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UPDATE YOUR VOCABULARY – 513

1. OSTENSIBLY (ADVERB): (जाहिरा तौर पर): apparently

Synonyms: seemingly, on the face of it

Antonyms: genuinely, really

Example Sentence:

The party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health.


2. ENTRENCH (VERB): (मोरचा करना): ensconce

Synonyms: establish, settle

Antonyms: dislodge, superficial

Example Sentence:

Ageism is entrenched in our society

3. PROCURE (VERB): (प्राप्त करना): obtain

Synonyms: acquire, find

Antonyms: abandon, fail

Example Sentence:

Food was procured for the rebels.

4. QUASH (VERB): (मिटा देना): repeal

Synonyms: cancel, rescind

Antonyms: validate

Example Sentence:

His conviction was quashed on appeal.

5. PERVERSE (ADJECTIVE): (विकृत): difficult

Synonyms: contrary, unreasonable

Antonyms: accommodating, cooperative

Example Sentence:

Rita’s perverse decision not to cooperate held good.

6. SUMMON (VERB): (बुलाना): Ask

Synonyms: send for, call for

Antonyms: discharge, remit

Example Sentence:

A waiter was summoned.

7. INFLAMMATORY (ADJECTIVE): (भड़काऊ): provocative

Synonyms: provoking, inflaming

Antonyms:
 uncontroversial

Example Sentence:

He passed some inflammatory remarks.

8. TRIVIALIZE (VERB): (महत्वहीन कर देना): underplay

Synonyms: minimize, play down

Antonyms: make a big thing of

Example Sentence:

Meadows made a big thing of paying the bill.

9. BONA FIDE (ADJECTIVE): (सद्‍भावी): authentic

Synonyms: genuine, real

Antonyms: fake, bogus

Example Sentence:

She was a bona fide expert.

10. WANTON (ADJECTIVE): (प्रचंड): wilful

Synonyms: deliberate, malicious

Antonyms: justifiable

Example Sentence:

It was nothing but sheer wanton vandalism.

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