1. vitriolic (adjective) – कटु
Pronunciation: vitri-olik
Meaning: filled with bitter criticism or malice
Synonyms: acrimonious, rancorous, bitter, caustic, mordant
Antonyms: pleasant, kind
Usage: The newspaper launched a vitriolic attack on the president.
2. solicitous (adjective) – चिंताशील
Pronunciation: suli-si-tus
Meaning: characterized by or showing interest or concern; eager or anxious to do something
Synonyms: concerned, caring, attentive, mindful, interested, considerate
Usage: She was always solicitous about the welfare of her students.
3. bucolic (adjective) – ग्राम्य
Pronunciation: byoo-kolik
Meaning: relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life
Synonyms: rustic, rural, pastoral, country, countryside, agricultural, agrarian
Antonyms: urban
Usage: The painting shows a typically bucolic scene with peasants harvesting crops in a field.
4. pretext (noun) – बहाना
Pronunciation: pree-tekst
Meaning: a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason
Synonyms: excuse, plea, pretence
Usage: He used his sore finger as a pretext for not going to school.
5. contretemps (noun) – बहस; विपत्ति
Pronunciation: kon-rut-o
Meaning: a minor dispute or disagreement; an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence
Synonyms: argument, quarrel, squabble, altercation; mishap, misadventure, accident, mischance
Antonyms: harmony, agreement
Usage: She had contretemps with her staff.
6. besotted (adjective) – मोहित, मुग्ध
Pronunciation: bi-sotid
Meaning: strongly possessed with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone
Synonyms: infatuated with, smitten with, obsessed with
Antonym: indifferent
Usage: The gentleman is besotted with a beautiful young girl.
7. esoteric (adjective) – गुप्त, गहन, गूढ़
Pronunciation: ees-ut-erik / es-ut-erik
Meaning: intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest
Synonyms: abstruse, obscure, arcane
Antonyms: simple, familiar
Usage: Some words are really too esoteric for this dictionary.
8. mutter (verb) – बड़बड़ाना
Pronunciation: mut-ur
Meaning: say something in a low or barely audible voice, especially in dissatisfaction or irritation; talk or grumble in secret or in private
Synonyms: murmur, mumble, whisper; grumble, moan, complain, grouse
Antonym: speak out
Usage: She began to mutter.
9. choleric (adjective) – चिड़चिड़ा, तुनुकमिज़ाज
Pronunciation: kolur-ik
Meaning: bad-tempered or irritable
Synonyms: bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety
Antonyms: good-natured, affable
Usage: He was a choleric man.
10. hysteric (adjective) – विवेकरहित, असभ्य
Pronunciation: his-terik
Meaning: a wildly emotional and exaggerated reaction
Synonyms: hysteria, wildness, irrationality, frenzy
Antonyms: calmness, self-possession
Usage: He always has hysterics at the sight of blood.
