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Saturday, December 16, 2017

THΣ HIΠDU ΣDITΩRIΔL WORDS- 16th Dec 2017*



1. Incursion (noun): (An invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one) (आक्रमण/धावा)

Synonyms: Attack, Foray, Incursion, Invasion, Assault.

Antonyms: Retreat, Withdrawal, Surrender.

Example:  When the troops made an incursion across the border, they ruined any chance for peace between the two countries.





2. Evanesce (verb): (Pass out of sight, memory, or existence/ to vanish slowly) (ओझल हो जाना/ग़ायबहोना)

Synonyms: Disappear, Evaporate, Vanish, Fade Away.

Antonyms: Appear, Arrive.

Example: Jack’s dog was confused as it watched the rainbowevanesce into nonexistence.

Verb forms: Evanesce, Evanesced, Evanesced.

Related words:

Evanescence (noun) - क्षणभंगुरता

Evanescent (adjective) - क्षणिक

Origin:  from Latin evanescere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + vanus ‘empty’.





3. Construe (verb): (Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way) (अर्थ लगाना/ आशय करना)

Synonyms: Interpret, Understand, Parse, Render, Elucidate, Decode

Antonyms: Misunderstand, Confuse

Example: Even though Ellen looked at the handwritten note several times, she was unable toconstrue the message behind Henry’s messy text.

Verb forms: Construe, Construed, Construed

Origin:  from Latin construere  ‘analyse the construction of a sentence’.





4. Semblance (noun): The outward appearance or apparent form of something. (झलक/आभास)

Synonyms: Appearance, Facade, Front, Veneer.

Example: Even though she was nervous during her presentation, she tried to project a semblance of calmness while speaking.

Origin: from French, sembler ‘seem’





5. Illicit (adjective): (Forbidden by law, rules, or custom.) (अवैध/अनुचित)

Synonyms: Illegal, Unlawful, Illegitimate, Unauthorized

Antonyms: Lawful, Moral, Authorized, Legal

Example: In the prison, inmates are prohibited from having illicititems such as drugs, alcohol, and weapons.

Related words:

Illicitly (adverb) - In a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom or law

Origin: from Latin illicitus, from in- ‘not’ + licitus (allowed).





6. Clique (noun): (A small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them.) (गुट)

Synonyms: Coterie, Group, Cabal, Faction, Posse

Antonyms: Individual

Example: Elaine did not receive an invitation to Rachel’s birthday party because she is not a part of the popular clique in the college. 





7. Reckoning (noun): (A person's opinion or judgment.) (मत)

Synonyms: Opinion, View, Judgment, Evaluation, Appraisal, Consideration.

Antonyms: Avoidance, Negligence.

Example: When she got her dream job after years of struggle, it became a change of luck in herreckoning.

Verb forms: Reckon, Reckoned, Reckoned.

Related words:

Reckon (verb) - Be of the opinion.





8. Ginormous (adjective):(Extremely large) (विराट/विशाल)

Synonyms: Huge, Vast, Extensive, Gigantic, Colossal, Gargantuan.

Antonyms: Insignificant, Little, Miniature, Miniscule, Minute.

Example: A stadium colossal in size can hold enormous people.

Origin: Blend of giant and enormous.





9. Extradite (verb): (Hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed.) (प्रत्यर्पण करना/भागे हुए विदेशी अपराधी को योग्य अधिकारी के हाथ मैं सौंपना)

Synonyms: Deport, Hand over, Send back, Repatriate.

Antonyms: Hold or keep to oneself.

Example: After robbing the bank, Jeffrey decided to move to a country that would not extraditehim to face charges.

Verb forms: Extradite, Extradited, Extradited.

Related words:

Extradition (noun) – Deportation

Origin: from French, ex- ‘out, from’ + tradition ‘delivery’.





10. Au fond (adverb): (In central or primary respects.) (मूलतः)

Synonyms: Fundamentally, Basically, Elementally, Radically, Constitutionally, Essentially.

Antonyms: Superficially, Ostensibly

Example: Au fond, we all want our lives to be safe and secure.

Origin: from French au fond

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