vocabulary meaning in hindi

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1. Factotum

Pronunciation: fak-toh-tuh m

Meaning: An employee or official who has various different responsibilities to handle

Synonyms: Retainer, Servant, workaholic, odd-job person

Usage: She might appear as the perfect factotum; and indeed she was.

 

2. Nostrum

Pronunciation: nos-truh m

Meaning: Patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable.

Synonyms: catholicon, elixir, medicine, remedy, treatment, cure, drug

Usage: Riyah gave her sister a nostrum to allay her allergy towards the pollen grains

 

3. Brook

Pronunciation: broo k

Meaning: A natural stream of water smaller than a river

Synonyms: beck, creek, streamlet, branch, river, watercourse, spring

Usage: This brook dried up every year in the summer

 

4. Liturgy

Pronunciation: lit-er-jee

Meaning: A form of public worship; ritual.

Synonyms: observance, rite, sacrament, celebration, ceremonial

Usage: People’s faith is being choked out by the thorns of fabricated liturgy (Source: Church Militant)

 

5. Larceny

Pronunciation: lahr-suh-nee

Meaning: The act of taking something from someone unlawfully

Synonyms: burglary, Crime, stealing, touch, stealing, pilfering

Antonyms: return, pay, reimbursement, compensation

Usage: The larceny is appalling at Kennedy International

 

6. Quixotic

Pronunciation: kwik-sot-ik

Meaning: Not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic

Synonyms: dreamy, foolish, impractical, impulsive, unrealistic

Antonyms: hardheaded, hard-nosed, tough-minded, unsentimental; practical, pragmatic

Usage: Our quixotic prime minister may need Labour to save him in Europe. (Source: The Guardian-20-Feb-2016)

 

7. Quash

Pronunciation: kwosh

Meaning: to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue

Synonyms: crush, pull down, quell, repress, beat, overcome

Antonyms: abet, aid, assist, back, help, prop up, support; foment, incite

Usage: The Punjab and Haryana High Court today refused to quash an FIR registered against two youngsters in a criminal intimidation case. (Source: Chandigarh Tribune)

 

8. Skullduggery

skuhl-duhg-uh-ree

Meaning: an instance of dishonest or deceitful behavior; trick.

Synonyms: crafty; trickery; chicanery; duplicity; guile; perfidy; falsehood

Antonyms: truthfulness; loyalty; trustworthiness; truthfulness; honesty

Usage: The tax is high on years of expediency and governmental skullduggery in arming and feeding and giving harbour to such factions (Source: Firstpost)

 

9. Ludicrous

Pronunciation: loo-di-kruh s

Meaning: Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce

Synonyms: foolish, comical, outlandish, silly, laughable, crazy, funnys

Antonyms: grave, tragic, sensible, logical, reasonable

Usage: Meet the epically ludicrous instrument that uses 2,000 steel marbles to make music. (source: Classic FM)

 

10. Lachrymose

Pronunciation: lak-ruh-mohs

Meaning: Showing sorrow;

Synonyms: sad, teary, weeping, weepy, melancholy, blue, dejected, gloomy

Antonyms: beaming, chuckling, giggling, grinning, laughing, smilings

Usage: While presidents, being also human, may be allowed some display of emotion, they cannot be lachrymose all the time. (Source: Philippine Star)

 

11. Admonish

Pronunciation: ad-mon-ish

Meaning: Warn strongly; put on guard, to caution, advise, or counsel against something.

Synonyms: berate, censure, chide, rebuke, reprimand, scold, warn, hoists

Antonyms: approve, endorse, sanction; applaud, extol, hail, laud, praise, salute, tout

Usage: The two acts of mercy being focused on this March in the Archdiocese of Portland will be to forgive offenses and to admonish sinners. (Source: Catholic Sentinel-15-Mar-2016)

 

12. Tirade

Pronunciation: tahy-reyd or tahy-reyd

Meaning: A speech of violent denunciation

Synonyms: harangue, ranting, screed, sermon, anger, censure, dispute

Antonyms: peace, harmony, agreement, calm, praise, accord, unperturbed

Usage: Australian movie star Rebel Wilson has launched a vitriolic Twitter tirade at a journalist who allegedly “harassed” her sick grandmother. (Source: The New Daily-28-Feb-2016)

 

13. Labyrinthine

Pronunciation: lab-uh-rin-thin, -theen

Meaning: Resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity

Synonyms: intricate, meandering, serpentine, twisting, winding, complex, mazy

Antonyms: simple, straight, blunt, candid, apparent, clear, definite, even, explicit

Usage: The sentences that once sang became so labyrinthine in complexity that the reader got lost in the maze. (Source: The Independent-28-Mar-2016)

 

14. Alacrity

Pronunciation: uh-lak-ri-tee

Meaning: Liveliness and eagerness

Synonyms: alertness, avidity, briskness, cheerfulness, sprightliness, willingnesss

Antonyms: apathy, aversion, slowness, dullness, delay, amble, lethargy

Usage: The Prime Minister asked the party to embrace technology with greater alacrity and enthusiasm

 

15. Laconic

Pronunciation: luh-kon-ik

Meaning: luh-kon-ik

Synonyms: terse, pithy, brief, compact, crisp, curt, succinct

Antonyms: circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy

Usage: Greater difficulty exists to enforce the laconic safeguards of the Aadhaar Act. (source: Medianama.com)

 

16. Amorphous

Pronunciation: uh-mawr-fuh s

Meaning: lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formlesss

Synonyms: irregular, unformed, unshaped, shapeless, unshaped, formless, vague

Antonyms: coherent, ordered, orderly, organized; clear, decided, definite, distinct

Usage: Transmission electron microscopy image showing different levels of crystallinity embedded in the amorphous matrix of the alloy. (source: AZoM)

 

17. Wanton

Pronunciation: won-tn

Meaning: deliberate and without motive or provocation; uncalled-for; headstrong; willful; sexually lawless or unrestrained

Synonyms: Lewd, promiscuous, abandoned, lax, libertine, libidinouss

Antonyms: correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly; innocuous

Usage: The park was full of people fishing and relaxing. I think it’s shocking that they were just walking along carrying out this wanton destruction (Source: lasgow Evening Times)

 

18. Vociferouss

Pronunciation: voh-sif-er-uh s

Meaning: Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcrys

Synonyms: vehement, noisy, clamorous, boisterous, clamant, ranting

Antonyms: noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, still; calm, hushed, subdued

Usage: The invasive gypsy moth is a vociferous eater during its caterpillar phase. (Source: The News Tribune)

 

19. Utilitarian

Pronunciation: yoo-til-i-tair-ee-uh n

Meaning: having regard to utility or usefulness rather than beauty, ornamentation, etc

Synonyms: functional, pragmatic, effective, serviceable, useful

Antonyms: unserviceable, nonfunctional, impractical, unnecessary, useless

Usage: Modern philosophy was by two important “schools” of thought: individualism and utilitarianism. (source: Business 2 Community)

 

20. Vicissitude

Pronunciation: vi-sis-i-tood, -tyood

Meaning: a change or variation occurring in the course of something; interchange or alternation

Synonyms: variation, fluctuation, permutation, alteration, diversity

Antonyms: uniformity, stability, similarity, stagnation, conformity

Usage: However, our ancestors concluded that the vicissitude could be corrected by better government. (Source: Patriot Post)

 

21. Upbraid

Pronunciation: uhp-breyds

Meaning: Express criticism towardss

Synonyms: admonish, berate, chide, blame, reams

Antonyms: approve, forgive, laud, compliment, praise

Usage: approve, forgive, laud, compliment, praise

 

22. Vilify

Pronunciation: vil-uh-fahy

Meaning: Spread negative information about

Synonyms: defame, malign, mistreat, jinx, slander

Antonyms: favour, glorify, laud, exalt, praise

Usage: The pair have since been vilified for their actions and have been accused of being “spiteful”. (Source: Belfast Telegraph)

 

23. Desiccate

Pronunciation: des-i-keyts

Meaning: Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; to dry thoroughly

Synonyms: preserve, dehydrate, keep, divest, drain

Antonyms: dampen, grow, moisten, expand, soak

Usage: As an organic farmer, he couldn’t use a chemical to desiccate the wheat, and it’s highly unlikely the rabbi would have allowed it anyway. (source: ew York Times)

 

24. Smitheeens

Pronunciation: smith-uh-reenz

Meaning: A collection of small fragments considered as a whole

Synonyms: chunk, atom, crumb, iota, fraction

Antonyms: entire, total, lot, whole, complete

Usage: Two main classrooms were “smashed to smithereens”, with the school swimming pool caved in and tennis courts destroyed. (Source: Waikato Times)

 

25. Whimper

Pronunciation: hwim-per, wim

Meaning: to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds

Synonyms: moan, weep, blubber, fuss, snivel

Antonyms: bawl, bark, clamor, shriek, rout

Usage: The Broadcast Media Law ended with a whimper yesterday but there was still time for a last tussle in Congress (Source: Buenos Aires Herald)

 

26. enthrall

Pronunciation: en-thrawl

Meaning: Hold spellbound

Synonyms: beguile, bewitch, enchant, intrigue, rivet

Antonyms: bore, disgust, incite, repel, liberate

Usage: It was his oratory, imbedded with moral values of mankind, that did enthrall not only the senior students but also the primary class’ kids (Source: E-Pao.net)

 

27. Catastrophic

Pronunciation: kat-uh-strof-ik

Meaning: of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event

Synonyms: calamitous, cataclysmic, disastrous, fatal, ruinous, tragic

Antonyms: calamitous, cataclysmic, disastrous, fatal, ruinous, tragic

Usage: A Latvian farm worker driving in Scotland for the first time killed a Perthshire father in a “catastrophic” collision (Source: BBC News)

 

28. Zenith

Pronunciation: zee-nith OR zen-ith

Meaning: The culminating-point of prosperity, influence, or greatness. 

Synonyms: acme, apex, apogee, pinnacle, summit

Antonyms: acme, apex, apogee, pinnacle, summit

Usage: Modern Times, released on April 2, 1981, represents the zenith of the brief heavier-rocking period between Jefferson Starship‘s Marty Balin era (Source: ultimateclassicrock.com)

 

29. Zealot

Pronunciation: zel-uh t

Meaning: One who espouses a cause or pursues an object in an immoderately partisan manner.

Synonyms: activist, diehard, fanatic, radical, militant

Antonyms: conservative, moderate, balanced, cautious, gentle

Usage: Iran is bolstering its key ally Syria by sending a paramilitary force full of zealot student soldiers fiercely loyal to the Islamic Republic (source: Daily Caller)

 

30. Writhe

Pronunciation: rahyth

Meaning: To twist the body, face, or limbs or as in pain or distress.

Synonyms: wince, wiggle, agonize, distort, suffer

Antonyms: straighten, uncoil, align, uncurl, unravel

Usage: The prawns are seen wriggling and writhing on the skewers, which are placed on a plate on the table. (Source: The Sun)

 

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31. Wizen

Pronunciation: wiz-uh n; wee-zuh n

Meaning: To become or cause to become withered or dry.

Synonyms: divest, drain, parch, wither, devitalize

Antonyms: fill, grow, expand, moisturize, soak

Usage: After they chewed through my carpet, I started to wizen up. (Source: Top Dog Tips)

 

32. Witticism

Pronunciation: wit-uh-siz-uh m

Meaning: A witty, brilliant, or original saying or sentiment.

Synonyms: gibe, gag, jest, pun, sally

Antonyms: dullness, gravity, seriousness, sobriety, solemnity, stolidity, stupidity

Usage: That witticism leaps to mind as the economics world gushes over India’s new central bank head Urjit Patel. (Source: Barron’s)

 

33. Vincible

Pronunciation: vin-suh-buh l

Meaning: Conquerable.

Synonyms: conquerable, vulnerable, vanquishable, surmountable, indefensible

Antonyms: unconquerable, defendable, indomitable, invincible, insurmountable

Usage: The core of the team also is the same as the one that proved all too vincible last year. (source: Sporting News)

 

34. Vignette

Pronunciation: vin-yet

Meaning: A picture having a background or that is shaded off gradually.

Synonyms: sketch, picture, illustration, portrait, depiction

Antonyms: original, real, camouflage, substantive, Landscape

Usage: Every Olympic closing ceremony features a small vignette made by the next host city to get people. (SOURCE: SB Nation)

 

35. Vertigo

Pronunciation: vur-ti-goh

Meaning: Dizziness

Synonyms: giddiness, lightheadedness, abscess, wooziness, instability

Antonyms: stability, penetration, gravity, clear-headed, languid

Usage: He can be seen twirling at high speed at the very edge of the roof – which might make those suffering from vertigo want to look away. (Source: RT)

 

36. Usurp

Pronunciation: yoo-surp, -zurp

Meaning: To take possession of by force.

Synonyms: take over, seize, confiscate, expropriate, annex

Antonyms: relinquish, surrender, accede, acquiesce, resign

Usage: Opponents argue that such an approach would usurp states’ rights and create an unneeded new layer of bureaucracy. (source: Baltimore Sun)

 

37. Undulate

Pronunciation: uhn-juh-leyt

Meaning: To move like a wave or in waves.

Synonyms: roll, wave, ripple, swing, oscillate

Antonyms: peaceful, smooth, serene, flat, stick

Usage: The Krall swarm looks absolutely fantastic, the way the ships undulate and move like they are almost alive is wonderfully creepy. (Source: Redshirts Always Die)

 

38. Tyranny

Pronunciation: tir-uh-nee

Meaning: Absolute power arbitrarily or unjustly administrated.

Synonyms: despotism, dictatorship, autocracy, monocracy, autarchy

Antonyms: democracy, republic, liberty, autonomy, compassion

Usage: Majoritarian governments were often thought of as being characterised by the tyranny of the numbers (Source:Kathmandu Post)

 

39. Turgid

Pronunciation: tur-jid

Meaning: Swollen

Synonyms: tumid, inflated, bombastic, tumescent , bloated

Antonyms: deflated, decreased, diminished, contracted, chapfallen

Usage: Returning Griezmann fails to inspire turgid visitors. (Source: FourFourTwo)

 

40. Trepidation

Pronunciation: trep-i-dey-shuh

Meaning: Nervous uncertainty of feeling.

Synonyms: perturbation, uneasiness, agitation, dismay, anxiety

Antonyms: calm, equanimity, contentment, assurance, peace

Usage: Maybe they will encounter other Muslims with less fear, trepidation and, just perhaps, with more friendliness. (Source: Bucks County Courier Times)

 

41. Transgress

Pronunciation: trans-gres

Meaning: To break a law.

Synonyms: infringe, violate, trespass, disobey, contravene

Antonyms: comply, acquiesce, comply, acquire, obey

Usage: The officers should be careful not to transgress human rights. (Source: The Hindu)

 

42. Tranquilize

Pronunciation: trang-kwuh-lahyz

Meaning: To soothe.

Synonyms: soothe, pacify, appease, sedate, sedate,

Antonyms: agitate, incite, commove, perturb, foment

Usage: A buffalo that ran amok near Medical College here on Monday was shot dead as the authorities concerned failed to tranquilize it. (Source: Times of India)

 

43. Sybarite

Pronunciation: sib-uh-rahyt

Meaning: A luxurious person.

Synonyms: hedonist, epicurean, gourmet, bon vivant, wanton

Antonyms: puritan, ascetic, prude, austere, Spartan

Usage: At the top of the list: the duck-fat burger at Sybarite Pig in Boca Raton. (source: New Times Broward-Palm Beach)

 

44. Swarthy

Pronunciation: swawr-th ee

Meaning: Having a dark hue, especially a dark or sunburned complexion

Synonyms: raven, ebony, dusky, sable, brunet

Antonyms: blond, luminous, pallid, pasty, bright

Usage: Terrorist was 29-year-old Islamic radical,” shrieked TMZ’s headline, accompanied by a photo of the swarthy killer. (Source: Mic)

 

45. Surreptitious

Pronunciation: sur-uh p-tish-uh s

Meaning: Clandestine

Synonyms: stealthy, covert, secretive, concealed, sneak

Antonyms: honest, overt, evident, apparent, unconcealed

Usage: The CEO of First in Dallas offered up a large conference room and some office space to our bank for a surreptitious conduct of the examination (Source: Banking Exchange)

 

46. Subterfuge

Pronunciation: suhb-ter-fyooj

Meaning: Evasion

Synonyms: artifice, deception, wile, maneuver, deceit

Antonyms: honesty, openness, artlessness, bluntness, disbursement

Usage: But the court rightly dismissed those arguments, finding them to be mere subterfuge in an effort to block women from getting abortions. (Source: Norwich Bulletin)

 

47. Subservience

Pronunciation: suh b-sur-vee-uh nt

Meaning: The quality, character, or condition of being servilely following another’s behests

Synonyms: servility, obedience, subjection, docility, humility

Antonyms: domination, obstinacy, sovereignty , arrogance, balkiness

Usage: Ordinary people can defeat the Right, but doing so will require ending our subservience to the Democratic Party (Source: Jacobin magazine)

 

48. Suave

Pronunciation: swahv

Meaning: Smooth and pleasant in manner.

Synonyms: urbane, unctuous, courteous, debonair, gracious

Antonyms: gawky, awkward, inelegant, acidulous, brusque

Usage: The Portuguese coach looked suave in a suit as he headed out to his car before being driven away (Source: Mirror.co.uk)

 

50. Stratagem

Pronunciation: strat-uh-juh m

Meaning: Any clever trick or device for obtaining an advantage.

Synonyms: artifice, dodge, manoeuvre, wile, intrigue

Antonyms: counsel, artlessness, advocate, caution, advise

Usage: There is also one other gaping flaw in Smith’s grand stratagem. (Source: Daily Mail)