Vocabulary for all competitive exams 11-09-2019

1. debonair (adjective) – विनीत, ख़ुशमिज़ाज
Pronunciation:
 debun-ner
Meaning: (of a man) confident, stylish, and charming
Synonyms: suave, urbane, cultured, confident, charming, gracious, well mannered, civil, courteous, sophisticated
Antonym: unsophisticated
Usage: On the day of his wedding, my brother looked debonair in his tuxedo.

2. invariable (adjective) – अपरिवर्ती
Pronunciation: in-ve-riub(u)l
Meaning: never changing
Synonyms: unvarying, unchanging, changeless, unvaried, invariant, constant, stable
Antonyms: varied, variable
Usage: Her routine is invariable.

3. diehard (noun) – अपरिवर्तनवादी
Pronunciation: dai-haad
Meaning: a person who strongly opposes change or who continues to support something in spite of opposition
Synonyms: hard-line, hard-core, reactionary, ultra-conservative, conservative, traditionalist, unprogressive
Antonym: modernizer
Usage: He is one of the diehard supporters of the exiled king.

4. blistering (adjective) – तेज़ गर्मी; अत्यधिक
Pronunciation: blis-ter-ing
Meaning: (of heat) intense; (of criticism) expressed intensely; extremely fast, forceful, or impressive
Synonyms: intense, extreme, ferocious, fierce, acute; savage, vicious, severe, sharp, harsh, scathing
Antonyms: icy, mild, leisurely
Usage: We went out in the blistering heat.

5. inimitable (adjective) – अव्दितीय, अनोखा
Pronunciation: inimi-tubul
Meaning: so good or unusual as to be impossible to copy
Synonyms: unique, distinctive, individual, special, idiosyncratic, quirky
Usage: He delivered the speech in his own inimitable style.

6. bemoan (verb) – क्रंदन करना, शोक करना, रोना-पीटना
Pronunciation: bi-mo-n
Meaning: express discontent or sorrow over (something)
Synonyms: lament, bewail, deplore, mourn
Antonym: applaud
Usage: The farmer bemoaned his loss.

7. relent (verb) – नरम पड़ना, पिघलना
Pronunciation: ri-lent
Meaning: abandon a severe or harsh attitude, especially by finally yielding to a request; become less severe or intense
Synonyms: capitulate, yield, accede; slacken, ease, relax
Antonyms: harden, strengthen, worsen
Usage: He seems to relent a moment at their pleading.

8. sulk (verb, noun) – उदास होना, बदमिज़ाज होना
Pronunciation: sulk
Meaning: be silent, ill-tempered, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment; a period of sulking
Synonyms: mope, brood, bad mood
Antonyms: be cheerful, good mood
Usage:

  • Do not sit in the corner and sulk. (verb)
  • But it was silly to go into a major sulk. (noun)

9. perk (verb) – प्रसन्न करना, जीवंत करना
Pronunciation: perk
Meaning: become or make more cheerful, lively, or interesting
Synonyms: revive, improve, recover, rally
Usage: A holiday would perk you up.

10. partial (adjective) – अधूरा, अपूर्ण, पक्षपातपूर्ण
Pronunciation: paa-sh(u)l
Meaning: existing only in part; incomplete; favouring one side in a dispute above the other; biased; having a liking for
Synonyms: incomplete, qualified, imperfect, fragmentary, unfinished, biased, prejudiced, partisan, one-sided, slanted, skewed
Antonyms: complete, total, whole; unbiased, impartial, disinterested
Usage:

  • The film was only a partial success.
  • I am rather partial to red wine.


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