Sunday, 20 August 2017

vocab

1)Demarcate  (Verb) (हदबंदी करना) - de-mar-cateMeaning - to mark the limits or boundaries of something
Synonyms -
delimit, restrict, confine, bound
Antonyms - connect, join, unite
Example -
The farmer was determined to demarcate his fields in an effort to keep out his neighbor’s cattle.
2)Inundation (Noun) (सैलाब) -   in-un-da-tion
Meaning - 
an overwhelming abundance of people or things.
Synonyms -
deluge, overflow, avalanche, flood
Antonyms -
desiccate, drought, outflow
Example -
She is the type of teacher who likes to inundate students with projects and extra work.
3)Precarious (Adjective) (अनिश्चित) - pri-kair-ee-us
Meaning - 
unstable, dangerous or difficult
Synonyms -
sensitive, risky, insecure
Antonyms -
safe , stable, certain
Example -
The economy is looking precarious as our currency becomes less valuable.
4)Prevailed (Verb) (प्रबल) - pre-veyld
Meaning -
prove more powerful or superior , to beat in a difficult contest or battle
Synonyms - reign, abound
Antonyms - lose, surrender
Example -
Truth and justice usually prevail at the end of all superhero movies.
5)Overhaul (Verb) ( निरीक्षण करना,पूरी जाँच करके मरम्मत करना  ) - o-ver-haul
Meaning -
to assess and replace with something better or newer
Synonyms - repair , refurbish , recondition
Antonyms - injure , rupture , scratch 
Example -
After more than half of her class failed their exam, the teacher reevaluated her teaching methods and started a complete overhaul of every worksheet and assignment.
6)Caveat ( Noun) (चेतावनी) -  ca-ve-at
Meaning -
a warning of the limits of a particular agreement or statement
Synonyms -
caution, monition
Example -
The caveat of the contract includes a penalty fee if the loan is not repaid on time.
7)Resurgence (Noun)(पुनरुत्थान) -re-sur-gence
Meaning -
an increase or revival after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence
Synonyms - 
recovery, rebirth
Antonyms - failure
Example -
Within the past decade, a resurgence of terrorism seems to plague the world due to ISIS.
8)Instinctively (Adverb) (सहज) -  in-stinc-tive-ly
Meaning -
unlearned and done without thought or reasoning
Synonyms -
naturally, intuitively
Example -
Breathing is instinctive because nobody has to teach you how to do it.
9)Tinkering (Verb) (फेरबदल) -  tink-er-ing
Meaning -
attempting to fix something without the required knowledge or skill
Synonyms -
niggle, putter
Antonyms - break, destroy
Example -Tinkering
 with your computer is more likely to harm it than fix it if you don’t know what you’re doing.
10)Deftly (Adverb) (चतुराई) - deft-ly
Meaning -
in a way that is neatly skilful and quick in movement
Synonyms -
cautiously, elegantly
Antonyms - strongly, uncarefully
Example -
The musician was able to play the harmonica and the piano at the same time deftly.
11)Unbridled (Adjective) (निरंकुश) - un-brahyd-ld
Meaning -
 not restrained
Synonyms -
uncontrolled, crazy
Antonyms - unconstrained
Example -Unbridled
 ambition led the man to success since there was no one to hold him back from his dreams.

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