23rd june 2018

Depraved (adjective)

Morally bad or evil. भ्रष्ट, दुष्ट

Synonyms: Decadent, Wanton, Reprobate, Debauched, Debased

Antonyms: Ethical, Decent, Incorrupt, Righteous, Virtuous

Example: Someone who can kill a child like that must be totally depraved.

Ethereal (adjective)

Extremely light and delicate, as if not of this world: स्वर्गिक, पारलौकिक

Synonyms: Celestial, Elysian, Heavenly, Supernal

Antonyms: Hellish, Infernal, Earthly, Mundane, Anti-Utopian

Example: Her hair fell aside softly from her face that showed her ethereal beauty.

Tryst (noun)

A meeting between two people who are having a romantic relationship, especially a secret one. पूर्वनिश्चित मुलाकात

Synonyms: Rendezvous, Meeting, Encounter, Engagement

Antonyms: Division, Separation, Detachment, Segregation

Example: Both lovers had to hurry to keep their noontime tryst in the park.

Imbue (verb)

To cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle. व्याप्त होना, दिल पर असर डालना

Synonyms: Infuse, Instil, Permeate, Inoculate, Impregnate, Suffuse

Antonyms: Deprive, Divest, Eliminate, Remove

Example: His work with special needs students imbued him with a sense of purpose that he had never known before.

Proclivity (noun)

An inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing. झुकाव, प्रवृत्ति

Synonyms: Propensity, Predilection, Tendency, Inclination, Penchant

Antonyms: Dislike, Hate, Antipathy, Indifference, Disinclination

Example: As a young child, the award-winning singer had a proclivity for music

Catharsis (noun)

Getting rid of unhappy memories or strong emotions such as anger or sadness by expressing them in some way. भावनामोचन, भाव विरेचन

Synonyms: Purgation, Evacuation, Release, Ablution, Cleansing

Antonyms: Dirtying, Repression, Defiling

Example: He wrote out his rage, which gradually became a form of catharsis.

Herald (verb)

Be a sign that (something) is about to happen. किसी के आने की सूचना देना

Synonyms: Harbinger, Precursor, Forerunner, Omen, Presage

Example: The sultry evening heralded the end of the baking hot summer.

Come a cropper (idiom)

To fail completely. नाकामयाब होना, असफल होना

Synonyms: Fail, Flop, Flunk, Unsuccessful, Fall Short

Antonyms: Succeed, Thrive, Accomplish

Example: She’s so confident she’ll pass her exams without doing any work, but I’ve got a feeling she’s going to come a real cropper.

Narcissism (noun)

Excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one's physical appearance. आत्ममोह, अहंकार

Synonyms: Egotism, Conceit, Self-Love, Pride

Antonyms: Humility, Modesty, Selflessness, Humbleness

Example: Most young people exhibit narcissism and only care about their own desires

Purge (verb)

Rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition. छुटकारा पाना, निर्मल करना

Synonyms: Purify, Cleanse, Remove, Eradicate

Antonyms: Defile, Degrade, Sully, Tarnish

Example: The results of the election revealed that voters were determined to purge the city of its corrupt officials.