Vocabulary for all competitive exams 20-09-2019

1. devoid (adjective) – रहित
Pronunciation:
 di-vo-id
Meaning: entirely lacking or free from
Synonyms: lacking, without
Usage: This house is totally devoid of furniture.

2. impetuous (adjective) – अविवेकी, जल्दबाज
Pronunciation:
 im-pechu-us
Meaning: acting or done quickly and without thought or care; moving forcefully or rapidly
Synonyms: impulsive, rash, hasty, overhasty, reckless, heedless; torrential, powerful, forceful, vigorous, violent
Antonyms: cautious, considered; sluggish, weak
Usage: It would be foolish and impetuous to resign over such a small matter.

3. coalesce (verb) – संगठित होना
Pronunciation:
 ko-ul-es
Meaning: come together to form one mass or whole; combine (elements) in a mass or whole
Synonyms: unite, combine, merge, fuse, mingle
Usage: His disciples coalesce around him.

4. crestfallen (adjective) – उदास
Pronunciation:
 krest-fo-lun
Meaning: sad and disappointed
Synonyms: downhearted, downcast, despondent, disappointed, disconsolate, disheartened, discouraged
Antonym: cheerful
Usage: The young politician was crestfallen after not winning the election.

5. peccadillo (noun) – अल्पदोष
Pronunciation:
 pekudilo
Meaning: a relatively minor fault or sin
Synonyms: misdemeanour, delinquency, indiscretion
Usage: Unless you are perfect, you should never complain about a peccadillo of someone else.

6. acquiesce (verb) – चुपचाप स्वीकृति देना
Pronunciation:
 akwi-us
Meaning: accept something reluctantly but without protest
Synonyms: permit, allow, accept
Antonym: forbid
Usage: Steve seemed to acquiesce in the decision.

7. precocious (adjective) – कालपूर्व, अकालप्रौढ़
Pronunciation:
 pri-ko-shus
Meaning: (of a child) having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than is usual or expected; (of behaviour or ability) having developed at an earlier age than is usual or expected; (of a plant) flowering or fruiting earlier than usual
Synonyms: advanced, forward, ahead, gifted
Antonyms: backward, slow
Usage: From an early age she displayed a precocious talent for music.

8. mendacious (adjective) – झूठा, नक़ली, धोखेबाज
Pronunciation: 
men-dei-shus
Meaning: not telling the truth
Synonyms: lying, untruthful, dishonest, deceitful, false, dissembling, insincere
Antonym: truthful
Usage: John is mendacious about his vegetarianism because he eats chicken.

9. untenable (adjective) – असमर्थनीय
Pronunciation:
 untenub(u)l
Meaning: (especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
Synonyms: indefensible, undefendable, unarguable, insupportable
Antonyms: tenable, defensible
Usage: The mayor’s proposal is untenable and will not gain the support of the city council.

10. insensate (adjective) – असंवेद्य
Pronunciation: 
in-sen-seit / in-sen-sut
Meaning: lacking physical sensation; lacking sympathy or compassion; completely lacking sense or reason
Synonyms: unconscious, insensible, senseless, insentient, comatose
Antonyms: conscious, responsive
Usage: She pointed to a heap of insensate lobsters piled in a corner.



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