English Vocab

Student’s vocabulary development has a connection with reading ability. Vocabulary knowledge is bound with knowledge about the world and the ability to read well helps students to grasp the meaning of the word within the written text.  So we are providing some English words and their hindi meanings with examples  in our English Vocab section. It will help you to improve your word power.

1. Remunerative  (adjective):Paying a lot of money. (लाभदायक, मुनाफ़ेवाला)

Synonyms: Rewarding, Profitable, Lucrative, Bankable, Worthwhile

Antonyms: Unpaid, Unfavourable, Unprofitable, Disadvantageous

Example: Because Ann really loves money, she will not date a man unless he has aremunerative job

2. Fallibility (noun): The tendency to make mistakes or be wrong. ( त्रुटिपूर्ण, अशुद्ध)

Synonyms:  Errancy, Imperfection, Fault , Unreliable

Antonyms: Perfect, Reliable, Unerring, Correct

Example:  The crime-solving techniques of a couple of decades ago were much morefallible than today’s methods.

3. Indebted (adjective): Grateful to someone because of help that person has given you: (ऋणी होना, आभारी होना, कर्जदार)

Synonyms: Obliged, Beholden, Grateful, Gratitude

Antonyms: Critical, Overlook, Disregard

Example: I will be for ever indebted to people in those roles who encouraged me and who have taken an interest in improving my life. 

4. Subvention (noun) : The provision of assistance or financial support( by govt. or company) (आर्थिक सहायता)

Synonyms:  Grant, Annuity, Assistance, , Endowment, Appropriation

Example:  The association is funded by an annual subvention from the government.

subsidy

5. Cumulative (adjective): Increasing by one addition after another: ( संचयी,  इकठ्ठाहोनेवाला)

Synonyms:  Accumulative, Additive, Conglomerative, Incremental

Antonyms: Regressive, Decrement, Retrograding, Receding

Example: Skin cancer can becaused by the cumulative effect of years of exposure to the sun.

6. Waiver (noun) : An agreement that you do not have to pay or obey something: (छूट,त्याग)

Synonyms: Relinquishment, Renunciation, Disclaimer, Forswear, Remission, Abdication

Antonyms: Approval, Agreement, Permission, Allowance

Example: The college got a special waiver from the municipality  to exceed the building height limit.

7. Augmentation (noun): The action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount. (वृद्धि, बढ़त)

Synonyms: Accretion, Increment, , Addendum, Proliferation

Antonyms: Abatement , Diminution , Decrement, Demotion

Example: For the  augmentation  of attendance at basketball games, the league is giving away free tickets each month.

8. Sluggish (adjective) : Moving, acting, or working with less than usual speed or energy: (सुस्त, मंदगति)

Synonyms: Dallying, Dawdling Creeping, Languid,Tardy.

Antonyms: Expeditious, Active, Vivacious, Kinetic

Example: After staying up all night, the tired teenager was sluggish when morning arrived..

9. Rebate (noun): Money that is returned to you after you pay for goods or services.(बट्टा, घटौती, छूट)

Synonyms: Discount, Deduction, Refund, Abatement , Concession

Antonyms: Surcharge, Escalation, Increase

Example: You will be entitled to a 20 per cent rebate off each standard fare.

10. Harbour (verb): Keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one's mind, especially secretly. (मन में रखे रहना)

Synonyms:  Bear, Cherish, Nurse, Hold

Antonyms: Ignore, Neglect, Overlook, Forsake

Example : He still harbours deep feelings of resentment toward his former employer, who high- handedly fired him without cause

Related forms: Harbour, Harboured, Harboured