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UPDATE YOUR VOCABULARY – 173

1. INVECTIVE (NOUN): verbal abuse:(निंदा करना)
Synonyms: denunciation, tirade
Antonyms: exculpation, exoneration 
Example Sentence:
The invective he faced for his actions were of no effect.
2. SERENE (ADJECTIVE): calm:(शांत)
Synonyms: laid-back, placid
Antonyms: clamorous, turbulent
Example Sentence:
Afghan refugees have never been given space in India nor should Baloch political dissident.
3. ABSOLVE (VERB): To forgive; to free from guilt:(मुक्त करना)
Synonyms: exculpate, pardon
Antonyms: accuse, blame
Example Sentence:
Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase.
4. BUFFOONERY (NOUN): Foolish behavior:(मसखरापन)
Synonyms: jocularity, clowning 
Antonyms: tragedy, seriousness 
Example Sentence:
Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after class for his buffoonery.
5. GARISH (ADJECTIVE): offensively bright:(भड़कीला)
Synonyms: gaudy, loud
Antonyms: plain, simple
Example Sentence:
The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors.
6. BALK (VERB): hesitate:(टाल जाना)
Synonyms: resist, shirk
Antonyms: accept, face
Example Sentence:
He balked at such a drastic solution.
7. CASTIGATE (VERB): berate:(दुर्वचन कहना)
Synonyms: chastise, criticize 
Antonyms: praise, laud
Example Sentence:
She was castigated by the teacher.
8. SURGE (NOUN): growth:(बढ़त)
Synonyms: deluge, upsurge
Antonyms: decline, decrease
Example Sentence:
Sudden surge can be seen in dollar in the stock exchange today.
9. PORTLINESS (NOUN): overweight:(मोटापन)
Synonyms: adiposity, corpulence
Antonyms: slimness, thinness
Example Sentence:
They adopt surgical procedures for portliness.
10. REVELRY (NOUN): merrymaking:(आनंदोत्सव)
Synonyms: debauchery, carousal
Antonyms: sadness, mourning
Example Sentence:
Siddhartha is involved in revelry these days.

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