English Vocab

1. Contemplate (verb) : (To think deeply or carefully about (something)) (सोच-विचार करना, चिंतन करना)

Synonyms: Cogitate, Consider, Ponder, Deliberate,
Entertain, Ruminate, Muse

Antonyms: Disregard, Ignore, Overlook

Example: When the accountant was asked to contemplate the current budget, he discovered many ways the company could save money.

Verb forms: Contemplate, Contemplated, Contemplated

Related words: Contemplator (noun) Contemplatingly, (adverb) Uncontemplated, (adjective)

2. Ambit (noun) : (An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:) (सीमा, परिधि, दायरा)

Synonyms: Range, Domain, Confines, Realm, Extent, Periphery, Purview

Antonyms: Center, Nucleus, Limitation

Example: The kid who's voted president of her sixth grade class is going to be thrilled, despite her relatively small ambit.

3. Dissimulation (noun) : (The action of covering the truth) (ढोंग, स्वांग)

Synonyms: Deception Deceit Hypocrisy Duplicity Disguise Fraud Concealment Guile

Antonyms: Directness, Honesty, Verity, Probity, Candor

Example: Many anti-government groups believe the president is always conducting acts of dissimulation to deceive the public.

Verb forms: Dissimulate, Dissimulated, Dissimulated

Related words: Dissimulator (noun)

 

4. Muster (noun) : (Gather or bring together) (जुटाना, बटोरना)

Synonyms: Gather, Assemble, Convene, Congregate, Convoke, Accumulate, Cluster

Antonyms: Separate, Disperse, Scatter, Segregated, Disseminate

Example: Tomorrow the teachers will muster for their monthly staff meeting.

Verb forms: Muster, Mustered, Mustered

Related words: Verb Phrases:- muster in (to enlist into service in the armed forces).

muster out (to discharge from service in the armed forces)

Idioms:- pass muster (to pass a cursory inspection.

Unmustered, (adjective)

5. Straddle (verb) : (Extend across or be situated on both sides of.) (एक तरफ से दूसरे की ओर  या दोनों तरफ की स्थित होना)

Synonyms: Bestride, Span, Protrude, Enlarge

Antonyms: Truncate, Curtail, Abbreviate, Abridge, Diminish

Example: He knew he couldn’t straddle the issue any longer and that he would have to choose sides.

Verb forms: Straddle, Straddled, Straddled

Related words: phrase:- straddle the fence (to be in a position of neutrality or indecision)

Straddler, noun, Straddlingly, adverb

6. Fusillade (noun) : (A sudden outburst, as of criticism) (भड़ास)

Synonyms: Bombardment, Blitz, Outburst, Transfuse

Antonyms: Intentional, Designed, Plotted, Organize

Example: During the police interrogation, I felt as though the detectives attacked me with a fusillade of questions.

Verb forms: Fusillade, Fusilladed, Fusilladed

Related words: Fusillade (verb)

7. Dire (adjective) : Causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:) (भयानक, गंभीर)

Synonyms: Dreadful, Grievous, Appalling, Ghastly, Terrible, Arduous, Grisly

Antonyms: Humorous, Goofy, Absurd, Flippant

Example: There will be dire consequences if Nirav does not have heart surgery within the next few days.

Related words: In dire straits (in a very bad situation that is difficult to fix)

Direly (adverb) Direness (noun)

8. Morass (noun) : (Any confusing or troublesome situation, especially one from which it is difficult to free oneself.) (एक जटिल या भ्रमित स्थिति)

Synonyms: Confusion, Chaos, Muddle, Tangle, Entanglement, Imbroglio

Antonyms: Clarity, Limpidity, Explicitness, Certitude, Perspicuity

Example: Even the smartest lawyer will find it difficult to find a solution for this legal morass.

Related words: Morass noun (an area of muddy or boggy ground), Morassy (adjective)

9. Shrivel (verb) : (To become reduced to inanition, helplessness, or inefficiency), (महत्त्व खोना, दुर्बल होना, क्षीण होना)

Synonyms: Wither, Shrink, Wane, Diminish, Dwindle

Antonyms: Grow, Expand, Develop, Thrive, Ameliorate

Example: Soaking in the bathtub for too long, the girl’s tiny fingers began to shrivel up like wrinkled sticks.

Verb forms: Shrivel, Shrivelled, Shrivelled

Related words: Unshrivelled, (adjective)

10. Helm (noun) : (A position of control) (नियंत्रण की स्थिति)

Synonyms: Control, Leadership, Direct, Guidance, Hegemony, Domination

Antonyms: Incompetence, Inability, Maladroitness

Example: In the eight years since he took the helm of the world 's biggest drinks company, he has focused increasingly on premium brands that command premium prices.

Verb forms: Helm, Helmed, Helmed

Related words: Phrase:-at the helm of  (In charge, in command,)

Helmless (adjective)