Wednesday, 28 November 2018

Challenging Words from the Article

*Challenging Words from the Article*
1. Word: Infuriate (क्रोधित करना)
Pronunciation: इन फ्युरीएट / इन्फ्युरीऐट
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: make (someone) extremely angry and impatient.
Synonyms: enraged, furious, annoyed
Antonyms: agreeable, contended, soothed
Use in a Sentence: After the quarrel, Her silence infuriated him even more.
2. Word: Unveil (रहस्योद्घाटन करना)
Pronunciation: uhn-veyl/अन्वैल
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: show or announce publicly for the first time.
Synonyms: reveal, expose, disclose
Antonyms: hide, conceal
Use in a Sentence: The panel will unveil its proposals tomorrow.
3. Word: Fanatical (कट्टर)

Part of Speech: fuh-nat-i-kuhl/फनैटिकल
Meaning:
a. filled with excessive and single-minded zeal.
b. obsessively concerned with something.
Pronunciation:  
Synonyms: zealous, extremist, enthusiastic
Antonyms: impartial, lacking interest
Use in a Sentence: The man is fanatical about healthy eating.
4. Word: Grandiose (भव्य)
Pronunciation: gran-di-ose/ग्रैन्डीओस
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: extravagantly or pretentiously imposing in appearance or style/appearing to be impressive but not really possible or practical
Synonyms: magnificent, impressive, grand, imposing
Antonyms: unimpressive, humble, modest 
Use in a Sentence: Always producing grandiose plans will never work,until you work hard for them.
5. Word: Nitty-grittty (महत्वपूर्ण पहलू)
Pronunciation: nit-ee-grit-ee/निटी ग्रिटी
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: the most important aspects or practical details of a subject or situation.
Synonyms: core, crux, centre, quintessence
Antonyms: exterior, outside
Use in a Sentence: It's time to get down to the nitty-gritty of how much this will cost.
6. Word: Dissident (असहमत)
Pronunciation: dis-i-duh nt/डिसडिन्ट
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
Synonyms: objector, protestor, rebel, mavericks
Antonyms: conformists, believers, followers
Use in a Sentence: The dissidentswere unable to hold meetings or travel freely.
7. Word: Fiercely (उग्रतापूर्वक)
Pronunciation: feers-ly/फीर्स्ली
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning: in a powerful and destructive manner.
Synonyms: furiously, intensely, excitedly
Antonyms: calmly, kindheartedly, peacefully
Use in a Sentence: He was fiercely proud of his family traditions.
8. Word: Hardline (कट्टरपंथी)
Pronunciation: hard-line/हार्ड्लाइन
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: an uncompromising adherence to something (policy etc)
Synonyms: strict, diehard, extreme, tough, inflexible
Antonyms: compromising, flexible, changing
Use in a Sentence: The bank has hardline rules regarding fulfilment of KYC.
9. Word: Lobby (प्रचार करना)
Pronunciation: lob-ee/लाबी
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: seek to influence (a legislator) on an issue.
Synonyms: persuade, influence, sway
Antonyms: prevent, dissuade, repress
Use in a Sentence: The group is trying to lobby against higher taxes.

10. Word: Adjudicate (निर्णय देना)
Pronunciation: uh-joo-di-keyt/अजूडिकैट
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: 
        a. make a formal judgement on a disputed matter.
        b. act as a judge in a competition.
        c. pronounce or declare judicially.
Synonyms: examine, arbitrate, decide, settle
Antonyms: defer, ignore, avoid
Use in Sentence: I have been asked to adjudicate the matter

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