English Vocab

1.Uncanny  (adjective): Strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain:(अद्भुत, हैरतंगेज)

Synonyms: Transcendent, Abnormal, Unearthly, Exceptional, Extraordinary 

Antonyms: Ordinary, Normal, Unremarkable, Customary

Example: My best friend Angela has the uncanny ability to know my thoughts before I speak.

2. Retaliate (verb): Make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil. (हमले या नुकसान का जवाब देना, प्रतिकार करना)

Synonyms:  Retort, Avenge, Requite, Reciprocate

Antonyms: Sympathize, Pardon, Remit, Forgive

Example: He retaliated his neighbor's malicious destruction of his flower garden by cutting down the man's prize apple tree.

Related: Retaliate, Retaliated, Retaliated

3. Drop in (phrasal verb): To pay an unexpected or casual visit. (मुलाक़त करना)

Synonyms: Meet, Visit, Rendezvous, Tryst, Sojourn

Example The prime minister will drop in at the disaster area.        

4. Clear the air (idiom): To discuss a problem or difficult situation with someone in order to make it better. (मतभेदों को सुलझाना)

Synonyms:  Elucidate, Conciliation, Harmonize, Resolve

Example We had a big argument, but I guess it helped clear the air between us.

5. Fester (verb): To become infected, rotten or become worse. (सड़ना)

Synonyms:  Suppurate, Rankle, Decay, Putrefy, Decompose

Antonyms: Flourish, Heal, Improve, Ameliorate

Example: Without treatment and rest, my sprained ankle has continued to fester and is now black and blue in color. 

Related: Fester, Festered, Festered

6. Queer (adjective): Strange; not usual. (अजीब, विचित्र, असामान्य)

Synonyms: Eccentric, Peculiar, Uncanny, Outlandish, Unconventional

Antonyms: Normal, Ordinary, Conventional, Regular

Example: Strangeville is a queer little town, filled with people who walk backwards and wear their clothing inside out

7. Exile (noun):The condition of someone being sent or kept away from theirowncountry, village, etc., especially for political reasons: (देश-निष्कासन, निर्वासन)

Synonyms: Expatriation, Deportation, Banishment, Expulsion, Ostracism

Antonym: Repatriate, Welcome, Return, Immigration

Example: The military leader was forced into exile and spent his final days on a small island.

8. Scepticism (noun) : Doubting that something is true or useful: (संदेहवाद, अविश्‍वास,संशयात्मकता)

Synonyms: Incredulity, Suspicion, Cynicism, Agnosticism

Antonyms: Conviction, Belief, Certainty, Trust

Example: The company's environmental claims have been treated with scepticism by conservationists.

9. Infiltration (noun): The act of  secretly becoming part of a group in order to getinformation or to influence the way that group thinks or behaves. (घुसपैठ करना, छुपकरघुसना)

Synonyms: Penetration, Percolation, Intrusion, Infringement, Permeation

Antonyms: Evacuation, Departure, Withdrawal

Example: The army fenced parts of the border in an effort to stop militant infiltration.

10. Cast a shadow (idiom): To fill a place with sadness, grief, dread, or any strong negative emotion. (उदासी और निराशा भरना)

Synonyms:  Disappoint, Discourage, Demoralize, Disillusion

Antonyms: Optimistic, Hopeful, Positive, Cheerful

Example: The child's sudden death cast a dark shadow over the house.