English Vocab 21 By Anoop Verma Sir

1. Assessment (noun):  The action of assessing/evaluating someone or something.  (मूल्यांकन)  
  • Synonyms:  Evaluation, Judgment, Gauging, Rating, appraisal. 
  • Antonyms: Ignorance, Avoidance.
Example: Wanting an assessment of her health, the woman contacted her doctor for an appointment.
Verb forms: Assess, Assessed, Assessed.
Related words:
  • Assess (verb) – आंकना

2. Harness (verb): Make use of something (उपयोग करना)  
  • Synonyms: Exploit, Utilize, Use, Make Productive.
  • Antonyms: Waste, Idle.
Example: To harness the energy of sun, we must use solar heaters. 
Verb forms: Harness, Harnessed, Harnessed.
Related words:
  • Harnessing (adjective) - काम योग्य

3. Perceptible (adjective): Able to be noted or observed (प्रत्याक्ष/सुस्पष्ट)  
  • Synonyms: Noticeable, Perceivable, Detectable, Discernible.
  • Antonyms: Hidden, Imperceptible, Indistinct, Obscure, Unrecognizable, Vague, Ambiguous
Example: As the clouds darkened the sky, there was a perceptible change in the temperature.
Related words:
  • Perceptibly (adverb):(स्पष्ट रूप से)

4. Vulnerability (noun): Auality of being easily hurt or attacked.  (अरक्षितता/भेद्यता)  
  • Synonyms: Susceptibility, Exposure, Endangered. 
  • Antonyms: Safety, Security, Impregnability, Invulnerability.
Example: When the con man looked for targets, he always looked for vulnerable people.
Related words:
  • Vulnerable (adjective) – अरक्षित

5. Crucial (adjective): Of great significance.  (अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण/निर्णायक)  
  • Synonyms: Important, Vital, Deciding, Decisive, Key, Major.
  • Antonyms: Trivial, Minor, Secondary, of less importance.
 Example: If you want to conquer the game of golf, it is crucial that you master the art of the stroke.
Related words:
  • Crucially (adverb) - महत्वपूर्ण रूप से

6. Substantial (adjective): Of considerable importance, size, or worth. (पर्याप्त/ठोस/वास्तविक)  
  • Synonyms: Considerably, Significantly, Greatly, Markedly, Appreciably.
  • Antonyms: Slightly, Insignificantly.
Example: There has been a substantial increase in the number of forest fires this year due to our unusually dry weather.
Related Words:
  • Substantiality(noun) -  स्थिरता
  • Substantially (adverb) -  काफी हद तक

7. Proponent (noun): A person who advocates a theory, proposal, or course of action. (प्रस्तावक/समर्थक)  
  • Synonyms: Advocate, Supporter, Upholder, Exponent, Promoter, Adherent, Endorser.
  • Antonyms: Antagonist, Detractor, Enemy, Opponent, Opposition.
Example: Mark became a proponent of prison reform after being incarcerated for several years.

8. Saddle (verb): Burden (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task. (लादना/ सिर पर मढ़ देना/  परेशानी होना)
  • Synonyms: Burden, Encumber, Lumber, Hamper, Weigh Down.
  • Antonyms: Free, Liberate, Release, Unfetter.
Example: It has become hard to saddle with the issue of demonetizations for the poor people of the country.
Verb forms: Saddle, Saddled, Saddled.

9. Expeditiously (adverb): Characterized by promptness; quick.  (शीघ्रता से/तेजी से)  
  • Synonyms: Rapidly, Soon, Apace, Cursorily, Hurriedly.
  • Antonyms: Idly, Inactively, Quietly.
Example: The man was saved because of the doctor’s expeditious diagnosis.
Verb forms: Expedite, Expedited, Expedited.
Related words:
  • Expeditious (adjective):  शीघ्रगामी
  • Expedite (verb) – जल्दबाजी करना

10. Legacy (noun): Attained, got or received from older generations.  (परम्परा में प्राप्त)
  • Synonyms: Bequest, Endowment, Devise, Heirloom.
  • Antonyms: Self-attained.
Example: Many laws that are irrelevant to modern Indian societies still exist because of the legacy.

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