Thursday, April 30, 2015

Vocabulary


Sr. No.
Word
Meaning
Example
Synonyms
1
Contention
कंटेंशन
विवाद
IOC President Thomas Bach categorically denied on Monday that India was in Contention to host the 2024 Olympics.

2
Passersby
राहगीरों

Eg.1 "passersby grappled with the man after the knife attack"

Eg. 2 Real  grapple with Javier Dilemma.

3
Grapple
पकड़ना, बंदी करना, सुनना, ग्रहण करना, लगना
catch, hold, seize, capture, hold on, grapple

4
Dilemma
दुविधा, रहस्य, संदेह,
dilemma, suspense, doubt, abeyance, shilly-shally
5
Rev Up
फिरना, धूमना, चक्कर खाना
Maruti to rev up with 800 CC diesel engines.

6
Harping

रट लगाना, वीणा बजाना
Nepal’s wellbeing is in India’s interest, stop harping on how much we are helping.
7
Devastated
तबाह

Nepal has been devastated by the huge 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck on Saturday.

8
Disarray
दिसाररय
अव्यवस्था, हलचल, हुल्लड़, हल्ला
Nepal was in political & economic disarray before quake shattered buildings lives.
disorder, disarray, confusion, lawlessness, bedlam, huddle
9
Abandoned
अबंदोनेद
सुनसान, वीरान, सूना,
People anxious, roads & hotels abandoned.

10
Expedition
एक्सपीडिशन
अभियान, सैनिक कार्यवाही,
The women who started the expedition on April 20 where on their way to the Everest base camp at debouche.
campaign, drive, expedition, sledding, action

11
Agony
एगनी
व्यथा, पीड़ा, कष्ट
No end to agony for kin of victims
soreness, agony, distemper, anguish, grief, pain
12
kin
परिवार, घर, बांधव, परिजन
kin, family, kindred, clan

13
Adjournments
अद्जोर्न्मेंट्स
स्थगन, विलंबन,

postponement,
14
Gag order
चुप रहने का आदेश
There is no gag order on the prime minister

15
Propensity
प्रवृत्ति, झुकाव
Human beings are distractible bunch and their Propensity to be elsewhere, mentally speaking, is particularly dangerous when there are motoring.
trend, tendency, propensity, aptitude, diathesis, inclination

16
Relentless
रेलेन्टलेस्स
दयाहीन, निर्दय


Through relentless campaigning and exemplary use of social media.
relentless, ruthless, uncharitable, merciless, brutal, unrelenting

17
Exemplary
एक्सएमप्लार्य
अनुकरणीय, अनुसरणीय,
exemplary, imitable

18
Conjoint
कजोईन्ट
सम्मिलित, संयुक्त, संगठित
We cannot prevent earthquakes, but conjoint saarc- wide planning & action could soften the blow.
composite, united, adjunct, agglutinate, coalescent, conjoint
19
Gasping
गस्पिन्ग
हांफते
Painful to see my brother gasping for air.