Synonyms: diminish, reduce, lessen, shrink, weaken, Antonyms:bear, create, prepare.
erode, undermine, sap, shake, break, crush, cripple Usage:her father had been lynched by whites
Antonyms: fill, flush, bulge.
Usage: this neither deterred him nor dented his 2).Brutality (Noun)
enthusiasm Definition:savage physical violence; great cruelty.
Synonyms:savagery, cruelty, bloodthirstiness, viciousness,
8). Sermons (Noun) – ईपदेश ferocity, barbarity, wickedness, murderousness
Definition: a long or tedious piece of admonition or Antonyms:gentleness, kindness
reproof; a lecture. Usage:brutality against civilians
Synonyms: lecture, tirade, harangue, diatribe
Antonyms: commendation, pat on the back 3).Lure (Verb)
Usage: he understood that if he said any more he would Definition:tempt (a person or animal) to do something or
have to listen to another lengthy sermon to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of
reward.
9). Appetite (Noun) – भूख Synonyms:tempt, entice, attract, induce, coax, persuade,
Definition: a strong desire or liking for something. inveigle, allure, seduce, win over, cajole, beguile
Synonyms: craving, longing, yearning, hankering, hunger, Antonyms:fact, certainty, reality, truth.
thirst, passion, relish Usage:the child was lured into a car but managed to
Antonyms: hate, dislike, antipathy. escape
Usage: her appetite for life
4).Thrash (Verb)
Definition:move in a violent and convulsive way.
10). Paradigm (Noun) – तमसाल
Synonyms:flail, thresh, flounder, toss and turn, jerk, toss,
Definition: a set of linguistic items that form mutually
squirm, writhe, twist, wriggle, wiggle, twitch
exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles.
Antonyms:peace, calm.
Synonyms: pattern, type, order.
Usage:he lay on the ground thrashing around in pain
Antonyms: random, mingled
Usage: English determiners form a paradigm: we can say ‘a
5).Anxieties (Noun)
book’ or ‘his book’ but not ‘a his book
Definition:a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease
about something with an uncertain outcome.
11). Ostensibly (Adverb) – प्रत्यक्ष तौर पर
Synonyms:worry, concern, apprehension,
Definition: as appears or is stated to be true, though not
apprehensiveness, consternation, uneasiness, unease,
necessarily so; apparently.
fearfulness
Synonyms: apparently, seemingly, on the face of it, to all
Antonyms:advantage, belief, faith, certainty, happiness.
appearances, on the surface, to all intents and purposes
Usage:he felt a surge of anxiety
Antonyms: improper, unlike, obscurely.

6).Anonymity (Noun)
Definition:lack of outstanding, individual, or unusual 12).Embroiled (Verb)
features; impersonality. Definition:involve (someone) deeply in an argument,
Synonyms: nameless, anonymousness. conflict, or difficult situation.
Antonyms:outstanding, excellent, group. Synonyms:include, count in, take in, bring in, draw in, take
Usage:the anonymity of big city life definitely has its into account, take account of, take note of, allow for
advantages Antonyms:exclude, remove.
Usage:the organization is currently embroiled in running
7).Perpetrators (Noun) battles with pressure groups
Definition:a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or
immoral act. Editorial 14-05-2018
Synonyms:criminal, assassin, executioner, killer. 1). Tackling (Verb) – तनपटने का
Usage:the perpetrators of this horrific crime must be Definition: make determined efforts to deal with (a
brought to justice problem or difficult task).
Synonyms: get to grips with, apply oneself to, address
8).Vile (Adjective) oneself to, address, set about, go about
Definition:extremely unpleasant. Antonyms: complete, end, finish, lazy.
Synonyms:foul, nasty, unpleasant, bad, disagreeable, Usage: police have launched an initiative to tackle rising
horrid, horrible, dreadful, abominable, atrocious, offensive crim
Antonyms:pleasant, attractive, comforting, helpful.
Usage:he has a vile temper 2). Shambles (Noun) – खंडहर
Definition: a state of total disorder.
9).Verdict (Noun) Synonyms:
Definition:a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or chaos, mess, muddle, confusion, disorder, disarray, disorga
criminal case or an inquest. nization
Synonyms: judgement, adjudication, adjudgement, Antonyms: calm, peace, quiet.
decision, finding, ruling, resolution, pronouncement, Usage: my career was in a shambles
decree, order
Antonyms:assumption, random. 3). Inward (Adjective) – अिक
Usage:the jury returned a verdict of not guilty Definition: directed or proceeding towards the inside;
coming in from outside.
10).Contender (Noun) Synonyms: towards the inside, going in, ingoing
Definition:a person or group competing with others to Antonyms: outward, outgoing, public.
achieve something. Usage: inward mail
Synonyms:adversary, competition, rival, opponent.
Antonyms:ally, associate, helper.
4). Rein (Verb) – लगाम कसना
Usage:a presidential contender
Definition: keep under control; restrain.
Synonyms: restrain, check, curb, constrain, hold back, keep
11).Shrewdly (Adverb)
in check, keep under control, hold
Definition: in a way that shows sharp powers of
in, regulate, restrict, control
judgement; astutely.
Antonyms: release, free.
Synonyms: astutely, acutely, intelligently, cleverly, smartly,
Usage: with an effort, she reined back her impatience
alertly, with all one's wits about one, cannily, perceptively
Antonyms: unwisely, worse, badly.
5). Peculiar (Adjective) – ऄिीब
Usage: a very shrewdly observed satire

Definition: different to what is normal or expected; Definition: intended to give professional advice or
strange. recommendations.
Synonyms: Synonyms: advising, consulting, conclusive.
strange, unusual, odd, funny, curious, bizarre, weird, uncan Antonyms: ruling, arguing.
ny, queer, Usage: a process of consultative review
unexpected, unfamiliar, abnormal, atypical, anomalous, u Editorial 15-05-2018
ntypical, different 1). Effusively (Adjective) – िोश से
Antonyms: general, common, normal, usual, similar. Definition: showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or
Usage: he gave her some very peculiar looks approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
Synonyms: gushing, gushy, unrestrained, unreserved,
6). Expeditiously (Adverb) – शीघ्रता से extravagant, fulsome
Definition: with speed and efficiency. Antonyms: restrained
Synonyms: accurate, correct, acute. Usage: an effusive welcome
Antonyms: approximate, random.
Usage: the directors will move expeditiously to reach a 2). Hail (Verb) – ियियकार करना
conclusion Definition: praise (someone or something) enthusiastically.
Synonyms:
7). Augur (Noun) – शकु नश barrage, volley, shower, deluge, torrent, burst, stream, stor
Definition: a religious official who observed natural signs, m, flood,
especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an spate, rain, tide, avalanche, blaze
indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed Antonyms: criticize, condemn
action. Usage: he has been hailed as the new James Dean
Synonyms: seer, soothsayer, fortune teller, crystal gazer,
clairvoyant, psychic, visionary 3). Stringent (Adjective) – कड़ी से कड़ी
Usage: the end of the cold war seemed to augur well Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or conditions)
8). Intransigence (Noun) – कठोरता Synonyms: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough,
Definition: refusal to change one's views or to agree about tight, exacting, demanding, inflexible, stiff, hard and fast
something. Antonyms: lenient, flexible
Synonyms: disagree, refuse, inflexible, inexorability. Usage: stringent guidelines on air pollution
Antonyms: flexible, agree, accept.
Usage: in the face of government intransigence, he 4). Normalcy (Noun) – सामान्य ऄिस्था
resigned in disgust Definition: the condition of being normal; the state of
being usual, typical, or expected.
9). Puzzling ( Verb) – माथापच्ची करना Synonyms: a normal state of affairs, business as usual, the
Definition: think hard about something because one daily round, routine, a normal pattern, order, regularity
cannot understand it. Antonyms: insanity, fast, speed.
Synonyms: think hard about, give much thought to, rack Usage: the office gradually returned to a semblance of
one's brains about, mull over, muse over, ponder, brood normalcy.
about, contemplate
Antonyms: clear, explicit, intelligible. 5). Archetypal (Adjective) – ठे ठ
Usage: she was still puzzling over this problem when she Definition: very typical of a certain kind of person or thing.
reached the office Synonyms: most typical, most
characteristic, representative,
10). Consultative (Adjective) – परामशथ standard, conventional, classic, model, exemplary,
Antonyms: atypical, unique Definition: exaggerated or aggressive patriotism.

Usage: the archetypal country doctor Synonyms: jingoism, excessive patriotism, blind
patriotism, excessive
6). Abrogation (Noun) – तनराकरण nationalism, sectarianism, isolationism, excessive
Definition: the repeal or abolition of a law, right, or loyalty, flag-waving
agreement. Antonyms: unbias, unstable, imbalance.
Synonyms: Usage: The war stimulated an intense national chauvinism.
repudiation, revocation, repeal, rescinding, rescindment, o
verturning, overruling, overriding, annulment Editorial 16-05-2018
Antonyms: institution, introduction 1). Bruised (Verb) – िंोट लगाना
Usage: Central government has Abrogation. Definition: hurt (someone's feelings).
Synonyms:
upset, offend, insult, affront, hurt, wound, pain, injure, cru
7). Festering (Verb) – सड़ना sh, displease,
Definition: (of a negative feeling or a problem) become peeve, vex, distress
worse or more intense, especially through long-term Antonyms: aid, cure, praise.
neglect or indifference. Usage: she tried to bolster her bruised pride
Synonyms: rankle, chafe, gnaw (at one's mind), eat away
at one's mind, ferment, brew, smoulder 2). Subverting (Verb) – ऄतस्थर करना
Antonyms: built, grow, delight. Definition: undermine the power and authority of (an
Usage: below the surface, the old antagonisms festered established system or institution).
Synonyms: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn
8). Deftness (Noun) – तनपुणता Antonyms: help, purify, improve.
Definition: skillful performance or ability without difficulty Usage: an attempt to subvert democratic government
Synonyms: adeptness, adroitness, facility, quickness
Antonyms: poor, week. 3). Hung (Verb) – लटकाना
Usage: he can perform it with deftness. Definition: undermine the power and authority of (an
established system or institution).
9). Alienated (Verb) – ऄलग –थलग करना Synonyms: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn;
Definition: transfer ownership of (property rights) to bring down, bring about the downfall of, topple, depose
another person or group Antonyms: raise, increase, peel off.
Synonyms: transfer, convey, pass on, hand over, devolve Usage: an attempt to subvert democratic government
Antonyms: unite, fixed.
Usage: they defended the Masai against attempts to 4). Dictate (Verb) – हुकु म देना
alienate their land Definition: state or order authoritatively.
Synonyms: give orders to, order about/around, boss
10). Precludes (Verb) – बंद करना ,रोकना (about/around), impose one's will on, lord it over
Definition: prevent from happening; make impossible. Antonyms: request.
Synonyms: prevent, make it impossible for, make it Usage: the tsar's attempts to dictate policy
impracticable for, rule out, put a stop to, stop
Antonyms: aid, allow, assist, help 5). Riparian (Adjective) – नदी के तट पर
Usage: the secret nature of his work precluded official Definition: relating to or situated on the banks of a river.
recognition Usage: all the riparian states must sign an agreement
11). Chauvinism (Noun) -- ऄंधराष्ट्रीयता 6). Ambiguous (Adjective) – ईभयभािी

Definition: not clear or decided. Definition: put (something) into someone's care or
Synonyms: equivocal, ambivalent, open to debate, open to protection.
argument, arguable, debatable Synonyms: hand over, give custody of, make over, turn
Antonyms: unambiguous, clear over, commit, assign, consign, deliver
Usage: the election result was ambiguous Antonyms: deny, hold, keep, retain.
Usage: you persuade people to entrust their savings to you
7). Intervene (Verb) -- हस्तक्षेप करना
Definition: take part in something so as to prevent or alter Editorial 17-05-2018
a result or course of events 1). Suffocating (Verb) – घुटन होना
Synonyms: intercede, involve oneself, get involved, Definition: die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to
interpose oneself, insinuate oneself, step in, cut in breathe.
Antonyms: leave, connect, joint. Synonyms: smother, asphyxiate, stifle
Usage: he acted outside his authority when he intervened Antonyms: free, loose, release.
in the dispute Usage: ten detainees suffocated in an airless police cell
8). Mustered (Verb) – िुटाना 2). Eviction (Noun) -- बेदखली

Definition: assemble (troops), especially for inspection or Definition: the action of expelling someone from a
in preparation for battle. property; expulsion.
Synonyms: assemble, bring together, call together, Synonyms: expulsion, ejection, ousting, throwing out,
marshal, mobilize, rally, round up, raise, summon drumming out, driving out, banishing, banishment,
Antonyms: avoid, cancel, destroy, dismiss. removal, dislodgement.
Usage: 17,000 men had been mustered on Haldon Hill Antonyms: admittance, including, receiving.
Usage: the forced eviction of residents
9). Allay (Verb) -- कम करना
Definition: diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or 3). Utter (Adjective) – पूणथ
worry). Definition: complete; absolute.
Synonyms: Synonyms:
reduce, diminish, decrease, lessen, assuage, alleviate, ease, complete, total, absolute, thorough, perfect, downright, ou
relieve, t-and-out, outright, thoroughgoing
soothe, soften, take the edge off, dull Antonyms: partial, part, imperfect
Antonyms: increase, intensify. Usage: Charlotte stared at her in utter amazement
Usage: the report attempted to educate the public and
allay fears 4). Remorse (Noun) – पछतािा
Definition: deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
10). Envisaged (Verb) – पररकल्पना की गयी Synonyms: contrition, deep
Definition: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a regret, repentance, penitence, guilt, feelings of
desirable future event. guilt, bad/guilty conscience
Synonyms: Antonyms: joy, indifference, meanness.
foresee, predict, forecast, foretell, anticipate, expect, think Usage: they were filled with remorse and shame
likely, envision
Antonyms: disagree, ignore. 5). Humanitarian (Adjective) – मानितािादी
Usage: the Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across Definition: concerned with or seeking to promote human
frontiers welfare.
Synonyms: compassionate, humane; unselfish, altruistic,
11). Entrusted (Verb) – सौंपना generous, magnanimous
Antonyms: unkind, egoistic, unkind, inhumane. Definition: (of behaviour) not fitting or appropriate;
Usage: groups sending humanitarian aid unseemly.
Synonyms:
6). Carnage (Noun) – नरसंहार inappropriate, unfitting, unbefitting, unsuitable, unsuited, i
Definition: the killing of a large number of people. ll-suited, inapt, out of keeping
Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, mass murder, mass Antonyms: becoming, proper, appropriate
destruction, butchery, bloodbath, indiscriminate Usage: it was unbecoming for a university to do anything
bloodshed so crass as advertising its wares
Antonyms: peace, calm.
Usage: the bombing was timed to cause as much carnage 2). Ushering (Verb) – साथ देना
as possible Definition: show or guide (someone) somewhere.
Synonyms: escort, accompany, help, assist, take, show,
7). Amidst (Preposition) – बीिं में see, lead
Definition: in the middle of; surrounded by; among. Antonyms: conclude, end, finish, stop.
Synonyms: between, inside, among. Usage: a waiter ushered me to a table
Antonyms: corner.
Usage: Our weekends were jewels, sparkling brilliantly 3). Arbitrarily (Adverb) – मनमाने ढंग से
amidst the lonely drudgery of the rest of my week. Definition: on the basis of random choice or personal
whim, rather than any reason or system.
8). Depreciating (Verb) – मूल्य कम होना Synonyms: capricious, whimsical, random, chance, erratic,
Definition: diminish in value over a period of time. unpredictable, inconsistent, wild, hit-or-miss, haphazard,
Synonyms: decrease in value, lose value, decline in casual
price, drop in price, fall in price, cheapen, devalue Antonyms: slowly, calmly.
Antonyms: built, construct, extend. Usage: recurrent infection is arbitrarily defined as three or
Usage: the latest cars will depreciate heavily in the first more infections a year
year
4). Capriciously (Adjective) – िंंिंलता से
9). Scuppering (Verb) – तबाह करना Definition: given to sudden and unaccountable changes of
Definition: prevent from working or succeeding; thwart. mood or behaviour.
Synonyms: ruin, wreck, destroy, devastate, wreak havoc Synonyms: fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable,
on, damage, spoil, mar, injure, blast, blight, smash unstable, mercurial, volatile, erratic, vacillating, irregular,
Antonyms: future, promote, float, rise. inconsistent
Usage: plans for a bypass were scuppered by a public Antonyms: constant, stable, invariant.
inquiry Usage: a capricious and often brutal administration
10). Exodus (Noun) – लोगों का द्रव्यमान प्रस्थान 5). Denied (Verb) – मना करना
Definition: a mass departure of people Definition: state that one refuses to admit the truth or
Synonyms: mass existence of.
departure, withdrawal, evacuation, leaving Synonyms: contradict, repudiate, gainsay, declare untrue,
Antonyms: stay, arrival, coming, entrance. dissent from, disagree with, challenge, contest, oppose
Usage: the annual exodus of sun-seeking Canadians to Antonyms: accept, support, confirm.
Florida Usage: both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy
Editorial 18-05-2018 6). Magnetism (Noun) – िंुम्बकत्ि

1). Unbecoming (Adjective) – ऄनुतिंत Definition: the ability to attract and charm people.
Synonyms: Synonyms:
allure, attraction, fascination, enchantment, appeal, draw, decorative, ornamental, graceful, elegant, exquisite,
drawing power, pull, charm, seductiveness beautiful,
Antonyms: incapacity, weakness, repulsion, impotence. attractive, pleasing, lovely, stylish, artistic.
Usage: his personal magnetism attracted men to the Antonyms: displeasing, ugly, unattractive.
brotherhood Usage: the buildings and gardens of the factory have been
aesthetically designed and laid out
7). Anarchy (Noun) – ऄरािकता
Definition: a state of disorder due to absence or non- Editorial 19-05-2018
recognition of authority or other controlling systems 1). Introspect (Verb) – अत्मतनरीक्षण करना
Synonyms: lawlessness, absence of government, nihilism, Definition: examine one's own thoughts or feelings.
mobocracy, revolution, insurrection, riot, rebellion, mutiny Synonyms: brooding, self-analysis, soul-searching, heart-
Antonyms: calm, harmony, order, peace. searching, introversion, self-observation, self-absorption
Usage: he must ensure public order in a country Antonyms: unthoughtful,
threatened with anarchy Usage: what they don't do is introspect much about the
reasons for their pligh
8). Rampant (Adjective) – ऄतनयंतित
Definition: (especially of something unwelcome) 2). Trauma (Noun) – ऄतभघात
flourishing or spreading unchecked. Definition: physical injury
Synonyms: Synonyms:
uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked, unbridled, widespr injury, damage, hurt, wound, wounding, sore, bruise, cut, l
ead, aceration,
pandemic, epidemic, pervasive lesion, abrasion, contusion
Antonyms: checked, moral, moderate, gentle. Antonyms: healing.
Usage: political violence was rampant Usage: rupture of the diaphragm caused by blunt trauma
9). Proliferation (Noun) – शीघ्रता से बढ़ना 3). Triumph (Noun) – तििय

Definition: rapid increase in the number or amount of Definition: a highly successful example of something.
something. Synonyms: win, succeed, be successful, come first, be the
Synonyms: rapid victor, be victorious, gain a victory, carry the day
increase, growth, multiplication, spread, escalation, expans Antonyms: failure
ion, build-up, buildout, burgeoning Usage: the marriage had been a triumph of togetherness
Antonyms: decrease, stagnant, destroy, shrink.
Usage: a continuing threat of nuclear proliferation 4). Ethnic (Adjective) – संिातीय
Definition: relating to a population subgroup (within a
10). Dismal (Adjective) – तनराशिनक larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a
Definition: causing a mood of gloom or depression. common national or cultural tradition.
Synonyms: dingy, dim, dark, gloomy, sombre, dreary, drab, Synonyms: racial, race-related, ethnological, genetic,
dull, desolate, bleak, cheerless, comfortless, depressing inherited
Antonyms: bright, cheerful. Antonyms: non-racial.
Usage: the dismal weather made the late afternoon seem Usage: ethnic and cultural rights and traditions
like evening
5). Outlived (Verb) – िीतित रहना
11). Aesthetically (Adverb) – सौन्दयथ की दृष्टी से Definition: survive or last beyond (a specified period or
Definition: in a way that gives pleasure through beauty. expected lifespan).
Synonyms: live on after, live longer than, outlast, remain Definition: show a continuous and dramatic increase.
alive after, survive Synonyms: soar, shoot up, rocket, increase rapidly, rise
Antonyms: cease, discontinue. rapidly, leap up, escalate, climb, mount
Usage: the organization had largely outlived its usefulness Antonyms: become smaller, reduce, drop, diminish,
decline, dwindle, contract, shrink Usage: inflation
6). Proactively (Adverb) -- अिमक रूप से continued to spiral
Definition: by taking action to control a situation rather
than just responding to it after it has happened. Editorial 21-05-2018
Synonyms: aggressive, dedicate, excited, anxious. 1). Fractured (Verb) – ऄतस्थ भंग करना
Antonyms: passive, lazy. Definition: break or cause to break.
Usage: the police will be working proactively to help Synonyms:
reduce the problem break, snap, crack, cleave, rupture, shatter, smash, smash
to smithereens, fragment, splinter, split
7). Haunt (Noun) -- स्थायी मुलाकात की िगह Antonyms: merge, joint, attach.
Definition: a place frequented by a specified person. Usage: the stone has fractured
Synonyms: hang-out, stamping ground, meeting
place, territory, domain, purlieu, resort, den, retreat 2). Hastily (Adverb) – िल्दी से
Usage: the bar was a favourite haunt of artists of the time Definition: with excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly.
Synonyms: quickly, hurriedly, in a
8). Overwhelming (Adjective) – ऄतधक मािा में hurry, fast, swiftly, rapidly, speedily, briskly,
Definition: very great in amount. expeditiously, without delay, post-haste
Synonyms: very large, profuse, enormous, immense, Antonyms: slowly, carefully, deliberately
inordinate, massive, huge, formidable, stupendous Usage: maybe I acted too hastily
Antonyms: small, little, few.
Usage: his party won overwhelming support 3). Thwarted (Verb) – नाकाम करना
Definition: oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition)
9). Cessation (Noun) – समाप्त होना successfully.
Definition: the fact or process of ending or being brought Synonyms: foil, frustrate, baulk, stand in the way
to an end. of, forestall
Synonyms: end, ending, termination, stopping, halting, Antonyms: assist, facilitate
ceasing, finish, finishing, stoppage, closing, closure, close, Usage: the government had been able to thwart all
conclusion attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties
Antonyms: start, resumption
Usage: the cessation of hostilities 4). Entice (Verb) – लुभाना
Definition: attract or tempt by offering pleasure or
10). Pelting (Verb) – बौछार करना advantage.
Definition: hurl missiles repeatedly at. Synonyms: tempt, allure, lure, attract, dangle a carrot in
Synonyms: front of
bombard, shower, attack, assail, batter, pepper, strafe, rak Antonyms: repel, turn off, disgust.
e, sweep, Usage: a show which should entice a new audience into
enfilade, blitz the theatre
Antonyms: lose, slow, tap.
Usage: two boys pelted him with rotten apples 5). Brazen (Adjective) – बेशमथ
Definition: bold and without shame.
11). Spiralling (Verb) – िंढ़ती हुइ
Synonyms: bold, shameless, as bold as brass, brazen-faced, Definition: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of
forward, presumptuous, brash, immodest, unashamed incomplete information.
Antonyms: timid, shy Synonyms:
Usage: he went about his illegal business with a brazen guess, speculation, surmise, fancy, notion, belief, suspicion
assurance ,
presumption, assumption
6). Clincher (Noun) – बहस Antonyms: fact, know.
Definition: a fact, argument, or event that settles a matter Usage: conjectures about the newcomer were many and
conclusively. varied
Synonyms: debate, argument, fight.
Antonyms: speech, acceptance. 2). Rivals (Verb) – प्रततद्वंद्वी होना
Usage: Sixsmith scored the clincher after 81 minutes Definition: be or seem to be equal or comparable to.
Synonyms: compete with, vie with, match, be a match for,
7). Pragmatism (Noun) -- व्यिहारिाद equal, emulate, measure up to, come up to, compare with
Definition: an approach that evaluates theories or beliefs Antonyms: partner, ally.
in terms of the success of their practical application. Usage: the efficiency of the Bavarians rivals that of the
Synonyms: logical, businesslike, realistic. Viennese
Antonyms: excited, inefficient, irrational
Usage: ideology had been tempered with pragmatism 3). Unprecedented (Adjective) – ऄभूतपूिथ
Definition: never done or known before.
8). Dysfunctional (Adjective) – बेकार Synonyms:
Definition: unable to deal adequately with normal social unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, unrivalled, without
relations. parallel, without equal
Synonyms: flawed, broken, decayed. Antonyms: normal, common.
Antonyms: functional, adoptive, usable. Usage: the government took the unprecedented step of
Usage: an emotionally dysfunctional businessman releasing confidential correspondence
9). Militias (Noun) – सेना 4). Fomenting (Verb) – भड़काना

Definition: a military force that is raised from the civil Definition: instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent
population to supplement a regular army in an emergency sentiment or course of action).
Usage: creating a militia was no answer to the army's Synonyms: instigate, incite, provoke, agitate, excite, stir
manpower problem up, whip up, arouse, inspire, encourage, urge
Antonyms: deter, discourage, finish, ignore.
10). Sectarian (Noun) – सांप्रदातयक Usage: they accused him of fomenting political unrest
Definition: a member of a sect.
Synonyms: 5). Ferocity (Noun) – िू रता
separatist, dissenter, dissident, nonconformist, free Definition: the state or quality of being ferocious.
thinker, renegade, recusant, schismatic Synonyms:
Antonyms: tolerant, liberal, broad-minded savagery, brutality, brutishness, barbarity, fierceness, viole
Usage: a Jewish sectarian who preached the redemption nce, aggression, bloodthirstiness, murderousness
of the Gentiles Antonyms: gentleness, calm, kind.
Usage: the ferocity of the storm caught them by surprise
1). Conjecture (Noun) – ऄनुमान 6). Dislodge (Verb) – हटा देना
Definition: knock or force out of position.
Synonyms: remove, move, shift, displace, knock out of Definition: very harmful or destructive.
place, knock out of position, knock over, upset Synonyms: fatal, deadly, mortal, causing death, death-
Antonyms: plan, sow, take in. dealing, life-threatening, murderous, homicidal
Usage: the hoofs of their horses dislodged loose stones Antonyms: harmless, safe
Usage: the Krakatoa eruption was the most lethal on
7). Refurbished (Verb) – ऄच्छी ऄिस्था में लाना record
Definition: renovate and redecorate (something, especially
a building). 2). Encephalitis (Noun) -- मतस्तष्क की सूिन
Synonyms: Definition: inflammation of the brain, caused by infection
renovate, recondition, rehabilitate, revamp, make or an allergic reaction.
over, overhaul, restore, renew, develop, redevelop
Antonyms: damage, antique, break. 3). Disorientation (Noun) – भटकाि
Usage: the premises have been completely refurbished in Definition: the condition of having lost one's sense of
our corporate style direction.
Synonyms: confusion, perplexity, daze, surprise.
8). Behest (Noun) – अज्ञा Antonyms: expectation, well known, conform, explain.
Definition: a person's orders or command. Usage: as we walked on into the night, an air of total
Synonyms: disorientation descended
instruction, bidding, request, requirement, wish, desire
Antonyms: answer, reply. 4). Stuttering (Verb) – हकलाना
Usage: they had assembled at his behest Definition: talk with continued involuntary repetition of
sounds, especially initial consonants.
9). Subsumes (Verb) – शातमल या ऄितशतषत करना Synonyms: stammer, stumble, speak
Definition: include or absorb (something) in something haltingly, falter, speak falteringly, flounder, hesitate.
else. Antonyms: stop, pause, a gap.
Synonyms: classify, contain, incorporate, involve. Usage: the child was stuttering in fright
Antonyms: exclude, omit.
Usage: most of these phenomena can be subsumed under 5). Contagious (Adjective) – सांसर्जगक
two broad categories Definition: (of a disease) spread from one person or
organism to another, typically by direct contact.
10). Plethora (Noun) – बहुतायत Synonyms:
Definition: a large or excessive amount of something. infectious, communicable, transmittable, transmissible, tra
Synonyms: excess, large, huge. nsferable,
Antonyms: small, few amount. spreadable
Usage: a plethora of committees and subcommittees Antonyms: non communicable, harm less.
Usage: Tuberculosis is a contagious disease.
11). Bidder (Noun) -- बोली लगाने िाला
Definition: a person or organization making a formal offer 6). Unrivalled (Adjective) – ऄप्रततम
for something, especially at an auction. Definition: better than everyone or everything of the same
Synonyms: aspirant, candidate, challenger, player. type.
Antonyms: ally, friend, associate. Synonyms: unequalled, without
Usage: she was the highest bidder for this rare portrait equal, unparalleled, without
parallel, matchless, unmatched, peerless
Editorial 23-05-2018 Antonyms: average, equal, same.
1). Lethal (Adjective) -- प्राणघातक Usage: the paper's coverage of foreign news is unrivalled
Synonyms: harsh, heartless, rude.

7). Midst (Noun) – बीिं में Antonyms: gentle, humane, humble.
Definition: the middle part or point. Usage: weeks of brutally cold weather
Synonyms: middle, centre, midpoint, halfway
point, kernel, nub, focal point 3). Snuffed (Verb) -- बुझाना
Antonyms: outside, exterior, periphery. Definition: extinguish (a candle or flame).
Usage: he left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm Synonyms: extinguish, put out, douse, smother, choke,
stamp out, blow out, quench, stub out, turn out, dampen,
8). Brutal (Adjective) – िू र damp down
Definition: savagely violent. Antonyms: light, ignite
Synonyms: Usage: a breeze snuffed out the candle
savage, cruel, bloodthirsty, vicious, ferocious, barbaric, bar
barous, 4). Snipers (Noun) – तनशानिंी
wicked, murderous, cold-blooded Definition: a person who shoots from a hiding place,
Antonyms: gentle, humane especially accurately and at long range.
Usage: a brutal murder Synonyms: attack, explosion, bombing.
Usage: he was killed by a sniper's bullet in the Great War
9). Countenanced (Verb) – सहन करना
Definition: admit as acceptable or possible. 5). Commensurate (Adjective) – समकक्ष
Synonyms: tolerate, permit, allow, admit of, approve Definition: corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.
(of), agree to, consent to, give one's blessing to, take kindly Synonyms:
to equivalent, equal, corresponding, correspondent, compara
Antonyms: block, disagree, hinder. ble,
Usage: he was reluctant to countenance the use of force proportionate, proportional
Antonyms: disproportionate, disagree.
10). Rampant (Adjective) – ऄतनयंतित Usage: salary will be commensurate with age and
Definition: (especially of something unwelcome) experience
flourishing or spreading unchecked.
Synonyms: 6). Intervene (Verb) – हस्तक्षेप करना
uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked, unbridled, widespr Definition: take part in something so as to prevent or alter
ead, a result or course of events.
pandemic, epidemic, pervasive Synonyms: intercede, involve oneself, get involved,
Antonyms: control, mild, under control. interpose oneself, insinuate oneself, step in, cut in
Usage: political violence was rampant Antonyms: leave, ignore.
Usage: he acted outside his authority when he intervened
Editorial 24-05-2018 in the dispute
1). Alienation (Noun) – हस्तांतरण
Definition: the transfer of the ownership of property rights 7). Titan (Noun) – महत्िपूणथ पद पर होने िाला
Synonyms: transfer, conveyance, passing on, handing Definition: a person who is very important, powerful,
over, devolution strong, big, clever
Antonyms: combine, joint, unite. Synonyms: high-level, high-powered.
Usage: most leases contain restrictions against alienation Antonyms: inferior, not important.
Usage: an intellectual titan
2). Brutally (Adverb) --- बेरहमी से
Definition: to an extremely unpleasant or harsh degree. 8). Chronicled (Verb) -- कालिम से ऄतभलेखन करना
Definition: record (a series of events) in a factual and Synonyms:

detailed way. apprehension, apprehensiveness, anxiety, perturbation, tre
Synonyms: record, put on record, write down, set pidation,
down, document, register, report, enter disquiet, disquietude
Antonyms: refute, prove false, show to be false, give the Antonyms:
lie to, rebut, deny, falsify, debunk, negate, invalidate windless, still, tranquil, quiet, serene, peaceful, pacific, und
Usage: his work chronicles 20th-century migration isturbed,
restful, balmy, halcyon
9). Unflinching (Adjective) – बेतहिंक Usage: with a sense of foreboding she read the note
Definition: not showing fear or hesitation in the face of
danger or difficulty. Editorial 25-05-2018
Synonyms: resolute, determined, single-minded, dogged, 1). Divulge (Verb) – प्रकातशत करना
decided, resolved, firm, persistent, persevering, Definition: make known (private or sensitive information).
committed, unshrinking, unshakeable, steady, unwavering, Synonyms: disclose, reveal, make
unblinking, immoveable known, tell, impart, communicate, pass
Antonyms: unsteady, wavering on, publish, broadcast, proclaim, promulgate
Usage: he has shown unflinching determination Antonyms: hide, keep out of sight, keep
throughout the campaign hidden, secrete, tuck away
Usage: I am too much of a gentleman to divulge her age
10). Acerbic (Adjective) – तेि और स्पष्ट
Definition: (especially of a comment or style of speaking) 2). Fleecing (Verb) – धोखा देना
sharp and forthright. Definition: obtain a great deal of money from (someone),
Synonyms: typically by overcharging or swindling them.
sharp, sarcastic, sardonic, satirical, scathing, cutting, razor- Synonyms: cheat, defraud, clip, overcharge.
edged, incisive, penetrating, piercing, biting, stinging, seari Antonyms: give, offer
ng, keen, caustic, trenchant, bitter, acrimonious Usage: the city's cab drivers are notorious for fixing fares
Antonyms: mild, kind. and fleecing tourists
Usage: his acerbic wit
3). Frayed (Adjective) – ऄस्तव्यस्त
11). Protagonist (Noun) – समथथक Definition: showing the effects of strain.
Definition: an advocate or champion of a particular cause Synonyms: strain, overtax, irritate, put on edge, make
or idea. edgy, make tense
Synonyms: Antonyms: please, sew.
supporter, upholder, adherent, backer, proponent, advocat Usage: an effort to soothe frayed nerves
e,
promoter, champion, exponent, standard-bearer 4). Jeopardised (Verb) – ख़तरे में डालना
Antonyms: opponent, rival, adversary, opposer, the Definition: put (someone or something) into a situation in
opposition, fellow contestant, (fellow) competitor, other which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.
competitor Synonyms: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk, put
Usage: he's a strenuous protagonist of the new at risk, expose to risk, put in danger
agricultural policy Antonyms: safeguard, save, protect.
Usage: a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New
12). Foreboding (Noun) – पूिाथभास York's position as a financial centre
Definition: a feeling that something bad will happen;
fearful apprehension. 5). Pecking (Verb) – िंोंिं मारना
Definition: strike or bite something with its beak. 1). Abrupt (Adjective) – ऄकस्मात्
Synonyms: bite, nip, strike, hit, tap, rap, jab, poke, prick Definition: sudden and unexpected.
Antonyms: lose, release. Synonyms: sudden, immediate, instantaneous, hurried,
Usage: two geese were pecking at some grain hasty, quick, swift, rapid, speedy, precipitate
Antonyms: gradual, unhurried, smooth, flowing.
6). Reassure (Verb) – यकीन क्रदलाना Usage: I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject
Definition: say or do something to remove the doubts and
fears of (someone). 2). Confrontation (Noun) – अमना-सामना
Synonyms: put/set someone's mind at rest, dispel Definition: a hostile or argumentative situation or meeting
someone's fears, restore/bolster someone's confidence between opposing parties.
Antonyms: alarm, unnerve Synonyms:
Usage: he understood her feelings and tried to reassure conflict, clash, brush, fight, battle, contest, encounter, hea
her d-to-head, face-off, engagement
Antonyms: agreement, clam, peace.
7). Recalibration (Verb) – सोिं में बदलाि लाना Usage: a confrontation with the legislature
Definition: to change the way you do or think about
something 3). Utterances (Noun) – ईतक्त
Synonyms: fix, improve, redress, remedy. Definition: the action of saying or expressing something
Antonyms: corrupt, injure, break, destroy. aloud.
Usage: The administration appears to have recalibrated its Synonyms: voicing, saying, speaking, expression, delivery,
strategy. sounding, mouthing, breathing, articulation
Antonyms: listening, silence.
8). Substantively (Adverb) – काफ़ी Usage: the simple utterance of a few platitudes
Definition: in a way that is important, meaningful, or
considerable. 4). Nonetheless (Adverb) – बहरहाल
Synonyms: affect, count, mean, value. Definition: in spite of that; nevertheless.
Antonyms: exclude. Synonyms: however, although, but, ever so.
Usage: the parties differ substantively on many issues Usage: the rally, which the government had declared
illegal, was nonetheless attended by some 6,000
9). Drifting (Verb) – बहती हुइ
Definition: move passively, aimlessly, or involuntarily into 5). Rhetoric (Noun) – ऄलंकार शास्त्र
a certain situation or condition. Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or
Synonyms: wander, wander writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and
aimlessly, roam, rove, meander, stray, coast other compositional techniques.
Antonyms: run, stay, go direct, divide. Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, power of speech,
Usage: I was drifting off to sleep command of language, expression, way with words,
delivery, diction
10). Travails (Verb) – पीड़ा सहना Antonyms: quiet, conciseness.
Definition: engage in painful or laborious effort. Usage: he is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole
Synonyms: agony, anguish, tribulation.
Antonyms: comfort, joy, peace, fun 6). Conciliatory (Adjective) – ऄनुरंिनाथथक
Usage: creation may travail in pain but it cannot escape its Definition: intended or likely to placate or pacify.
destiny Synonyms:
propitiatory, placatory, appeasing, pacifying, pacific, mollif
Editorial 26-05-2018 ying, so as to pour oil on troubled waters
Antonyms: Synonyms: harness, hitch, hitch up, couple, tether, fasten,

hostile, opposed, inimical, antipathetic, unsympathetic, ill- attach, join, join up, tea
disposed, resistant, averse Antonyms: divide, lose, sever, unlock
Usage: a conciliatory approach Usage: Hong Kong's dollar has been yoked to America's
7). Galvanise (Verb) – प्रेररत करना Editorial 28-05-2018

Definition: shock or excite (someone) into taking action. 1). Sepsis (Noun) – संिमण
Synonyms: jolt, shock, startle, impel, stir, spur, prod, urge, Definition: the presence in tissues of harmful bacteria and
motivate, stimulate, electrify, excite, rouse their toxins, typically through infection of a wound.
Antonyms: demotivate. Synonyms: infection, poisoning, toxic.
Usage: the urgency of his voice galvanized them into Antonyms: immune
action Usage: Bacteria is a Sepsis microbe
8). Disparate (Adjective) – तभन्न 2). Placards (Noun) – घोषणा पि,तिज्ञापन पि

Definition: essentially different in kind; not able to be Definition: a printed or handwritten notice or sign for
compared. public display, either fixed to a wall or carried during a
Synonyms: demonstration.
contrasting, different, differing, dissimilar, unlike, unalike, Synonyms: notice, poster, public
poles apart notice, sign, bill, sticker, advertisement
Antonyms: homogeneous, same. Usage: they were placarding the town with posters
Usage: they inhabit disparate worlds of thought
3). Fiercely (Adverb) – प्रखरता से
9). Dissimilitude (Noun) – तितभन्नता Definition: in a powerful and destructive manner.
Definition: dissimilarity or diversity. Synonyms: angrily, boldly, forcefully.
Synonyms: contrasty, disparity, divergence. Antonyms: calmly, gently, kindly.
Antonyms: harmony, sameness, uniformity. Usage: the wind was blowing fiercely
Usage: there's a real dissimilitude between literature and
film, and a critic shouldn't evaluate one in terms of the 4). Bountiful (Adjective) – प्रिंुर
other Definition: large in quantity; abundant.
Synonyms:
10). Viable (Adjective) – व्यिहायथ abundant, plentiful, ample, bumper, superabundant, inexh
Definition: capable of working successfully; feasible. austible,
Synonyms: prolific, profuse, teeming
workable, feasible, practicable, practical, applicable, usable Antonyms:
, inadequate, scanty, scant, paltry, limited, restricted, modes
manageable, operable, operational, possible t, insufficient,
Antonyms: impracticable, unworkable, non-viable, sparse, spare, deficient
impossible to carry out, unfeasible, inoperable, out of the Usage: the ocean provided a bountiful supply of fresh food
question
Usage: the proposed investment was economically viable 5). Cusp (Noun) – ईभार
Definition: a pointed end where two curves meet, in
11). Yoking (Verb) – िुड़ा हुअ particular
Definition: cause (two people or things) to be joined in a Synonyms: angle, apex, corner.
close relationship. Antonyms: bottom.

Usage: for a node a diminution and for a cusp a diminution Definition: the quality of being certain to happen.
3 Synonyms: essential, fundamental, cause.
Antonyms: extra, auxiliary, desire.
6). Predicament (Noun) – तिकट पररतस्थतत Usage: there was an air of inevitability about the outcome
Definition: a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing
situation. 2). Franchise (Noun) – मतातधकार
Synonyms: difficult situation, awkward situation, mess, Definition: an authorization granted by a government or
difficulty, problematic situation, issue, plight, quandary, company to an individual or group enabling them to carry
trouble, muddle out specified commercial activities, for example acting as
Antonyms: benefit, advantage, agreement. an agent for a company's products.
Usage: the club's financial predicament Synonyms: warrant, charter, licence, permit, authorization,
permission, sanction
7). Unfailing (Adjective) – ऄमोघ Antonyms: responsible.
Definition: reliable or constant. Usage: Toyota granted the group a franchise
Synonyms:
constant, reliable, dependable, steadfast, steady, sure; 3). Inception (Noun) – अरं भ का
Antonyms: ephemeral, unreliable Definition: the establishment or starting point of an
Usage: his mother had always been an unfailing source of institution or activity.
reassurance Synonyms:
establishment, institution, foundation, founding, formation
8). Apportioned (Verb) – तिभातित करना , initiation,
Definition: divide up and share out. setting up, origination, constitution
Synonyms: share out, divide out, allocate, distribute, allot, Antonyms: end, complete, finish.
assign, dispense Usage: she has been on the board since its inception two
Antonyms: keep, combine, joint. years ago
Usage: voting power will be apportioned according to
contribution 4). Pivotal (Adjective) – कें द्रीय
Definition: of crucial importance in relation to the
9). Fatal (Adjective) – घातक development or success of something else.
Definition: leading to failure or disaster. Synonyms: central, crucial, vital, critical, focal, essential,
Synonyms: disastrous, devastating, ruinous, catastrophic, key, significant, important, determining, decisive, deciding
calamitous, cataclysmic, destructive, grievous, dire Antonyms: minor, trivial, secondary.
Antonyms: harmless, superficial Usage: Japan's pivotal role in the world economy
Usage: there were three fatal flaws in the strategy
5). Triumphed (Verb) – तिियी होना
10). Prioritise (Verb) – प्राथतमकता देना Definition: achieve a victory; be successful.
Definition: designate or treat (something) as being very or Synonyms: win, succeed, be successful, come first, be the
most important. victor, be victorious, gain a victory, carry the day
Synonyms: compute, register, arrange. Antonyms: lose, fail, be defeated by
Antonyms: cancel, disorder, forget. Usage: they had no chance of triumphing over the
Usage: the department has failed to prioritize safety Nationalists
within the oil industry
6). Unflappable (Adjective) -- तस्थर
Editorial 29-05-2018 Definition: having or showing calmness in a crisis.
1). Inevitability (Noun) -- ऄतनिायथता
Synonyms: Usage: the Russian Empire was the colossus of European

imperturbable, unexcitable, cool, calm, collected, cool, cal politics
m, and collected, controlled, self-controlled
Antonyms: 12). Preparatory (Adjective) – अरं भ का
temperamental, mercurial, volatile, emotional, sensitive, hi Definition: serving as or carrying out preparation for a task
ghly strung, easily upset, easily agitated or undertaking.
Usage: I prided myself on being unflappable even in the Synonyms:
most chaotic circumstances preliminary, initial, prior, introductory, prefatory, opening,
basic,
7). Gamut (Noun) – पूरा दायरा elementary, fundamental, rudimentary, preparative
Definition: the complete range or scope of something. Antonyms: secondary, substitute.
Synonyms: Usage: more preparatory work is needed
range, spectrum, span, sweep, compass, scope, area, bread
th, width, 13). Tainted (Verb) – दूतषत
reach, extent, catalogue, scale Definition: affect with a bad or undesirable quality.
Antonyms: stand still, leave. Synonyms:
Usage: the whole gamut of human emotion tarnish, sully, blacken, stain, besmirch, smear, blot, blemis
h,
8). Demeanour (Noun) – अिंरण stigmatize, mar, corrupt, defile.
Definition: outward behaviour or bearing. Antonyms: improve, clean.
Synonyms: manner, air, attitude, appearance, look, aspect, Usage: his administration was tainted by scandal
mien, cast
Antonyms: properness, propriety, impropriety, 14). Nudged (Verb) – प्रोत्सातहत करना
improperness, modesty Definition: coax or gently encourage (someone) to do
Usage: his happy demeanour something.
Synonyms: prompt, encourage, coax, stimulate, prod, jog
9). Antidote (Noun) – तिषहर औषद Antonyms: suppress, discourage.
Definition: something that counteracts an unpleasant Usage: we have to nudge the politicians in the right
feeling or situation. direction
Synonyms: cure, corrective, nostrum.
Usage: laughter is a good antidote to stress 15). Anxiety (Noun) – व्यग्रता
10). Frenzied (Adjective) – िोतधत,ईन्माद about something with an uncertain outcome.
Definition: wildly excited or uncontrolled. Synonyms: worry, concern, apprehension,
Synonyms: apprehensiveness, consternation, uneasiness, unease
frantic, wild, frenetic, hectic, fraught, feverish, fevered, ma Antonyms: calmness, serenity
d, Usage: he felt a surge of anxiety
crazed, manic, hyperactive, energetic Editorial 30-05-2018
Antonyms: 1). Remunerative (Adjective) -- पाररश्रतमक-संबंधी
Usage: a frenzied attack Definition: financially rewarding; lucrative.
Synonyms: lucrative, well paid, financially
11). Colossus (Noun) – प्रकांड व्यतक्त या साम्राज्य rewarding, financially
Definition: a person or thing of enormous size, worthwhile, moneymaking, paying, gainful
importance, or ability. Antonyms: loss, unfavourable.
Usage: highly remunerative activities
2). Chunk (Noun) – टु कड़ा 7). Burgeoning (Verb) – तेिी से बढ़ते

Definition: a thick, solid piece of something. Definition: begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
Synonyms: Synonyms: grow rapidly, increase
lump, hunk, wedge, block, slab, square, nugget, nub, brick, rapidly/exponentially, expand, spring up, shoot
cube, bar up, swell, explode, boom
Antonyms: some, few, little quantity. Antonyms: shrink, reduce.
Usage: huge chunks of masonry littered the street Usage: manufacturers are keen to cash in on the
burgeoning demand
3). Curb (Noun) – संयम
Definition: a check or restraint on something. 8). Assassination (Noun) – हत्या
Synonyms: Definition: the action of assassinating someone.
restraint, restriction, check, brake, rein, control, limitation, Synonyms: murder, killing, political execution, slaughter,
limit, butchery, homicide, liquidation, elimination,
constraint, stricture extermination, termination
Antonyms: free, set free, let go, allow to Antonyms: bear, create, keep.
leave, set/let/turn loose, let out, liberate, set at Usage: the assassination of President Kennedy
liberty, deliver, rescue
Usage: plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing 9). Mainstreamed (Adjective) – मुख्यधारा
Definition: considered normal, and having or using ideas,
4). Shackles (Verb) – हथकड़ी लगाना beliefs
Definition: chain with shackles. Synonyms:
Synonyms: secure, tie (up), bind, tether, hobble; normal, conventional, ordinary, orthodox, conformist, acce
put in chains, put/clap in irons, handcuff pted,
Antonyms: free, release. established, recognized, common
Usage: the prisoner was shackled to the heavy steel chair Antonyms: abnormal, extraordinary, unusual, secondary.
in the centre of the room Usage: vegetarianism has been mainstreamed
5). Contentious (Adjective) – तििादास्पद 10). Untapped (Adjective) – ऄप्रयुक्त

Definition: causing or likely to cause an argument; Definition: (of a resource) not yet exploited or used.
controversial. Synonyms: initial, first, fresh, new
Synonyms: Antonyms: final, used, old, concluded.
controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed, contended, Usage: the vast untapped potential of individual women
open to question/debate, moot, vexed and men
Antonyms: agree, approve.
Usage: a contentious issue Editorial 31-05-2018
1). Contours (Noun) – अकृ तत
6). Plenary (Adjective) – शर्थ्ाथतहत Definition: an outline representing or bounding the shape
Definition: unqualified; absolute. or form of something.
Synonyms: Synonyms: outline, shape, form;
unconditional, unlimited, unrestricted, unqualified, absolut lines, curves, figure; silhouette, profile
e, complete, sweeping, comprehensive; Antonyms: round-shouldered, round-backed,
Antonyms: incomplete, limit, part, partial asymmetrical irregular
Usage: crusaders were offered a plenary indulgence by the Usage: she traced the contours of his face with her finger
Pope
2). Levying (Verb) – कर लगाना Usage: there was a tussle for the ball
Definition: impose (a tax or fees)
Synonyms: 7). Tallies (Verb) -- सहमत या मेल खाते हुए
impose, charge, exact, demand, raise, collect, gather Definition: agree or correspond.
Antonyms: free, no charge. Synonyms: correspond, agree, accord, concur, coincide,
Usage: a tax of two per cent was levied on all cargoes match, fit, be in agreement, be consistent
Antonyms: disagree, differ
3). Rungs (Noun) – हद Usage: their signatures should tally with their names on
Definition: level in a hierarchical structure, especially a the register
class or career structure.
Synonyms: degree, echelon, footing, level, place, position, 8). Stray (Adjective) – भटका हुअ
rank, ranking, reach(es), situation, standing, station Definition: not in the right place; separated from the group
Usage: we must ensure that the low-skilled do not get or target.
trapped on the bottom rung Synonyms:
random, chance, accidental, freak, unexpected, casual, hap
4). Patronage (Noun) – प्रयोिन hazard
Definition: the support given by a patron. Antonyms: stay, be direct.
Synonyms: Usage: he pushed a few stray hairs from her face
sponsorship, backing, funding, financing, philanthropy, pro
motion, 9). Empirical (Adjective) – प्रयोगतसद्ध
furtherance, help, aid Definition: based on, concerned with, or verifiable by
Antonyms: attack, harm, blockage. observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
Usage: the arts could no longer depend on private Synonyms:
patronage observed, seen, factual, actual, real, verifiable, first-hand
Antonyms: hypothetical, conjectural, academic,
5). Protracted (Adjective) – ज्यादा देर तक रटका हुअ suppositional, speculative, notional, postulatory,
Definition: lasting for a long time or longer than expected conjectured
or usual. Usage: they provided considerable empirical evidence to
Synonyms: long lasting, existing for long time. support their argument
Antonyms: temporary, shorten.
Usage: a protracted and bitter dispute 10). Integrity (Noun) – ऄखंडता
Definition: the quality of being honest and having strong
6). Tussle (Noun) – संघषथ moral principles.
Definition: a vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order Synonyms: honesty, uprightness, probity, rectitude,
to obtain or achieve something. honour, honourableness, upstandingness, good character,
Synonyms: principle(s), ethics, morals, righteousness, morality,
scuffle, fight, struggle, skirmish, brawl, scrimmage, scrambl nobility, high-mindedness
e, scrum, Antonyms: fragility, division, dishonesty.
fisticuffs, wrestling match Usage: a gentleman of complete integrity
Antonyms: agreement, peace, calm.


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Important Monthly English Vocabulary PDF | January 2018 | Based on “The Hindu”

1st Jan 2018 Definition: (of an event or circumstance) portend a

13). Verdicts (Noun) 19). Scrutiny (Noun)

15). Charisma (Noun) 3rd Jan 2018

17). Spurious (Adjective) 23). Rationale (Noun)

18). Scams (Noun) 24). Bolster (Verb)

4th Jan 2018

27). Derailed (Verb) 33). Agitation (Noun)

Synonyms: make unclear, obscure, confuse, 43). Bandh (Noun)

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Usage: he was a votary of John Keats

66). Breached (Verb) 10th Jan 2018

74). Curative (Adjective) Usage: American jurisprudence

Definition: a person or organization making a formal

88). Nuanced (Adjective) 95). Forged (Adjective)

13th Jan 2018 109).Fester (Verb)

104).Echelons (Noun) 110).Posterity (Noun)

105).Germ (Noun) 111).Aberration (Noun)

Definition: the examination or observation of one's Synonyms:the questions rose to a clamour

125). Barricades (Noun) Synonyms: acceptor, beneficiary, cashier, collector.

126). Bluff (Verb) 132). Unleashed (Verb)

129). Chicanery (Noun) 135) Rationale (Noun)

Synonyms: Definition: incongruous in a striking or shocking

156). Splendidly (Adverb)

Synonyms: din, loud noise, racket, uproar, 166). Lieutenant (Noun)

164). Disengage (Verb) 170). Speculation (Noun)

165). Disruptors (Noun) 171). Perception (Noun)

178). Dysfunction (Noun)

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184). Gamut (Noun) 190). Unprecedented (Adjective)

187). Moots (Verb) 25th Jan 2018

Synonyms: deputy, representative, substitute,

201). Grim (Adjective) 207). Vigilantist (Noun)

Synonyms: recovery, rebirth, rebound 27th Jan 2018

213). Coalition (Noun) 219). Spurt (Verb)

221). Hedge (Noun) 227). Heartening (Verb)

Definition: a person who conducts auctions by Synonyms:

241). Adversary (Noun)

237). Sanguineness (Adjective) 243). Nuance (Noun)

31st Jan 2018 Definition: plan or coordinate the elements of (a

247). Chinks (Noun) 252). Protracted (Adjective)

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01-02-2018 Synonyms: abstain from, refrain from, give up, forgo,

3). Tyranny (Noun) 9). Vexatious (Adjective)

6). Frugal (Adjective) 12). Levy (Noun)

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6). Verdict (Noun) 05th Feb 2018

Synonyms: Usage: the cost of the manor's restoration persuaded

6). Bureaucracy (Noun) 12). Coercive (Adjective)

8). Semblance (Noun) 2). Abandonment (Noun)

9). Persuade (Verb) 3). Intraday (Adjective)

Usage: They are Troika officers for this office.

Synonyms: Definition: make or become more intense or serious.

Usage: long periods of stasis

2). Realism (Noun)

12). Legitimacy (Noun) 3).Ally (Verb)

14th Feb 2018 6). Endowed (Verb)

Synonyms: a big fish Synonyms: penetrate, invade, intrude on, insinuate

12). Dispensation (Noun) 3). Ostensibly (Adverb)