Words to enhance your vocabulary – 8-JAN-2023
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Menacing (adj.)
Meaning- seeming likely to cause you harm or danger (डरावना)
Synonym- Threatening, Ominous, Minatory
Antonym- Auspicious, Harmless, Safe, Promising
Example- The strong dark eyebrows give his face an oddly menacing look.
Bogus (adj.)
Meaning- pretending to be real or true (जाली)
Synonym- Fake, Sham, Spurious, False
Antonym- Real, Genuine, Actual, Honest
Example- On investigation, his claim was found to be bogus.
Crooks (noun)
Meaning- a dishonest person (बदमाश)
Synonym- Outlaws, Rogues, Scoundrels
Antonym- Police, Law, Straighten
Example- The man is a crook and a liar.
Spurious (adj.)
Meaning- false, although seeming to be real or true (जाली)
Synonym- False, Bogus, Sham, Fake
Antonym- Real, Genuine, Valid
Example- He was arrested on spurious corruption charges.
Sheer (adj.)
Meaning- used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of something (निरा)
Synonym- Complete, Unmitigated, Total
Antonym- Moderate, Gradual
Example- The sheer number of questions overwhelmed her.
Retract (verb)
Meaning- to say that something you have said earlier is not true or correct or that you did not mean it (वापस लेना)
Synonym- Recant, Withdraw, Renounce
Antonym- Accept, Acknowledge, Admit
Example- The pilot retracted the plane's landing gear.
Vexatious (adj.)
Meaning- making you feel upset or annoyed (खिझाऊ)
Synonym- Annoying, Bothersome, Irritating
Antonym- Pleasing, Assisting, Helpful
Example- The amendment opens the door to vexatious litigation.
Pose (verb)
Meaning- to create a threat, problem, etc. that has to be dealt with (भंगिमा)
Synonym- Attitude, Submit
Antonym- Withhold, Refrain
Example- This curiosity should make you pose some questions naturally.
Evade (verb)
Meaning- to escape from somebody/something or avoid meeting somebody (बच निकलना)
Synonym- Dodge, Elude, Escape, Avoid
Antonym- Confront, Face, Encounter, Meet
Example- The criminals have so far managed to evade the police.
Crippling (adj.)
Meaning- seriously damaging or harming somebody/something (गंभीर)
Synonym- Ruinous, Disable, Harmful, Damaging
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