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1. ACCRETION (NOUN): (अभिवृधि) accumulation
Synonyms: accession, augmentation
Antonyms: decline, deduction

2. CYNIC (NOUN): (निंदक) nonbeliever
Synonyms: doubter, skeptic
Antonyms: believer, optimist

3. MANEUVER (NOUN): (कौशल) scheme
Synonyms: ptoy, ruse
Antonyms: ignorance, inaction
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4. IMPUDENT (ADJECTIVE): (गुस्ताख) shameless
Synonyms: brazen, audacious
Antonyms: humble, polite


5. INCOMMODIOUS (ADJECTIVE):
(असुविधाजनक) inconvenient
Synonyms: uncomfortable, awkward
Antonyms: convenient, handy

6. PLIGHT (NOUN): (दुविधा) dilemma
Synonyms: quandary, impasse
Antonyms: boon, blessing

7. RATIFY (VERB): (पुष्टि
करना) corroborate
Synonyms: validate, approve
Antonyms: veto, disapprove

8. EXORBITANT (ADJECTIVE):
(अत्यधिक) extravagant
Synonyms: Outrageous, extreme
Antonyms: inexpensive, moderate

9. RUPTURE (VERB): (टूटना) break
Synonyms: breach, split
Antonyms: join, connect
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10. DICHOTOMIZE (VERB): (दो भागों में
होना या किया जाना) separate
Synonyms: articulate, detach
Antonyms: attach, combine

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♦️Daily Vocab Part 34♦️

✅331). Incitement (Noun)
👉Definition: the action of provoking unlawful
behaviour or urging someone to behave unlawfully
👉Synonyms: egging on, urging, goading, spurring
on, motivation, persuasion, inducement
👉Usage: this amounted to an incitement to commit
murder

✅332). Presumably (Adverb)
👉Definition: used to convey that what is asserted is
very likely though not known for certain
👉Synonyms: assume, I expect, I believe, I presume, I
take it, I suppose, I imagine
👉Usage: it was not yet ten o'clock, so presumably the
boys were still at the pub

✅333). Feudal (Adjective)
👉Definition: according to, resembling, or denoting the
system of feudalism
👉Synonyms: antique, archaic, gothic
👉Usage: the feudal system

✅334). Coercion (Noun)
👉Definition: the action or practice of persuading
someone to do something by using force or threats
👉Synonyms:
force, compulsion, constraint, duress, oppression, enfo
rcement, harassment
👉Usage: it wasn't slavery because no coercion was used

✅335). Ruthlessly (Adverb)
👉Definition: without pity or compassion for others
👉Synonyms: merciless, pitiless, cruel, heartless, hard-
hearted, hard, stony-hearted
👉Usage: they fell prey to money lenders who ruthlessly
exploited them

✅336). Sway (Verb)
👉Definition: move or cause to move slowly or
rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to
side
👉Synonyms:
swing, shake, oscillate, rock, undulate, move from side
to side
👉Usage: he swayed slightly on his feet

✅337).Brook (Noun)
👉Definition: a small stream.
👉Synonyms: stream, small
river, streamlet, rivulet, rill, brooklet, runnel
👉Usage: the Lake District boasts lovely lakes and
babbling brooks

✅338).Breach (Noun)
👉Definition: an act of breaking or failing to observe a
law, agreement, or code of conduct
👉Synonyms: contravention, violation, breaking, non-
observance, infringement, transgression
👉Usage: a breach of confidence

✅339). Heeded (Verb)
👉Definition: pay attention to; take notice of.
👉Synonyms: pay attention to, take notice of, take note
of, pay heed to, be heedful of
👉Usage: he should have heeded the warnings

✅340). Rhetoric (Noun)
👉Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking
or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of
speech and other compositional techniques
👉Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, power of
speech, command of language, expression, way with
words
👉Usage: he is using a common figure of rhetoric,
hyperbole

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💢become of

✍🏾Meaning:
If you ask what has become of someone you haven't seen or heard from for a long time, you want to know what's happened to them.

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become of sb
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become of sb
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1. SEDITION (noun) राज-द्रोह

Meaning: conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

Synonyms: incitement, fomentation, provocation, agitation.

Antonyms: submission, appeasement, homage, devotion.

Usage: The extended geographical jurisdiction for offences is being used here not just to cover sedition, but also treason. 

2.  CARTEL (noun)  उत्पादक संघ

Meaning: an association of manufacturers or suppliers with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level and restricting competition.

Synonyms: consortium, alliance, union, confederation.

Antonyms: agnosticism, disunion, separation, distribution.

Usage: In their attempts to stem cut-throat price competition, railway leaders repeatedly formed cartels to set prices and allocate traffic.

3. PECULIARITY (noun) विलक्षणता

Meaning: a strange or unusual feature or habit.

Synonyms: abnormality, eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, oddity.

Antonyms: commonness, casual, normalcy, convention.

Usage: One peculiarity of this artist's pictures was that he used actual gold leaf to make the high lights upon hair, leaves, and draperies.

4. DENT (noun) कटाव

Meaning: a reduction in amount or size.

Synonyms: reduction, depletion, deduction, cut.

Antonyms: boost, enlargement, gain, increase.

Usage: Both increased capacity and competition will allow consumers to pay less, putting a dent into corporate profits.

5. EXTERNALITY (noun) बाह्यता

Meaning: a consequence of an industrial or commercial activity which affects other parties without this being reflected in market prices.

Synonyms: upshot, effect, repercussion, reverberations.

Antonyms: origin, root, source, cause.

Usage: Network externalities occur when markets characterized by network effects fail to allocate resources properly.

6. LEEWAY (noun) स्वतंत्रता

Meaning: the amount of freedom to move or act that is available.

Synonyms: scope, flexibility, liberty, indulgence.

Antonyms: constraint, restriction, inflexibleness, extremism.

Usage: Certainly, the government deserves a significant amount of leeway when it comes to endorsing the current administration.

7. DIRECTIVE (noun) आदेश

Meaning: an official or authoritative instruction.

Synonyms: injunction, enjoinment, prescription, command.

Antonyms: entreaty, petition, plea, appeal.

Usage: The US government has no authority to issue directives to the country's courts.

8. MISGIVING (noun) संदेह

Meaning: a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something.

Synonyms: qualm, doubt, reservation, scruple.

Antonyms: assurance, certainty, certitude, conviction.

Usage: Despite my misgivings, I picked up a box of these today when I filled the new prescription.

9. DEMISE (noun) अंत

Meaning: the end or failure of an enterprise or institution.

Synonyms: disintegration, fall, downfall, ruin.

Antonyms: commencement, onset, launch, inception.

Usage: The services sector is all some regions in the UK have left after the demise of the manufacturing industry.

10. PROSPECT (noun) संभावना

Meaning: the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring.

Synonyms: expectation, anticipation, chance, probability.

Antonyms: actuality, reality, certainty, doubtfulness.

Usage: Maybe the prospect of the landscape turning into a tourist facility will force a political change in the end.

COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH

He prides on his wealth. (Incorrect)
He prides himself on his wealth. (Correct)

She absented from her class. (Incorrect)
She absented herself from her class. (Correct)

I availed of this opportunity. (Incorrect)
I availed myself of this opportunity. (Correct)

I enjoyed during the holidays. (Incorrect)
I enjoyed myself during the holidays. (Correct)
Or, I enjoyed the holidays. (Correct)

He resigned to the will of God. (Incorrect)
He resigned himself to the will of God. (Correct)

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The Hindu Editorial words Series

1. Impediment - अडथळा - sth that delays the progress
2. Implausibility - असंगत - not reasonable

3. Escalate - वाढणे - to make sth greater, worse, more serious

4. Unwieldy - भारी भरकम - difficult to control because of its size

5. Fallout - हार - bad results of a situation

6. Scarcity - कमी - shortage

7. Punitive - दंडात्मक - intended as punishment

8. Renege - प्रतिज्ञा मोडणे - to break a promise

9. Amenable - आज्ञाकारी - easy to control

10. To make deep inroads - create a noticeable effect

11. Incense - राग आणणे- to make sb very angry

12. Volition - इच्छा शक्ति - free will

13. Inundation - बाढ़ - flood

14. Benign - दयालु - kind

15. Renaissance - पुनर्जागरण- revival

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♦️Daily Vocab part 35♦️


✅341). Brinkmanship (Noun)
👉Definition: the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous
policy to the limits of safety before stopping,
especially in politics.
👉Synonyms: risk, hazard, menace
👉Usage: in any game of brinkmanship, it is possible
that one side will collapse suddenly

✅342). Flee (Verb)
👉Definition: run away from a place or situation of
danger
👉Synonyms: run, run away, run off, make a run for it,
run for it, take flight, be gone, make off
👉Usage: to escape the fighting, his family fled from
their village

✅343). Pragmatist (Noun)
👉Definition: a person who is guided more by practical
considerations than by ideals.
👉Synonyms: guide, dedective
👉Usage: hardheaded pragmatists firmly rooted in the
real world

✅344). Impeachment (Noun)
👉Definition: the action of calling into question the
integrity or validity of something.
👉Synonyms: challenge, question, call into
question, cast doubt on, raise doubts about
👉Usage: the prosecutor's detailed impeachment of the
character witness

✅345). Scandals (Noun)
👉Definition: an action or event regarded as morally or
legally wrong and causing general public outrage
👉Synonyms: outrageous wrongdoing, outrageous
behaviour, immoral behaviour, unethical behaviour
👉Usage: a bribery scandal involving one of his key
supporters

✅346). Brazened (Verb)
👉Definition: endure an embarrassing or difficult
situation by behaving with apparent confidence and
lack of shame
👉Synonyms: put on a bold front, put a bold face on it,
be defiant, be unrepentant, be impenitent
👉Usage: there was nothing to do but brazen it out

✅347). Reluctance (Noun)
👉Definition: unwillingness or disinclination to do
something.
👉Synonyms: unwillingness, disinclination, lack of
enthusiasm, hesitation, hesitance, hesitancy
👉Usage: she sensed his reluctance to continue

✅348). Manoeuvre (Noun)
👉Definition: a movement or series of moves requiring
skill and care.
👉Synonyms: operation, exercise, activity, move,
movement, action
👉Usage: snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres
on precipitous slopes

✅349). Succor (Noun)
👉Definition: assistance and support in times of hardship
and distress
👉Synonyms: aid, help, a helping hand, assistance,
ministration, comfort, ease, relief
👉Usage: the wounded had little chance of succor.

350). Anti-apartheid (Noun)
👉Definition: opposed to a policy or system of apartheid.

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Megalomania meanina
obsession with the exercise of power.

synonyms: delusions of grandeur, obsessionalism, grandiosity, grandioseness; 

delusion about one's own power or importance (typically as a symptom of manic or paranoid disorder).

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