Dec. 21- 25, Section- 1

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Synonymous words:

1.Discomfit (verb)

Meaning: Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed/ असहज बना देना 

Synonyms: embarrass, make uncomfortable, make uneasy, abash

Usage: He was not noticeably discomfited by her tone.

2.Laconic (adjective)

Meaning: (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words/ संक्षिप्त 

Synonyms: brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, economical, elliptical

Usage: His laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic.

3.Ossify (verb)

Meaning: Turn into bone or bony tissue/ ठोस बना देना 

Synonyms: turn into bone, become bony, harden, solidify, stiffen

Usage: These cartilages may ossify.

4.Accretion (noun)

Meaning: growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter/ इकठ्ठा करना 

Synonyms: Accumulation, collecting, gathering, amassing, cumulation.

Usage: The accretion of sediments in coastal mangroves.

5.Acumen (noun)

Meaning: the ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions/ अच्छे एवं जल्दी निर्णय लेने की काबलियत 

Synonyms: Astuteness, awareness, acuity, sharpness.

Usage: A gullible young man with little or no business acumen.

6.Ephemeral (adjective) 

Meaning: lasting for a very short time/ जो लम्बे समय तक चले  

Synonyms: Transitory, transient, fleeting, passing. Usage: Fashions are ephemeral:

new ones regularly drive out the old.

7.Inure (verb)

Meaning: accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant/ किसी का आदी होना, मुख्यतः ख़राब चीज़ का 

Synonyms: Harden, toughen, season, temper.

Usage: These children have been inured to violence.

8.Pejorative (Adjective)

Meaning: expressing contempt or disapproval/ निंदा और असहमति दर्शाता हुआ 

Synonyms: Disparaging, derogatory, denigratory.

Usage: Permissiveness is used almost universally as a pejorative term.

9.Tirade (noun)

Meaning: a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation/ कोई लम्बा भाषण जिसमें आलोचना और आरोप हों

Synonyms: Diatribe, invective, polemic, attack.

Usage: She rounded on Nathan with a devastating tirade.

10.Yoke (noun)

Meaning: a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart that they are to pull/ गाड़ी से जुड़ा लकड़ी का एक यन्त्र जो दोनों जानवरों को जोड़े रखता है

Synonyms: Harness, collar, tackle, tack.

Usage: The horses were loosened from the yoke.

11.Umbrage (noun) 

Meaning: offence or annoyance/ ख़राब लगना 

Synonyms: take offence, be offended, take exception, bridle.

Usage: She took umbrage at his remarks.

12.Abysmal (adjective) 

Meaning: extremely bad; appalling/ बुरा

Synonyms: very bad, dreadful, awful, terrible, frightful

Usage: some of the teaching was abysmal.

13.Tawdry (adjective)

Meaning: showy but cheap and of poor quality/ दिखावटी/ ख़राब गुणवत्ता का 

Synonyms: gaudy, flashy, showy, garish, loud; tasteless

Usage: she had cheap, tawdry rings on her fingers.

14.Dross (noun)

Meaning: something regarded as worthless; rubbish/ बेकार 

Synonyms: rubbish, junk, debris, chaff, draff, detritus

Usage: sometimes it's possible to find a little gem amongst the mass-produced dross.

15.Ardour (noun)

Meaning: great enthusiasm or passion/ जोश/ जूनून 

Synonyms: passion, avidity, fervour, zeal, wholeheartedness, eagerness

Usage: she was unaccustomed to being kissed with such ardour.

16.Insouciant (adjective)

Meaning: showing a casual lack of concern/ लापरवाह/ बेफिक्र 

Synonyms: nonchalant, untroubled, unworried, unruffled, unconcerned

Usage: He had an insouciant attitude to their money problems.

17.Dulcet (adjective)

Meaning: (especially of sound) sweet and soothing (often used ironically)/ अच्छा जो सकून दे 

Synonyms: sweet, sweet-sounding, mellifluous, euphonious, soothing, mellow

Usage: record the dulcet tones of your family and friends.

18.Desiccate (Verb)

Meaning: remove the moisture from (something), typically in order to preserve it/ नमी हटाना 

Synonyms: dried, dried up, dry, dehydrated, powdered

Usage: We can use the desiccated coconut for cooking.

19.Pellucid (adjective)

Meaning: easily understood/ स्पष्ट

Synonyms: translucent, transparent, clear, crystal clear, crystalline

Usage: mountains reflected in the pellucid waters.

20.Pariah (noun)

Meaning: an outcast/ निकाला हुआ 

Synonyms: outcast, persona non grata, leper, reject, untouchable

Usage: they were treated as social pariahs.

21.Taciturn (adjective)

Meaning: (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little/ जो कम या न के बराबर बोले 

Synonyms: untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent, unforthcoming, quiet

Usage: after such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose.

22.Perfunctory (adjective)

Meaning: (of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort/ बेमन से करना 

Synonyms: cursory, desultory; quick, brief, hasty, hurried, rapid

Usage: The guards gave a perfunctory look up and down the carriage.

23.Transient (adjective)

Meaning: lasting only for a short time; impermanent/ जो कुछ समय चले 

Synonyms: transitory, temporary, short-lived, shortterm, ephemeral

Usage: A transient post-war baby boom.

24.Reprobate (noun) 

Meaning: an unprincipled person/ कोई व्यक्ति जिसके सिद्धांत न हो

Synonyms: rogue, rascal, scoundrel, good-for-nothing, villain, wretch

Usage: He had to present himself as more of a lovable reprobate than a spirit of corruption.

25.Libertine (noun)

Meaning: a person, especially a man, who freely indulges in sensual pleasures without regard to moral principles/ जो अनैतिक रूप से भोग विलास में लिप्त हो

Synonyms: philanderer, ladies' man, playboy, rake

Usage: His image as an unbridled libertine is a total myth.

26.Sedulous (adjective)

Meaning: (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence/ मेहनती/ केयरफुल 

Synonyms: diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, assiduous

Usage: He watched himself with the most sedulous care.

27.Intrepid (adjective)

Meaning: fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)/ जिसमें डर न हो

Synonyms: fearless, unafraid, undaunted, dauntless, undismayed

Usage: The intrepid band braved a precipitous mountain track.

28.Morose (adjective) 

Meaning: sullen and ill-tempered/ उदास/ बदमिजाज़ 

Synonyms: sullen, sulky, gloomy, bad-tempered, illtempered

Usage: She was morose and silent when she got home.

29.Demur (verb)

Meaning: raise objections or show reluctance/ ऑब्जेक्शन करना/ अनिच्छा दिखाना 

Synonyms: raise objections, object, take exception, take issue

Usage: Normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred.

30.Equipoise (noun)

Meaning: balance of forces or interests/ बैलेंस 

Synonyms: equilibrium, balance, evenness, symmetry, parity

Usage: This wine represents a marvellous equipoise of power and elegance.

Note- Though the words are synonymous, their meanings and usages may be different. Please, consult a good dictionary to know them!