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1. FUNDAMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (मूलभूत): basic
Synonyms: foundational, rudimentary
Antonyms: secondary
Example Sentence:
He worked hard for the protection of fundamental human rights.
2.PALTRY (ADJECTIVE): (बेकार): worthless
Synonyms: petty, trivial
Antonyms: important
Example Sentence:
Naval glory struck him as paltry.
3.SUSTAIN (VERB): (आराम पहुंचाना): comfort
Synonyms: help, assist
Antonyms: torment
Example Sentence:
A particular thought had sustained him throughout the years.
4.DISASTROUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रलयुंकर): catastrophic
Synonyms: calamitous, cataclysmic
Antonyms: fortunate
Example Sentence:
A disastrous fire swept through the museum.
5. BOLSTER (VERB): (मजबूत बनाना): strengthen
Synonyms: support, reinforce
Antonyms: undermine
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Example Sentence:
The fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence.
6.COMPASSIONATE (ADJECTIVE): (करुणामय): pitying
Synonyms: sympathetic, empathetic
Antonyms: indifferent
Example Sentence:
I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds.
7.DETER (VERB): (रोकना): prevent
Synonyms: stop, put a stop to
Antonyms: encourage
Example Sentence:
Strategists think not only about how to deter war, but about how war might occur.
8.STERN (ADJECTIVE): (गुंभीर): serious
Synonyms: unsmiling, frowning
Antonyms: genial
Example Sentence:
A smile transformed his stern face.
9.SHUN (VERB): (बचना): avoid
Synonyms: evade, eschew
Antonyms: accept
Example Sentence:
She shunned fashionable society.
10.HOSTILE (ADJECTIVE): (विपक्षी): opposed
Synonyms: averse, antagonistic
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Antonyms: in favour of
Example Sentence:
People are very hostile to the idea.
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1.UNDERSCORE (VERB): (बल दे ना): highlight
Synonyms: underline, emphasize
Antonyms: understate
Example Sentence:
The company underscored the progress made with fuel cells.
2.TRANSIENT (ADJECTIVE): (क्षवणक): transitory
Synonyms: temporary, short-lived
Antonyms: permanent
Example Sentence:
There is a transient population of thousands of visitors during the year.
3.UNLEASH (VERB): (मुक्त करना): release
Synonyms: free, loose
Antonyms: restrain
Example Sentence:
They dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them.
4.ILLICIT (ADJECTIVE): (अिैध): illegal
Synonyms: unlawful, illegitimate
Antonyms: licit
Example Sentence:
The junkie had a liking for the more illicit things in life.
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5.PREDILECTION (NOUN): (अनुराग): liking
Synonyms: fondness, preference
Antonyms: dislike
Example Sentence:
My predilection for Asian food is very strong.
6.SEVER (VERB): (क्रम तोड़ना): break off
Synonyms: discontinue, suspend
Antonyms: maintain
Example Sentence:
The notice itself may be sufficient to sever the joint tenancy.
7.INCUMBENT (ADJECTIVE): (अवनिायय): binding
Synonyms: obligatory, mandatory
Antonyms: optional
Example Sentence:
The government realized that it was incumbent on them to act.
8.RANCOUR (NOUN): (नफरत): spite
Synonyms: bitterness, hate
Antonyms: amicability
Example Sentence:
He spoke without rancor.
9.OVERWHELMING (ADJECTIVE): (भारी): profuse
Synonyms: enormous, immense
Antonyms: small
Example Sentence:
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His party won overwhelming support.
10. DISTINCT (ADJECTIVE): (विविष्ट): discrete
Synonyms: separate individual
Antonyms: indistinct
Example Sentence:
The gallery is divided into five distinct spaces
1.DISPERSE (VERB): (वबखेर दे ना): scatter
Synonyms: disseminate distribute
Antonyms: gather
Example Sentence:
Storms can disperse seeds via high altitudes.
2.OPAQUE (ADJECTIVE): (गैर-पारदिी): non-transparent
Synonyms: cloudy, filmy
Antonyms: transparent
Example Sentence:
All the bottles were filled with a pale opaque liquid.
3.CALAMITY (NOUN): (आपदा): disaster
Synonyms: catastrophe, tragedy
Antonyms: godsend
Example Sentence:
Emergency measures may be necessary in order to avert a calamity.
4.MENACE (VERB): (ख़तरे में डालना): threaten
Synonyms: jeopardize, imperil
Antonyms: friendly, auspicious
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Example Sentence:
Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching.
5.TORMENT (NOUN): (व्यथा): agony
Synonyms: suffering, torture
Antonyms: pleasure
Example Sentence:
Their deaths have left both families in torment.
6.DETRIMENT (NOUN): (क्षवत): harm
Synonyms: damage, injury
Antonyms: benefit, good
Example Sentence:
He sits up very late to the detriment of his health.
7.OBFUSCATE (VERB): (अस्पष्ट करना): obscure
Synonyms: confuse, blur
Antonyms: clarify
Example Sentence:
She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue.
8. FACTION (NOUN): (कलह): infighting
Synonyms: dissension, dissent
Antonyms: harmony
Example Sentence:
The council is increasingly split by faction.
9.UTTERLY (ADVERB): (पूणयता से): completely
Synonyms: totally, absolutely
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Antonyms: partly
Example Sentence:
He looked utterly ridiculous.
10.CLAMOUR (NOUN): (कोलाहल): din
Synonyms: racket, uproar
Antonyms: silence
Example Sentence:
The questions rose to a clamour.
1.UNLIKELY (ADJECTIVE): (असुंभाव्य): improbable
Synonyms: not likely, doubtful
Antonyms: likely
Example Sentence:
He gave an unlikely explanation for his deed.
2.TARNISH (VERB): (मैला करना): sully
Synonyms: besmirch, blacken
Antonyms: enhance
Example Sentence:
His regime had not been tarnished by human rights abuses.
3.CONTEMPT (NOUN): (अनादर): disrespect
Synonyms: disregard, slighting
Antonyms: respect
Example Sentence:
This action displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority.
4.DESPOTIC (ADJECTIVE): (तानािाही): autocratic
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Synonyms: dictatorial, totalitarian
Antonyms: democratic
Example Sentence:
Obeying no law, despotic authority was arbitrary, and its animating spirit was fear.
5.REPRESSION (NOUN): (दमन): suppression
Synonyms: quelling, quashing
Antonyms: freedom
Example Sentence:
Students sparked off events that ended in brutal repression.
6.THRIFTY (ADJECTIVE): (वििेकी): provident
Synonyms: prudent, canny
Antonyms: profligate
Example Sentence:
He had been brought up to be thrifty.
7.UPHOLD (VERB): (पुवष्ट करना): confirm
Synonyms: endorse, sustain
Antonyms: overturn
Example Sentence:
The court upheld his claim for damages.
8.MALICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (द्वे षपूणय): spiteful
Synonyms: malevolent, hostile
Antonyms: benevolent
Example Sentence:
He was found guilty of malicious damage.
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9.CRITICAL (ADJECTIVE): (वनुंदात्मक): censorious
Synonyms: condemnatory, condemning
Antonyms: complimentary
Example Sentence:
I was very critical of the previous regime.
10. ABOMINATION (NOUN): (घृणा): detestation
Synonyms: loathing, hatred
Antonyms: liking
Example Sentence:
The law faces abomination if it runs against the public interest.
1.TORTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (मोड़ से भरा): twisting
Synonyms: winding, curving
Antonyms: straight
Example Sentence:
The route is remote and tortuous.
2.CALAMITOUS (ADJECTIVE): (आपदाग्रस्त): disastrous
Synonyms: catastrophic, cataclysmic
Antonyms: good, advantageous
Example Sentence:
Calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods.
3.DISREPUTE (NOUN): (अपमान): disgrace
Synonyms: shame, dishonour
Antonyms: honour
Example Sentence:
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One of the top clubs in the country is bringing the game into disrepute.
4.FICTITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अिास्तविक): false
Synonyms: fake, counterfeit
Antonyms: genuine
Example Sentence:
Reports of a deal were dismissed as fictitious by the Minister.
5.STIFLE (VERB): (दम घोुंटना): suffocate
Synonyms: choke, asphyxiate
Antonyms: cold, chilly
Example Sentence:
Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes.
6.SALUTARY (ADJECTIVE): (फायदे मुंद): beneficial
Synonyms: good, advantageous
Antonyms: unwelcome
Example Sentence:
It failed to draw salutary lessons from Britain's loss of its colonies.
7.ACCOUNTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तरदायी): responsible
Synonyms: liable, answerable
Antonyms: unaccountable
Example Sentence:
Ministers are accountable to Parliament.
8. ARTICULATE (VERB): (व्यक्त करना): express
Synonyms: voice, give voice to
Antonyms: bottle up
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Example Sentence:
They were unable to articulate their emotions.
9.GRAVE (ADJECTIVE): (गुंभीर): solemn
Synonyms: earnest, serious
Antonyms: carefree
Example Sentence:
His face was grave.
10.RELUCTANCE (NOUN): (अवनच्छा): unwillingness
Synonyms: disinclination, hesitation
Antonyms: willingness
Example Sentence:
She sensed his reluctance to continue.
1.ALLIED (ADJECTIVE): (सुंबुंधी): associated
Synonyms: related, connected
Antonyms: unrelated
Example Sentence:
Members of the medical and allied professions were gathered.
2.DEPLOY (VERB): (तैनात करना): position
Synonyms: station, post
Antonyms: concentrate
Example Sentence:
Forces were deployed at strategic locations.
3.ENTANGLE (VERB): (िावमल करना): involve
Synonyms: implicate, embroil
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Antonyms: steer clear of
Example Sentence:
They were suspicious of becoming entangled in a civil war.
4.DISASSEMBLE (VERB): (विघवटत करना): dismantle
Synonyms: take apart, pull apart
Antonyms: assemble, put together
Example Sentence:
The piston can be disassembled for transport.
5.EVASIVE (ADJECTIVE): (टालने िाला): prevaricating
Synonyms: elusive, ambiguous
Antonyms: frank
Example Sentence:
She was evasive about her phone number.
6.VIGOUR (NOUN): (िक्तक्त): robustness
Synonyms: hardiness, strength
Antonyms: weakness
Example Sentence:
They set about the new task with vigour.
7.INTERMITTENT (ADJECTIVE): (विटपुट): sporadic
Synonyms: irregular, fitful
Antonyms: continuous
Example Sentence:
Intermittent rains are very annoying.
8.NOTEWORTHY (ADJECTIVE): (स्मरणीय): notable
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Synonyms: interesting, significant
Antonyms: unexceptional, boring
Example Sentence:
The policy has some noteworthy features.
9.ENFORCE (VERB): (लागू करना): compulsory
Synonyms: obligatory, mandatory
Antonyms: voluntary
Example Sentence:
There is no outside agency to enforce cooperation between the players.
10.PERIL(NOUN): (खतरा): danger
Synonyms: jeopardy risk
Antonyms: safety
Example Sentence:
You could well place us both in peril.
1. RECURRENT (ADJECTIVE): (पुनरािृत्त): repeated
Synonyms: recurring, repetitive
Antonyms: isolated
Example Sentence:
She had a recurrent dream about falling.
2.SCATHING (ADJECTIVE): (हावन पहुं चाने िाला): devastating
Synonyms: withering, blistering
Antonyms: mild
Example Sentence:
She launched a scathing attack on the PM.
3. REMORSE (NOUN): (पितािा): contrition
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Synonyms: repentance, penitence
Antonyms: indifference
Example Sentence:
They all were filled with remorse and shame.
4. NOVEL (ADJECTIVE): (नया): new
Synonyms: original unusual
Antonyms: old
Example Sentence:
He hit on a novel idea to solve his financial problems.
5. ABROGATE (VERB): (अवभवनषेध करना): repudiate
Synonyms: revoke, repeal
Antonyms: institute
Example Sentence:
It has been proposed to temporarily abrogate the right to strike.
6. INDUCE (VERB): (मनाना): persuade
Synonyms: convince, get
Antonyms: dissuade
Example Sentence:
The pickets induced many workers to stay away.
7.GROSS (ADJECTIVE) (जावहर): flagrant
Synonyms: blatant, glaring
Antonyms: minor
Example Sentence:
They faced gross human rights abuses.
8. BIAS (NOUN): (पक्षपात): prejudice
Synonyms: partiality, partisanship
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Antonyms: objectivity
Example Sentence:
There was evidence of bias against foreign applicants.
9.DISCREPANCY (NOUN): (विसुं गवत): inconsistency
Synonyms: difference disparity
Antonyms: similarity, consistency
Example Sentence:
There is a discrepancy between your account and his.
10.CONCUR (VERB) (सहमत होना): agree
Synonyms: accord, go along
Antonyms: disagree
Example Sentence:
The authors concurred with the majority.
1. UNDERSCORE (VERB): (जोर दे ना): emphasize
Synonyms: highlight, underline
Antonyms: understate
Example Sentence:
His company underscored the progress made with fuel cells.
2. CONVOLUTED (ADJECTIVE): (जवटल): complicated
Synonyms: complex, involved
Antonyms: simple
Example Sentence:
The film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens.
3. DEBILITATE (VERB): (दु बयल करना): weakening
Synonyms: enfeebling, enervating
Antonyms: restorative
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Example Sentence:
He was severely debilitated by a stomach upset.
4. TREACHEROUS (ADJECTIVE): (खतरनाक): dangerous
Synonyms: hazardous, perilous
Antonyms: safe
Example Sentence:
A holidaymaker was swept away by treacherous currents.
5. AUGMENT (VERB): (बढाना): increase
Synonyms: add to, supplement
Antonyms: decrease
Example Sentence:
The goal is to augment social interactions during collaborative learning.
6. ABDICATE (VERB): (सत्ता त्यागना): resign
Synonyms: retire, quit
Antonyms: accept
Example Sentence:
In 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor.
7. EXPEL (VERB): (वनष्कावसत करना): bar
Synonyms: throw out, ban
Antonyms: admit
Example Sentence:
She was expelled from school.
8.REMARKABLE (ADJECTIVE): (असाधारण): extraordinary
Synonyms: exceptional amazing
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Antonyms: ordinary
Example Sentence:
Meeting him again was a remarkable coincidence.
9. UNDOUBTEDLY (ADVERB): (वनस्सुंदेह): doubtless
Synonyms: doubtlessly, no doubt
Antonyms: possibly
Example Sentence:
They are undoubtedly guilty.
10.DORMANT (ADJECTIVE): (वनक्तिय): asleep
Synonyms: sleeping, slumbering
Antonyms: awake, inactive
Example Sentence:
That dormant urge to write fiction has re-emerged

1. ACCESSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (सुलभ): approachable
Synonyms: available easy-going
Antonyms: unapproachable
Example Sentence:
He is more accessible than most tycoons.
2. INTELLECTUAL (ADJECTIVE): (बौक्तिक): mental
Synonyms: cerebral, cognitive
Antonyms: physical
Example Sentence:
Children need intellectual stimulation.
3. REPUDIATION (NOUN): (अस्वीकृवत): rejection
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Synonyms: renunciation, abandonment
Antonyms: confirmation, ratification
Example Sentence:
The breach is not so serious as to amount to a repudiation of the whole contract.
4. NUTRITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (पौवष्टक): nourishing
Synonyms: nutritive, wholesome
Antonyms: unwholesome
Example Sentence:
Home-cooked burgers make a nutritious meal.
5. SCOURGE (NOUN): (अवभिाप): affliction
Synonyms: bane, curse
Antonyms: blessing
Example Sentence:
India is facing the scourge of mass unemployment.
6. MERCILESS (ADJECTIVE): (वनमयम): ruthless
Synonyms: remorseless, pitiless
Antonyms: merciful
Example Sentence:
His murder merciless attack with a blunt instrument.
7. ADVENT (NOUN): (आगमन): arrival
Synonyms: appearance, emergence
Antonyms: departure
Example Sentence:
The advent of email has simultaneously brought our society closer together and farther apart.
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8. UNERRING (ADJECTIVE): (अचूक): unfailing
Synonyms: infallible unswerving
Antonyms: fallible
Example Sentence:
His sense of direction is unerring.
9. SEIZE (VERB): (पकड़ना): grab
Synonyms: grasp, snatch
Antonyms: let go of
Example Sentence:
She jumped up and seized his arm.
10. FRAIL (ADJECTIVE): (दु बयल): infirm
Synonyms: weak, weakened
Antonyms: strong
Example Sentence:
He gave the frail woman a hug.
1. COMBAT (VERB): (सामना करना): fight
Synonyms: tackle, attack
Antonyms: give in to
Example Sentence:
Doctors are trying to combat the spread of coronavirus.
2 .DISMISS (VERB): (पद से हटाना): throw out
Synonyms: get rid of, discharge
Antonyms: engage
Example Sentence:
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The prime minister dismissed five members of his cabinet.
3. COMPREHENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यापक): inclusive
Synonyms: all-inclusive, complete
Antonyms: partial
Example Sentence:
He owns a comprehensive collection of photographs.
4. DORMANT (ADJECTIVE): (वनक्तिय): asleep
Antonyms: awake
Example Sentence:
During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil.
5. MOUNT (VERB): (िृक्ति होना): increase
Synonyms: grow, rise
Antonyms: decrease
Example Sentence:
The costs mount up when one buys a new home.
6. ACCOUNTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तरदायी): responsible
Antonyms: unanswerable
Example Sentence:
7. TARDINESS (NOUN): (विलुंब): lateness
Synonyms: delay, retardation
Antonyms: punctuality
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Example Sentence:
Forgive my tardiness, I had some very important business to attend to.
8. WOE (NOUN): (कष्ट): misery
Synonyms: sorrow, distress
Antonyms: happiness
Example Sentence:
His woes never ended due to his nature.
9. DESCENT (NOUN): (अिरोहण): drop
Synonyms: fall, sinking
Antonyms: ascent
Example Sentence:
The plane had gone into a steep descent.
10. UPTURN (NOUN): (िृक्ति): increase
Synonyms: rise, jump
Antonyms: fall
Example Sentence:
Her luck seems to have taken an upturn

1. DORMANT (ADJECTIVE): (वनक्तिय): asleep
Antonyms: awake
Example Sentence:
During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil.
2. ABLAZE (ADJECTIVE) (प्रदीप्त करना): alight
Synonyms: aflame, on fire
Antonyms: extinguished
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Example Sentence:
Suddenly, the room was ablaze with light.
3. ANNIHILATE (VERB): (वमटा दे ना): destroy
Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate
Antonyms: create
Example Sentence:
A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all.
4. COMPLIANCE (NOUN): (अनुपालन): acquiescence
Synonyms: agreement, assent
Antonyms: defiance
Example Sentence:
The compliance with government views shown by the commission.
5. ACCREDIT (VERB): (मान्य करना): recognize
Synonyms: license, authorize
Antonyms: ban
Example Sentence:
The council refuses to accredit academic programs that don't meet its standards.
6. ACCESSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (सुलभ): approachable
Synonyms: available easy-going
Antonyms: unapproachable
Example Sentence:
He is more accessible than most tycoons.
7. COGNIZANCE (NOUN): (सुंज्ञान): awareness
Synonyms: notice, knowledge
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Antonyms: disregard, ignorance
Example Sentence:
The Renaissance cognizance of Greece was limited.
8. ACCOUNTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तरदायी): responsible
Antonyms: unanswerable
Example Sentence:
9. ACCUMULATION (NOUN): (सुंग्रह): amassing
Synonyms: build-up, collection
Antonyms: dissipation
Example Sentence:
The accumulation of paperwork on her desk.
10. DAWN (VERB): (प्रारुं भ करना): begin
Synonyms: start, appear
Antonyms: end
Example Sentence:
A new age was dawning in the Tory party

1.DISMISS (VERB): (पद से हटाना): throw out
Synonyms: get rid of, discharge
Antonyms: engage
Example Sentence:
The prime minister dismissed five members of his cabinet.
2. CUSTOMARILY (ADVERB): (प्रायः ): usually
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Synonyms: traditionally, normally
Antonyms: occasionally
Example Sentence:
The leaves are customarily used for animal fodder.
3. COMPREHENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यापक): inclusive
Synonyms: all-inclusive, complete
Antonyms: partial
Example Sentence:
He owns a comprehensive collection of photographs.
4. DILIGENT (ADJECTIVE): (पररश्रमी): industrious
Synonyms: hard-working, assiduous
Antonyms: lazy
Example Sentence:
After a diligent search, he found a parcel.
5. MOUNT (VERB): (िृक्ति होना): increase
Synonyms: grow, rise
Antonyms: decrease
Example Sentence:
The costs mount up when one buys a new home.
6.SPARTAN (ADJECTIVE): (आराम की कमी): austere
Synonyms: harsh, hard
Antonyms: luxurious
Example Sentence:
The accommodation was fairly spartan.
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7.TARDINESS (NOUN): (विलुंब): lateness
Synonyms: delay, retardation
Antonyms: punctuality
Example Sentence:
Forgive my tardiness, I had some very important business to attend to.
8. WOE (NOUN): (कष्ट): misery
Synonyms: sorrow, distress
Antonyms: happiness
Example Sentence:
His woes never ended due to his nature.
9. DESCENT (NOUN): (अिरोहण): drop
Synonyms: fall, sinking
Antonyms: ascent
Example Sentence:
The plane had gone into a steep descent.
10. UPTURN (NOUN): (िृक्ति): increase
Synonyms: rise, jump
Antonyms: fall
Example Sentence:
Her luck seems to have taken an upturn

1.PRECEDE (VERB): (पहले होना): lead up to
Synonyms: pave the way for, set the scene for
Antonyms: follow
Example Sentence:
A gun battle had preceded the explosions.
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2.INEQUITY (NOUN): (अन्याय): unfairness
Synonyms: injustice, partisanship
Antonyms: fairness
Example Sentence:
Policies aimed at redressing racial inequity.
3. NAUSEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (िमनजनक): sickening
Synonyms: nauseating, stomach-turning
Antonyms: charming
Example Sentence:
The thought of stale food made her feel nauseous.
4.CONSEQUENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): (पररणामी): resulting
Synonyms: resultant, ensuing
Antonyms: casual
Example Sentence:
It was a loss of confidence and a consequential withdrawal of funds.
5.INTENDED (ADJECTIVE): (जानबूझकर): deliberate
Synonyms: intentional, calculated
Antonyms: accidental
Example Sentence:
The intended victim escaped.
6.LAST (VERB): (सहन करना): endure
Synonyms: stand up, keep going
Antonyms: wear out
Example Sentence:
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The car is built to last.
7.INSIDIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (गुढ): stealthy
Synonyms: subtle, surreptitious
Antonyms: straightforward
Example Sentence:
Harassment is a serious and insidious problem.
8.CONVICT (VERB): (अपराधी घोवषत करना): sentence
Synonyms: find guilty, send down for
Antonyms: acquit
Example Sentence:
The thieves were convicted of the robbery.
9.UNIVERSAL (ADJECTIVE): (सियव्यापक): general
Synonyms: ubiquitous, comprehensive
Antonyms: particular
Example Sentence:
His decision led to universal suffrage.
10. NUMEROUS (ADJECTIVE): (अनेक): many
Synonyms: a great many, countless
Antonyms: few
Example Sentence:
She had complained to the council on numerous occasions

1. IGNITE (VERB): (आग लगना): catch fire
Synonyms: catch, burst into flames
Antonyms: go out
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Example Sentence:
Furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites.
2.UPHEAVAL (NOUN): (उथल-पुथल): disruption
Synonyms: upset, disturbance
Antonyms: stability
Example Sentence:
Major upheavals have affected the financial markets.
3.VICE (NOUN): (अनैवतकता): immorality
Synonyms: wrongdoing, wrong
Antonyms: virtue
Example Sentence:
A mobile phone network is being used to peddle vice.
4.INDISPUTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (वनवियिाद): incontrovertible
Synonyms: incontestable, undeniable
Antonyms: questionable
Example Sentence:
What he said was a far from indisputable fact.
5. ILLUSORY (ADJECTIVE): (भ्रामक): delusory
Synonyms: delusional delusive
Antonyms: real
Example Sentence:
She knew the safety of her room was illusory.
6. FABLED (ADJECTIVE): (प्रवसि): famed
Synonyms: celebrated, renowned
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Antonyms: unknown
Example Sentence:
We all saw a fabled art collection.
7. PALPABLE (ADJECTIVE): (सुस्पष्ट): perceptible
Synonyms: visible, noticeable
Antonyms: intangible
Example Sentence:
It was a palpable sense of loss for me.
8. CHASTISE (VERB): (दुं ड दे ना): scold
Synonyms: upbraid, berate
Antonyms: praise
Example Sentence:
He chastised his colleagues for their laziness.
9. BRUTALITY (NOUN): (क्रूरता): savagery
Synonyms: cruelty, viciousness
Antonyms: gentleness
Example Sentence:
Brutality against civilians should be condemned.
10.DENT (VERB): (कम करना): diminish
Synonyms: reduce, lessen
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence:
She didn't seem to dent the plate of food

1. MALICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (दु भायिनापूणय): spiteful
Synonyms: malevolent, hostile
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Antonyms: benevolent
Example Sentence:
He was found guilty of malicious damage.
2. SUSCEPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (सक्षम): capable of
Synonyms: allowing, permitting
Antonyms: incapable of
Example Sentence:
The problem is not susceptible of a simple solution.
3. DESPERATE (ADJECTIVE): (वनरािाजनक): despairing
Synonyms: hopeless, anguished
Antonyms: cheerful
Example Sentence:
The collapse of her business had made her desperate.
4. PROMPT (ADJECTIVE): (िीघ्र): quick
Synonyms: swift, rapid
Antonyms: slow, late
Example Sentence:
She would have died but for the prompt action of two ambulance-men.
5.TYRANNY (NOUN): (अत्याचार): despotism
Synonyms: absolutism, autocracy
Antonyms: democracy
Example Sentence:
Refugees go through tyranny and oppression.
6.SPARK (VERB): (कारण होना): give rise to
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Synonyms: cause, set in motion
Antonyms: bring to an end
Example Sentence:
So many things concurred to spark the problem.
7.SIZEABLE (ADJECTIVE): (ठोस): substantial
Synonyms: considerable, respectable
Antonyms: small
Example Sentence:
A sizeable proportion of the population doesn't like late-night parties.
8. FUGITIVE (ADJECTIVE): (क्षणभुंगुर): fleeting
Synonyms: transient, transitory
Antonyms: permanent
Example Sentence:
The light has fugitive effects.
9.DEFER (VERB): (मान जाना): yield
Synonyms: submit, give way
Antonyms: claim
Example Sentence:
He deferred to Raj’s superior knowledge.
10.WAIVE (VERB): (िोड़ दे ना): relinquish
Synonyms: renounce, give up
Antonyms: claim
Example Sentence:
He will waive all rights to the money
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1. PERSUASIVE (ADJECTIVE): (ठोस): convincing
Synonyms: effective, cogent
Antonyms: unconvincing
Example Sentence:
He gave an informative and persuasive speech.
2. SOAR (VERB): (िृक्ति होना): wing
Synonyms: take off, take flight
Antonyms: plummet
Example Sentence:
The bird spread its wings and soared into the air.
3. QUESTIONABLE (ADJECTIVE): (वििादास्पद): controversial
Synonyms: contentious, in doubt
Antonyms: certain
Example Sentence:
It is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine.
4. IMPEDIMENT (NOUN): (अिरोध): hindrance
Synonyms: obstruction, obstacle
Antonyms: benefit
Example Sentence:
The lack of a new invention is a serious impediment to scientific progress.
5. FEROCIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (क्रूर): fierce
Synonyms: savage, wild
Antonyms: tame
Example Sentence:
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I came across a ferocious beast.
6. ERR (VERB): (भूल करना): mistake
Synonyms: blunder, misjudge
Antonyms: be right
Example Sentence:
The judge had erred in the judgement.
7. MOMENTOUS (ADJECTIVE): (महत्वपूणय): important
Synonyms: significant, epoch-making
Antonyms: unimportant
Example Sentence:
The momentous news was that war has begun.
8.EGREGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (भयानक): shocking
Synonyms: appalling, horrific
Antonyms: marvellous
Example Sentence:
Egregious errors were caused by the tablet's failure to check spelling.
9. UNBLEMISHED (ADJECTIVE): (त्रुवटहीन): impeccable
Synonyms: flawless, faultless
Antonyms: flawed
Example Sentence:
Her body was perfectly formed and unblemished.
10. HOSTILITY (NOUN): (कड़िापन): antagonism
Synonyms: bitterness, malevolence
Antonyms: friendliness
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Example Sentence:
They have hostility towards all outsiders.
1.TUMBLE (VERB): (वगरना): plummet
Synonyms: plunge, dive
Antonyms: rise
Example Sentence:
In the last decade, property prices have tumbled.
2.DIFFERENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): (भेदक): distinctive
Synonyms: different, dissimilar
Antonyms: similar
Example Sentence:
Germany and France pledged to maintain the differential between the two.
3.DEMOLITION (NOUN): (विध्वुंस): destruction
Synonyms: flattening, razing
Antonyms: construction
Example Sentence:
The monument was thankfully saved from demolition.
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1. FUNDAMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (मूलभूत): basic

Synonyms: foundational, rudimentary

He worked hard for the protection of fundamental human rights.

2.PALTRY (ADJECTIVE): (बेकार): worthless

Synonyms: petty, trivial

Naval glory struck him as paltry.

3.SUSTAIN (VERB): (आराम पहुंचाना): comfort

Synonyms: help, assist

A particular thought had sustained him throughout the years.

4.DISASTROUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रलयुंकर): catastrophic

Synonyms: calamitous, cataclysmic

A disastrous fire swept through the museum.

5. BOLSTER (VERB): (मजबूत बनाना): strengthen

Synonyms: support, reinforce

The fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence.

6.COMPASSIONATE (ADJECTIVE): (करुणामय): pitying

Synonyms: sympathetic, empathetic

I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds.

7.DETER (VERB): (रोकना): prevent

Synonyms: stop, put a stop to

8.STERN (ADJECTIVE): (गुंभीर): serious

Synonyms: unsmiling, frowning

A smile transformed his stern face.

9.SHUN (VERB): (बचना): avoid

Synonyms: evade, eschew

She shunned fashionable society.

10.HOSTILE (ADJECTIVE): (विपक्षी): opposed

Synonyms: averse, antagonistic

People are very hostile to the idea.

1.UNDERSCORE (VERB): (बल दे ना): highlight

Synonyms: underline, emphasize

The company underscored the progress made with fuel cells.

2.TRANSIENT (ADJECTIVE): (क्षवणक): transitory

Synonyms: temporary, short-lived

There is a transient population of thousands of visitors during the year.

3.UNLEASH (VERB): (मुक्त करना): release

Synonyms: free, loose

They dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them.

4.ILLICIT (ADJECTIVE): (अिैध): illegal

Synonyms: unlawful, illegitimate

5.PREDILECTION (NOUN): (अनुराग): liking

Synonyms: fondness, preference

My predilection for Asian food is very strong.

6.SEVER (VERB): (क्रम तोड़ना): break off

Synonyms: discontinue, suspend

The notice itself may be sufficient to sever the joint tenancy.

7.INCUMBENT (ADJECTIVE): (अवनिायय): binding

Synonyms: obligatory, mandatory

The government realized that it was incumbent on them to act.

8.RANCOUR (NOUN): (नफरत): spite

Synonyms: bitterness, hate

He spoke without rancor.

9.OVERWHELMING (ADJECTIVE): (भारी): profuse

Synonyms: enormous, immense