1. hubris (noun) – अभिमान
Pronunciation: hyu-bris
Meaning: excessive pride or self-confidence
Synonyms: arrogance, conceit, conceitedness, haughtiness, vanity
Antonym: modesty
Usage: Eventually, his hubris would prove to be the cause of his downfall.
2. hoarse (adjective) – कर्कश
Pronunciation: ho-s
Meaning: (of a person’s voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting
Synonyms: rough, harsh, croaky
Antonyms: mellow, soft
Usage: He asked me a question in a hoarse voice.
3. perilous (adjective) – खतरनाक, जोखिम भरा
Pronunciation: peri-lus
Meaning: full of danger or risk
Synonyms: dangerous, hazardous, risky, unsafe, treacherous
Antonyms: safe, secure
Usage: The country roads are quite perilous.
4. puritanical (adjective) – नैतिक
Pronunciation: pyu-ritan-ikal
Meaning: having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence
Synonyms: moralistic, stuffy, prissy, prudish, puritan, prim
Antonyms: permissive, broad-minded
Usage: My parents sent me to live with my puritanical grandparents who punished me for my liberality.
5. articulate – स्पष्ट बोलना
Pronunciation (adjective): aati-kyu-lut
Pronunciation (verb): aati-kyu-leit
Meaning: having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently; pronounce (something) clearly and distinctly
Synonyms: eloquent, fluent, communicative, persuasive; express, voice, vocalize
Antonyms: inarticulate, hesitant, unintelligible
Usage:
- She struggled to articulate her thoughts. (verb)
- She gave a witty, entertaining and articulate speech.(adjective)
6. concomitant (adjective, noun) – सहगामी, सहवर्ती
Pronunciation: kun-kom-it(u)nt
Meaning: naturally accompanying or associated; a phenomenon that naturally accompanies or follows something
Synonyms: accompanying, associated
Antonym: unrelated
Usage:
- The rise of urbanism brought a concomitant rise of crime. (adjective)
- Loss of memory is a natural concomitant of old age. (noun)
7. squabble (noun, verb) – तकरार, झगड़ा
Pronunciation: skwo-b(u)l
Meaning: quarrel noisily over a trivial matter
Synonyms: quarrel, argue, bicker
Antonyms: reconciliation, agreement
Usage:
- Don’t interfere in their squabble. (noun)
- Kids squabble over the most ridiculous things. (verb)
8. snooty (adjective) – अकड़नेवाला
Pronunciation: snooti
Meaning: showing disapproval or contempt towards others, especially those considered to belong to a lower social class
Synonyms: arrogant, haughty, conceited
Antonyms: friendly, modest
Usage: He is too snooty to associate with his old friends; he is rich now.
9. misgiving (noun) – संदेह, शक
Pronunciation: mis-giving
Meaning: a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something
Synonyms: qualm, doubt, suspicion
Antonym: confidence
Usage: He looked with misgiving at the strange man in front of him.
10. leeway (noun) – छूट, स्वतंत्रता
Pronunciation: lee-wei
Meaning: freedom to act within particular limits; margin of safety
Synonyms: freedom, scope, latitude
Antonyms: constraint, restriction
Usage: My boss grants me leeway to make my own decisions.
