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1. Word: Triumphant (परफललित) • Pronunciation: trahy-uhm-fuh nt/टराइअमफनट

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Meaning:

a. having won a battle or contest; victorious.

b. feeling or expressing jubilation after a

victory or achievement.

• Synonyms: pleased, joyful

• Antonyms: defeated, hopeless

• Use in a Sentence: There was a

positively triumphant note in her voice.

2. Word: Relentless (दयाहीन) • Pronunciation: ri-lent-lis/रिलनललस

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Meaning:

a. unceasingly intense.

b. harsh or inflexible.

• Synonyms: persistent, severe

• Antonyms: inexorable, inflexible

• Use in a Sentence: She could not bear

the relentless music and turned down the

volume.

3. Word: Adversity (विपवि) • Pronunciation: ad-vur-si-tee/ऐडवलसिटी • Part of Speech: Noun

• Meaning: a difficult or unpleasant situation.

• Synonyms: misfortune, calamity

• Antonyms: prosperity, fortune

• Use in a Sentence: Adversity successfully

overcome is the highest glory.

4. Word: Acme (अनत) • Pronunciation: ak-mee/ऐकमी • Part of Speech: Noun

• Meaning:

a. the point at which something is at its best

or most highly developed.

• Synonyms: peak, zenith

• Antonyms: nadir, base

• Use in a Sentence: The man reach

the acme of his skill while quite young.

5. Word: Asserts (दािा करना) • Pronunciation: uh-surt/असटि • Part of Speech: Verb

• Meaning: state a fact or belief confidently

and forcefully

• Synonyms: argue, claim

• Antonyms: deny, abandon

• Use in a Sentence: In his speech, the

candidate will assert that he is the best

man for administration.

6. Word: Attrition (सघरषण) • Pronunciation: uh-trish-uh n/अटरटरशन

• Part of Speech: Noun

• Meaning:

a. the process of reducing something's s

trength or effectiveness through sustained

attack or pressure.

• Synonyms: contrition, depletion

• Antonyms: fortification, escalating

• Use in a Sentence: These were the

economics not of efficiency but of attrition.

7. Word: Eclectic (चयनशीि) • Pronunciation: ih-klek-tik/इकलककटक

• Part of Speech: /

• Meaning:

a. deriving ideas, style, or taste from a

broad and diverse range of sources.

• Synonyms: wide-ranging, extensive

• Antonyms: specific, particular

• Use in a Sentence: The girl has

an eclectic taste in music.

8. Word: Panache (रतबा) • Pronunciation: puh-nash/पनश

• Part of Speech: Noun

• Meaning: flamboyant confidence of style or

manner.

• Synonyms: spirit, liveliness

• Antonyms: awkwardness, deliberation

• Use in a Sentence: the team played and

sang with great panache.

9. Word: Invincible (अपराजय) • Pronunciation: in-vin-suh-buh l/इकनवनसबल

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Meaning: too powerful to be defeated or

overcome.

• Synonyms: unbeatable, impregnable, invul

nerable

• Antonyms: defenseless, powerless, weak

• Use in a Sentence: They think that they

are invincible in battle.

10. Word: Aftermath ( पररणाम) • Pronunciation: af-ter-math/ऐफटमथ

• Part of Speech: Noun

• Meaning: the consequences or after-effects

of a significant unpleasant event.

• Synonyms: outcome, effect, eventuality

• Antonyms: cause, reason, beginning

• Use in a Sentence: In the aftermath of

the typhoon, many people's homes were

destroyed.

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11. Word: Awe (विसमय) • Pronunciation: aw/ऑ

• Part of Speech: Noun

• Meaning: a feeling of reverential respect

mixed with fear or wonder.

• Synonyms: admiration, amazement

• Antonyms: calmness, apathy

• Use in a Sentence: The sight filled the

people with awe.

12. Word: Scuttle (बबगाडना/तीवर गतत) • Pronunciation: skuht-l/सकटल

• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun

• Meaning:

a. run hurriedly or furtively with short quick

steps. [Verb]

b. deliberately cause (a scheme) to fail.

[Verb]

c. a metal container with a handle, used to

fetch and store coal for a domestic fire.

[Noun]

• Synonyms: hasten, wreck

• Antonyms: decelerate, resume

• Use in a Sentence: The incident threatens

to scuttle the peace process.

13. Word: Overtake (आग तनकि जाना) • Pronunciation: oh-ver-teyk/ओवटक

• Part of Speech: Verb

• Meaning:

a. catch up with and pass while travelling in

the same direction.

b. (especially of misfortune) come suddenly

or unexpectedly upon.

• Synonyms: overhaul, exceed

• Antonyms: alienate, abide

• Use in Sentence: Coming out of the final

curve, the athlete stepped up a gear

to overtake the rest of the set.

14. Word: Surpassing (आशचयषजनक) • Pronunciation: ser-pas-ing/ सपलस िग

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Meaning: incomparable or outstanding.

• Synonyms: exceeding, transcending,

ultimate

• Antonyms: inferior, ordinary, unexceptional

• Use in a Sentence: Learn various short

tricks to achieve and surpass your goals.

15. Word: Brink (कगार) • Pronunciation: bringk/बर िगक

• Part of Speech: Noun

• Meaning: a point at which something is

about to happen; the verge.

• Synonyms: border, boundary, edge

• Antonyms: middle, center, inside

• Use in a Sentence: Researchers are on

the brink of making a new discovery.

16. Word: Teeter (डगमगाना) • Pronunciation: tee-ter/टीटि • Part of Speech: Verb

• Meaning:

a. move or balance unsteadily; sway back

and forth.

b. be unable to decide between different c

ourses; waver.

• Synonyms: fluctuate, oscillate

• Antonyms: steady, stabilize

• Use in Sentence: The children

often teeter in the park.

17. Word: Beleaguer (अिरोध करना) • Pronunciation: bih-lee-ger/बबलीगि • Part of Speech: Verb

• Meaning: put in a very difficult situation.

• Synonyms: besiege, harass, pester

• Antonyms: comfort, benefit, relax

• Use in a Sentence: They beleaguered her

with requests for forgiveness.

18. Word: Enduring (सहनीय) • Pronunciation: इनडरििग

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Meaning: lasting over a period of time;

durable.

• Synonyms: stable, permanent, firm

• Antonyms: brief, temporary

• Use in a Sentence: Her

most enduring feature is her natural

innocence.

19. Word: Resilience (तनयकता) • Pronunciation: ri-zil-yuh ns/रिकिलीअनस

• Part of Speech: Noun

• Meaning:

a. the capacity to recover quickly from

difficulties; toughness.

b. the ability of a substance or object to

spring back into shape; elasticity.

• Synonyms: flexibility, plasticity, elasticity,

• Antonyms: frailty, rigidity

• Use in a Sentence: My mother has shown

great resilience to stress.

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20. Word: Quagmire (कीचड) • Pronunciation: kwag-mahyuh r/कवगमाइि • Part of Speech: Noun

• Meaning: an awkward, complex, or

hazardous situation.

• Synonyms: muddle, mess

• Antonyms: deserve, eminence

• Use in Sentence: The heavy rain had

turned the pitch into a quagmire.

21. Word: Cosset (खब िाड पयार करना) • Pronunciation: kos-it/कालसट

• Part of Speech: Verb

• Meaning: care for and protect in an

overindulgent way.

• Synonyms: indulge, pamper

• Antonyms: vigorous, tremendous

• Use in Sentence: Meera had

been cosseted by her parents all during her

childhood.

22. Word: Inexorable (अनमनीय) • Pronunciation: in-ek-ser-uh-buh l/इनकसिबल

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Meaning: impossible to stop or prevent.

• Synonyms: inflexible, stubborn

• Antonyms: flexible, benevolent

• Use in a Sentence: The inexorable logic

does not establish that the result is morally

desirable.

23. Word: Ratchet up (बढािा) • Pronunciation: rach-it -up/िचट अप

• Part of Speech: Phrasal verb with Ratchet

• Meaning: to increase something over a

period of time

• Synonyms: surge, boost

• Antonyms: decline, drop

• Use in a Sentence: The debate

should ratchet up awareness of the

problem among members of the general

public.

24. Word: Hamstrung (तनरदध) • Part of Speech: Verb

• Meaning:

a) severely restrict the efficiency or

effectiveness of.

• Pronunciation: ham-strung/हकमसटरिग

• Synonyms: disabled, hampered, hindered

• Antonyms: powerful, strong, beneficial

• Use in a Sentence: The project

was hamstrung by lack of funds.

25. Word: Saddle (िाद दना) • Pronunciation: sad-l/सडल

• Part of Speech: Verb

• Meaning: burden (someone) with an

onerous responsibility or task.

• Synonyms: oppress, impose

• Antonyms: relieve, disintegrate

• Use in a Sentence: My brother as a

manager was in the saddle again.

26. Word: Speculative (अवयिहायष) • Part of Speech: Adjective

• Meaning:

a. engaged in, expressing, or based on

conjecture rather than knowledge.

b. (of an investment) involving a high risk of

loss.

• Pronunciation: spek-yuh-ley-tiv/सपकयलटरटव

• Synonyms: risky, uncertain, tentative

• Antonyms: definite, certain, proven

• Use in a Sentence: She had

a speculative glow in her eyes.

27. Word: Tremor (थरथराहट) • Pronunciation: trem-er/टरमि • Part of Speech: Noun

• Meaning:

a. an involuntary quivering movement.

• Synonyms: vibration, flutter

• Antonyms: calmness, easiness

• Use in a Sentence: There was a

slight tremor in the man's voice.

28. Word: Akin (एक समान) • Pronunciation: uh-kin/ ऐककन

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Meaning: of similar character.

• Synonyms: alike, identical, equivalent

• Antonyms: dissimilar, contradictory,

inconsistent

• Use in a Sentence: Listening to her life

story was akin to reading a good

adventurous novel.

29. Word: Counterproductive (अनतपादक) • Part of Speech: Adjective

• Pronunciation: koun-ter-pruh-duhk-

tiv/काउनरपिडककटव

• Meaning: having the opposite of the desired

effect.

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• Synonyms: ineffectual, worthless

• Antonyms: effective, successful

• Use in a Sentence: The

counterproductive nature of the policy

gesture cannot avoid consideration.

30. Word: Turn a deaf ear (सनी अनसनी कर दना) • Part of Speech: Phrase of deaf

• Meaning: refuse to listen or respond to a

statement or request.

• Synonyms: scorn, disregard, disdain

• Antonyms: admire, approve

• Use in a Sentence: The boss turned a

deaf ear to my explanation.

31. Word: Poised (सतलित) • Pronunciation: poizd/पॉइजड • Part of Speech: Adjective

• Meaning:

a. having a composed and self-assured

manner.

b. having a graceful and elegant bearing.

• Synonyms: confident, tranquil

• Antonyms: dizzy, clumsy

• Use in a Sentence: He stopped writing and

looked at me, pen poised.

32. Word: Hedge (रोकना) • Pronunciation: hej/हज

• Part of Speech: Verb

• Meaning:

a. limit or qualify (something) by conditions

or exceptions.

• Synonyms: evade, put off

• Antonyms: expose, release

• Use in a Sentence: Buying new flat may be

a hedge against inflation.

33. Word: Prop up (सभािना) • Part of Speech: phrasal verb

• Meaning:

a. to stop something from falling by putting

something under it or against it

b. to help a government, system,

organization etc to continue to exist,

especially by providing financial or military

support

• Synonyms: support, bolster

• Antonyms: intimidate, repress

• Use in a Sentence: The government

introduced measures to prop up the stock

market.

34. Word: Recurrence (पनरािवि) • Pronunciation: ri-kur-uh ns/िीकिनस

• Part of Speech: Noun

• Meaning: the fact of occurring again.

• Synonyms: reversion, frequency

• Antonyms: dissipation, depart

• Use in a Sentence: In rebuilding the city,

every anticipation was taken against

the recurrence of such a calamity.

35. Word: Composure (आतमसयम) • Pronunciation: kuh m-poh-zher/कमपोशि • Part of Speech: Noun

• Meaning:

a. the state or feeling of being calm and in

control of oneself.

• Synonyms: serenity, coolness

• Antonyms: anger, violence

• Use in a Sentence: The new proof against

her cracked her composure.

36. Word: Contentious (किहवपरय) • Pronunciation: kuh n-ten-shuh s/कनटनशस

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Meaning:

a. causing or likely to cause an argument;

controversial.

b. involving heated argument.

• Synonyms: quarrelsome, combative,

belligerent

• Antonyms: pacifist, friendly, amicable

• Use in a Sentence: She has

some contentious opinions on education.

37. Word: Radical (मिक) • Pronunciation: rad-i-kuh l/िडडकल

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Meaning:

a. (especially of change or action) relating to

or affecting the fundamental nature of

something; far-reaching or thorough.

b. characterized by departure from tradition;

innovative or progressive.

• Synonyms: essential, fundamental

• Antonyms: conservative, traditional

• Use in a Sentence: The party's decision

signified a radical change in their policies.

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38. Word: Despair (तनराशा) • Pronunciation: dih-spair/डडसपि • Part of Speech: Noun, Verb

• Meaning:

a. the complete loss or absence of hope.

[Noun]

b. lose or be without hope. [Verb]

• Synonyms: misery, anguish

• Antonyms: hopefulness, happiness

• Use in a Sentence: A book describes a

religious journey from despair to happiness.

39. Word: Acumen (सझबझ) • Pronunciation: uh-kyoo-muh n/अकयमन

• Part of Speech: Noun

• Meaning:

a. the ability to make good judgements and

take quick decisions.

• Synonyms: intelligence, perception

• Antonyms: foolishness, ignorance

• Use in a Sentence: His

marketing acumen has made his very

successful.

40. Word: Revive (पनः परचलित करना) • Pronunciation: ri-vahyv/िीवाइव

• Part of Speech: Verb

• Meaning:

a. restore to life or consciousness.

b. give new strength or energy to.

• Synonyms: renew, refresh

• Antonyms: destroy, abolish

• Use in a Sentence: Now, the economy is

starting to revive.

41. Word: Dissipate (नषट करना) • Pronunciation: dis-uh-peyt/डडसपट

• Part of Speech: Verb

• Meaning:

a. (with reference to a feeling or emotion)

disappear or cause to disappear.

b. waste or fritter away (money, energy, or

resources).

• Synonyms: squander, dissolve, vanish

• Antonyms: gather, accumulate, improve

• Use in a Sentence: She wanted

to dissipate her anger before making the

next phone call.

42. Word: Seizures (अलभगरहण) • Pronunciation: see-zher/सीशि • Part of Speech: Noun

• Meaning:

a. the action of capturing someone or

something using force.

b. a sudden attack of illness, especially a

stroke or an epileptic fit.

• Synonyms: takeover, apprehension

• Antonyms: release, liberation

• Use in a Sentence: The court ordered

the seizure of his assets.

43. Word: Skew (ततरछा) • Pronunciation: skyoo/सकय

• Part of Speech: Verb

• Meaning:

a. suddenly change direction or position.

b. make biased or distorted in a way that is

regarded as inaccurate, unfair, or

misleading.

• Synonyms: twist, slant

• Antonyms: parallel, vertical

• Use in a Sentence: A few inaccurate

figures could skew the results of the survey.

44. Word: Expropriation (सिालमतिहरण) • Pronunciation: eks-proh-pree-a-

tion/एकसरपोरपीऐशन

• Part of Speech: Noun

• Meaning: the action by the state or an

authority of taking property from its owner

for public use or benefit.

• Synonyms: dispossession, abduction

• Antonyms: stipulation, arrangement

• Use in a Sentence: It is not hard to see

how the authority can be used to

legitimize expropriation.

45. Word: Ludicrous (बतका) • Pronunciation: loo-di-kruh s/लडकरस

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Meaning: so foolish, unreasonable, or out of

place as to be amusing.

• Synonyms: absurd, ridiculous

• Antonyms: sensible, reasonable

• Use in a Sentence: The man made

a ludicrous attempt to run for office.

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46. Word: Derelict (तयाग ककया हआ) • Pronunciation: der-uh-likt/डिललकट • Part of Speech: Adjective

• Meaning:

a. in a very poor condition as a result of

disuse and neglect.

b. shamefully negligent of one's duties or

obligations.

• Synonyms: unsafe, dangerous

• Antonyms: owned, careful

• Use in a Sentence: The houses were

made derelict by the fire.

47. Word: Avert (दर करना) • Pronunciation: uh-vurt/अवटि • Part of Speech: Verb

• Meaning: to turn away or aside, to ward

off; prevent

• Synonyms: avoid, prevent, obviate, deviate

• Antonyms: accept, attract, allow

• Use in a Sentence: Seniors are discussing

to take some major initiatives in an attempt

to avert a strike.

48. Word: Contingent (आकलसमक) • Pronunciation: kuh n-tin-juh nt/ककनटनजनट

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Meaning:

a. subject to chance.

b. occurring or existing only if (certain

circumstances) are the case; dependent on.

• Synonyms: fortuitous, conditional

• Antonyms: certain, necessary

• Use in a Sentence: Our success

is contingent upon your support.

49. Word: Purport (उददशय, आशय) • Pronunciation: per-pawrt/पपोटि • Part of Speech: Verb, Noun

• Meaning:

a. appear to be or do something, especially

falsely. [Verb]

b. the meaning or sense of something,

typically a document or speech. [Noun]

• Synonyms: implication, significance

• Antonyms: hide, prohibiting

• Use in a Sentence: The novel does

not purport to be a complete history of the

period.

50. Word: Vitiate (हातन पहचाना) • Part of Speech: Verb

• Meaning: spoil or impair the quality or

efficiency of.

• Pronunciation: vish-ee-eyt/ववशीएट

• Synonyms: corrupt, degrade, annul

• Antonyms: benefit, validate, affirm

• Use in a Sentence: The updations at this

point of time may vitiate the entire system.

51. Word: Sage Advice

• Part of Speech: Idiom

• Meaning: very good and wise advice

• Synonyms: pearl of wisdom

• Use in a Sentence: I was grateful for the

old man's sage advice.

Exercise 1:

S. No. Write 1 synonym & Antonym of

the given word

1 Awe

2 Aftermath

3 Invincible

4 Eclectic

5 Attrition

6 Panache

7 Composure

8 Prop up

9 Akin

10 Counterproductive

Exercise 2:

Try to frame sentences from the given words and

share them with us in the comments section!

• Triumphant

• Relentless

• Asserts

• Acme

• Adversity

• Ratchet up

• Inexorable

• Resilience

• Beleaguer

• Surpassing

• Overtake

Exercise 3:

In the pairs of words given below, which of

the following is the Synonym - Synonym pair

or Synonym - Antonym Pair?

S. No. Word Pair

1 Cosset - Pamper

2 Teeter - Oscillate

3 Enduring - Temporary

4 Hamstrung - Strong

5 Brink - Center

6 Scuttle - Resume

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Exercise 3:

Identify the word which is represented by

image and post in the comment section.

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