1. lull (verb, noun) – शांत करना, बहलाना, शांति काल
Pronunciation: lul
Meaning: calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements; make (someone) feel deceptively secure or confident; a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity; a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity
Synonyms: soothe, quiet, hush, lullaby; assuage, allay, ease, alleviate, pacify; pause, respite, interval, break
Antonyms: waken, agitate; aggravate; increase; activity
Usage:
- The soft music lulled her to sleep. (verb)
- His purpose is to lull us into a false sense of security. (verb)
- Conversation lulled for an hour. (verb)
- It is the lull before the storm. (noun)
2. abate (verb) – रोक-थाम करना, कम करना
Pronunciation: ab-eit
Meaning: (of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread; make (something) less intense
Synonyms: subside, lessen, decrease, moderate, diminish, reduce, lower
Antonyms: intensify, increase
Usage: What I need are skills to abate my reactions to her anger.
3. decry (verb) – दोष देना, निंदा करना
Pronunciation: di-krai
Meaning: publicly declare to be wrong or evil
Synonyms: denounce, condemn, criticize, censure
Antonyms: admire, praise, overrate
Usage: After the immigration bill was passed, the racist groups started to decry the features of the act.
4. sombre (adjective) – मलिन, निराशाजनक; गंभीर और विषादयुक्त
Pronunciation: som-ber
Meaning: dark or dull in colour or tone; having or conveying a feeling of deep seriousness and sadness
Synonyms: dark, dull, drab, dingy; solemn, earnest, serious, grave, sober, unsmiling
Antonyms: bright, cheerful
Usage:
- She was dressed in somber black.
- We were all in a somber mood that night.
5. sissy (adjective, noun) – डरपोक, कायर
Pronunciation: sisi
Meaning: a person regarded as effeminate or cowardly; feeble and cowardly
Synonyms: coward, weakling, milksop, namby-pamby, crybaby
Usage:
- They hung out on a sissy motorbike. (adjective)
- It is still cute for a girl to be a tomboy, but a terrible insult to call a boy a sissy. (noun)
- The audience called Bill a sissy for not getting in the ring with a bull. (noun)
- 6. disarray (noun, verb) – अव्यवस्था, गड़बड़
Pronunciation: dis-arei
Meaning: a state of disorganization or untidiness; throw into a state of disorganization or untidiness
Synonyms: disorder, confusion, chaos, untidiness, dishevelment, mess, disarrange
Antonyms: tidiness, orderliness; tidy, organize
Usage:- His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him. (noun)
- The inspection disarrayed the usual schedule. (verb)
7. alliance (noun) – संधि
Pronunciation: alai-uns
Meaning: a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations; a relationship based on similarity of interests, nature, or qualities; the state of being joined or associated
Synonyms: association, union, league, treaty; relationship, affinity, association, connection
Antonyms: distance, separation
Usage: In order to protect their borders, the two countries formed an alliance.8. proletariat (noun) – श्रमजीवी वर्ग
Pronunciation: proli-teriet
Meaning: working-class people regarded collectively
Synonyms: the workers, working-class people, wage-earners, the labouring classes, the common people, the ordinary people
Antonyms: aristocracy, nobility
Usage: The members of the proletariat are threatening to cease their farm work if their wages are not increased.9. splendid (adjective) – शानदार, उत्कृष्ट
Pronunciation: splen-did
Meaning: magnificent; very impressive; excellent; very good
Synonyms: magnificent, sumptuous, grand, impressive, imposing, superb, spectacular, resplendent, opulent, luxurious; excellent, wonderful, marvellous, magnificent
Antonyms: modest, unimpressive, ordinary, undistinguished; dreadful, awful, horrible
Usage: You are doing a splendid job.10. tendency (noun) – प्रवृत्ति, रुझान
Pronunciation: ten-den-si
Meaning: an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour.
Synonyms: propensity, proclivity, proneness, aptness, likelihood, inclination, disposition
Usage: Tom has a tendency to complain a lot.
