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UPDATE YOUR VOCABULARY – 179

1. INSISTENCE (NOUN): (ज़ोर) the fact or quality of insisting that something is the case or should be done.
Synonyms: urging, emphasis 
Antonyms: satisfaction, satiation 
Example Sentence: 
Our insistence for luxuries should not cause a misery to anyone. 
2. NEGATE (VERB): (प्रतिवाद करना) make ineffective; nullify.
Synonyms: annihilate, disallow 
Antonyms: allow, assist 
Example Sentence: 
The criminal will negate all charges if you failed to prove him guilty. 
3. QUEER (ADJECTIVE): (विचित्र) abnormal 
Synonyms: erratic, weird 
Antonyms: sensible, sound 
Example Sentence: 
They are queer in behavior and extremely uncultured in their lifestyle. 
 
4. STIMULATE (VERB): (उत्तेजित करना) provoke 
Synonyms: elate, arouse 
Antonyms: neglect, dishearten 
Example Sentence: 
The teacher has to stimulate the students in order to create a hunger in them. 
5. BARB (NOUN): (काँटा) point 
Synonyms: prickle, prong 
 
Antonyms: kindness, praise 
Example Sentence: 
Watch out for barbs as they can hurt you badly. 
6. RECEDE (VERB): (पीछे हटना) : go or move back or further away from a previous position.
Synonyms: abate, regress 
Antonyms: increase, extend 
 
Example Sentence: 
The Cabinet will recede more and more from our principles, our party. 
7.WANTON (ADJECTIVE):(आवारा) : extravagant
Synonyms: lustful, outrageous 
 
Antonyms: good, moral 
 
Example Sentence: 
Between 1868 and 1872 they added ten millions by wanton extravagance to the State debt. 
 
8. NULLIFY (VERB): (प्रभावहीन करना) make legally null and void; invalidate.
Synonyms: revoke, abolish 
Antonyms: approve, allow 
Example Sentence: 
Fortunately, the attempt to nullify its benefits proved ineffectual. 
 
9. ALIGN (VERB): (पंक्तिबद्ध करना) place or arrange (things) in a straight line.
Synonyms: array, adjust 
Antonyms: disorder, mess up 
Example Sentence: 
Similar instruction is given the troopers in aligning themselves to the left. 
10. GRAPPLE (VERB): (भिड़ जाना) engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.
Synonyms: confront, cope 
Antonyms: release, let go 
 
Example Sentence: 
Every blood-vessel was striving to grapple with the present.

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