abjure: (त्यागना) renounce upon oath; abandon forever | abrogate: (रद्द) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
acumen: (कुशाग्र बुद्धि) mental keenness; quickness of perception | adumbrate: (adumbrate) give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade |
alacrity: (तत्परता) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness | anathema: (अभिशाप) solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
antipathy: (घृणा) strong feeling of aversion; dislike | approbation: (अनुमोदन) expression of warm approval; praise |
arrogate: (हथियाना) claim without justification; claim for oneself without right | ascetic: (तपस्वी) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
assiduous: (परिश्रमी) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent | boon: (वरदान) blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request |
brusque: (अशिष्ट) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly | burnish: (चमकाना) make shiny by rubbing; polish |
buttress: (पुश्ता) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence | cajole: (फुसलाना) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
calumny: (अपवाद) false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander | capricious: (मचला) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
clemency: (क्षमादान) mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act | cogent: (ठोस) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive |
concomitant: (सहवर्ती) in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with | conflagration: (आग) large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict |
conundrum: (पहेली) riddle; difficult problem; dilemma | credulity: (crochet) readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
cupidity: (लोभ) greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth | cursory: (सरसरी) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
decry: (दोष देना गूढ़वाचन) express strong disapproval of; disparage | defile: (अशुद्ध) pollute; make dirty or spotty |
deleterious: (हानिकारक) having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous | demure: (संकोची) modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
deprecate: (बिनती करना) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle | deride: (उपहास) ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
desecrate: (अपवित्रा) violate with violence, especially to sacred place | discursive: (तिरस्कार) tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
dissemble: (छल करना) disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of | ebullient: (उबलनेवाला) showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
effrontery: (गुस्ताख़ी) shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity | egregious: (प्रबल) notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
enervate: (कमज़ोर) weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve | ephemeral: (अल्पकालिक) short-lived; enduring a very short time |
eschew: (त्याग करना) avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from | evanescent: (क्षणभंगुर) fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor |
evince: (जताना) show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer | exculpate: (सफ़ाई करना) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
execrable: (घिनौना) very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful | expiate: (expiate) make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt |
expunge: (expurgate) cancel; remove; erase or strike out | extant: (मिटाना वर्तमान) still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct |
extol: (प्रशंसा करना) praise highly; glorify; celebrate | fallacious: (ग़लत) false; tending to mislead; deceptive |
fastidious: (दुराराध्य) difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details | fatuous: (बुद्धिहीन) foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
feral: (विक्षोभ) not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state | fetid: (बेड़ी) unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking |
florid: (दिखौवा) reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented | fractious: (झगड़ालू) inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable |
garrulous: (बातूनी) talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details | gregarious: (यूथचारी) sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others |
hackneyed: (जंगली) repeated too often; over familiar through overuse | hapless: (असहाय) without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy |
harangue: (भाषण) noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression | harangue: (भाषण) noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression |
hegemony: (आधिपत्य) domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others | impassive: (आवेगहीन) without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited |
imperious: (निरंकुश) urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial | impertinent: (धृष्ट) improperly forward or bold; rude |
impervious: (अभेद्य) impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed | impetuous: (अविवेकी) marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate |
impinge: (टकराना) infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make physical impact on; touch | implacable: (कठोरचित्त) incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved; |
inchoate: (अपूर्ण) recently begun; imperfectly formed or developed; elementary | incontrovertible: (मुंहतोड़) indisputable; not open to question |
indefatigable: (अथक) tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action | ineffable: (अकहा) unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech |
inexorable: (निष्ठुर) not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable | ingenuous: (निष्कपट) naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated |
inimical: (प्रतिकूल) unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental | iniquity: (अधर्म) absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness |
insidious: (कपटी) spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap | inure: (तपाना) apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate |
invective: (फटकार) abusive language used to express blame or ill will | inveterate: (कट्टर) deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual |
jubilant: (उल्लसित) happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success | juxtaposition: (मुक़ाबला) act of positioning close together; side-by-side position |
laconic: (मितभाषी) brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words | languid: (निस्तेज) lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
largess: (उदारता) generous gift; money or gifts bestowed | latent: (अव्यक्त) present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden |
legerdemain: (हथकंडा) show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers | licentious: (बेलगाम) amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint |
limpid: (पारदर्शक) clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry | maelstrom: (भंवर) whirlpool; powerful circular current of water |
magnanimous: (उदार) generous; high-minded; chivalrous | malediction: (फटकार) curse; evil speaking; utterance of curse or execration |
malevolent: (कुबुद्धि) having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious | manifold: (कई गुना) various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated |
maudlin: (भावुक) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental | mawkish: (चापलूसीभरा) insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment |
mendacious: (मिथ्या) lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely | mercurial: (सीमाब) capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament |
modicum: (भोजन की थोड़ी मात्रा) limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing | multifarious: (विविध) varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts |
myriad: (असंख्य) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand | nadir: (नादिर) lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically |
nascent: (नवजात) incipient; coming into existence; emerging | nefarious: (नापाक) very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked |
neophyte: (नौसिखिया) recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated | |
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