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UPDATE YOUR VOCABULARY – 459

1. ENVELOP (VERB): (घेर लेना): cover

Synonyms: enwrap, surround

Antonyms:
 unwrap


Example Sentence:

I saw a figure approaching, enveloped in a black cloak.


2. CATEGORICAL (ADJECTIVE): (स्पष्ट):
 unqualified

Synonyms: unconditional unequivocal

Antonyms: conditional, equivocal

Example Sentence:

The categorical charges made in the document rebut this plea.

3. SUBTERFUGE (NOUN): (छल): deceit

Synonyms: trickery, deception

Antonyms: honesty, openness

Example Sentence:

He had to use subterfuge and bluff on many occasions.


4. ACKNOWLEDGE (VERB): (स्वीकार करना):
 admit

Synonyms: accept, grant

Antonyms: reject, deny

Example Sentence:
The problem of the refugees was acknowledged by the authorities.

5. PLIGHT (NOUN): (दुर्दशा): predicament

Synonyms: trouble, difficulty

Antonyms: blessing

Example Sentence:

We must direct our efforts towards the plight of children living in poverty.

6. BERATE (VERB): (डाँटना): rebuke

Synonyms: reprimand, reproach

Antonyms: praise

Example Sentence: She berated herself for being fickle.

7. IMPERATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अनिवार्य): vital

Synonyms: crucial, critical

Antonyms: unimportant, optional

Example Sentence:
Immediate action was imperative.

8. SURPASS (VERB): (श्रेष्ठ होना): excel

Synonyms: be greater than, exceed

Antonyms: fail

Example Sentence:

Pre-war levels of production were surpassed in 1929.

9. INCENTIVIZE (VERB): (प्रोत्साहित करना): motivate

Synonyms: encourage

Antonyms: discourage

Example Sentence:

This is likely to incentivize management to find savings.

10. RIGOROUS (ADJECTIVE): (सचेत): meticulous

Synonyms:
 punctilious, conscientious


Antonyms:
 slapdash

Example Sentence:
The rigorous testing of consumer products.

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