Vocab 8 October

DAWDLE (VERB): waste time:(समय नष्ट करना)

Synonyms: laze, saunter

Antonyms: rush, hasten

Example Sentence:

People hasten to ask for help but often dawdle when help is needed.

2. SCURRY (VERB): move along swiftly:(शीघ्र चलना)

Synonyms: scamper, dash

Antonyms: loaf, dawdle

Example Sentence:

The little girl scurried towards her father when he called her name.


3. DENIGRATION (NOUN): belittlement:(बदनामी)

Synonyms: defamation, ridicule

Antonyms: cajolery, blandishment

Example Sentence:

Those who denigrate others often do it to hide their own failures.

4. DRUDGERY (NOUN): tedious work:(कठिन परिश्रम)

Synonyms: labor, travail

Antonyms: lethargy, indolence

Example Sentence:

To lose weight one has to endure the drudgery of hard exercises.

5. ORDEAL (NOUN): unpleasant and prolonged experience:(कठिन परीक्षा)

Synonym: difficulty, trouble

Antonyms: comfort, peace

Example sentence:

This article had a gory description about the ordeals faced by players who came back after loosing a match.

6. RAMPANT (NOUN): flourishing or spreading unchecked:(अनियंत्रित)

Synonyms: uncontrolled, unbridled

Antonyms: restrained, moderate

Example sentence:

Corruption is rampant and government is trying its best to control it.

7. FATHOM (VERB): to understand after much thought:(पूर्ण रूप से समझना)

Synonyms: comprehend grasp

Antonyms: misinterpret, misunderstand

Example sentence:

Since I have always scored good marks I cannot fathom why my teacher gave me poor grades.

8. SPAWN (VERB): originate:(बनाना)

Synonyms: create, generate

Antonyms: destroy, kill

Example sentence:

The new economic freedom has spawned hundreds of new small businesses.

9. LIMPID (ADJECTIVE): clear, transparent:(पारदर्शक)

Synonyms: comprehensible, lucid

Antonyms: muddy obscure

Example sentence:

The writer's limpid writing style greatly pleased readers who disliked complicated novels.

10. GRATIS (ADJECTIVE): free:(मुफ़्त)

Synonyms: complementary, costless

Antonyms: costly, expensive

Example sentence:

Gratis distribution of net is already being applied successfully in several impoverished countries.