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THΣ HIΠDU ΣDITΩRIΔL WORDS-27th Dec 2017*

1. Shanty (noun): (A small, crudely built shack.) (छोटा सा झोंपड़ा)

Synonyms: Shack, Hut, Lean-to, Hovel, Bothy, Shieling.

Example: Although the one roomshanty wasn’t much to look at, it provided ice fisherman much needed shelter from the bitter wind.

Origin:  from Canadian French (Canadian French refers to a variety of dialects of the French language generally spoken in Canada. ) chantier ‘lumberjack's cabin, logging camp’.
2.August (adjective): (Much-admired and respected) (महत्वपूर्ण/उत्कृष्ट/प्रतिष्ठित)

Synonyms: Distinguished, Respected, Eminent, Venerable, Illustrious, Prestigious, Honored, Acclaimed.

Antonyms: Undignified, Dishonorable, Criticized.

Example: When Maggie learned the party was at the augustnightclub, she was excited by the thought of meeting some of her favorite celebrities.

Origin: From Latin Latin augustus ‘consecrated, venerable’.
3. Eternize (verb): (Make eternal; cause to live or last forever.) (अविरत बनाना)

Synonyms: Immortalize, Keep alive, Cause to continue, Prolong indefinitely.

Antonyms: Discontinue, Halt, Cease, Stop.

Example: If no one does anything to fight crime in the country, then the problem only seems toeternize itself.

Verb forms: Eternize, Eternized, Eternized.

Related words:

Eternity (noun) - Infinite or unending time.

Origin:  from Latin aeternus ‘without beginning or end’
4. Flail (verb): (Flounder; struggle uselessly.) (अटकना/लड़खड़ाना)

Synonyms: Falter, Lurch, Struggle, Waver, Wobble.

Antonyms: Prosper, Get On.

Example: The new swimmer had to flail in the deep end until the lifeguard dragged him to safety.

Verb forms: Flail, Flailed, Flailed.
5.Encumbrance (noun): (An impediment or burden.) (ऋणभार/रुकावट/बाधा)

Synonyms: Hindrance, Obstruction, Obstacle, Impediment, Restraint, Imposition, Burden.

Antonyms: Aid, Help, Assistance.

Example: If she had known how much of an encumbrance her student debt would be, she would have found a different way to finance her education.

Verb forms: Encumber, Encumbered, Encumbered.

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Encumber (verb) - Restrict or impede (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.

Origin: from Old French encombrer ‘block up’, from en- ‘in’ + combre ‘river barrage’.
6.Frangible (adjective): Able to be broken into fragments/not strong or sturdy. (अस्थायी/भंगुर)

Synonyms: Breakable, Brittle, Crumbly, Delicate, Feeble, Flimsy, Frail.

Antonyms: Strong, Firm, Sturdy, Robust.

Example: Frangible toys are not suited for young children since their small, separable pieces are choking hazards.

Origin: from Latin frangere ‘to break’.
7. Bedrock (noun): (The fundamental principles on which something is based.) (आधार-शिला/मूल)

Synonyms: Core, Basis, Base, Foundation, Roots, Backbone, Essence, Nitty-Gritty.

Antonyms: Weak Point.

Example: Honesty is the bedrockof a good relationship.
8. Out of-the-box (phrase):(Outside of or beyond what is considered usual, traditional, or conventional.) (सबसे अलग)

Synonyms: Unusually Good, Exceptionally Well, Remarkably Good, Extra Special.

Antonyms: Clichéd, Conventional, Hackneyed.

Example: To make the newly launched product successful, the CEO announced an out of the boxstrategy.
9. Red-tapism (idiom): (The practice of requiring excessive paperwork and tedious procedures before official action can be considered orcompleted.) (दफ्तरशाही)

Synonyms: Official delay, Obstructive policy, Bureaucratic stall.

Antonyms: Advantageous, Aiding (of policies or administration)

Example: In India generally public welfare projects are delayed due to red-tapism.
10.Contagion (noun): Literal - spread by close contact (a disease)/figurative- The spreading of a harmful idea or theory. (संक्रमण/स्पर्श संचार)

Synonyms: Contamination, Infection, Blight, Transmission (of disease or A theory)

Antonyms: cleanliness.

Example: Washing your hands is one of the most effective ways to stop the spread of the fatalcontagion.

Origin:  from Latin contagio, from con- ‘together with’ + the base of tangere ‘to touch

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THΣ HIΠDU ΣDITΩRIΔL WORDS- 26th Dec 2017*

1. Memoir (noun): (A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge.) (वृतांत/ संस्मरण)

Synonyms: Historical Account, Biography, Chronicle, Life Story.

Example: Since the eight-year-old boy knew he was dying because of cancer, he decided to write amemoir so his parents would always have him near.

Verb forms:

Origin:  From French mémoire ‘memory’.
2.Commiserate (verb): (Feel or express pity or sympathy for (someone).)  (समवेदना प्रकट करना/सहानुभूति प्रकट करना)

Synonyms: Console, Solace, Offer Sympathy To, Condole With, Empathize With, Feel Pity For.

Antonyms: Be Indifferent, Turn Away.

Example: Until you have walked in someone’s shoes, you cannotcommiserate with him.

Verb forms: Commiserate, Commiserate, Commiserate.

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Commiseration (noun) - Sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

Origin: From Latin commiserari, from com- ‘with’ + miserari ‘to lament’ (from miser ‘wretched’).
3.Upfront (adjective): (Bold, honest, and frank/ truthful and straightforward) (सुस्पष्ट/स्पष्टवादी)

Synonyms: Frank, Candid, Forthright, Plain-Spoken, Bluff.

Antonyms: Evasive, Prevaricating, Elusive, Ambiguous, Equivocal.

Example: Because the politician made a speech in upfront manner, he earned the respect of the voters.
4. Exigency (noun): (An urgent need or demand/ something that is necessary in a particular situation) (अत्यावश्यकता/जरूरत)

Synonyms: Need, Contingency, Requirement, Urgency, Essential, Requisite

Antonyms: Availability, Abundance.

Example: Keeping money in a savings account is a financialexigency that will serve you well if you ever lose your job.

Related words:

Exigent (adjective) – अत्यावश्यक
5.Expunge (verb): Obliterate or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).(मिटाना)

Synonyms: Erase, Remove, Delete, Rub Out, Wipe Out, Efface, Eradicate.

Antonyms: Construct, Establish, Create.

Example: A beautiful day at the beach was more than enough toexpunge Jane’s  recall of a difficult week at the office.

Verb forms: Expunge, Expunged, Expunged.

Related words:

Expunction (noun) - Deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
6.Spectre (noun): (Something widely feared as a possible unpleasant or dangerous occurrence) (आशंका/खतरा)

Synonyms: Threat, Menace, Danger, Peril, danger.

Antonyms: Safety, Surety, security.

Example: The conflict between manager and employees is always a spectre for the company.

Origin: from French spectre
7.Incorrigible (adjective): ((Of a person or their behaviour) not able to be changed or reformed.) (असुधार्य)

Synonyms: Incurable, Irrecoverable, Irredeemable, Irreformable

Antonyms: Recoverable, Redeemable, Reformable, Remediable

Example: Even after spending years in jail, some people remainincorrigible and unafraid of the law.

Related words:

Corrigible (adjective) – सुधार्य

Origin: From Latin incorrigibilis, from in- ‘not’ + corrigere ‘to correct’. 
8. Loom (verb): ((Of an event regarded as threatening) seem about to happen.) (सम्भावना होना/संकट मँडराना)

Synonyms: Be imminent, Be on the horizon, Impend, Be ominously close, Threaten, be threatening.

Antonyms: Be remote, Be distant.

Example: When the storm began to loom over the horizon, they decided to go back to the safe place. .

Verb forms: Loom, Loomed, Loomed. 
9. Candour (noun): (The quality of being open and honest;) (स्पष्टवादिता/सरलता)

Synonyms: Frankness, Honesty, Candidness, Truthfulness, Sincerity, Forthrightness.

Antonyms: Deceit, Dishonesty, Unfairness, Artifice, Deception

Example: Because the author writes with such candour about his experiences, his readers will feel as if they are actually a part of his life.

Origin: from Latin candor ‘whiteness’
10. Perturb (verb): (Make (someone) anxious or unsettled.) (बेचैन करना/घबरा देना/व्याकुल करना)

Synonyms: Worry, Upset, Unsettle, Disturb, Disquiet, Discompose, Disconcert, Discomfit, Unnerve.

Antonyms: Calm, Soothe, Please, Mollify.

Example: Knowing there is a criminal living in her neighborhood makes her veryperturbed.

Verb forms: Perturb, Perturbed, Perturbed.

Related words:

Perturbate (adjective) - व्याकुल/उद्विग्न

Perturbation (noun) - घबराहट/बेचैनी

Origin: from Latin perturbare, from per- ‘completely’ + turbare‘disturb’.

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THΣ HIΠDU ΣDITΩRIΔL WORDS-25th Dec 2017*

1.Indigenization (noun): (Act of making something more native) (देशीकरण)

Synonyms: Nationalization, Naturalization, Acculturation.

Example: The marine scientists were confused when they found a species of fish that was notindigenous to the ocean water.

Related words:

Indigenous (adjective) - Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

Origin: from Latin indigena ‘a native’
2. Sobriety (noun): (The state of being sober/ the quality of being staid or solemn.) (गम्भीरता)

Synonyms: Seriousness, Solemnity, Thoughtfulness, Somberness, Severity, Staidness.

Antonyms: Intemperance.

Example: A Chinese proverb advises, If you want to quit drinking, just look at a drunkard when you're sober.

Related words:

Sober (adjective) - Serious, sensible, and solemn/ not affected by alcohol; not drunk.
3.Imperium (noun): (Absolute power) (परमसत्ता)

Synonyms: Sovereignty, Hegemony, Paramountcy, Supremacy.

Antonyms: Subordination, Subservience.

Example: Once Britain possessedimperium over most of the world.

Origin: From Latin imperare ‘to command’.
4. Forthwith (adverb):(Immediately; without delay.) (तत्काल/तुरंत)

Synonyms: Immediately, At once, Instantly, This/that instant, In/like a flash, Instantaneously.

Antonyms: Later, Lately.

Example: The CEO liked Jim’s eco-friendly ideas so much he ordered the policies to be enactedforthwith and without delay.
5.Catastrophic (adjective):(Involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering.)  (विनाशकारी/प्रलयंकर)

Synonyms: Calamitous, Ruinous, Tragic, Cataclysmic.

Antonyms: Blessed, Fortunate, Advantageous

Example: Because of the severe drought, 1899 famine was quitecatastrophic for farmers.

Related words:

Catastrophically (adverb) – भयंकर रूप से

Catastrophe (noun) - An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
6.Privy (adjective): (Sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)) (मर्म भेदी)

Synonyms: Aware of, Acquainted With, Informed of, Apprised of, Cognizant of

Antonyms: Unaware, Unknowing.

Example: A psychologist should be privy to his patient’s thoughts and emotions.
7. Naively (adverb): (In a way that shows a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.)  (निष्कपट/भोला-भाला/सीधा)

Synonyms: Ingenuously, Unworldly, Greenly, Artlessly.

Antonyms: Intelligently, Sophisticatedly, Wisely.

Example: If you believe every word that politician says, then you are a very naive person.

Related words:

Naive (adjective) - (Of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.
8. Faux pas (noun): (An embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation/ a social blunder that is quite embarrassing) (भारी भूल/ सामाजिक गलती)

Synonyms: Gaffe, Blunder, Mistake, Error, Misconduct, Misstep.

Antonyms: Correctness.

Example: Because Frank made a gigantic faux pas at the Christmas party last year, he is not invited to this year’s event.
9. Aggravate (verb):  Make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious. (बिगाड़ देना/और खराब करना)

Synonyms: Exacerbate, Exasperate, Worsen, Ruin.

Antonyms: Delight, Make good, Soothe, Appease.

Example: Not wanting toaggravate my father, I decided not to give him my report card.

Verb forms: Aggravate, Aggravated, Aggravated

Related words:

Aggravation (noun)-  The state of becoming worse or more serious
10. Tribulation (noun): A cause of great trouble or suffering/ a state of great trouble or suffering. (पीड़ा/दुःख)

Synonyms: Affliction, Ordeal, Hardship, Tragedy, Trauma.

Antonym: Delight, Comfort, Contentment, Pleasure

Example: Knowing that her son has been suffering from cancer led her to the tribulation. 

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THΣ HIΠDU ΣDITΩRIΔL WORDS-24th Dec 2017*

1. Achilles’ heel (Idiom): (A weakness or vulnerable point/a crippling weakness) (अशक्त बिंदु/ कमजोरी)

Synonyms: Frailty, Deficiency, Susceptibility, Weakness.

Antonyms: Strong Point, Strength, Firmness, Soundness.

Example: Maria is an excellent athlete, but after an injury she suffered two years back, her right knee has become her Achilles’ Heel.
2.Undermine (verb): (Lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.)   (क्षीण करना/अवमूल्यन करना)

Synonyms: Subvert, Cripple, Weaken, Diminish, Reduce, Mar

Antonyms: Strengthen, Shore Up, Support

Example: When engineers came to examine the cracks in the structure of the building, they discovered that years of flooding had worked to undermine the foundation.

Verb forms: Undermine, Undermined, Undermined.

3.Poxy (adjective): (Extremely bad; of poor quality.) (घटिया/रद्दी/व्यर्थ)

Synonyms: Very bad, Abysmal, Appalling, Pathetic, Sub-standard, Inferior.

Antonyms: Excellent, Superlative, First-rate, Superior.

Example: Because Adam was believed to be the Poxy tennis player, everyone was shocked when he beat the number one seed in the first round.
4. Penury (noun):  The state of being very poor; extreme poverty. (used as a figurative sense of Lack of something) (गरीबी/कृपणता)

Synonyms: Destitution, Impecuniousness, Impoverishment, Indigence

Antonyms: Affluence, Opulence, Richness, Wealth

Example: When Margot lost all her money gambling, her family was forced to live in penury. 

5.Conglomerate (noun): (A large corporation formed by the merging of separate and diverse firms/ A group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization. (समूह/आधिपत्य)

Synonyms: Consortium, Pool, Syndicate.

Antonyms: Scattered, Parted, divided.

Example: The billionaire’sconglomerate includes restaurants, convenience stores, and a chain of hotels.

Verb forms: Conglomerate, Conglomerated, Conglomerated

Related words:

Conglomerate (verb) - एकत्र करना
6. Laggard (adjective):  A person who makes slow progress and falls behind others. (मन्द/सुस्त/फिसड्डी)

Synonyms: Straggler, Loiterer, Lingerer, Dawdler, Sluggard, Slug, Snail.

Antonyms: Speedy, Expedite.

Example: As far as technology goes, my uncle is viewed as alaggard because he does not have a mobile phone.

Related words:

laggardly (adverb): (Developing or moving very slowly)

7. Ingenuity (noun): (The quality of being clever, original, and inventive (चालाकी/बुद्धिमता)

Synonyms: Cleverness, Ingeniousness, Inventiveness, Dexterity, Skill, Shrewdness

Antonyms: Clumsiness, Ignorance, Inability, Incapacity, Ineptness

Example: When Jack fixed the jeep, his friends were impressed with his mechanical ingenuity.

Related words:

Ingenious (adjective) - (Of a person) clever, original, and inventive. 
8. Prognosis (noun): (A forecast of the likely outcome of a situation.) (पूर्वानुमान) 

Synonyms: Forecast, Prediction, Projection, Prognostication.

Example: Since the cancer has already spread through Jim’s body, his life expectancy prognosis is quite poor.

Verb forms: Prognosticate, Prognosticated, Prognosticated

Related words:

Prognosticate (verb) - Make a prediction about; tell in advance

Prognostic (adjective) - Of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
9. Cater (verb): (Provide with what is needed or required.) (आवश्यकताएं पूरी करना)

Synonyms: Serve, Meet the needs/wants of, Accommodate, See to, Look after, Care for.

Example: The company need tocater for demand to establish itself. 

Verb forms: Cater, Catered, Catered.

Related words:

Caterer (noun): व्यवस्थापक

10.Acclamatory (adjective):(Expressing strong and enthusiastic praise or approval) (प्रशंसायुक्त/सराहने योग्य)

Synonyms: Admiring, Approbatory, Commendatory, Extolling, Laudatory, Praising.

Antonyms: Castigating, Critical.

Example: If teachers do not makeAcclamatory statements to the efforts of their students, the students may become unmotivated to succeed.

Related words:

Acclamation (noun) - Loud and enthusiastic approval. 

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