English Vocab

1. Piquant (adj): Sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or senses. (चटपटा, सरस)

Synonyms: Spicy, Pungent, Salty, Savoury

Antonyms: Insipid, Zestless, Bland

Example: The piquant cuisine of India boasts some highly spiced dishes.

2. Extrapolate (verb): To guess or think about what might happen using information that is already known: (वाग्विस्तार,  बहिर्वेशन करना)

Synonyms: Infer, Generalize, Interpolate, Guess, Assume, Project

Example: Speaking about global warming, she said that time periods of 15 and even 30 years are too brief to extrapolate changes in climate patterns.

Related: Extrapolated, Extrapolated

 

3. Ramification (noun): A complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event. (जटिलता, परिणाम)

Synonyms: Consequence, Result, Aftermath, Outcome, Effect

Example: Have you considered all the ramifications of your decision?

   

4. Impunity (noun): Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action. (दण्ड मुक्ति)

Synonyms: Immunity, Indemnity, Amnesty, Exemption

Antonyms: Incarceration, Imprisonment,  Susceptibility

Example: You cannot flout a law with impunity.

5. Contemporary (adj): Belonging to or occurring in the present. (आधुनिक, हाल का)

Synonyms: Modern, Present, Current, Extant

Antonyms: Old, Past, Antiquated, Obsolete

Example: Contemporary medicine is much more effective than the medicines produced twenty years ago.

6. Ensconce (verb): To put into a hiding place. (छिपाना)

Synonyms: Conceal, Hide, Entrench, Disguise

Antonyms: Uncover, Reveal, Unveil, Expose

Example: I ensconced  the spare house key in a place where no intruder would think to look.

Related: Ensconced, Ensconced

7. Transmute (verb): Change in form, nature, or substance. (बदल देना)

Synonyms: Mutate, Alter, Change, Transpose, Alchemize

Example: After years of therapy, the woman was able to transmute her negative thoughts into positive ones.

Related: Transmuted, Transmuted

 

8. Daunting (adj): Seeming difficult to deal with in prospect. (कठिन, भयभीत करने वाला)

Synonyms: Formidable, Disconcerting, Intimidating, Fearsome

Antonyms: Emboldening, Encouraging, Heartening

Example: A daunting task.

  

9. Meander (verb): To move about from place to place aimlessly. (दिशाहीन घूमना)

Synonyms: Ramble, Wander, Roam, Stroll

 Example: Theatregoers  are meandering around the lobby waiting for the play to start.

Related: Meandered, Meandered

10. Gory (adj): Involving or showing violence and bloodshed. (रक्तमय)

Synonyms: Sanguinary, Slaughterous, Ghastly, Grisly

Antonyms: Pleasing, Delightful, Charming

Example:  I’m afraid most operations look pretty gory.