Important 10 Challenging English Words in the Article of the Day with Hindi Meaning, Synonyms, Antonyms and Examples (11-11-2017):
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1. Tetchy (adjective): (Irritable and bad-tempered.) (चिड़चिड़ा)
Synonyms: Irascible, Peevish, Crotchety, Crabbed.
Antonyms: Affable, Good-Humored.
Example: In his early twenties, Jim is very temperamental and still acts Tetchy when things do not go his way.
Origin: from Old French teche.
2. Mischievous (adjective): (Causing or intended to cause harm or trouble.) (हानिप्रद)
Synonyms: Malicious, Malevolent, Hostile, Evil-Intentioned, Ill-Natured, Evil, Baleful.
Antonyms: Good, Kind, Nice, Benevolent.
Example: The police warned us not to engage in any kind of mischievous behavior during the campaign.
3. Proclivity (noun): (A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing.) (प्रवृत्ति /रुझान)
Synonyms: Inclination, Propensity, Penchant, Predisposition.
Antonyms: Disinclination, Dislike, Antipathy.
Example: In his childhood, A.R. Rehman had a proclivity for music.
Origin: from Latin proclivis ‘inclined’, from pro- ‘forward, down’ + clivus
4. Capitulate (verb): (Cease to resist/ surrender under agreed conditions) (झुकना/समर्पण करना)
Synonyms: Surrender, Give In, Yield, Admit Defeat, Concede Defeat, Give Up.
Antonyms: Defend, Resist.
Example: The candidate agreed to capitulate the race after he learned the voters no longer supported him.
Verb forms: Capitulate, Capitulated, Capitulated.
Related words:
Capitulation (noun) – समर्पण
5. Cantankerous (adjective): (Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.) (बिगड़ैल)
Synonyms: Bad-Tempered, Irascible, Irritable, Grumpy, Grouchy, Crotchety, Tetchy.
Antonyms: Good-Natured, Affable.
Example: People who are cantankerous have uncooperative natures and find it hard to work with others.
6. Charlatan (noun): A person who falsely pretends to know or be something in order to deceive people (कपटी/झूठा)
Synonyms: Quack, Mountebank, Fraud, Fake, Deceiver.
Antonyms: Honest, Authentic, Truthful
Example: Any charlatan who purposefully cons elderly people out of their money should be sent to prison.
Origin: from Italian ciarlare ‘to babble’.
7. Blaspheme (verb): (Speak irreverently about God or sacred things.) (तिरस्कार करना/ ईश-निन्दा करना)
Synonyms: Swear, Utter Profanities, Take The Lord’s Name In Vain.
Antonyms: Praise, Exalt.
Example: After being suspected of blasphemy, the priest was removed from his office.
Verb forms: Blaspheme, Blasphemed, Blasphemed.
Related words:
Blasphemy (noun) – Great disrespect shown to God or something holy
Origin: from Greek blasphēmos ‘evil-speaking’.
8. Outrage (verb): (Arouse fierce anger, shock, or indignation in (someone).) (उपद्रव करना/नाराज़ होना)
Synonyms: Enrage, Infuriate, Incense, Anger, Offend, Give Offence To, Affront.
Antonyms: Cheer, Delight.
Example: The defeat of India in champions trophy 2017 outraged fanatic cricket fans.
Verb forms: Outrage, Outraged, Outraged.
Related words:
Outrage (noun) – An extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation.
9. Predilection (noun): (A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something.) (झुकाव/अभिरुचि)
Synonyms: Liking, Preference, Penchant, Inclination, Propensity, Bent.
Antonyms: Disinclination, Hatred, Antipathy, Disinterest
Example: Since he remembers every cricket record, her predilection for cricket is apparent.
10. Proscription (noun): (the action of forbidding something;) (निषेधाज्ञा/प्रतिबंध)
Synonyms: Prohibition, Forbidding, Banning, Barring, Disallowing.
Antonyms: Approval, Permission, Ratification.
Example: In our country, there are laws which proscribe discrimination based on race and gender.
Verb forms: Proscribe, Proscribed, Proscribed.
Related words:
Proscribe (verb) – to forbid something