1. RECALCITRANT (ADJECTIVE): disobedient (उद्दण्ड)   Synonyms: fractious, obstinate Antonyms: agreeable, compliant Example Sentence:   A class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds. 2. SAP (VERB): blunt (खत्म कर देना)

1. ORNERY (ADJECTIVE): belligerent :(नटखट) Synonyms: cantankerous, contentious Antonyms: agreeable, good-natured Example Sentence:  She is ornery by nature. 2. OUTLAY (NOUN): expenses :(परिव्यय) Synonyms: disbursement, expenditure Antonyms: savings, income

1 SCRAP (VERB): (फेंक देना): throw away Synonyms: throw out, get rid of Antonyms: keep Example Sentence: A bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant. 2 DISPROPORTIONATE

1. TRENCHANT (ADJECTIVE): (तीव्र): incisive Synonyms: cutting, pointed Antonyms: woolly, vague Example Sentence: The White Paper makes trenchant criticisms of health authorities. 2. ABRASIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अपघर्षक): caustic Synonyms: cutting, grating

1. DAWDLE (VERB): (समय नष्ट करना): linger  Synonyms: dally, take one’s time Antonyms: hurry Example Sentence: She mustn’t dawdle—she had to make the call now. 2. WRETCHED (ADJECTIVE):

1. CAJOLE (VERB): (चापलूसी करना): persuade Synonyms: wheedle, coax Antonyms: bully Example Sentence: He hoped to cajole her into selling the house. 2. EMPHATIC (ADJECTIVE): (ज़ोरदार): vehement Synonyms: firm, wholehearted

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  Example

1. FALLOW (ADJECTIVE): (परती, बिना जोती बोई भूमि): uncultivated Synonyms: unploughed, untilled  Antonyms: cultivated  Example Sentence:  Incentives were provided to farmers to let land lie fallow.  2. REVIEW

1. MANIFOLD (ADJECTIVE): (अनेक): many  Synonyms: numerous, multiple  Antonyms: single  Example Sentence:  The implications of the decision were manifold.  2. DISPUTE (NOUN): (विवाद): debate  Synonyms: discussion, disputation  Antonyms: agreement  Example Sentence: 

1.NIMBLE (ADJECTIVE): (फुर्तीला): agile  Synonyms: lithe, sprightly  Antonyms: stiff  Example Sentence:  With a deft motion of her nimble fingers, she completed the task.  2. MORATORIUM (NOUN): (प्रतिबंध): embargo  Synonyms: ban,

1. IMMEDIATE (ADJECTIVE): (तत्काल): instant Synonyms: instantaneous, on-the-spot Antonyms: delayed Example Sentence: The authorities took no immediate action then and there. 2. DEFER (VERB): (योग्यता को स्वीकार करना): yield

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. CONGREGATE (VERB): (एकत्रित होना): gather Synonyms: assemble, collect Antonyms: disperse Example Sentence: Some 4,000 demonstrators congregated at a border point. 2. EXTENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यापक): large Synonyms: large-scale, sizeable

1. COERCE (VERB): (विवश करना): to force a person into doing something Synonyms: compel, press Antonyms: help, aid Example sentence: She was never coerced by her husband into

1. STEAMROLLER (VERB): (दबाव डालना): force someone into doing something, compel Synonyms: forcibly pass (a rule), impose Antonyms: aid, help  Example Sentence: The government’s trying to steamroller

COMITY (NOUN):(शिष्टाचार) courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others. Synonyms: courtesy, compassion Antonyms: obey, surrender Example Sentence: A show of public comity in the White House.   OMINOUS (ADJECTIVE):(अमंगल) discuss

1. FOOTLOOSE (ADJECTIVE): Easy going:(कहीं भी जाने को आज़ाद)  Synonyms: unattached, free and easy  Antonyms: bound, enslaved  Example Sentence:  I am a footloose person and so is

1. RECIDIVISM (NOUN): (गिरावट) Lapse  Synonyms: backsliding, decline  Antonyms: ascent, increase  Example Sentence:  Recent trends show no recidivism towards the prices of Jackfruit.  2. BOLSTER (VERB): (सहायता

1. ABAFT (ADVERB): to the rear (पीछे)  Synonyms: astern, behind  Antonyms: front, ahead Example Sentence:  The passengers moved abaft of the ship so as to escape the fire

1. IMPLICATION (NOUN): (सुझाव): suggestion Synonyms: inference, insinuation Antonyms: explicit statement Example Sentence: The implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible. 2. NOTABLE (ADJECTIVE):

1. FISHY (ADJECTIVE): (संदेहजनक): dubious Synonyms: doubtful, suspicious Antonyms: truthful, aboveboard Example Sentence: I am convinced there is something fishy. 2. KNOTTY (ADJECTIVE): (जटिल): troublesome Synonyms: mystifying, perplexing Antonyms: easy, facile

1. BURGEON (VERB): (फैलाना): expand Synonyms: shoot up, swell Antonyms: shrink Example Sentence: The city’s suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the centre. 2. EXPLICABLE (ADJECTIVE): (बोधगम्य): comprehensible Synonyms: understandable,

1. VAUNT (VERB): (प्रशंसा करना): acclaim Synonyms: esteem, revere  Antonyms: criticize  Example Sentence:  He was initially vaunted by the West for his leadership of the country.  2. UNSEEMLY

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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

1. EFFICACY (NOUN): (प्रभावकारिता): effectiveness  Synonyms: success, potency  Antonyms: inefficacy  Example Sentence:  There is little information on the efficacy of this treatment.  2. EVADE (VERB): (बचना): elude  Synonyms: avoid, dodge 

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. MONUMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (स्मरणार्थ): huge Synonyms: great, enormous Antonyms: small Example Sentence: Monumental efforts have been made to control the spread of virus. 2. DEVASTATE (VERB): (तबाह

1. EXTERMINATE (VERB): (विनाश करना): destroy Synonyms: do away with put an end to Antonyms: build Example Sentence: After exterminating the entire population, the soldiers set fire

1. TRIVIAL (ADJECTIVE): (महत्वहीन): unimportant Synonyms: insignificant, inconsequential Antonyms: important, essential Example Sentence: Huge fines were imposed for trivial offences. 2. PRESUME (VERB): (अनुमान लगाना): suppose Synonyms: assume, imagine Antonyms: infer,

1. CONCEDE (VERB): (स्वीकार करना): accept  Synonyms: cede, admit  Antonyms: deny, refuse  Example Sentence:  I had to concede that I’d overreacted.    2. CONCURRENCE (NOUN): (मेल) unanimity  Synonyms: synchroneity, simultaneity 

1. YEARN (VERB): (उत्कट इच्छा होना): desire strongly  Synonyms: crave, covet  Antonyms: abjure, dislike Example Sentence:  I am yearning for waterballs.  2. JABBER (VERB): (गपशप

1. SUBVERSION (NOUN):(विनाश) destruction, end  Synonyms: sabotage, disruption  Antonyms: continuation, assistance  Example Sentence:  I don’t know the extent of the others’ subversion.  2.OPACITY (NOUN):(अस्पष्टता) non-transparency  Synonyms: darkness, obscurity 

1. VANITY (NOUN): conceit : (घमंड) Synonyms: arrogance, pride Antonyms: humility, modesty Example Sentence:  Her nature shows a bit of conceit in her. 2. WARMONGER (NOUN): militarist : (जंगबाज़)

1. FELICITY (NOUN): (परम सुख): ecstasy  Synonyms: cheerfulness, euphoria  Antonyms: despair, gloom  Example Sentence:  I hope my friend finds much felicity in her career.  2. WANTON (ADJECTIVE):

1. THESPIAN (NOUN): artist : (अभिनेता) Synonyms: entertainer, actor Antonyms: non-entertainer, non-artist Example Sentence:  I met a great thespian in Moscow. 2. DILAPIDATION (NOUN): ruin : (नाश) Synonyms: decrepitude,

1. SCRUTINISE (VERB): (जाँचना): inspect Synonyms: survey scan Antonyms: glance at Example Sentence: Customers were warned to scrutinize the small print. 2. INTRUSION (NOUN): (अतिक्रमण): encroachment on Synonyms: trespass on,

1. UNRAVEL (VERB): (समाधान करना): solve Synonyms: resolve, work out Antonyms: complicate Example Sentence: They were attempting to unravel the cause of death. 2. UNRELENTING (ADJECTIVE): (निरंतर): continual Synonyms: constant,

1. ANNIHILATE (VERB): (मिटा देना): destroy Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate Antonyms: create Example Sentence: A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all. 2. FABLED (ADJECTIVE): (कल्पित): legendary

1. PROSPECT (NOUN): (संभावना): hope  Synonyms: likelihood, expectation  Antonyms: viewlessness, dimness  Example Sentence:  There was no prospect of a better day.  2. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व): unexpected  Synonyms: unmatched, unequalled  Antonyms: normal,

1. RELEGATE (VERB): (नीचा दिखाना): downgrade  Synonyms: lower, put down  Antonyms: upgrade    Example Sentence:  They aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role.  2.

1. SUBSEQUENT (ADJECTIVE): (आगामी): following  Synonyms: ensuing, succeeding  Antonyms: previous  Example Sentence:  The theory was developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906.  2. INCUMBENT (ADJECTIVE): (वर्तमान): current  Synonyms: existing, present 

1. TROUNCED (VERB): (फजीहत करना) :defeat heavily in a contest.  Synonyms: overcome, beat  Antonyms: surrender, preserve  Example Sentence:  Sima felt that it was not possible to trounce Ram

1. IMMINENT (ADJECTIVE): (समुपस्थित): impending  Synonyms: at hand, close  Antonyms: remote  Example Sentence:  They were in imminent danger of being swept away.  2. ACCOUNTABILITY (NOUN): (जवाबदेही): responsibility  Synonyms: liability, answerability 

1. UNRELENTING (ADJECTIVE): (निरंतर): continual  Synonyms: constant, continuous  Antonyms: intermittent  Example Sentence: She established her authority with unrelenting thoroughness.  2. SPLENDOUR (NOUN): (वैभव): magnificence  Synonyms: grandeur, opulence  Antonyms: modesty  Example Sentence: 

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,

1. PALATABLE (ADJECTIVE): (सुहावना): pleasant Synonyms: acceptable, satisfactory Antonyms: disagreeable Example Sentence: A device that made increased taxation more palatable. 2. CONVINCE (VERB): (विश्वास दिलाना): persuade Synonyms: satisfy, prove to

1. DEBILITY (NOUN): (दुर्बलता): decrepitude Synonyms: enervation, enfeeblement Antonyms: soundness, healthiness Example Sentence: Even though she beat cancer, she still dealt with debility from her battle. 2. DISENTOMB

1. EAGERNESS (NOUN): enthusiasm: (उत्सुकता)  Synonyms: longing, yearning  Antonyms: apathy, reluctance  Example Sentence:  His eagerness for fame can be seen in his actions.  2. ARDUOUS (ADJECTIVE): difficult: (कठिन)  Synonyms: onerous,

1. DEFY (VERB): (अवहेलना) appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something.   Synonyms: challenge, contravene, ignore Antonyms: obey, surrender Example Sentence: He glowered at her, defying