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Some words to learn today - Vocab at the BrokenCap

The BrokenCap Coaching Institute Vikas Nagar Gorakhpur.

1. NIMBLY (Adjective) - तीव्रता से अदल
Meaning: having or showing quickness of mind
Synonym: alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever
Antonym: dim-witted, doltish, dopey (also dopy), dorky [slang], dull

Usage: Her nimble fingers make knitting look so easy

2. ENFEEBLEMENT (Noun) - दुर्बलीकरण
Meaning: a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body
Synonym: decaying, declension, decline, degeneration, descent, deterioration
Antonym: comeback, improvement, rally, recovery, recuperation, rehabilitation

Usage: Daily exercise can help to halt some of the enfeeblement that comes with advanced years.

3. INVIGORATE (Verb) - सबल बनाना
Meaning: to give life, vigor, or spirit to
Synonym: amp (up), animate, brace, energize, enliven, fillip, fire
Antonym: damp, dampen, deaden, dull, kill

Usage: The fresh air and sunshine invigorated the children after a long winter indoors.

4. DISENFRANCHISE (Verb) - नागरिकता से वंचित करना
Meaning: Deprive of the right to vote.
Synonym: Opress, shackle, coerce
Antonym: Liberate, release, permit

Usage: Government should disenfranchise the people having the voting identity of two cities/states

5. SCAPEGOAT (Noun) - बलि का बकरा
Meaning: A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings of others
Synonym: Whipping boy, victim
Antonym: Armed man, cocked sparrow

Usage: Rajesh always finds a scapegoat to blame whenever he encountered a problem.

6. COY(Adjective) - संकोची
Meaning: intentionally keeping something secret
Synonyms: bashful, timid
Antonyms: forward, unshy

Usage: She gave me a coy look from under her schoolgirl’s fringe.

7. INCUR (verb) - झेलना
Meaning: become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one’s own behavior or actions.
Synonyms: provoke, earn, arouse, induce.
Antonyms: avoid, shun, elude, evade.

Usage: The surgery wasn’t what scared the sick man, it was all of the medical bills he would incur from the procedure.

8. PANDER (verb) - बढ़ावा देना
Meaning: gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or taste or a person with such a desire or taste)
Synonyms: indulge, gratify, satisfy, yield.
Antonyms: dissatisfy, deny, refuse, disturb.

Usage: She tries to hold on to as much genuine stuff as she can while pandering to fancier tastes.

9. BRACE (verb) - सहारा देना
Meaning: prepare (someone) for something difficult or unpleasant.
Synonyms: nerve, gird, strengthen, fortify.
Antonyms: dampen, deaden, drain, debilitate.

Usage: Along with most of my neighbors in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, I was braced for the presidential transition.

10. SMUG (adjective) - आत्मसंतुष्ट
Meaning: having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements.
Synonyms: bighead, complacency, egotism, vainglory.
Antonyms: diffidence, bashfulness, demureness, shyness.

Usage: Because Rocky had a smug attitude during his meeting with the principal, he projected the image he was proud of his misdeeds.

LOUSY (adjective) - घटिया
Meaning: very bad
Synonyms: awful, horrible
Antonyms: good, great

Example: The pizza was so incredibly lousy that she wouldn’t even give it to her worst enemy.

DERISIVE(adjective)व्यंग्यात्मक
Meaning: mocking and ridiculing
Synonyms: cheeky, scornful
Antonyms: polite, respectful

Example: The bully let out a derisive laugh when mocking his classmate’s nerdy glasses.


GUSSY (verb) - सुशोभित
Meaning: to make someone or something look more attractive or impressive
Synonyms: adorn, beautify
Antonyms: deface, spoil

Example: The museum will put finishing touches on new exhibits and gussy up old ones in time for the grand reopening.

INCERTITUDE (noun) - संदेह
Meaning: Uncertainty; doubt
Synonyms: Confused, Suspicious
Antonyms: Assurance, Belief

Example: The incertitude of his position in life caused him to postpone his marriage.


COGNIZANCE (noun) - हस्तक्षेप, संज्ञान
Meaning: To take notice of and consider something, especially when judging
Synonyms: Awareness, Familiarity
Antonyms: Unfamiliar, Ignorance

Example: The lawyer asked the jury to take cognizance of the defendant’s generosity in giving to charity.


AGGRIEVE (adjective) - पीड़ा देना
Meaning: To make someone unhappy and angry
Synonyms: Offend, Hurt
Antonyms: Please, Praise

Example: They were aggrieved by the continued chiefly control over land.


TRUSS (noun) - बांधना
Meaning: to secure tightly
Synonyms: bind, band
Antonyms: unbind, untie

Example: Police said the couple had been trussed up and robbed before being shot.

VOLITANT (adjective) - तेजी से उड़ना
Meaning: flying or moving about rapidly
Synonyms: floating, soaring
Antonyms: slow, grounded

Example: Volitant birds have taken over the beach and quickly fly about the area looking for food.

PLUNK (verb) - लापरवाही से नीचे रखना
Meaning: to put something down heavily and carelessly
Synonyms: drop, dump
Antonyms: glob, incline

Example: After a long day at work, the exhausted mechanic plunked himself down on the couch and began flipping through the channels.


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