English Vocab

1. Grotesque (noun): A very ugly or comically distorted figure or image. (कुरूप, भद्दा)

Synonyms: Unaesthetic, Repugnant, Repulsive, Bizarre, Hideous,

Antonyms: Attractive, Beautiful, Aesthetic  Comely

Example: That bloody Halloween mask is grotesque.

2. Formidable (adj): Causing you to have fear or

respect for something or someone because. that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult. (भयावह, भयंकर)   

Synonyms: Intimidating, Forbidding, Daunting, Fearsome,

Antonyms: Nonintimidating, Nonthreatening

Example:: Josh was no stranger to a fistfight, and he was considered by many to be a formidable opponent.

3. Conflagration (noun): An extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property. (आग, अग्निकांड)

Synonyms: Inferno, Holocaust, Blaze, Flame

Example: The conflagration destroyed the warehouses.

4. Every nook and cranny (idiom): Every part or section of a given lace, especially those that are hard to see or reach. (एक जगह का हर हिस्सा)

Synonyms: Everywhere, Every Place, Systemic, Throughout

Example: Every nook or cranny of thishouse needs to be clean when Grandma comes to visit.

  

5. Ignoble (adj): Not honourable in character or purpose. (नीच)

Synonyms: Despicable, Dastardly,  Execrable, Sordid

Antonyms: Respectable,  Honorable, ,  Lofty , Venerable, Virtuous

Example: Since the criminal showed no remorse for his ignoble deeds, the judge sentenced him to life in prison.

6. Prophetic (adj): Accurately predicting what will happen in the future. (भविष्यसूचक)

Synonyms: Predictive , Portentous, Oracular, Prescient, Apocalyptic

 Example: His warnings proved prophetic.

 

7. Subjugation (verb): The action of bringing someone or something under domination or control. (दमन, पराजय)

Synonyms: Conquest, Subjection, Conquering, Oppression

Antonyms: Liberation, Emancipation, Independence

Example: The colonial subjugation of a country by means of brute military force.

8. Solidarity (noun): Support for each other or for another group, especially in political or international affairs. (एकजुटता)

Synonyms: Unity, Accord, Harmony, Camaraderie, Cohesion

Antonyms: Discord, Disagreement, Dissention 

Example: Supporters want to march tomorrow to show solidarity with their leaders.

 

9. Docile (adj): Readily giving in to the command or authority of another. (विनम्र, दब्बू, अधीन)

Synonyms: Submissive, Amenable, Compliant, Tractable

Antonyms: Contumacious, Defiant, Forward, Balky

Example: A docile young pony that went wherever it was led.

10. Retribution (noun): The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury. (प्रतिकार, बदला)

Synonyms: Reprisal, Requital, Retaliation, Revenge, Vengeance

Antonyms: Clemency, Lenity, Mercy Pardon 

Example: Since the killer had murdered my husband, I found it fitting retribution that he be electrocuted.