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Illustrious (adjective)
Hindi Meaning: प्रसिद्ध
English Meaning: Famous, well respected and admired
Usage: He comes from an illustrious political family.

Synonyms: Eminent, luminous, prestigious, astral, preeminent,

distinguished, reputable, exalted
Eminent (adj.)
famous, respected, or important:
an eminent historian

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luminous (adj.)
producing or reflecting bright light, especially in the dark:
luminous clothing
2nd very beautiful:
She is still luminous at 46 years of age.
Astral
1st relating to the stars or outer space:
His belief in astrology commits him to the idea that specific events
can be predicted on the basis of astral causation.
2nd elevated in station or position : EXALTED
after his film became an unexpected blockbuster, the director was
suddenly welcome in the most astral circles of Hollywood society
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preeminent (adj.)
more important or powerful than all others:
He was the preeminent scientist of his day.
Distinguished (adj.)
used to describe a respected and admired person, or their work:
a distinguished writer/director/politician
exalted (adj.)
An exalted position in an organization is a very important one:
She rose to the exalted post of Foreign Secretary.

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 Antonyms: Average, mediocre, inferior, uncelebrated
Mediocre (adj.)
not very good:
The film's plot is predictable and the acting is mediocre.

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 Mollify (verb)
Hindi Meaning: श ांत करन
English Meaning: To make someone less angry or upset
Usage: I tried to mollify her by giving her flowers.

Synonyms: Appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, pacify, placate,

console, soothe, propitiate

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Appease (Verb)
to prevent further disagreement or fighting by letting the opposing
side have something that they want:
They were given a small pay rise but this was not enough to
appease them.
Assuage (verb)
to make unpleasant feelings less strong:
The government has tried to assuage the public's fears.
Conciliate (verb)
to end a disagreement or someone's anger by acting in a friendly way
An independent adviser has been brought in to conciliate between the
two sides involved in the conflict.
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Pacify (verb)
to cause someone who is angry or upset to be calm and satisfied:
He pacified his crying child with a bottle.
It was difficult for the police to pacify the angry crowd.
Placate (verb)
to stop someone from feeling angry:
They will not be placated by promises of future improvements.
Console (verb)
to make someone who is sad or disappointed feel better, usually by
giving them comfort or sympathy:
Her friends tried to console her, telling her "Everything will
be fine."
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 Soothe (verb)
to make someone feel calm or less worried:
to soothe a crying baby
propitiate (verb)
to please and make calm a god or person who is annoyed with you:
In those days people might sacrifice a goat or sheep to propitiate
an angry god.

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 Antonyms: Anger, enrage, incense, inflame, infuriate, ire, madden
Enrage (verb)
to cause someone to become very angry:
He was enraged at the article about him.
Incense (verb)
To cause someone to be extremely angry:
I was so incensed by what he was saying I had to walk out.
Inflame (verb)
to cause or increase very strong feelings such as anger
Reducing the number of staff is certain to inflame the
already angry medical profession.

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Infuriate (verb)
to make someone extremely angry:
His attitude infuriates me.
Ire (noun)
anger:
Petty restrictions easily raised the ire of such a creative artist.
Madden (verb)
to make someone very angry or annoyed:
It maddens me to see how unfairly Harshit has been treated.

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 Voluminous (adjective)
Hindi Meaning: बड
English Meaning: Marked by great volume or size
Or 2nd meaning too long
A voluminous piece of writing is long and detailed

Usage: I don not want to buy this voluminous dress.

Usage: Have you read his voluminous account of his life.

Synonyms: Big, hefty, tidy, cavernous, colossal, gigantic, heroic,

ample, excessive
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Hefty (adj.)
large in amount, size, force, etc.:
a hefty bill/fine
tidy (adj.)
1st (of amounts of money) large:
His business deals make him a tidy sum.
2nd having everything ordered and arranged in the right place,
or liking to keep things like this:
The house was clean and tidy.

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Cavernous (adj.)
If something is cavernous, there is a very large open space inside it:
a cavernous 4,000-seat theatre
colossal (adj.)
extremely large:
They were asking a colossal amount of money for the house.
Gigantic (adj.)
extremely large: a gigantic statue
heroic (adj.)
very brave or great: a heroic act/deed
ample (adj.)
more than enough:
You'll have ample opportunity to ask questions after the talk.
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 Antonyms: Dwarf, dinky, puny, bantam
Dinky (adj.)
They live in a dinky one-room apartment.
Puny (adj.)
small; weak; not effective:
a puny little man
My car only has a puny little engine.
Bantam (noun/adj.)
a small breed of chicken or SMALL

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