NGS, 28th Dec.- 02nd Jan., Section- 1

Section- 1
Synonymous words:
1.Garrulity (Noun)
Meaning: excessive talkativeness, especially on trivial matters/ बातूनी 
Synonyms: talkativeness, garrulousness, loquacity, loquaciousness, volubility, verbosity,
Usage: They were irritated by his ungovernable garrulity.
2.Attenuate (Verb)
Meaning: reduce the force, effect, or value of/ कमज़ोर करना/ वैल्यू कम करना 
Synonyms: weakened, reduced, lessened, decreased, diminished, impaired
Usage: Her intolerance was attenuated by an unexpected liberalism.
3.Precarious (Adjective)
Meaning: dependent on chance; uncertain/ जो किस्मत पर निर्भर हो/ अनिश्चित 
Synonyms: uncertain, insecure, unreliable, unsure, unpredictable
Usage: He made a precarious living as a painter.
4..Enervate (Verb)
Meaning: make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality/ थका बना देना 
Synonyms: exhaust, tire, fatigue, weary, wear out, devitalize
Usage: The scorching sun enervated her.
5.Equivocate (Verb)
Meaning: use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth/ सच्चाई छिपाने के लिए स्पष्ट न बोलना 
Synonyms: prevaricate, be evasive, be non-committal, be vague, be ambiguous
Usage: The government have equivocated too often in the past.
6.Assiduous (Adjective)
Meaning: showing great care and perseverance/ मेहनती/ ध्यान से कार्य करने वाला 
Synonyms: diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, sedulous, attentive
Usage: She was assiduous in pointing out every feature.
7.Lassitude (Noun)
Meaning: a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy/ ऊर्जाहीन होना 
Synonyms: lethargy, listlessness, weariness, languor, sluggishness, enervation
Usage: She was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed.
8.Sycophant (Noun)
Meaning: a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage/ चापलूस 
Synonyms: toady, creep, crawler, fawner, flatterer, flunkey, truckler
Usage: He was surrounded by flatterersand sycophants.
9.Infant (Noun)
Meaning: a very young child or baby/ बहुत छोटा बच्चा 
Synonyms: Baby, newborn, young child, little child
Usage: Their first year at infant school.
10.Mortality (Noun)
Meaning: the state of being subject to death/ नश्वर 
Synonyms: Impermanence, temporality, transience, perishability
Usage: the work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of mortality.
11.Hapless (Adjective)
Meaning: unfortunate/ बदकिस्मत
Synonyms: unlucky, luckless, out of luck, cursed, doomed
Usage: The hapless victims of the disaster.
12.Persuade (Verb)
Meaning: induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument/ कुछ करने के लिये समझाना 
Synonyms: talk someone into, coax, convince, make, get, induce, coerce, prompt
Usage: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do
the right thing.
13.Deserters (Noun)
Meaning: a member of the armed forces who deserts/ छोड़ने वाला/ भगौड़ा 
Synonyms: Runaway, renegade, fugitive, escapee
Usage: deserters from the army.
14.Entangle (Verb)
Meaning: cause to become twisted together with or caught in/ उलझना 
Synonyms: Intertwine, entwine, tangle, intertwist, twist, ravel,
Usage: Fish attempt to swim through the mesh and become entangled.
15.Legitimate (Adjective)
Meaning: able to be defended with logic or justification; valid/ वैध 
Synonyms: valid, sound, admissible, acceptable, well founded
Usage: these are legitimate grounds for unease.
16.Echelons (Noun)
Meaning: a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society/ लेवल/ रैंक 
Synonyms: Level, rank, grade, step, rung, tier, plane, order, division
Usage: the upper echelons of the business world.
17.Ambivalent (Adjective)
Meaning: having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone/ जिसमें किसी को लेकर मिक्स्ड फीलिंग्स हों
Synonyms: equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, indecisive, inconclusive, irresolute
Usage: Some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her.
18.Forsake (Verb)
Meaning: abandon or leave/ त्यागना 
Synonyms: abandon, desert, leave, quit, depart from, leave behind
Usage: She forsook her child, giving him up for adoption.
19.Impudent (Adjective)
Meaning: not showing due respect for another person; impertinent/ रूड/ जो सम्मान से भरा न हो
Synonyms: impertinent, insolent, cheeky, audacious, brazen
Usage: He could have strangled this impudent upstart.
20.Inept (Adjective)
Meaning: having or showing no skill; clumsy/ जिसमें कुशलता न हो
Synonyms: incompetent, unskilful, unskilled, inexpert, amateurish
Usage: My attempts at baking were inept but I fumbled
21.Salient (Adjective)
Meaning: most noticeable or important/ मुख्य/ ध्यान देने योग्य
Synonyms: important, main, principal, major, chief, primary, notable
Usage: The salient points stuck out clearly in her mind.
22.Serendipity (Noun)
Meaning: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way/ अच्छा संयोग 
Synonyms: chance, happy chance, accident, happy accident, fluke
Usage: Technical innovation may be the result of pure serendipity.
23.Truculent (Adjective)
Meaning: eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant/ लड़ाकू 
Synonyms: defiant, aggressive, antagonistic, belligerent, pugnacious, bellicose
Usage: The truculent attitude of farmers to cheaper imports.
24.Ramification (Noun)
Definition: a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event/ अंजाम (बुरे)
Meaning: consequence, result, aftermath, outcome, effect, upshot, issue
Usage: Any change is bound to have legal ramifications.
25.Heap (verb)
Definition: put (objects or a loose substance) in a heap/ ढेर 
Meaning: Pile up, pile, stack up, stack, make a pile of, make a stack of
Usage: She heaped logs on the fire.
26.Utterly (adverb)
Definition: completely and without qualification; absolutely/ पूरी तरह से 
Meaning: completely, totally, absolutely, entirely, fully
Usage: He looked utterly ridiculous.
27.Congenial
Meaning: (of a person) pleasing or liked on account of having qualities or interests that are similar to one's own/ मैत्रीपूर्ण 
Synonyms: like-minded, compatible, kindred, well suited, easy to get along with
Usage: I was working with a bunch of congenial colleagues.
28.Strident
Meaning: (of a sound) loud and harsh; grating./ रूखा
Synonyms: harsh, raucous, rough, grating,  rasping, jarring, loud
Usage: A strident voice interrupted the consultation.
29.Confluence
Meaning: the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width/ जहाँ कई चीज़ें मिलें, मुख्यतः नदियाँ 
Synonyms: convergence, meeting, junction,  joining, conflux, watersmeet
Usage: The confluence will take place in December.
30.Lavish
Meaning: sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious/ प्रचुरता से भरा 
Synonyms: sumptuous, luxurious, luxuriant, lush, gorgeous, costly
Usage: He held lavish dinner parties at his home. [18092020]

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

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