Vocabulary for all competitive exams 10-10-2019

. magnificence (noun) – भव्यता, वैभव
Pronunciation: magni-fi-sns
Meaning: the quality of being extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive; very good; excellent
Synonyms: splendour, grandeur, glory, gloriousness, majesty, nobility, pomp
Antonyms: tawdriness, cheapness
Usage: The magnificence and diversity of the wildlife and landscape is unsurpassed.

2. venerate (verb) – सम्मानित करना
Pronunciation:
 venur-eit
Meaning: regard with great respect
Synonyms: revere, reverence, respect, worship, adulate, hallow, idolize
Antonym: despise
Usage: Philip of Beverley was venerated as a saint.

3. backlash (noun) – प्रतिक्रिया
Pronunciation: bak-lash
Meaning: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development
Synonyms: counterblast, retaliation, reprisal
Usage: Such a decision may provoke a backlash from their supporters.

4. feisty (adjective) – तीक्ष्ण, साहसी; आक्रामक
Pronunciation:
 fa-is-ti
Meaning: (of a person, typically one who is relatively small) lively, determined, and courageous; aggressive
Synonyms: spirited, plucky, ballsy, gutsy, spunky, gutty
Usage:

  • feisty girl always wins arguments.
  • He launched a feisty attack on the government.

5. seep (verb) – रिसना, टपकना
Pronunciation:
 seep
Meaning: (of a liquid) flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes
Synonyms: ooze, trickle, exude, drip, dribble, flow
Usage: Blood was seeping through the bandages.

6. diabolical (adjective) – शैतानी, दुष्ट, पैशाचिक
Pronunciation:
 dai-uboli-kul
Meaning: characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil; disgracefully bad or unpleasant
Synonyms: devilish, diabolic, fiendish, satanic, poor, dreadful, awful, terrible, frightful, disgraceful
Antonym: excellent
Usage: This is an incredibly diabolical trick.

7. peculiar (adjective) – अजीब, विशेष, अनोखा
Pronunciation: 
pi-kyu-li-er
Meaning: different to what is normal or expected; strange; slightly and indefinably unwell; particular; special
Synonyms: strange, unusual, odd; unwell, ill; distinctive, characteristic, distinct, different
Antonyms: normal, ordinary
Usage: There was a peculiar smell in the kitchen.

8. rendezvous (noun) – मिलन स्थल, मिलन
Pronunciation
: ron-dei-voo / ron-di-voo
Meaning: a meeting at an agreed time and place; a meeting place; a bar, restaurant, or similar establishment that is used as a popular meeting place
Synonyms: meeting, appointment, date, venue, meet, get together, gather, assemble
Usage: This cafe is a rendezvous for writers and artists.

9. ordeal (noun) – अग्नि परीक्षा, कठिन परीक्षा
Pronunciation:
 or-dee-ul
Meaning: a very unpleasant and prolonged experience
Synonyms: trial, tribulation, test, nightmare, trauma, misery, trouble
Antonym: ecstasy
Usage: His courage was severely tried by his ordeal.

10. fretful (adjective) – चिड़चिड़ा, सतानेवाला
Pronunciation:
 fret-ful
Meaning: feeling or expressing distress or irritation
Synonyms: distressed, upset, miserable, unsettled, uneasy
Antonyms: happiness, comfort, delight, pleasure
Usage: The child was tired and fretful.



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