English Vocab

1. Pursuant to (adverb): In accordance with (a law or a legal document or resolution). (के अनुसार, के मुताबिक़)

Synonyms: In consonance with, In line with,

Conforming to, In accordance with, In agreement with

Example: The local authority applied for care orders pursuant to section 31 of the Children Act 1989

2. Predicate (verb): Found or base something on. (निश्चयपूर्वक कहना, निर्दिष्ट करना)

Synonyms: Ground, Rest, Base, Postulate

Example: All the social sciences are predicated on the notion that individuals are not isolated

Related: Predicated, Predicated

3. Exigency (adjective): An urgent need or demand. (ज़रूरत, अत्यावश्यकता)

Synonyms: Need, Demand, Requirement, Want

Antonyms: Unimportance, Inessential

Example: women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it

4. Prerequisite (noun): A thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist. (पहले से आवश्यक)

Synonyms: Precondition, Requirement, Requisite, Necessity, Proviso, Qualification,

Antonyms: Optional, Unnecessary, Extra, Inessential

Example: Sponsorship is not a prerequisite for any of our courses

5. Imperative (noun): Of vital importance. (अनिवार्य)

Synonyms: Compulsory, Preemptory, Obligatory, Indispensible

Antonyms: Insignificant, Trivial, Petty

Example: Immediate action was imperative.

6. Utility (noun): A supply of gas, electricity, water, or telephone service to home sand businesses, or a business that supplies such services. (जनोपयोगी सेवा, उपयोगिताओं)

Synonyms: Service, Usefulness, Efficacy, Advantageousness

Antonyms: Disadvantage, Uselessness

Example: After I call the movers, I’ll call to have the utilities turned on.

7. Expound (verb): Present and explain (a theory or idea) in detail. (व्याख्या करना, प्रतिपादित करना)

Synonyms: Explicate, Elucidate, Explain, Illuminate

Antonyms: Obscure, Confuse, Mystify

Example: He was expounding a powerful argument

Related: Expounded, Expounded

8. Fructify (verb): Make (something) fruitful or productive. (उपजाऊ बनाना, फलवान होना)

Synonyms: Fecundate, Fertilize, Bear Fruit

Antonyms: Deplete, Exhaust

Example: They were sacrificed in order that their blood might fructify the crops.

Related: Fructified, Fructified

 

9. Ample (adjective): Enough or more than enough. (प्रचुर, पर्याप्त)

Synonyms: Plentiful, Copious, Sufficient, Adequate, Abundant,

Antonyms: Meagre, Scant, Small, Insufficient

Example: There is ample time for discussion.

10. Percolate (verb): (Of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance. (छानना, टपकना, रिसना)

 Synonyms: Filter, Permeate, Trickle, Drip

Antonyms: Gush, Surge, Stream, Flood

Example: The water percolating through the soil may leach out minerals

Related: Percolated, Percolated