English Vocab

1. Euphoric (adjective): Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness. (उल्लासमय, खुशी से भरा हुआ माहोल)

Synonyms: Exultant, Jubilant, Ecstatic, Elated

Antonyms: Unhappy, Miserable, Depressed, Dysphoric

Example: When she received her acceptance letter to Harvard, she was in a state of euphoria for weeks.

 

2. Upheaval (noun): Great change, causing or involving difficulty or trouble: (उथल-पुथल, होहल्ला, खलबली)

Synonyms: Convulsion, Cataclysm, Turmoil, Tumult

Antonyms: Peace, Harmony, Calm, Amity

Example: The long garbage strike in 1970 caused much political upheaval.

 

3. Rigmarole (noun): A lengthy and complicated procedure. (नीरस और निरर्थक प्रक्रिया)

Synonyms: Palaver, Fuss, Nonsense, Rubbish

Example: Because the application process does not contain a lot of rigmarole, most applicants can usually complete it within fifteen minutes.

 

4. Bewildering (adjective): Extremely confusing or difficult to understand. (हक्का-बक्का करनेवाला, हैरान कर देने वाला)

Synonyms: Baffling, Puzzling, Disconcerting, Mystifying, Perplexing

Antonyms: Understandable, Explicable, Comprehendible, Enlightening

Example: There is a bewildering variety of garments in the new shop.

 

5. Indictment (noun): Formal statement of accusing someone. (अपराध या कलंक लगाना, अभियोग)

Synonyms: Prosecution, Allegation, Incrimination, Impeachment, Conviction

Antonyms: Acquittal, Exoneration, Ablution, Vindication

Example: The charges on the indictment include murder and attempted murder.

 

6. Presage (noun): Something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event. (पूर्वसूचना, सगुन)

Synonyms: Omen, Portent, Premonition, Prophesy, Augury

Example: Dark clouds are normally a presage of a storm.

 

7. Conjecture (noun): An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information. (अनुमान, अटकलबाजी, अन्दाज करना)

Synonyms: Guess, Speculation, Supposition, Assumption, Surmise

Antonyms: Fact, Proof, Truth, Reality

Example:  What will happen next is a matter of conjecture.

 

8. Contentious (adjective): Causing or likely to cause an argument. (विवादास्पद)

Synonyms: Controversial, Disputable, Debatable, Argumentative

Antonyms: Uncontroversial, Complaisant, Cooperative, Conciliatory

Example: If this case goes to court, it could be a contentious trial which might last for months.

 

9. Resile (verb): To stop doing or supporting something or change a decision you made previously: (अस्वीकार करना)

Synonyms: Rebound, Recoil, Ricochet, Reverberate,

Antonyms: Steady, Stay, Remain

Example: He has resiled from both of these commitments.

 

10. On an even keel (idiom): In a calm and stable condition. (एक शांत और स्थिर स्थिति में)

Synonyms: smoothly, uniformly, steadily, unvaryingly

Antonyms: uneven, irregular, unstable,

Example: She sees it as her role to keep the family on an even keel through its time of hardship.