1. PROD (VERB): (ठेस): spur Synonyms: stimulate, prompt Antonyms: suppress Example Sentence: They attempted to prod the central bank into cutting interest rates. 2. ERSTWHILE (ADJECTIVE): (भूतपूर्व): old Synonyms: former,

1. VENTURING (VERB): (उद्यम) undertake a daring and risky task, or journey. Synonyms: deal, endeavor Antonyms: assurance, fact Example Sentence: She ventured out into the blizzard. 2.TRAMPLED (NOUN/VERB): (रौंदे) walk

1. PERSECUTION (NOUN): (उत्पीडन) hostility and ill-treatment,  Synonyms: oppression, victimization  Antonyms: care, safeguard    Example Sentence:  Her family fled religious persecution.  2. INTRINSIC (ADJECTIVE): (स्वाभाविक) belonging naturally; essential. 

1. SATANIC (ADJECTIVE): demonic:(शैतान)   Synonyms: cruel, maniacal  Antonyms: angelic, good  Example Sentence:  His father’s satanic remark stung deeply and brought the boy to tears. 

1. TURMOIL (NOUN): (शोरगुल): uncertainty  Synonyms: turbulence, ferment  Antonyms: contentment, tranquility  Example Sentence:  There was widespread turmoil in the city.  2. RIFT (NOUN): (दोष): a

1. LAG (VERB): (पीछे रह जाना): delay  Synonyms: move slowly, falter  Antonyms: advance, hasten  Example Sentence:  The cessation of the seminar was very clamorous. 2. IMPALPABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अस्पृश्य):

1. IMPUTE (VERB): (मढ़ना): to put blame on  Synonyms: charge, blame  Antonyms: exonerate, defend  Example Sentence:  It is unfair to impute blame to the employees.  2.

1.UNLEASH (VERB): (मुक्त करना): release Synonyms: free, loose Antonyms: restrain Example Sentence: They unleash many birds on this day. 2. RESTORE (VERB): (पुनर्स्थापित करना): reinstate Synonyms: put back, replace Antonyms: abolish

1 RECURRENT (ADJECTIVE) (आवर्तक): repeated Synonyms: recurring, repetitive Antonyms: isolated Example Sentence: She had a recurrent dream about falling. 2. RADICAL (ADJECTIVE): (पूर्ण): thorough Synonyms: thoroughgoing, complete Antonyms: superficial Example Sentence:

1. SUPERVENE (VERB): (पीछे आना) :Follow Synonyms: pursue, supersede Antonyms: retreat, precede Example Sentence: Team members supervene their leaders. 2. DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर) :Harsh Synonyms: cruel, oppressive Antonyms: easy, gentle

1 RECONCILE (VERB): (समाधान करना): reunite  Synonyms: pacify, appease  Antonyms: estrange  Example Sentence:  He sought my advice on how to reconcile the conflict.  2. DODGY (ADJECTIVE): (बेईमान): dishonest  Synonyms: deceitful,

1. ENLIVEN (VERB): (हर्षित करना): cheer up  Synonyms: raise someone’s spirits, uplift  Antonyms: subdue  Example Sentence:  My visit to my mother had quite clearly enlivened her.    2.

1. UNDERPIN (VERB): (प्रोत्साहित करना): promote Synonyms: nurture, encourage  Antonyms: hinder  Example Sentence:  The theme of honour underpinning the two books.  2. IMPRUDENT (ADJECTIVE): (अविवेकी): unwise  Synonyms: injudicious, incautious  Antonyms: prudent 

1. CONVALESCENT (ADJECTIVE): (अच्छा हो जानेवाला): recuperating  Synonyms: recovering, improving  Antonyms: worsening  Example Sentence:  The Roman Convalescent Home for women and children was erected in 1865.  2. DEPORT

1. SEGREGATION (NOUN): (अलगाव): separation  Synonyms: setting apart, isolation  Antonyms: integration  Example Sentence:  The segregation of pupils with learning difficulties was done.  2. ENTANGLE (VERB): (उलझाना): intertwine  Synonyms: entwine, tangle 

1. DISCERNIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (नमूदार): visible  Synonyms: detectable, perceptible  Antonyms: imperceptible  Example Sentence:  The scandal had no discernible effect on his career.  2. PENURY (NOUN): (दरिद्रता): impoverishment  Synonyms: indigence, need   

1. CHAOTIC (ADJECTIVE): (अराजक): disorderly  Synonyms: disordered, disorganized  Antonyms: orderly  Example Sentence:  The administration of finance was as chaotic as the condition of parliament.    2. VULNERABLE (ADJECTIVE):

1. VIGILANCE (ADJECTIVE): (जागरूकता): surveillance Synonyms: attentiveness, attention Antonyms: inattentiveness Example Sentence: Security duties that demand long hours of vigilance. 2. EXORBITANT (ADJECTIVE): (अत्यधिक): extortionate Synonyms: excessive, sky-high Antonyms: reasonable

1. HOPELESS (ADJECTIVE): (निराशाजनक): despairing Synonyms: desperate, dejected Antonyms: optimistic Example Sentence: Rajesh looked at him in mute hopeless appeal. 2. INDULGE (NOUN): (लिप्त होना): give oneself up to

1. COMBAT (VERB): (लड़ना): fight Synonyms: tackle, attack Antonyms: give in to Example Sentence: An effort to combat drug trafficking has been made by the police. 2. ANOMALY

1. APPEASE (VERB): (तुष्ट करना): pacify  Synonyms: conciliate, placate  Antonyms: provoke, inflame  Example Sentence:  Amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups.  2. FURNISH (VERB): (प्रदान करना): provide 

1. SPECKLE (ADJECTIVE): (धब्बेदार): dotted Synonyms: flecked, mottled Antonyms: plain, simple Example Sentence: The valley was speckled with flowers. 2. FABRICATE (VERB): (बनाना): make Synonyms: create, manufacture Antonyms: destroy, dismantle Example

1. FRACAS (NOUN): (झगडा) noisy disturbance or quarrel. Synonyms: altercation, brawl Antonyms: agreement, calm Example Sentence: The fracas was broken up by stewards. 2.SQUABBLES (NOUN/VERB): (झगडा) noisy quarrel over something

1. COCKY (ADJECTIVE): (अहंकारी) overly self-confident or self-assertive Synonyms: arrogant, cocksure Antonyms: modest, diffident Example Sentence: Do not get too cocky, Reema. 2. PROCRASTINATION (NOUN): (टालमटोल)delay or postpone action Synonyms:

1. TRECHAREOUS (ADJECTIVE): (विश्वासघाती) disloyal  Synonyms: faithless, unreliable  Antonyms: faithful, reliable  Example Sentence:  Advaik is a treacherous junk-dealer.  2. SANGUINE (ADJECTIVE): (आशावादी) confident  Synonyms: hopeful, optimistic  Antonyms:

1. TENUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (कमज़ोर): weak, thin Synonyms: delicate, insubstantial  Antonyms: certain, strong Example Sentence: Tenuous relations need great attention and care. 2. CONFLUENCE (NOUN): (संधि-स्थल): coming together

1. BURGEON (VERB): (फैलाना): expand Synonyms: shoot up, swell Antonyms: shrink Example Sentence: The city’s suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the center. 2. COMPATIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (संगत): consistent Synonyms: reconcilable

1. INTRANSIGENT (ADJECTIVE):(हठी): uncompromising Synonyms: inflexible, unbending Antonyms: compliant Example Sentence: Her father had tried persuasion, but she was intransigent. 2. CUTTING-EDGE (ADJECTIVE): (अत्यधिक उन्नत): highly advanced Synonyms: innovative, pioneering

1. REPUDIATE (VERB): (अस्वीकार करना): reject Synonyms: renounce, abandon Antonyms: embrace Example Sentence: She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders. 2. TEMPORAL (ADJECTIVE): (लौकिक): secular Synonyms: non-spiritual, worldly

NIMBLE (ADJECTIVE): (फुर्तीला):agile  Synonyms: lithe, sprightly  Antonyms: stiff  Example Sentence:  With a deft motion of her nimble fingers, she completed the task.  MORATORIUM (NOUN): (प्रतिबंध):embargo  Synonyms: ban, prohibition 

1. NOTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उल्लेखनीय): noteworthy  Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding  Antonyms: insignificant  Example Sentence:  The gardens are notable for their collection of magnolias and camellias.  2. PHENOMENAL (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व): exceptional  Synonyms: extraordinary,

1. CERTAIN (ADJECTIVE): (निश्चित): unquestionable  Synonyms: sure, definite  Antonyms: unthinkable  Example Sentence:  It is certain that more changes are in the offing.  2. VETERAN (NOUN): (अनुभवी): old hand  Synonyms: old-timer,

1. PROTRACTED (ADJECTIVE): (दीर्घ): prolonged  Synonyms: extended, drawn out  Antonyms: shortened  Example Sentence:  We were struggling with a protracted and bitter dispute.    2. STEADY (ADJECTIVE): (स्थिर): stable  Synonyms: balanced,

1. EVACUATE (VERB): (ख़ाली करना): remove  Synonyms: clear, move out  Antonyms: hold  Example Sentence:  Several families were evacuated from their home.  2. DEFER (VERB): (योग्यता स्वीकार करना): yield  Synonyms: submit,

1. STAUNCH (ADJECTIVE):(निष्ठावान): stalwart  Synonyms: loyal, faithful  Antonyms: disloyal  Example Sentence:  He is known for being a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby.  2. NEEDLESS (ADJECTIVE): (बेकार): unnecessary  Synonyms: inessential,

1. MERE (ADJECTIVE): (एकमात्र): trifling Synonyms: meagre, bare Antonyms: important Example Sentence: Many questions cannot be answered by mere mortals. 2. SPAWN (VERB): (उत्पन्न करना): give rise to Synonyms: occasion,

1. ALLURE (NOUN): (प्रलोभन): attraction  Synonyms: lure, enticement  Antonyms: repulsion  Example Sentence:  People for whom gold holds no allure.  2. PROMULGATE (VERB): (घोषणा करना): publicize  Synonyms: spread, communicate  Antonyms: repress, conceal 

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.

1. INDIGENOUS (ADJECTIVE): (देशी) originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.   Synonyms: domestic, homegrown   Antonyms: alien, foreign Example Sentence: ISRO successfully test-fired an indigenous missile.

1. ASSAULTS (VERB): (हमलाः करना) make a physical attack on.. Synonyms: whip, strike, batter Antonyms: retreat, ebb Example Sentence: He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer. 2. UNRAVEL

1. TURMOIL (NOUN): (शोरगुल): uncertainty  Synonyms: turbulence, ferment  Antonyms: contentment, tranquility  Example Sentence:  There was widespread turmoil in the city.  2. RIFT (NOUN): (दोष): a

1. CONTEMPORANEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (आधुनिक) Coeval Synonyms: simultaneous, contemporary  Antonyms: different, separate Example Sentence: The contemporaneous ringing of the multiple phone lines kept the new receptionist

1. THRIVE (VERB): (फूलना फलना): flourish  Synonyms: prosper, bloom  Antonyms: begin, start  Example Sentence:  Education groups thrive on organization.  2. COGENT (ADJECTIVE): (विश्वासप्रद): effective  Synonyms: compelling, convincing 

1. INCARCERATE (VERB): (बंदी बनाना): imprison Synonyms: jail, lock up Antonyms: free Example Sentence: Many are incarcerated for property offences. 2. INEXPLICABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अकथनीय): unaccountable Synonyms: unexplainable, incomprehensible Antonyms: understandable Example

1 PROSCRIBE (VERB): (बहिष्कार करना): forbid Synonyms: prohibit, ban Antonyms: ban Example Sentence: Strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces. 2. MAGNITUDE (NOUN): (अहमियत): importance Synonyms: import, significance Antonyms: triviality Example

1. REBUT (VERB): (खंडन करना): refute Synonyms: deny, disprove Antonyms: confirm Example Sentence: He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness. 2.EXTRANEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (बाहरी): external Synonyms: outside,

1. PERTINENT (ADJECTIVE): (प्रासंगिक): relevant Synonyms: to the point apposite Antonyms: irrelevant Example Sentence: She asked me a lot of very pertinent questions. 2. EMBELLISH (VERB): (अधिक रोचक

1. ABHORRENT (ADJECTIVE): (घिनौना): hateful Synonyms: detestable, detested Antonyms: admirable Example Sentence: Racism is abhorrent to us all. 2. VOLATILE (ADJECTIVE): (अस्थिर): tense Synonyms: strained, fraught Antonyms: stable Example Sentence: The

1. APPLICABLE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रयोज्य): relevant  Synonyms: appropriate, pertinent  Antonyms: irrelevant  Example Sentence:  The same considerations are equally applicable to accident claims.  2. EXPEDITE (VERB): (जल्दी करना): speed up  Synonyms: accelerate,

1. STIMULUS(NOUN):(प्रोत्साहन): spur Synonyms: stimulant, encouragement Antonyms: discouragement Example Sentence: The dog responded to the stimulus of the ringing bell. 2.VANDALIZE(VERB):(उपद्रव मचाना): deface Synonyms: demolish, wreck Antonyms: build Example Sentence: Stations have