➡ Challenging Words from the Article 12-12-2018
1. Word: Accrue (उत्पन्न होना)
Pronunciation: uh-kroo/अक्रू
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning:
a. (of a benefit or sum of money) be received by someone in regular or increasing amounts over time.
b. accumulate or receive (payments or benefits) over time.
Synonyms: result, arise, follow, ensue, emanate, gather, amass
Antonyms: diminution, decrease, disappear, eradicate
Use in a Sentence: Interest will accrue until payment is made.
2. Word: Scourge (कष्ट देना)
Pronunciation: skurj/स्कर्ज
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Meaning:
a. a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering. [Noun]
b. whip (someone) as a punishment/cause great suffering to. [Verb]
Synonyms: curse, bane, affliction
Antonyms: advantage, benefit
Use in a Sentence: The old man is scourged by a guilty conscience.
3. 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.
4. Word: Chronic (दीर्घकालीन)
Pronunciation: kron-ik/क्रानिक
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. (of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
b. of a very poor quality.
Synonyms: persistent, long-standing, long-term, lasting
Antonyms: curable, temporary, delicate, docile
Use in a Sentence: Iron deficiency anaemia is commonly caused by chronic blood loss
5. Word: Apathy (उदासीनता)
Pronunciation: ap-uh-thee/ऐपथी
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:
a. lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Synonyms: indifference, unconcern, unresponsiveness, detachment,
Antonyms: interest, sympathy, passion
Use in a Sentence: The campaign failed because of public apathy.
6. Word: Morbid (दूषित)
Pronunciation: /मॉर्बिड
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. of the nature of or indicative of disease.
b. characterized by an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.
Synonyms: unhealthy, gruesome, diseased, horrible
Antonyms: healthy, cheerful, wholesome
Use in a Sentence: His head was full of morbid thoughts.
7. Word: Ambient (परिवेशी, व्यापक)
Pronunciation: am-bi-yent/ऐम्बीअन्ट
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. relating to the immediate surroundings of something.
Synonyms: environment, atmosphere, climate
Antonyms: distant, stationary
Use in a Sentence: When the baby heard the ambient sound of the waterfall, she quickly fell asleep.
8. Word: Unbridled (निरंकुश)
Pronunciation: un-brahyd-ld/अन्ब्राइडल्ड
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. not restrained
Synonyms: uncontrolled, crazy
Antonyms: unconstrained
Use in a Sentence: Unbridled ambition led the man to success since there was no one to hold him back from his dreams.
9. Word: Affluent (भरापूरा)
Pronunciation: ऐफ्लूअन्ट/af-loo-uh nt
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. (especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy.
Synonyms: wealthy, rich, prosperous, opulent, well off, moneyed
Antonyms: indigent, poor, needy
Use in a Sentence: Affluent people tend to look upon illiteracy with comfortable detachment.
10. Word: Defy (विरोध करना)
Pronunciation: dih-fahy/डिफाइ
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning:
a. openly resist or refuse to obey.
b. appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something.
Synonyms: disobey, disregard, challenge, ignore
Antonyms: obey, comply, surrender
Use in a Sentence: They believe it is essential to defy convention.