➡ Challenging Words from the Article 29-11-2018
1. Word: Fraught (व्याकुल)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Pronunciation: frawt/फ्रॉट
Meaning: causing or affected by anxiety or stress.
Synonyms: anxious, diligent
Antonyms: devoid, calm
Use in a Sentence: Their marriage has been fraught with difficulties.
2. Word: Retreat (निर्णय बदलना)
Pronunciation: ri-treet/रीट्रीट
Part of Speech: Verb/Noun
Meaning:
a. an act of changing one’s mind or plans as a result of criticism or difficulty. [Noun]
b. (of an army) withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat. [verb]
c. withdraw to a quiet or secluded place. [verb]
Synonyms: recede, depart
Antonyms: remain, progression
Use in a Sentence: The man made a tactful retreat before they started arguing.
3. Word: Sanguine (विश्वासपूर्ण)
Pronunciation: sang-gwin/सैंगविन
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
Synonyms: hopeful, confident
Antonyms: pessimistic, unhappy
Use in Sentence: The man tends to take a sanguine view of the problems involved.
4. Word: Benign (दयालु)
Pronunciation: bih-nahyn/बिनाइन
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. gentle and kind.
b. (of a disease) not harmful in effect.
Synonyms: benevolent, sympathetic
Antonyms: hostile, malignant
Use in a Sentence: The results of this medicine are fairly benign.
5. Word: Notoriously (कुख्यात रूप से)
Pronunciation: noh-tawr-ee-uh s-lee/नोटोरीअस्ली
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning:
a. used to emphasize that a quality or fact, typically a bad one, is well known.
Synonyms: terribly, prominently
Antonyms: generously, worthily
Use in a Sentence: The television world was a notoriously fickle one.
6. Word: Whimsical (अद्भुत)
Pronunciation: hwim-zi-kuh l/ह्विम्ज़िकल
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
b. acting or behaving in a capricious manner.
Synonyms: capricious, mischievous, impulsive
Antonyms: reasonable, ordinary
Use in a Sentence: Much of his writing has a whimsical quality.
7. Word: Flare-up (दंगा)
Pronunciation: flair-up/फ्लेर अप
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: a sudden outburst of something, especially violence or hostility.
Synonyms: eruption, blaze, burst
Antonyms: silence, pause, calm
Use in a Sentence: There has been a flare-up of violence in that area.
8. Word: Speculative (अव्यवहार्य)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge.
b. (of an investment) involving a high risk of loss.
Pronunciation: spek-yuh-ley-tiv/स्पेक्यलेटिव
Synonyms: risky, uncertain, tentative
Antonyms: definite, certain, proven
Use in a Sentence: She had a speculative glow in her eyes.
9. Word: Hedge (रोकना)
Pronunciation: hej/हेज
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning:
a. limit or qualify (something) by conditions or exceptions.
Synonyms: evade, put off
Antonyms: expose, release
Use in a Sentence: Buying new flat may be a hedge against inflation.
10. Word: Disservice (क्षति)
Pronunciation: dis-sur-vis/डिस्सर्विस
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:
a. a harmful action.
Synonyms: unkindness, bad turn, ill turn, disfavor, mischief;
Antonyms: benevolence, benefit, advantage
Use in a Sentence: The man did his cause great disservice by concealing the truth.
11. Word: Arbitrary (इच्छाधीन)
Pronunciation: ahr-bi-trer-ee?आर्बिट्रेरी
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
Synonyms: irrational, inconsistent, freakish
Antonyms: reasonable, circumspect, objective
Use in a Sentence: Her supposition was arbitrary, based on no valid proof.
12. Word: Leeway (गुंजाइश)
Pronunciation: lee-wey/ लीवै
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: the amount of freedom to move or act that is available.
Synonyms: space, range, extent
Antonyms: adjust, embargo, hallway
Use in a Sentence: I have got a lot of leeways to make up things.
13. Word: Anticipation (अग्रदृष्टि)
Pronunciation: an-tis-uh-pey-shuh n/ऐन्टिसपैशन
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:
a. the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction.
Synonyms: hope, forethought, apprehension
Antonyms: amazement, surprise, astonishment
Use in Sentence: We look forward to your lecture with eager anticipation.
14. Word: Onset (प्रारंभ)
Pronunciation: on-set/ऑन्सेट
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:
a. the beginning of something, especially something unpleasant.
Synonyms: start, arrival, (first) appearance, opening
Antonyms: conclusion, end, destination, cessation
Use in Sentence: Her first hit record marked the onset of an astonishing career.