Saturday, March 12, 2016

Vocabulary Words - 13 March 2016

Shared by: Abhigyan Anand

1. Ramification – noun – a development that complicates a situation – जटिलता
Synonym – upshot, excrescence
Antonym – origin, source
E.g. The court’s decision has many unforeseen ramification.

2. Plunge – verb – devotes oneself fully to – डूबना
Synonym – submersion, venture
Antonym – ascent, increase
E.g. He plunged himself into his studies.

3. Jeer – verb – laugh at with disrespect – उपहास
Synonym – deride, scoff
Antonym – compliment, praise
E.g. The crowd jeered at the speaker.

4. Sabotage – verb – destroy property or hinder normal operation – बिगाड़ना
Synonym – undermine, subvert
Antonym – assistance, fix
E.g. Drinking alcohol after a workout will sabotage your efforts.

5. Masquerade – verb – pretends to be someone / something that you are not – स्वाँग रचना
Synonym – personation, facade
Antonym – openness, reality
E.g. He is masquerading as an expert on the internet.

6. Dilapidated – adjective – damaged, broken down – टूटा फूटा
Synonym – ramshackle, shabby
Antonym – neat, repaired.
E.g. The dilapidated house on our street is sure to lower the property values of the homes in our neighborhood.

7. Beseech –verb – ask for /request earnestly – हाथ जोड़ना
Synonym – call upon, plead
Antonym – command, refuse
E.g. The toddler decided to beseech his mother until she gave him a cookie.

8. Efficacy – noun – power to produce a desired effect – क्षमता
Synonym – effectiveness, efficiency
Antonym – failure, inability
E.g. In order to test the efficacy of its new security system, the bank staged a fake robbery.

9. Futile – adjective – producing no result or effect – व्यर्थ
Synonym – sterile, delusive
Antonym – productive, effective
E.g. The losing team made a futile effort to catch up to their opponent.

10. Embezzle – verb – to take property or funds one has been entrusted to keep – गबन करना
Synonym – misappropriate, peculate
Antonym – reimburse, return
E.g. The conman planned to embezzle the funds he helped the charity raise.

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