➡ Challenging Words from the Article 21-11-2018
1. Word: Unravel (स्पष्ट करना)
Pronunciation: uhn-rav-uh l/अन्रैवल
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning:
a. undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads).
b. investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling).
Synonyms: disentangle, resolve, elucidate, explain
Antonyms: puzzle, perplex, bewilder
Use in Sentence: It has proved very difficult to unravel the twists and turns of the proof.
2. Word: Professedly (प्रतिज्ञापूर्वक)
Pronunciation: pruh-fes-id-lee
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning: ostensibly; apparently (used in reference to something claimed or asserted, possibly falsely).
Synonyms: supposedly, allegedly, purportedly
Antonyms: ambiguously, dishonestly
Use in Sentence: The man is professedly guilty of the crime.
3. Word: Opacity (अस्पष्टता)
Pronunciation: oh-pas-i-tee/ओपैसटी
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:
a. the quality of lacking transparency or translucence.
b. the quality of being obscure in meaning.
Synonyms: obscurity, density, enigma
Antonyms: transparency, serenity, clarity
Use in Sentence: He insisted that the mineral content of the water determined the opacity.
4. Word: Bonhomie (मिलनसारिता)
Pronunciation: bon-uh-mee/बानमी
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: cheerful friendliness; geniality.
Synonyms: affability, amiability, sociability
Antonyms: aloofness, coldness, ferocity
Use in Sentence: There was a casual bonhomie between the actors at rehearsals.
5. Word: Abide (भुगतना)
Pronunciation: uh-bahyd/अबाइड
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning:
a. accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).
b. be unable to tolerate.
Synonyms: endure, obey, acknowledge
Antonyms: reject, quit
Use in a Sentence: You have got to abide by the rules.
6. Word: Plethora (अधिकता)
Pronunciation: pleth-er-uh/प्लथॉर
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: a large or excessive amount of something.
Synonyms: superabundance, surplus, plenty
Antonyms: scarcity, dearth, shortage
Use in a Sentence: The forensic report contains a plethora of detail.
7. Word: Reprieve (दण्डविराम करना)
Pronunciation: ri-preev/ रीप्रीव
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
Meaning:
a. cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death). [Verb]
b. a cancellation or postponement of a punishment. [Noun]
Synonyms: pardon, let off, rescue
Antonyms: punish, blame, penalty
Use in a Sentence: Because of a legal review, the criminal was granted a reprieve on his sentence.
8. Word: Vow (प्रतिज्ञा करना)
Pronunciation: vou/वाउ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Meaning:
a. a solemn promise. [Noun]
b. solemnly promise to do a specified thing. [Verb]
c. dedicate to someone or something, especially a deity. [Verb]
Synonyms: oath, pledge, promise
Antonyms: recede, abjure
Use in a Sentence: The man has broken his vow of silence on the issue.
9. Word: Embezzlement (धोखाघड़ी)
Pronunciation: em-bez-uh l-ment/एम्बेज़ल्मन्ट
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one’s trust or belonging to one’s employer.
Synonyms: stealing, theft, swindle
Antonyms: honestly, loyalty
Use in a Sentence: My friends were arrested for embezzlement of organization funds.
10. Word: Dissent (एतराज़ करना)
Pronunciation: dih-sent/डिसेन्ट
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
Meaning:
a. the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held. [Noun]
b. hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held.
Synonyms: conflict, disagree
Antonyms: ascent, approve
Use in a Sentence: There were murmurs of both assent and dissent from the crowd.
11. Word: Allusion (संकेत)
Pronunciation: uh-loo-zhuh n/अलूश़न
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Synonyms: reference, implication, indication
Antonyms: demand, caution, overtone, hint
Use in Sentence: The committee made no allusion to the President in its report.
12. Word: Pummel (परास्त कर देना)
Pronunciation: puhm-uh l/पमल
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning:
a. strike repeatedly with the fists.
b. criticize severely.
Synonyms: beat, thrash, chastise
Antonyms: praise, compliment
Use in Sentence: Intense hurricane winds pummel the shoreline.