1. terse (adjective) – संक्षिप्त
Pronunciation: ters
Meaning: rudely brief
Synonyms: curt, brusque, abrupt, clipped, blunt, gruff, short, brief, concise, succinct
Antonyms: long-winded, verbose, rambling, polite
Usage: When Jessie is angry, she only gives terse responses.
2. override (verb, noun) – रद्द करना, प्रत्यादिष्ट करना
Pronunciation: over-ra-id
Meaning: use one’s authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.); be more important than; an excess or increase on a budget, salary, or cost
Synonyms: disallow, overrule, countermand, veto; outweigh, supersede
Antonyms: allow, accept
Usage:
- The court will ultimately override any objections. (verb)
- This commitment should override all other considerations. (verb)
- Commission overrides give established carriers an unfair advantage. (noun)
3. wrath (noun) – क्रोध
Pronunciation: roth
Meaning: extreme anger
Synonyms: anger, rage, fury, annoyance, indignation, outrage
Antonyms: happiness, good humour
Usage: The people feared the wrath of God.
4. abeyance (noun) – निलम्बन
Pronunciation: abei-uns
Meaning: a state of temporary disuse or suspension
Synonym: suspension
Antonyms: under way, continuing, continue, resume
Usage: Because of Justin’s helpful testimony, the judge agreed to an abeyance of his sentence.
5. famine (noun) – भुखमरी
Pronunciation: famin
Meaning: extreme scarcity of food; a shortage
Synonyms: shortage, scarcity, lack, dearth, deficiency, insufficiency, shortfall
Antonym: plenty
Usage: Many people have starved to death because of the famine.
6. recalcitrant (adjective, noun) – अक्खड़, अड़ियल
Pronunciation: ri-kalsi-trunt
Meaning: having an stubbornly uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline; a person with an stubbornly uncooperative attitude
Synonyms: uncooperative, intractable
Antonyms: amenable, docile, compliant
Usage:
- The college suspended the most recalcitrant students. (adjective)
- He is finding it difficult to deal with the recalcitrant. (noun)
7. steep (adjective, noun) – तीव्र ढलानवाला
Pronunciation: steep
Meaning: rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular; (of a rise or fall in an amount) very large or rapid; (of a price or demand) not reasonable; a steep mountain slope
Synonyms: precipitous; precipitate, precipitous; expensive, costly, unreasonable, excessive, overpriced, exorbitant
Antonyms: gentle, gradual, reasonable
Usage:
- We climbed up the steep mountain.
- It will have to pay a steep member fee.
8. redundant (adjective) – निरर्थक, अनावश्यक
Pronunciation: ridundunt
Meaning: not or no longer needed or useful; no longer in employment because there is no more work available
Synonyms: unnecessary, inessential, unessential, needless, unneeded; unemployed, idle, jobless
Antonyms: essential, necessary, employed
Usage: The programmer deleted the redundant line of code that added no value to the software program.
9. contentious (adjective) – विवादास्पद
Pronunciation: kun-ten-shus
Meaning: causing or likely to cause an argument; involving heated argument; (of a person) given to provoking argument
Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable; heated, vehement, fierce, violent; argumentative, quarrelsome, disputatious
Antonyms: uncontroversial, calm, peaceable
Usage: They are debating over a contentious issue.
10. accost (verb) – साहसपूर्वक संबोधित करना , आक्रामक तरीके से संबोधित करना
Pronunciation: akost
Meaning: come near or nearer to (someone) in distance and address (someone) boldly or aggressively
Synonym: waylay
Usage: She was accosted by a complete stranger.
