1. incite (verb) – उत्तेजित करना, भड़काना, उकसाना
Pronunciation: in-sait
Meaning: encourage or stir up (violent orunlawful behaviour); urge or persuade (someone) to act in a violent or unlawful way
Synonyms: encourage, fuel, kindle, ignite, inflame
Antonyms: suppress, dissuade, deter
Usage: The racist man tried to incite hatred in his children.
2. ambivalent (adjective) – द्वैधवृत्तिक
Pronunciation: ambi-v(u)l(u)nt
Meaning: having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
Synonyms: equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, indecisive
Antonyms: unequivocal, certain
Usage: Some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her.
3. corporate (adjective, noun) – निगमित, समष्टिगत
Pronunciation: ko-purut
Meaning: relating to a large company or group; of or shared by all the members of a group; a corporate company or group
Synonyms: collective, shared, common, communal, joint
Antonyms: individual
Usage:
- Corporate owners often find themselves strapped for cash to pay taxes. (adjective)
- Many major corporates now try to provide transportation for their employees and this is a welcome sign. (noun)
4. elucidate (verb) – स्पष्ट करना, व्याख्या करना, समझाना
Pronunciation: il-yusi-deit
Meaning: make (something) clear
Synonyms: explain, illuminate, clarify
Antonyms: confuse, obscure
Usage: Please elucidate the reasons for your action.
5. condemn (verb) – निंदा करना, अपराधी या निकम्मा ठहराना
Pronunciation:kundem
Meaning: express complete disapproval of; sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death; prove or show to be guilty or unsatisfactory
Synonyms: censure, criticize, castigate, sentence, damned, doomed, incriminate
Antonyms: praise, commend, acquit
Usage: We condemn any act of violence.
6. dogma (noun) – सिद्धांतवाद, हठधर्मिता
Pronunciation: dog-ma
Meaning: a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true
Synonyms: teaching, belief, conviction, tenet, principle, ethic
Antonyms: doubt, open-mindedness
Usage: Because I am a seeker of truth, I do not accept every bit of dogma as fact.
7. conjecture (noun, verb) – अनुमान, अनुमान करना
Pronunciation: kun-jek-chur
Meaning: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information; form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information
Synonyms: guess, speculation, surmise, fancy, speculate, infer
Antonyms: fact, know
Usage: The judge dismissed the evidence as pure conjecture.
8. affluence (noun) – समृद्धि, संपन्नता
Pronunciation: af-lu-uns
Meaning: the state of having a great deal of money
Synonyms: wealth, prosperity, opulence, fortune, richness, luxury
Antonyms: poverty
Usage: Since James is an arrogant young man who comes from a wealthy family, he often boasts about his family’s affluence.
9. recession (noun) – मंदी, व्यापारिक मंदी; पीछे हटना
Pronunciation: ri-sesh(u)n
Meaning: a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters; the action of moving away; motion away from an observer
Synonyms: downturn, depression, slump, slowdown, trough
Antonyms: boom, upturn
Usage: Tom lost his job during the last recession.
10. stimulant (noun, adjective) – उत्तेजक पदार्थ, शक्ति बढ़ानेवाला
Pronunciation: stim-yu-l(u)nt
Meaning: a substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body; something that increases activity, interest, or enthusiasm in a specified field; raising levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body
Synonyms: tonic, restorative, refresher, stimulus, incentive, encouragement
Antonyms: sedative, downer, deterrent
Usage:
- It is a well-known fact that caffeine is a stimulant. (noun)
- It is a well-known fact that caffeine has stimulant effects on the heart. (adjective)
