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1. Impinge (Verb) – a. असर होना - have an effect, especially a negative
one

Example-
1) Several factors impinge on market efficiency.
2) The government's spending limits will seriously impinge on
the education budget.

b. - An example of impinge is being in a person's personal space-encroach -

अतिक्रमण करना

Example -
1) To impinge on someone's time
2) Impinge on other people's rights

c. - To collide (with); strike - टकराना

Example -
1) I heard the rain impinge upon the earth.
2) Rays of light impinging on the eye.

Synonyms - collide, crash, hit, impact, knock, ram, slam, smash

Hint - im + pinge (pinch). When someone pinches you, they infringe on your
privacy and they touch you.

2. Squirm (verb) – (घबराहट, परे शानी आति के कारण) छटपटाना, िड़फड़ाना (बै ठे-
बैठे इधर-उधर हरकि करना) - wriggle or twist the body from side to side,
especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort.

Example -
1) He looked uncomfortable and squirmed in his chair.
2) The fish squirmed on the ground for a few moments and then lay still.

Synonyms – wriggle, twist, writhe, shift

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3. Delineate (verb) – वणणन करना - describe or portray (something) precisely
or completely.

Example-
1) The main characters are clearly delineated in the first chapter.
2) Delineate each area where a specific color will be used with a line on the
paper to mark the difference.

Synonyms – outline, description, account, drawing

Hint- Delineate = (Diligently and neatly) portrayed painting.

4. Precarious (Adj.) – खिरनाक, in a dangerous state because of not being

safe or not being held in place firmly

Example-
1) Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a precarious financial
position.
2) I climbed onto a precarious platform to get a better view.

Synonyms - uncertain, insecure, unreliable, risky, dangerous, unsafe,

unpredictable, unstable, shaky

Hint- PRE+CARE+IOUS -> we have to take CARE while doing something

risky so that it does not go wrong. ..

5. Concerted (Adj.)– अनेक व्‍यक्तियोों द्वारा तमल-जुलकर तकया हुआ, सोंगतठि-done

by a group of people working together

Example-
1) We must all make a concerted effort to finish the work on time
2) The richer countries of the world should take concerted action to help the
poorer countries.

Synonyms - coordinated, united, joint, combined

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Hint- ‘Concerts’ are done in a planned and determined way, for this work is
done in coordination.

6. Debunk (Verb) - परिाफाश करना, धू ल में तमलाना- to show that something is

less important, less good, or less true than it has been made to appear
acting -
Example-
1) Debunk a legend
2) The writer's aim was to debunk the myth that had grown up around
the actress.

Synonyms - refute, contradict, belie, confound, discredit, negate, rebut,

shoot

Hint – when you bunk your class and teacher catches you, he debunks you.

7. Virile (Adj.)- वीर्यवान - having the traditional male characteristics of

physical strength and a high sex drive

Example-
1) He was a powerful, virile man.
2) She likes her men young and virile.
Synonyms- manly, masculine, macho, strong, robust, vigorous, lusty,
forceful, potent.
Hint- Virile (strong) opposite to Fragile (sensitive).

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8. Inflection (noun) - a. a change in the form of a word (typically the
ending) to express a grammatical function or attribute such as tense,
mood, person, number, case, and gender.

Example-
1) At around 2 years, the child adds many grammatical inflections.
2) A set of word forms differing only in respect of inflections.

Synonyms- conjugation, form, ending, case, declension

b. change in the quality of the voice, often showing an emotion

Example-
1) Phyllis replies without any particular inflection in her voice, "I guess I’m
lazy.
2) she spoke slowly and without inflection

Synonyms- stress, rhythm, measure, meter, swing, lilt, modulation,

emphasis.

c. मोड़-an angle or bend

Example-
1) The point of inflection of the bell-shaped curve.
2) We have just hit the inflection point.

Synonyms- bend, angle, bow, arch, crook, curvature.

9. Predilection (N.) - झुकाव, पहले से पसोंि - a special liking for something - a

preference.

Example-
1) Ever since she was a child, she has had a predilection for spicy food.
2) His predilection for books.

Synonyms - liking, fondness, preference, partiality, taste, penchant,

inclination, bias, affinity, love

Hint- pre(before)+dialect(local language); you generally become partial

when you are taking an interview and you meet someone who speaks your
language ( :) assume the interview is in the US)

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10. Nuanced (Noun) -सू क्ष्म भे ि यु ि - a slight difference in or shade of
meaning, expression, or sound etc.

Example-
1) Because she is a chef, she notices every nuance of flavor in the meal.
2) The painter has managed to capture every nuance of the women’s
expression.

Synonyms – subtlety, refinement, distinction

Hint- nuance = new + ounce. And ounce is a very small unit for weight.
Hence a very small difference.

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