Vocabulary for all competitve exams 17-10-2019

1. outwit (verb) – चतुराई में मात देना
Pronunciation:
 aut-wit
Meaning: deceive by the quality of being clever, original, and inventive
Synonyms: outsmart, out-think, outmanoeuvre, outplay
Usage: Speeders can outwit police radar with a variety of devices.

2. covert (adjective) – प्रच्छन्न
Pronunciation:
 ko-vert
Meaning: not openly acknowledged or displayed
Synonyms: secret, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, stealthy
Antonyms: overt, above board
Usage: I am working very hard to keep the surprise party covert.

3. upbeat (adjective) – उत्साहित, आशावादी
Pronunciation:
 up-beet
Meaning: cheerful; hopeful and confident about the future
Synonyms: optimistic, cheerful, cheery, positive, confident, hopeful
Antonyms: pessimistic, negative, cynical
Usage: The tone of his speech was upbeat.

4. frugality (noun) – कमखर्ची
Pronunciation:
 froo-galiti
Meaning: the quality of being economical with money or food
Synonyms: thriftiness, prudence, cautiousness
Antonym: extravagance
Usage: Abandon frugality and just buy me a real gold necklace.

5. oversee (verb) – देखरेख
Pronunciation: 
over-see
Meaning: supervise (a person or their work), especially in an official capacity
Synonyms: supervise, superintend, inspect, administer, organize, manage
Usage: The Home Secretary oversees the police service.

6. idiotic (adjective) – मूर्खतापूर्ण
Pronunciation:
 idi-otik
Meaning: very stupid
Synonyms: stupid, silly, foolish, half-witted, witless, brainless, mindless, thoughtless, imprudent
Antonym: sensible
Usage: Stop asking such idiotic questions.

7. bellicose (adjective) – झगड़ालू
Pronunciation:
 beli-ko-s
Meaning: demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
Synonyms: belligerent, aggressive, hostile, threatening, antagonistic, pugnacious
Antonyms: peaceable
Usage: His bellicose behavior at the party ensured that he would not be invited again.

8. browbeat (adjective) – धमकाना
Pronunciation:
 bro-beet
Meaning: frighten someone, especially in order to make them do what one wants, with stern or abusive words
Synonyms: bully, hector, intimidate, force, coerce, compel, badger
Antonyms: cheer, comfort, console, reassure, solace, soothe
Usage: The police could not browbeat him into confessing.

9. quixotic (adjective) – कल्पनायुक्त, अव्यावहारिक
Pronunciation: 
kwik-sotik
Meaning: extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
Synonyms: idealistic, utopian, perfectionist, unrealistic, unworldly, impracticable
Antonyms: practical, pragmatic, realistic
Usage: To attempt such a thing would be quixotic.

10. outworn (adjective) – प्राचीन
Pronunciation: 
aut-worn
Meaning: out of date
Synonyms: out of date, outdated, old-fashioned, out of fashion, outmoded
Antonyms: up to date, fresh
Usage: I do not follow outworn tradition.



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