1. fraught (adjective) – भारयुक्त, लदा हुआ
Pronunciation: fro-t
Meaning: (of a situation or course of action) filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable); causing or affected by anxiety or stress
Synonyms: anxious, worried, upset, distraught, overwrought, agitated, distressed
Antonym: calm
Usage: When my son did not arrive home on time, I was fraught with fear.
2. snappy (adjective) – चिड़चिड़ा; संक्षिप्त; स्वच्छ, साफ़
Pronunciation: snapi
Meaning: irritable and inclined to speak sharply; cleverly using a few words for giving a lot of information; neat and elegant
Synonyms: snappish, irritable, irascible, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, fiery, peevish; concise, succinct, memorable, catchy, neat, clever, crisp, pithy, witty, incisive, brief; smart, well dressed, besuited
Antonyms: good-natured, peaceable; long-winded; slovenly
Usage:
- Lack of sleep is making me considerably snappy.
- He was looking snappy in his cool button-up shirt.
- I like to read snappy paragraphs as long-winded paragraphs are boring to read.
3. straitened (adjective) – गरीब, दरिद्र
Pronunciation: strei-tnd
Meaning: characterized by poverty; restricted in range or scope
Synonyms: impoverished, poor, destitute, penniless, indigent, penurious, impecunious, needy, needful, beggarly
Usage: He was a writer living in straitened circumstances.
4. lofty (adjective) – बुलंद, ऊंचा, अभिमानी
Pronunciation: lofti
Meaning: of imposing height; of a noble or elevated nature; arrogantly superior and not friendly
Synonyms: tall, high, giant, towering, soaring; noble, exalted, high, high-minded, grand, fine, sublime, elevated; haughty, proud, aloof, arrogant, disdainful, supercilious, condescending, patronizing, scornful, contemptuous, self-important, conceited
Antonyms: low, short; base, lowly; modest
Usage:
- The lofty mountains were loaded with snow.
- My sister sets lofty goals in order to challenge herself.
- I didn’t like her lofty treatment of her visitors.
5. filch (verb) – चुराना
Pronunciation: fil-ch
Meaning: steal (something, especially an item of small value) in a casual way
Synonyms: pilfer, steal, thieve, take, purloin, embezzle, shoplift
Usage: Who has filched my pencil?
6. furtive (adjective) – गुपचुप, गुप्त
Pronunciation: fur-tiv
Meaning: attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble
Synonyms: secretive, secret, surreptitious; sly, sneaky, wily, underhand, clandestine
Antonyms: open, above board
Usage: Crissy walked outside in a furtive manner so that her parents could not see her.
7. propitiate (verb) – संतुष्ट करना
Pronunciation: prupishi-eit
Meaning: win or regain the favour of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them
Synonyms: appease, placate, mollify, pacify, conciliate, soothe, calm, humour, win over, satisfy
Usage: To propitiate my dying mother and earn her forgiveness, I promised to look after my sisters forever.
8. tempestuous (adjective) – तूफ़ानी, प्रचण्ड, बहुत तेज़
Pronunciation: tem-pes-chyu-us
Meaning: characterized by strong and unstable or conflicting emotion; very stormy
Synonyms: turbulent, stormy, tumultuous, violent; stormy, blustery, squally, wild
Antonyms: peaceful, placid, calm, fine
Usage: She is in a tempestuous mood.
9. culminate (verb) – समापन
Pronunciation: kulmi-neit
Meaning: reach a climax or point of highest development
Synonyms: peak, climax
Antonyms: start, begin
Usage: Unfortunately, the tension between the two countries is likely to culminate in war.
10. remonstrate (verb) – विरोध करना, प्रतिवाद करना
Pronunciation: remun-streit
Meaning: make a protest forcefully expressing disapproval or disappointment
Synonyms: protest, complain, expostulate
Antonym: accept
Usage: Before I could remonstrate on the poor working conditions, my boss fired me.
