English Vocab

1. Acronym (noun): An abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as a word: (संक्षिप्त रूप, प्रथमाक्षरी शब्द)

Synonyms: Abbreviation, Acrostic, Contraction, Shortening

Antonyms: Expansion, Elaboration, Full-Form

Example: AIDS is an acronym for “Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome”.

 

2. Democles’ word (adjective): Any imminent, impending, or eventual trouble, danger, or disaster. (सर पर मंडराता हुआ ख़तरा)

Synonyms: Threat, Menace, Peril, Risk, Jeopardy

Antonyms: Safety, Protection, Security

Example: The threat of war has hung over the region like Damocles' sword for nearly a decade

 

3. Discernible (adjective): Able to be seen, recognized, or understood: (देख पड़ने योग्‍य, समझ में आने योग्य)

Synonyms: Detectable, Noticeable, Perceptible, Observable

Antonyms: Imperceptible, Indistinguishable, Hidden, Obscure

Example: Even though Jane used makeup to cover the bruises on her face, the marks were discernible to me.

          

4. Dichotomy (adjective): A difference between two completely opposite ideas or things. (द्विभाजन, बड़ा अंतर)

Synonyms: Contradiction, Incongruity, Polarity, Contrast

Antonyms: Similarity, Agreement, Sameness

Example: The huge dichotomy between the rich and the poor is one factor which separates the country.

 

5. Rabble-rousing (noun): Encouragement that a person gives to a group of people to behave violently or aggressively, often for that person's own political advantage. (भड़काने वाली, भीड़-गर्मजोशी)

Synonyms: Seditious, Provocative, Instigative, Incitive

Antonyms: Dissuade, Deter, Discourage 

Example: Critics have accused him of rabble-rousing.

 

6. Complicit (adjective): Involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong. (बुरे काम में साझेदारी, अपराध में भागीदारी)

Synonyms: Conniving, Crafty, Abetment, Intrigue, Collusion

Antonyms: Forthright, Honest, Open, Straightforward

Example: He did not witness her execution, yet he and the others are complicit in her death.

 

7. Alarmist (noun): Someone who exaggerates a danger and so causes needless worry or panic. (भय उत्पन्न करनेवाला, भय फैलानेवाला)

Synonyms: Scaremonger, Pessimist, Doomsayer

Antonyms: Optimist, Pollyanna

Example: The government has dismissed newspaper reports of 200 dead as being alarmist         

 

8. Dither (verb): Be indecisive. (दुविधाग्रस्त होना)

Synonyms: Hesitate, Falter, Waver, Teeter, Vacillate

Antonyms: Determined, Certain, Steady, Unwavering

Example: Eliza is in a bit of a dither about what to wear for the interview.

Related: Dithered, Dithered

 

9. Persecution (noun): Hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs. (उत्पीड़न, अत्याचार, ज़ुल्म)

Synonyms: Torture, Oppression, Abuse, Victimisation

Antonyms: Succour, Aid, Help

Example: Many people flee from their countries to escape persecution.

 

10. Quell (verb): Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force. (शांत करना, कुचलना, वश में करना)

Synonyms: Suppress, Extinguish, Quash, Subdue

Antonyms: Provoke, Incite, Encourage

Example: Extra police were called to quell the disturbance.

Related: Quelled, Quelled