mahendras

Subscribe Mahendras Youtube Channel | Join Mahendras Telegram Channel | Like Mahendras Facebook Page | Online Admission | Download Mahendras App

Now Subscribe for Free videos

Subscribe Now

Vocabulary - 18.06.2016

Mahendra Guru

Vocabulary - 20.06.2016
1. OBSCURE (ADJECTIVE): not clear or plain

Synonyms: mysterious, enigmatic

Antonyms: obvious, explicit

Example Sentence: 

Today’s sighting is the first time Dr. Dey has ever seen the obscure family of insects.


2. RESPLENDENT (ADJECTIVE): bright, dazzling and impressive

Synonyms: splendid, lustrous Antonyms: dull, gloomy

Example Sentence: 

The peacock is a very showy bird with resplendent plumage in multiple shades of blues and greens.


3. IMPETUOUS (ADJECTIVE): acting without thinking

Synonyms: ardent, subitaneous Antonym: circumspect, considerate

Example Sentence: 

Even though Mr. Abbas was rumored to be impetuous, he actually put a great deal of thought into making important decisions.


4. PIQUE (VERB): anger, irritation

Synonyms: tiff, ruckus Antonyms: delight, joy

Example Sentence:

This seemed to pique general curiosity, and quite a number of people began to run.


5. INCANTATION (NOUN): supposed magical words

Synonyms: hymn, hocus-pocus Antonyms: reality, truth

Example Sentence: 

If Ms. Priyanshi wants to open the cave door, he must read the incantation on the scroll.


6. HAGGLING (NOUN): bargaining

Synonyms: dealings, trading Antonym: concur, comply

Example Sentence:

I dropped in there while Marcox, the son of Marco, was haggling with a shopkeeper over a quarter of a pound of salt, and asked for change for a twenty-dollar gold piece.


7. UNOBTRUSIVELY (ADVERB): inconspicuously, not loudly

Synonyms: conservatively, unofficially Antonyms: publicly, audibly

Example Sentence: 

He muttered unobtrusively somewhere deep down in his throat something about having done his military service in the French artillery.


8. DISARMING (ADJECTIVE): charming

Synonyms: irresistible, saccharine Antonyms: despicable, disgusting

Example Sentence: 

He responded at once by presenting himself at her home with all his disarming naiveté.


9. ELOQUENT (ADJECTIVE): to speak beautifully or express clearly

Synonyms: grandiloquent, magniloquent Antonyms: introverted, inarticulate

Example sentence: 

According to Mr. Rahman, Mr. Pratik, is an eloquent spokesman who leads his team simply with his words.


10. ESTRANGEMENT (NOUN): a strange of being unfriendly

Synonyms: disunity, alienation Antonyms: juncture, friendliness 

Example Sentence: 

He had every reason given him to be so, but he was not; and solely on his side, an estrangement began to arise between them.









Copyright © 2023 www.mahendraguru.com All Right Reserved by Mahendra Educational Pvt . Ltd.