English Vocab

1. Eerie (adjective) : (Strange and mysterious) (भयानक, अजीब)

Synonyms: Creepy, Haunting, Spooky, Uncanny, Weird, Bizarre, Mysterious

Antonyms: Normal, Ordinary, Predictable, Unexceptional, Reassuring

Example: There was an eerie silence on our early morning walk through the cemetery.

Related words: Eerily (adverb) Eeriness (noun)

2. Farce (noun) : (A ridiculous situation or event) (स्वांग, तमाशा, ढोंग)

Synonyms: Absurdity, Mockery, Travesty, Sham, Pretence, Masquerade

Antonyms: Seriousness, Solemnity, Staidness, Sincerity

Example: The movie was a complete farce, showing how ridiculous the actors viewed politics.

Related words: Unfarced, (adjective)

3. Sanctimonious (adjective) : (Making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.:) (पाखंडी, धर्माभिमानी)

Synonyms: Hypocritical, Self-Righteous, Unctuous, Pecksniffian, Priggish

Antonyms: Non Judgemental, Meek, Modest, Atheist

Example: Even though the minister had been arrested for shoplifting, he still had the nerve to act sanctimonious in front of the congregation.

Related words: Sanctimoniously (adverb) Sanctimoniousness (noun)

4. Vassals (noun) : (A person holding some similar relation to a superior) (दास, अधीन, सेवक)

Synonyms: Bondsman, Serf, Helot, Slave, Thrall, Liege

Antonyms: Freeman, Lord

Example: Once the vassal’s payment was made and he was released, the noble who owned all of the land would have to find someone else to work his property.

Related words: Vassal (adjective)

5. Annexation (noun) : (The official action of securing something by taking it over, often relating to land) (राज्य-हरण, संयोजन)

Synonyms: Addition, Appropriation, Reunion, Junction, Affiliation, Confiscation

Antonyms: Abandonment, Abdication, Abjuration, Relinquishing, Expulsion

Example: After the annexation is complete, the new city residents won’t have to pay extra taxes to send their children to school.

Verb forms: Annex, Annexed, Annexed

Related words: Annex (verb) (add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation.)

6. Tapestry (noun) : (Used in reference to complex or complicated combinations of things), (जटिल संयोजन)

Synonyms: Complicated, Matted, Mazy, Labyrinthine, Intricate

Antonyms: Straight, Apparent, Categorical, Conspicuous

Example: The human body is formed by a complex tapestry of DNA, which is highly complicated and precise.

Related words: Tapestried (adjective)

7. Myriad (noun) : (Of an indefinite large number) (एक अनिश्चित बड़ी संख्या)

Synonyms: Countless, Infinite, Numerous, Multitudinous, Legion, Swarm

Antonyms: Limited, Measurable, Countable, Finite, Enumerable

Example: The priest urged everyone to thank God for the myriad blessings in their lives.

Related words: Myriad (adjective)

8. Trite (adjective) : (Not interesting or effective because of being used too often) (घिसे-पिटे)

Synonyms: Hackneyed, Banal, Cliched, Platitudinous, Vapid, Ordinary

Antonyms: Original, Fresh, Imaginative

Example: I did not finish the novel because the story’s plot was trite and uninspiring.

Related words: Tritely (adverb) Triteness (noun)

9. Bogged (verb) : (Be prevented from making progress in a task or activity.) (फंसना, कार्य या गतिविधि में प्रगति करने से रोकना)

Synonyms: Obstructed, Hampered, Thwarted, Inhibited

Antonyms: Assisted, Facilitated, Promoted, Expedited, Encouraged

Example: Many great ideas got bogged down in bureaucracy"

Verb forms: Bog, Bogged, Bogged

Related words: Boggy (adjective)

10. Intrusive (adjective) : (Annoying someone by interfering with their privacy) (हस्तक्षेप करने वाले, दखल करने वाले)

Synonyms: Interfering, Meddling, Officious, Tampering

Antonyms: Unobtrusive, Apathy, Unassuming, Modest

Example: The mobile phone is a relatively intrusive technology, interrupting you from what you are doing and demanding attention.

Related words: Intrusive, Intrusiveness (noun) Intrusively (adverb)