obdurate:
/'ɒbdjʊrɪt/;/'ɑbdərɪt/ a. Syn. stubborn; inflexible
(हठी) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion | obfuscate:
/'ɒbfʌskeɪt/ v. Syn. confuse; muddle
(अंधेरा करना) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
oblique:
/ə'bli:k/ a. Syn. inclined
(परोक्ष) having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined | obsequious:
/əb'si:kwɪəs/ a.
(परमुखापेक्षी) slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
obstreperous:
/əb'strɛpərəs/ a.
(प्रचंड) noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry | obtuse:
/əb'tju:s/;/əb'tu:s/ a. Syn. stupid
(कुंठित) lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
odious:
/'oʊdɪəs/ a. Syn. hateful; vile
(घिनौना) hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure | officious:
/ə'fɪʃəs/ a.
(परेशान करने���ाला) marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
ostensible:
/ɒ'stɛnsɪb(ə)l/ a. Syn. apparent
(प्रकट) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown | palliate:
/'pælɪeɪt/ v.
(घटाना) lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
pallid:
/'pælɪd/ a. Syn. pale; wan
(पीला) abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness | panacea:
/pænə'sɪə/ n.
(रामबाण) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
paragon:
/'pærəgən/;/'pærəgɒn/ n. Syn. model
(प्रतिद्वंद्वी) model of excellence or perfection; peerless example | pariah:
/'pærɪə/ n. Syn. untouchable
(अछूत) social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
parsimony:
/'pɑrsɪmənɪ/;/-moʊnɪ/ n.
(बचत) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily | pathos:
/'peɪθɒs/ n. Syn. pity
(करुणा) tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
paucity:
/'pɔ:sɪtɪ/ n. Syn. scarcity
(कमी) scarcity; smallness of number; fewness | pejorative:
/pɪ'dʒɒrətɪv/ a.
(अपमानजनक) tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
pellucid:
/pɪ'lju:sɪd/ a. Syn. transparent; limpid
(पारदर्शक) transparent; limpid; easy to understand | perfidious:
/pə'fɪdɪəs/ a. Syn. treacherous; disloyal
(बेवफ़ा) tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
perfunctory:
/pə'fʌŋktərɪ/ a. Syn. superficial
(बेपरवाह) done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care | pernicious:
/pə'nɪʃəs/ a. Syn. deadly
(सांघातिक) very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
pertinacious:
/pɜrtɪ'neɪʃəs/;/-tn'eɪʃəs/ a. Syn. stubborn; persistent
(आग्रही) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate | pithy:
/'pɪθɪ/ a. Syn. concise
(सारगर्भित) precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
platitude:
/'plætɪtju:d/;/-tu:d/ n.
(साधारण बात) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality | plethora:
/'plɛθərə/ n. Syn. excess; overabundance
(अधिकता) excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
portent:
/'pɔ:tɛnt/ n. Syn. sign; omen; forewarning
(सगुन) omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event | precocious:
/prɪ'koʊʃəs/ a.
(असामयिक) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
primeval:
/praɪ'mi:v(ə)l/ a. Syn. ancient; primitive
(आदिम) ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient | proclivity:
/prə'klɪvɪtɪ/ n. Syn. inclination
(प्रवृत्ति) inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
promulgate:
/'prɒməlgeɪt/ v. Syn. announce
(एलान) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication | propensity:
/prə'pɛnsɪtɪ/ n. Syn. tendency; predilection
(प्रवृत्ति) natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection |
propitious:
/prə'pɪʃəs/ a. Syn. favorable; fortunate; advantageous
(अनुकूल) presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous | prosaic:
/proʊ'zeiɪk/ a. Syn. factual
(नीरस) dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
proscribe:
/proʊ'skraɪb/;/proʊ-/ v. Syn. banish; outlaw
(बहिष्कार करना) command against; banish; outlaw | protean:
/'proʊtɪɛn, 'proʊti:n/ a. Syn. versatile
(बहुरूपिया) versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
prurient:
/'prʊərɪənt/ a.
(कामी) having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something | puerile:
/'pjʊəraɪl/;/-rəl/ a. Syn. childish
(बाल��श) childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
pulchritude:
/'pʌlkrɪtju:d/ n. Syn. beauty; comeliness
(ख़ूबसूरती) great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty | punctilious:
/pʌŋk'tɪlɪəs/ a.
(ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा परिशुद्ध) marked by precise accordance with details |
quagmire:
/'kwɒgmaɪə(r)/ n.
(दलदल) soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself | querulous:
/'kwɛrʊləs/ a. Syn. fretful; whining
(विलापी) habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
quixotic:
/kwɪk'sɒtɪk/ a.
(विलक्षण) idealistic without regard to practicality | rancor:
/'ræŋkə(r)/ n. Syn. enmity; hatred
(विद्वेष) bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
rebuke:
/rɪ'bju:k/ v. Syn. admonish; scold
(फटकार) scold harshly; criticize severely | recalcitrant:
/rɪ'kælsɪtrənt/ a.
(अड़ियल) obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
rectitude:
/'rɛktɪtju:d/;/-tu:d/ n. Syn. uprightness
(ईमानदारी) uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment | replete:
/rɪ'pli:t/ a.
(परिपूर्ण) filled to brim or to point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied |
reprobate:
/'rɛproʊbeɪt/ n.
(नीच) person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples | reprove:
/rɪ'pru:v/ v. Syn. censure; rebuke
(निंदा करना) voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with |
repudiate:
/rɪ'pju:dɪeɪt/ v. Syn. disown
(परित्याग करना) disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of | rescind:
/rɪ'sɪnd/ v. Syn. cancel; annul; repeal
(रद्द कर देना) cancel; make void; repeal or annul |
restive:
/'rɛstɪv/ a.
(अशांत) impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control | ribald:
/'rɪbəld/ a. Syn. wanton; tasteless
(नीच) coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive |
rife:
/raɪf/ a. Syn. current
(व्याप्त) excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use | ruse:
/ru:z/ n. Syn. trick; stratagem
(चाल) trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture |
sacrosanct:
/'sækroʊsæŋkt/ a. Syn. inviolable
(पवित्र) regarded as sacred and inviolable | sagacity:
/sə'gæsətɪ/ n.
(बुद्धिमत्ता) quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
salient:
/'seɪlɪənt/ a. Syn. prominent
(मुख्य) prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs | sanctimonious:
/sæŋktɪ'moʊnɪəs/ a. Syn. hypocritical
(पाखंडी) excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious |
sanguine:
/'sæŋgwɪn/ a. Syn. cheerful; hopeful; ruddy
(आशावादी) cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy | scurrilous:
/'skʌrɪləs/ n. Syn. obscene; indecent
(अपमानजनक) obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach |
serendipity:
/sɛrən'dɪpɪtɪ/ n.
(नसीब) gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck | servile:
/'sɜrvaɪl/;/'sɛrvl/ a. Syn. slavish; cringing
(ग़ुलामी का) slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor |
solicitous:
/sə'lɪsɪtəs/ a. Syn. worried; concerned
(पांडित्याभिमानी) worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern | somnolent:
/'sɒmnələnt/ a.
(निद्रजनक) half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
spurious:
/'spjʊərɪəs/ a. Syn. false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
(नकली) false; counterfeit; forged; illogical | staid:
/steɪd/ a. Syn. serious; sedate
(शांत) sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
stolid:
/'stɒlɪd/ a. Syn. dull; impassive
(आवेगहीन) dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility | stupefy:
/'stju:pɪfaɪ/;/'stu:-/ v.
(चकित) make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to |
surfeit:
/'sɜrfɪt/ v.
(अतिभोजन) eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess | surmise:
/sə'maɪz/ v. Syn. guess
(शंका) guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence |
surreptitious:
/sʌrəp'tɪʃəs/ a. Syn. secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
(छल) secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently | sycophant:
/'sɪkəfænt/ n. Syn. bootlicker; flatterer
(चापलूस) one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man |
tacit:
/'tæsɪt/ a.
(मौन) indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent | taciturn:
/'tæsɪtə:n/ a. Syn. silent
(अल्पभाषी) silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse |
tantamount:
/'tæntəmaʊnt/ a.
(समान) equivalent in effect or value | temerity:
/tɪ'mɛrɪtɪ/ n. Syn. boldness; rashness
(उतावलापन) boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
tenuous:
/'tɛnjʊəs/ a. Syn. thin; rare; slim
(कमजोर) long and thin; slender; having little substance | timorous:
/'tɪmərəs/ a. Syn. fearful
(सशंक) fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
torpid:
/'tɔ:pɪd/ a.
(बेमन) having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed | tractable:
/'træktəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. docile
(विनयशील) easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
transient:
/'trænsɪənt, 'trɑr-/;/trænʃnt/ a. Syn. momentary; temporary; transitory
(क्षणिक) momentary; temporary; staying for short time | transmute:
/træns'mju:t, trɑr-/ v. Syn. convert; transform
(परिणत करना) change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform |
trenchant:
/'trɛntʃənt/ a. Syn. incisive; keen
(कटु) forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen | truculent:
/'trukjələnt, 'trʌkjʊlənt/ a. Syn. belligerent
(truculent) disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
turgid:
/'tɜrdʒɪd/ a. Syn. swollen; distended
(turgid) swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language | turpitude:
/'tɜrpɪtju:d/;/-tu:d/ n. Syn. depravity
(अधमता) depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
ubiquitous:
/ju:'bɪkwɪtəs/ a. Syn. omnipresent
(सर्वव्यापक) being or existing everywhere; omnipresent | unctuous:
/'ʌŋktjʊəs/ a. Syn. oily; bland
(जोशीला) oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness |
upbraid:
/ʌp'breɪd/ v. Syn. reprimand; criticize; scold
(फटकारना) severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply | usurp:
/'jʊzəp/ v. Syn. appropriate
(हड़पना) seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority |
vacillate:
/'væsɪleɪt/ v. Syn. waver; fluctuate
(डोलना) sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate | vacuous:
/'vækjʊəs/ a. Syn. empty; inane
(असार) empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant |
vapid:
/'væpɪd/ a. Syn. dull
(नीरस) dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor | variegated:
/'vɛərɪgeɪtɪd/ a.
(विचित्र) streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful |
venerate:
/'vɛnəreɪt/ v.
(पूजा) treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of | veracity:
/və'ræsɪti/ n. Syn. truthfulness
(सच्चाई) truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies |
verdant:
/'vɜrdənt/ a.
(सब्ज़) green; full of juice in vegetation | vex:
/vɛks/ v. Syn. annoy; distress
(खीझाना) annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to |
vicarious:
/vɪ'kɛərɪəs/ a.
(vicarious) acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand | vicissitude:
/vɪ'sɪsɪtud/ n.
(अन्याय) change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation |
vilify:
/'vɪlɪfaɪ/ v. Syn. slander
(गालियां देना) debase; degrade; spread negative information about | viscous:
/'vɪskəs/ a. Syn. sticky; gluey
(चिपचिपा) sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
vitriolic:
/vɪtrɪ'ɒlɪk/ a. Syn. corrosive; sarcastic
(कटु) harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing | wanton:
/'wɒnt(ə)n/;/wɔ:ntən/ a. Syn. unrestrained; unchaste
(प्रचंड) unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste |
winsome:
/'wɪnsəm/ a. Syn. agreeable; gracious; engaging
(मनोहर) agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way | wistful:
/'wɪstfəl/ a.
(उदास) full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
zenith:
/'zɛnɪθ/ n. Syn. summit
(शीर्षबिंदु) point directly overhead in sky; summit | zephyr:
/'zɛfə(r)/ n.
(हलकी हवा) gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments |
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