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Vocabulary

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1. NOTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उल्लेखनीय): noteworthy  Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding  Antonyms: insignificant  Example Sentence:  The gardens are notable for their collection of magnolias and camellias.  2. PHENOMENAL (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व): exceptional  Synonyms: extraordinary,

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1. CERTAIN (ADJECTIVE): (निश्चित): unquestionable  Synonyms: sure, definite  Antonyms: unthinkable  Example Sentence:  It is certain that more changes are in the offing.  2. VETERAN (NOUN): (अनुभवी): old hand  Synonyms: old-timer,

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1. PROTRACTED (ADJECTIVE): (दीर्घ): prolonged  Synonyms: extended, drawn out  Antonyms: shortened  Example Sentence:  We were struggling with a protracted and bitter dispute.    2. STEADY (ADJECTIVE): (स्थिर): stable  Synonyms: balanced,

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1. EVACUATE (VERB): (ख़ाली करना): remove  Synonyms: clear, move out  Antonyms: hold  Example Sentence:  Several families were evacuated from their home.  2. DEFER (VERB): (योग्यता स्वीकार करना): yield  Synonyms: submit,

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1. STAUNCH (ADJECTIVE):(निष्ठावान): stalwart  Synonyms: loyal, faithful  Antonyms: disloyal  Example Sentence:  He is known for being a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby.  2. NEEDLESS (ADJECTIVE): (बेकार): unnecessary  Synonyms: inessential,

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1. MERE (ADJECTIVE): (एकमात्र): trifling Synonyms: meagre, bare Antonyms: important Example Sentence: Many questions cannot be answered by mere mortals. 2. SPAWN (VERB): (उत्पन्न करना): give rise to Synonyms: occasion,

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1. ALLURE (NOUN): (प्रलोभन): attraction  Synonyms: lure, enticement  Antonyms: repulsion  Example Sentence:  People for whom gold holds no allure.  2. PROMULGATE (VERB): (घोषणा करना): publicize  Synonyms: spread, communicate  Antonyms: repress, conceal 

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1. OSTENSIBLY (ADVERB): (जाहिरा तौर पर): apparently Synonyms: seemingly, on the face of it Antonyms: genuinely, really Example Sentence: The party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health. 2.

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1. INDIGENOUS (ADJECTIVE): (देशी) originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.   Synonyms: domestic, homegrown   Antonyms: alien, foreign Example Sentence: ISRO successfully test-fired an indigenous missile.

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1. ASSAULTS (VERB): (हमलाः करना) make a physical attack on.. Synonyms: whip, strike, batter Antonyms: retreat, ebb Example Sentence: He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer. 2. UNRAVEL

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1. TURMOIL (NOUN): (शोरगुल): uncertainty  Synonyms: turbulence, ferment  Antonyms: contentment, tranquility  Example Sentence:  There was widespread turmoil in the city.  2. RIFT (NOUN): (दोष): a

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1. CONTEMPORANEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (आधुनिक) Coeval Synonyms: simultaneous, contemporary  Antonyms: different, separate Example Sentence: The contemporaneous ringing of the multiple phone lines kept the new receptionist

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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 

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1. INCARCERATE (VERB): (बंदी बनाना): imprison Synonyms: jail, lock up Antonyms: free Example Sentence: Many are incarcerated for property offences. 2. INEXPLICABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अकथनीय): unaccountable Synonyms: unexplainable, incomprehensible Antonyms: understandable Example

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1 PROSCRIBE (VERB): (बहिष्कार करना): forbid Synonyms: prohibit, ban Antonyms: ban Example Sentence: Strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces. 2. MAGNITUDE (NOUN): (अहमियत): importance Synonyms: import, significance Antonyms: triviality Example

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1. REBUT (VERB): (खंडन करना): refute Synonyms: deny, disprove Antonyms: confirm Example Sentence: He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness. 2.EXTRANEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (बाहरी): external Synonyms: outside,

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1. PERTINENT (ADJECTIVE): (प्रासंगिक): relevant Synonyms: to the point apposite Antonyms: irrelevant Example Sentence: She asked me a lot of very pertinent questions. 2. EMBELLISH (VERB): (अधिक रोचक

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1. ABHORRENT (ADJECTIVE): (घिनौना): hateful Synonyms: detestable, detested Antonyms: admirable Example Sentence: Racism is abhorrent to us all. 2. VOLATILE (ADJECTIVE): (अस्थिर): tense Synonyms: strained, fraught Antonyms: stable Example Sentence: The

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1. APPLICABLE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रयोज्य): relevant  Synonyms: appropriate, pertinent  Antonyms: irrelevant  Example Sentence:  The same considerations are equally applicable to accident claims.  2. EXPEDITE (VERB): (जल्दी करना): speed up  Synonyms: accelerate,

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1. STIMULUS(NOUN):(प्रोत्साहन): spur Synonyms: stimulant, encouragement Antonyms: discouragement Example Sentence: The dog responded to the stimulus of the ringing bell. 2.VANDALIZE(VERB):(उपद्रव मचाना): deface Synonyms: demolish, wreck Antonyms: build Example Sentence: Stations have

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1. EXTRADITE (VERB): (प्रत्यर्पण करना): deport  Synonyms: hand over, repatriate  Antonyms: keep  Example Sentence:  India refused to extradite him to the Netherlands.  2. QUASH (VERB): (खत्म करना): suppress  Synonyms: put

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1. TRAVAIL (NOUN): (कष्टपूर्ण परिश्रम): ordeal  Synonyms: trial, tribulation  Antonyms: comfort  Example Sentence:  Advice for those who wish to save great sorrow and travail.  2. DESECRATE (VERB): (अपवित्र

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1. CONGESTED (ADJECTIVE): (भीड़): crowded Synonyms: overcrowded, full Antonyms: clear Example Sentence: The congested streets and lanes led to me being late for the concert. 2. COLLISION (NOUN):

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1. ERRONEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (ग़लत): wrong Synonyms: incorrect, mistaken Antonyms: correct, right Example Sentence: Employers sometimes make erroneous assumptions. 2. FLATTER (VERB): (चापलूसी करना): compliment Synonyms: praise, commend Antonyms: insult Example Sentence:

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1. EMBATTLED (ADJECTIVE): (सन्नद्ध करना): prepared for war  Synonyms: castled, battlemented  Antonyms: plain, unprepared  Example Sentence:  The Northern Province was embattled.  2. ADJOURN (VERB): (स्थगित): retreat  Synonyms: withdraw, retire  Antonyms: expedite,

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1. SCATHING (ADJECTIVE): (नुकसान पहुंचाने वाला): withering Synonyms: devastating, blistering Antonyms: gentle, complimentary Example Sentence: She launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister. 2. REITERATE (VERB): (दोहराना): repeat

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1. RADICALIZATION (NOUN): (कट्टरता) process of making someone more extreme in religious belief Synonyms: fanaticism, infatuation  Antonyms: secondary, unimportant Example Sentence:  This was the period of growing radicalization of

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1. PROFOUND (ADJECTIVE): (गहरा, गंभीर) very great or intense.   Synonyms: heartfelt, radical, ardent Antonyms: superficial, mild Example Sentence:  I give you my profound thanks for saving

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1. ABRADE (VERB): scrape (घिसना) Synonyms: chafe, grate  Antonyms: make happy, please  Example Sentence:  The wool blanket abraded my legs and gave me a rash. 2. TERRIFIC

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1. IGNORAMUS (NOUN): (मूर्ख): stupid  Synonyms: imbecile, dimwit  Antonyms: intellect, brainy  Example Sentence:  Mr Joshi is an ignoramus man.  2. DIRTBALLS (NOUN): (धर्मपथ से हटनेवाला): creep  Synonyms:

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1. UNDERPIN (VERB): (बढ़ावा देना): promote Synonyms: nurture, encourage Antonyms: hinder Example Sentence: The theme of honour underpinning the two books. 2. FAIRLY (ADVERB): (युक्तिपूर्वक): reasonably Synonyms: passably, satisfactorily Antonyms: insufficiently

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1. ALIENATE (VERB): (बहिष्कार करना): estrange Synonyms: turn away, set apart Antonyms: unite Example Sentence: We find nothing small or mean to alienate our respect from him. 2.

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1. FOUL (ADJECTIVE): (विकर्षक): disgusting  Synonyms: revolting, repellent  Antonyms: fragrant  Example Sentence:  A foul odour troubled us all.  2 UNBRIDLED (ADJECTIVE): (निरंकुश): unrestrained  Synonyms: unconstrained uncontrolled  Antonyms: restrained  Example Sentence:  I

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1. JEOPARDIZE (VERB): (जोखिम में डालना): threaten  Synonyms: endanger, imperil  Antonyms: safegaurd  Example Sentence:  He jeopardized his as as well as my life by jumping in the lake. 

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1. MAWKISH (ADJECTIVE): (कुत्सित): sentimental Synonyms: over-sentimental, over-emotional Antonyms: cool Example Sentence: He paid a mawkish ode to parenthood. 2. REINSTATE (VERB): (बहाल करना): restore Synonyms: put back, replace Antonyms: abolish

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 1. BLATANT (ADJECTIVE): (ज्वलंत): flagrant  Synonyms: glaring, obvious  Antonyms: inconspicuous  Example Sentence:  She turned her back on him in blatant disregard he wasn’t likely to misinterpret.  2. SLENDER

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1. FACTION (NOUN): (अंदरूनी कलह): infighting  Synonyms: dissension, dissent  Antonyms: harmony  Example Sentence:  The council was increasingly being split by faction.  2. INCONVENIENT (ADJECTIVE): (असुविधाजनक): awkward  Synonyms: difficult, unsuitable  Antonyms: convenient 

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1. TENACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (दृढ़): firm  Synonyms: tight, strong  Antonyms: loose  Example Sentence:  He had a tenacious grip on the rope so as to win.  2. THREATEN (VERB): (धमकाना): menace 

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1. OUTRAGEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (असुगम): far-fetched  Synonyms: unlikely, dubious  Antonyms: realistic  Example Sentence:  The outrageous claims made by the previous government.  2. AGGRESSION (NOUN): (आत्मविश्वास): confidence  Synonyms: self-confidence, boldness  Antonyms: diffidence   

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1. PROSPECT (NOUN): (संभावना): hope Synonyms: likelihood, expectation Antonyms: viewlessness, dimness Example Sentence: There was no prospect of a better day. 2. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व): unexpected Synonyms: unmatched, unequalled

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1. AFLOAT (ADJECTIVE): (तैरता हुआ): buoyant Synonyms: floating, buoyed up Antonyms: sunk Example Sentence: Several of the lifeboats were still afloat a month after being cast adrift.

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1. INADVERTENT (ADJECTIVE): (अनजाने में): unintentional Synonyms: unintended, accidental Antonyms: deliberate, intentional Example Sentence: An inadvertent administrative error occurred that resulted in an overpayment 2. CENSORIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (आलोचनात्मक): critical

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1. OUTBREAK (NOUN): (प्रकोप): breakout  Synonyms: outburst, epidemic  Antonyms: subsidence, pacification  Example Sentence:  The origin of the outbreak is uncertain.  2. COVENANT (NOUN): (प्रतिज्ञापत्र): treaty  Synonyms: contract, compact  Antonyms: promise,

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1. DISCLOSURE (NOUN): (प्रकटीकरण): revelation Synonyms: divulgence, declaration Antonyms: concealment Example Sentence: A judge ordered the disclosure of the government documents. 2. BAR (VERB): (वर्जित):

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1. OVERWHELMING (ADJECTIVE): (जो रोक न सके) very large in amount, profuse  Synonyms: overpowering, amazing    Antonyms: ordinary, unamazing    Example Sentence:  She felt an overwhelming desire to giggle. 

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1. EGREGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (ज़बरदस्त) outstandingly bad; shocking Synonyms: hideous, horrific, outrageous Antonyms: marvelous, splendid Example Sentence:  It was the most egregious act the college has ever perpetrated. 2. STUFF (NOUN): (सामग्री,

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1. DISTINGUISH (VERB): (अंतर करना): tell the difference  Synonyms: analyze, categorize  Antonyms: allow, combine  Example Sentence:  Distinguish the matter as soon as possible.  2. EXTRICATE (VERB): (अलग करना): get

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1. IGNOMINIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अपयशपूर्ण) humiliating  Synonyms: embarrassing, disgraceful Antonyms: respectable, honorable  Example Sentence:  The family was very embarrassed about their son’s ignominious behavior at the gathering.   

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1. LACKADAISICAL (ADJECTIVE): (लापरवाह): careless, lazy  Synonyms: lethargic, listless  Antonyms: caring, lively  Example sentence:  I hope the medicine is not causing you to be sleepy and

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