➡ Challenging Words from the Article 01-12-2018
1. Word: Embolden (साहस देना)
Part of Speech: Verb
Pronunciation: em-bohl-duh n/एम्बोल्डन
Meaning: give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something.
Synonyms: encourage, inspire, fortify
Antonyms: discourage, dishearten
Use in a Sentence: His success emboldened him to develop his business.
2. Word: Inordinate (अत्यधिक)
Pronunciation: in-awr-dn-it/इनॉर्डनिट
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. unusually or disproportionately large; excessive.
b. (of a person) unrestrained in feelings or behaviour.
Synonyms: outrageous, exorbitant, unreasonable
Antonyms: perfectionist, modest, moderate
Use in a Sentence: They spent an inordinate quantity of time and money on the production.
3. Word: Vigil (जागृत होना)
Pronunciation: vij-uh l/विजल
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:
a. wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping.
b. a watch or a period of watchful attention maintained at night or at other times
Synonyms: vigilance, observance
Antonyms: inattentiveness, sleep
Use in a Sentence: My father told the gatekeeper to keep vigil.
4. Word: Desist (बंद कर देना)
Pronunciation: dih-zist/डिसिस्ट
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: stop doing something; cease or abstain.
Synonyms: abstain, refrain, forbear
Antonyms: continue, endure, resume
Use in a Sentence: The warriors have been ordered to desist from shooting their rifles.
5. Word: Stricture (बाध्यता)
Pronunciation: strik-cher/स्ट्रिक्चर
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:
a. a restriction or limit placed on an individual or thing
Synonyms: restraint, wide, blockage
Antonyms: support, encouragement, blessing
Use in a Sentence: The military was called in to help enforce the curfew stricture ordered by the governor.
6. Word: Stance (अवस्थिति)
Pronunciation: stans/स्टैन्स
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:
a. the way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted (as in cricket, golf, and other sports); a person’s posture.
Synonyms: standpoint, attitude, bearing
Antonyms: unsteadiness, inaction
Use in a Sentence: The man maintains a rigidly right-wing political stance.
7. Word: Recurrence (पुनरावृत्ति)
Pronunciation: ri-kur-uh ns/रीकरन्स
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: the fact of occurring again.
Synonyms: reversion, frequency
Antonyms: dissipation, depart
Use in a Sentence: In rebuilding the city, every anticipation was taken against the recurrence of such a calamity.
8. Word: Purview (नियम का लेख)
Pronunciation: pur-vyoo/पर्व्यू
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: the scope of the influence or concerns of something.
Synonyms: range, reach
Antonyms: constriction, domain
Use in a Sentence: These are questions that lie outside the purview of our inquiry.
9. Word: Frenzy (आवेश)
Pronunciation: fren-zee/फ्रेन्ज़ी
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:
a. a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.
Synonyms: madness, mania, insanity, distraction, agitation
Antonyms: peacefulness, peace, calmness
Use in a Sentence: The speaker worked the crowd up into a frenzy.
10. Word: Roundabout (घुमावदार)
Pronunciation: round-uh-bout/ राउन्डबाउट
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. not following a short direct route; circuitous.
Synonyms: circuitous, indirect, meandering, winding,
Antonyms: straightforward, honest, staright
Use in a Sentence: We took a roundabout route to avoid the accident.
11. Word: Propel (प्रवृत्ति)
Pronunciation: pruh-pel/प्रपेल
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning:
a. drive or push something forwards.
b. spur or drive into a particular situation.
Synonyms: drive, prompt, precipitate, motivate
Antonyms: restrain, desist, hinder
Use in a Sentence: When you cough or sneeze, you propel some tiny particles into the air.