vocab 24 july

1. THRIVE (VERB): (फूलना फलना): flourish

Synonyms: prosper, bloom

Antonyms: begin, start

Example Sentence:

Education groups thrive on organization.

2. COGENT (ADJECTIVE): (विश्वासप्रद): effective

Synonyms: compelling, convincing

Antonyms: invalid, weak

Example Sentence:

Good orators usually do cogent arguments.

3. TAME (ADJECTIVE): (पालतू): domesticated

Synonyms: docile, gentle

Antonyms: harsh, rough

Example Sentence:

The fish are so tame you have to push them away.

4. CRAM (VERB): (रटना): overcrowd

Synonyms: stuff, pack

Antonyms: release, let out

Example Sentence:

The ashtray by the bed was crammed with cigarette butts.

5. BUCOLIC (ADJECTIVE): (ग्राम्य): rural or rustic

Synonyms: pastoral, agrarian

Antonyms: urban, cultivated

Example Sentence:

When I was young I wished to live in a bucolic village.

6. BEQUEATH (VERB): (वसीयत में देना): give in a will

Synonyms: bestow, entrust

Antonyms: take, keep

Example Sentence:

Parents decided to bequeath the wealth to their children.

7. DAWDLE (VERB): (समय नष्ट करना): waste

Synonyms: loiter, procrastinate

Antonyms: prepone, hurry

Example Sentence:

The boss warned the employee not to dawdle again.

8. IREFUL (ADJECTIVE): (अति क्रुद्ध): furious

Synonyms: crazed, frenetic

Antonyms: calm, elated

Example Sentence:

In this ireful frame of mind, it is impossible to take a right decision.

9. ELUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (मायावी): mysterious

Synonyms: ambiguous, tricky

Antonyms: honest, stable

Example Sentence:

The animal control officer could not catch the elusive dog.

10. VISCEROUS (ADJECTIVE): (सहजज्ञ): intuitive

Synonyms: instinctive, natural

Antonyms: material, physical

Example Sentence:

It seemed to me that in spite of her lack of previous training she had a viscerous gift for language.

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