Vocab 18 march

RAUCOUS (ADJECTIVE)उग्र; कर्कश; गम्भीर; भारी; फटा: noisy

Synonyms: discordant, strident

Antonyms: mild, subdued

Example Sentence:

He is interrupted by a raucous yell.

2. PERSECUTE (VERB)सताना; तंग करना; कष्ट देना; अत्याचार करना; ज़ुल्म करना;: crucify

Antonyms: console, protect

Example Sentence:

He was persecuted by his landlord

3. ADDLE (VERB)व्याकुल कर देना; बिगाड़ना; : to cause (someone) to think unclearly

Synonyms: muddle, confuse

Antonyms: arrange, be in order

Example Sentence:

I suppose the shock had addled his poor brain.


4. MENDACITY (NOUN)मिथ्यावादिता; झूठ; भिक्षावृति; असत्य; मिथ्याभाषण;: insincerity

Synonyms: deceit, deception

Antonyms: truthfulness, honesty

Example Sentence:

He cannot find employment at a bank because of his mendacity.

5. HIDEOUS (ADJECTIVE)डरावना; वीभत्स; घृणित; घिनौना; भयंकर; भयानक: very ugly

Synonyms: grotesque, horrible

Antonyms: delightful, gentle

Example Sentence:

I saw a hideous crone on the way to the jungle.

6. ANIMUS (NOUN)भाव; उद्देश्य; अभिप्राय; मानस; वैर-भाव; इरादा;: enmity

Synonyms: animosity, antagonism

Antonyms: affinity, adoration

Example Sentence:

Why is there an animus in your mind againsthim?

7. PESTILENT (ADJECTIVE). जानलेवा; प्राणघाती; विनाशक; हानि पहुंचानेवाला; मार डालनेवाला; घातक;: baneful

Synonyms: contagious, deleterious

Antonyms: harmless, innocuous

Example Sentence:

No matter what I do the pestilent squirrels keep invading my garden.

8. AFTERMATH (NOUN)परिणाम; पिछली घास; दूसरी कटाई; अनुलवन; दुष्परिणाम: the outcome of an event

Synonyms: effects, result

Antonyms: source, cause

Example Sentence:

The aftermath of the war is inexplicable.

9. GUSTO (NOUN)उत्साह; आनंद; रूची; चाव; सुरुचि; मज़ा; स्वाद; विशेष स्वाद;: great enthusiasm

Synonyms: fervor, relish

Antonyms: apathy, hatred

Example Sentence:

He plays football with gusto.

10. CONTINUANCE (NOUN)निरंतरता; सिलसिला; गंभिरता; नित्यता: duration

Synonyms: extension, protraction

Antonyms: ending, cessation

Example Sentence:

She will get all the privileges during his continuance in the service.

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