1. coerce (verb) – मजबूर करना
Pronunciation: kau-us
Meaning: persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats
Synonyms: pressure, pressurize
Antonym: persuade
Usage: Albert was coerced into giving statement against Tom.
2. itinerant (adjective, noun) – भ्रमणकारी
Pronunciation: iti-n(u)r(u)nt / aiti-n(u)r(u)nt
Meaning: travelling from place to place; a person who travels from place to place
Synonyms: travelling, peripatetic, wandering; traveller, wanderer, wayfarer
Antonym: sedentary
Usage:
- The documentary presents the life of an itinerant man. (adjective)
- The movie presents a character, John, who is a mysterious itinerant. (noun)
3. hauteur (noun) – अभिमान, घमंड
Pronunciation: ow-tuh
Meaning: the appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior
Synonyms: haughtiness, arrogance, pride, conceit
Antonym: modesty
Usage: Although my doctor is an intelligent man, his hauteur sometimes makes me feel inadequate.
4. permeable (adjective) – प्रवेश्य, पारगम्य
Pronunciation: per-mi-ubul
Meaning: (of a material or membrane) allowing liquids or gases to pass through it
Synonyms: porous, pervious, penetrable, spongy, absorbent, absorptive
Antonyms: impermeable, watertight
Usage: The solvent passes through the permeable membrane to the solution.
5. annul (verb) – अन्त करना, निष्फल करना
Pronunciation: unul
Meaning: declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result); declare (a marriage) to have had no legal existence
Synonyms: nullify, invalidate, repeal, revoke
Antonyms: restore, enact
Usage: The newly elected president will work hard to annul policies which have negative effect on our country.
6. inquisitive (adjective) – जिज्ञासु
Pronunciation: inkwizitiv
Meaning: having or showing an interest in learning things
Synonyms: curious, interested, agog
Antonym: uninterested
Usage: His poems reveal an intensely inquisitive mind.
7. retinue (noun) – अनुचरवर्ग
Pronunciation: retin-yu
Meaning: a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person
Synonyms: entourage, company, court
Usage: The arrogant queen insisted that members of her retinue never make eye contact with her.
8. dote (verb, noun) – बहुत चाहना
Pronunciation: do-t
Meaning: be extremely and uncritically fond of; a sweet or adorable person
Synonyms: adore, idolize, cherish
Antonyms: hate, neglect, stony
Usage:
- She doted on her two young children. (verb)
- He is gorgeous and the twins are dotes. (noun)
9. proletariat (noun) – श्रमिक वर्ग
Pronunciation: pro-literi-ate
Meaning: working-class people regarded collectively
Synonyms: the workers, working-class people, wage-earners, the labouring classes
Antonyms: aristocracy, nobility
Usage: The members of the proletariat are threatening to cease their farm work if their wages are not increased.
10. recumbent (adjective) – लेटा हुआ, झुका हुआ
Pronunciation: ri-kum-b(u)nt
Meaning: (especially of a person) lying down
Synonyms: lying, flat, horizontal
Antonyms: erect, standing, upright
Usage: After drinking four glasses beer, my father was recumbent in his favorite chair.
