English Vocab 16 By Anoop Verma Sir

1. Exhortation (noun): An address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something. (प्रबोधन/प्रबोधन)

• Synonyms: Urging, Encouragement, Persuasion, Insistence. 
• Antonyms: Ignorance, Avoidance.

Example: The purpose of most commercials is to exhort consumers to buy a particular product or service.

Verb forms: Exhort, Exhorted, Exhorted.

Related words:

Exhort (verb) - प्रबोधित या प्रेरित करना

2. Implication (noun): Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)/a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred. (आशय /निहितार्थ)

• Synonyms: Suggestion, Inference, Insinuation, Hint, Indication.
• Antonyms: Directness, Straightness.

Example: The belt in my father’s hand was a clear implication I was in trouble.

Verb forms: Implicate, Implicated, Implicated.

Related words:

Implicate (verb) -  निहित होना

3. Desist (verb): Stop doing something; cease or abstain. (निवृत्त होना /छोड़ना)

• Synonyms: Abstain, Refrain, Forbear, Hold Back, Stop, Cease, Avoid.
• Antonyms: Continue, Persist, Endure, Carry On, Keep On.

Example: The document from the court orders the magazine to desist from publishing false stories about the actor.

Verb forms: Desist, Desisted, Desisted.

4. Laudatory (adjective): Expressing praise and commendation. (प्रशंसात्मक)

• Synonyms: Complimentary, Congratulatory, Praising, Acclamatory, Commendatory, Admiring.
• Antonyms: Blaming, Castigating, Critical, Condemning.

Example: The laudatory announcement praised the team’s efforts during the championship game.

Verb forms: Laud, Lauded, Lauded.

Related words:

Laud (verb) – प्रसंशा करना

Laudable (adjective) – प्रशंसनीय

Laudably (adverb) - सराहनीय रूप से

5. Rationale (adjective): A set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief. (तर्काधार/औचित्य)

• Synonyms: Reasoning, (Logical) Basis, justification, Principle.

Example: The judge asked the young man to explain his rationale for stealing a police car.

Verb forms: Rationalize, Rationalized, Rationalized.

Related words:

Rationalize (verb) - तर्कसंगत व्याख्या करना

Rationalism (noun) – तर्कवाद

6. Presumably (adverb): Used to convey that what is asserted is very likely though not known for certain. (अनुमानतः)

• Synonyms: Apparently, Probably, Supposedly, Presumptively, Assumedly.
• Antonyms: Certainly, Definitely.

Example: Older elephants teach younger ones how to behave, and presumably about the landscape and foodstuffs.

Verb forms: Presume, Presumed, Presumed.

Related words:

Presumed (adjective) – परिकल्पित

7. Feasibility (noun): The state or degree of being easily or conveniently done. (सम्भाव्यता/होने की संभावना) 

• Synonyms: Practicability, Workability, Viability, Achievability, Attainability, Reasonableness.
• Antonyms: Impossibility, Improbability.

Example: If waking up early isn't feasible for you, then why did you take the morning shift?

Related words:

Feasible (adjective) – सम्भाव्य    

8. Eradication (noun):  To do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots (उन्मूलन) 

• Synonyms: Annihilation, Elimination, Extermination, Alleviation
• Antonyms: Inclusion, Addition

Example: If we want to eradicate the growing problem of cheating in schools, parents and communities must get behind teachers.

Verb forms: Eradicate, Eradicated, Eradicated.

Related words:

Eradicate (verb) - उन्मूलन करना 

9. Salience (noun): The quality of being particularly noticeable or important; (प्रमुखता/विशेषता)

• Synonyms: Prominence, Eminence, Importance, Distinction, Notability.
• Antonyms: Unimportance, Nadir.

Example: Without all of the salient data, it will be impossible for the accountant to prepare tax returns.

Related words:

Salient (adjective) -  प्रमुख

10. Regressive (adjective): Returning to a former or less developed state.   (प्रतिगामी)

• Synonyms: Back, Rearward, Inverted.
• Antonyms: Developing, Forward, Ahead, Progressive.

Example: While my students did well on the algebra quiz last week, this week’s test scores are much lower and show a great deal of regression.

Related words:

Regression (noun) - प्रतिगमन 

11. Burgeon (verb): Begin to grow or increase rapidly.  (फैलना/बढ़ना)

• Synonyms: Prosper, Blossom, Grow, Flourish, Expand.
• Antonyms: Decline, Decrease, Diminish, Lessen, Shrink.

Example: Since people are becoming more and more dissatisfied with public schools, the number of charter schools is expected to burgeon within the next five years.

Verb forms: Burgeon, Burgeoned, Burgeoned.

12. Bereft (adjective): Deprived of or lacking (something)/ sorrowful through loss or deprivation (वंचित होना) 

• Synonyms: Deprived, Devoid, Lacking, Bereaved, Destitute.
• Antonyms: Flourished, Prospered.

Example: The car accident left Jeremiah bereft of the ability to move because of a spinal cord injury.

13. Dismay (verb): Cause (someone) to feel concern and distress/ concern and distress caused by something unexpected. (हतोत्साहित करना /निराशकरना)

• Synonyms: Appall, Horrify, Shock, Shake.
• Antonyms: appease, Delight, Please, Embolden.

Example: To the dismay of the police, the bank robbers were able to escape.

Verb forms: Dismay, Dismayed, Dismayed.

Related words:

Dismayed (adjective) - हतोत्साहित

14. Callous (adjective): Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others. (कठोर/संवेदनाहीन)   

• Synonyms: Heartless, Unfeeling, Apathetic, Indifferent, Insensitive.
• Antonyms: Caring, Compassionate, Concerned.

Example: Despite her wealth, the old lady was a callous woman who never gave to anyone in need.

Related words:

Callously (adverb) - संवेदनाहीन ढंग से

Callousness (noun) - निर्दयता

15. Clamor (verb): Shout loudly and insistently/ utter or proclaim insistently and noisily.  (चिल्लाना/शोर मचाना)   

• Synonyms: Scream, Shriek, Roar, Noise, Outcry.
• Antonyms: Calm, Order, Peace, Silence, Harmony.

Example: Production companies release movie trailers so people will be intrigued and clamor to watch the entire film.

Verb forms: Clamor, Clamored, Clamored.

16. Accrue (verb): Be received by someone in regular or increasing amounts over time./ accumulate or receive (payments or benefits) over time.(एकत्रित होकर मिलना/प्राप्ति होना)

• Synonyms: Accumulate, Collect, Gather, Build Up, Amass, Augment.
• Antonyms: Disperse, Dissipate, Decrease, Diminish.

Example: The benefits of following a healthy lifestyle will accrue over time.

Verb forms: Accrue, Accrued, Accrued.

Related words:

Accruement (noun) – संग्रहण