English Vocab

1. Susceptible (adj): Easily influenced or harmed by something. (आसानी से प्रभावित होने वाला)

Synonyms: Vulnerable, Receptive, Prone, Impressible

Antonyms: Resistant, Immune, Insensitive

Example: She isn't very susceptible to flattery.

 2. Overt (adj): Done or shown openly; plainly apparent. (प्रत्यक्ष, खुल्मखुला)

Synonyms: Open, Conspicuous, Undisguised, Unconcealed

Antonyms: Covert, Secret, Clandestine, Surreptitious

Example:  He shows no overt signs of his unhappiness

  

3. Desecration (noun): The act of treating a sacred place or object with disrespect or insult. (अपवित्रीकरण)

Synonyms: Violation, Profanation, Sacrilege

Antonyms: Adoration, Glorification, Worship

Example : I do not understand why anyone would desecrate another person’s grave by destroying the headstone.

 

4. Derogatory (adj): Conveying a poor opinion of something or someone. (अपमानजनक)

Synonyms: Disparaging, Denigratory, Deprecatory, Pejorative

Antonyms: Commendatory, Complimentary,  Flattering, Laudatory

Example: She was upset by derogatory comments made about her clothes.

 

5. Persecute (verb): Unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs. (अत्याचार करना, ज़ुल्म करना)

Synonyms: Excruciate, Torment, Torture, Oppress, Subjugate

Antonyms: Comfort, Console, Solace, Soothe, Succour

Example: Religious minorities were persecuted and massacred during the ten-year regime.

Related: Persecuted, Persecuted

6. Blasphemy (noun): Something that you say or do that shows you do not respect God or a religion. (ईश - निंदा)

Synonyms: Profanity, Sacrilege, Impiety, Execration

Antonyms: Reverence, Piety, Adoration, Glorification, Worship

Example: She was condemned by the church for uttering blasphemies.

7. Rhetoric (noun): Speech or writing that is effective and persuasive. (वक्रपटुता, भाषण कला)

Synonyms: Fustian, Orotundity, Grandiloquence , Pomposity

Antonyms: Inarticulateness, Conciseness

Example: Great leaders have often been masters of rhetoric, which they have used for both good and ill.

 

8. Inherent (adj): Existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute. (स्वाभाविक, जन्मजात)

Synonyms: Intrinsic, Innate, Immanent, Congenital

Antonyms: Extrinsic, Learned, Acquired,

Example: Most mothers have an inherent need to protect their children.

 

9. Defile (verb): Damage the purity or appearance of. (अशुद्ध करना, अपवित्र करना)

Synonyms: Mar, Spoil, Sully, Besmirch

Antonyms: Purify, Sanctify

Example: It's a shame that such a beautiful area has been defiled by a rubbish dump.

Related: Defiled, Defiled

 

10. Protege (noun): A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person. (शागिर्द, आश्रित)

Synonyms: Pupil, Student, Trainee, Apprentice, Disciple

Antonyms: Teacher, Mentor, Preceptor

Example: He was a protégé of the great composer.