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Spoof (noun)

A funny and silly piece of writing, music, theatre, etc. that copies the style of an original work: किसी के काम की हास्यजनक नक़ल

Synonyms: Parody, Travesty, Lampoon, Imitation, Pastiche, Deride

Example: When I heard the spoof of the love song, I could not stop laughing.

Doing the rounds (idiom)

To be passed from one person to another person and become widely known. किसी खबर का फैलना

Synonyms: Disseminated, Distributed, Passed, Circulated, Promulgate

Antonyms: Restrict, Confine, Bound, Circumscribe

Example: Rumours about his resigning as CEO were doing the rounds.

Sacrosanct (adjective)

Not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with. अनुल्लंघनीय, पवित्र, जिसकी आलोचना ना हो सके

Synonyms: Inviolable, Sacred, Consecrated, Venerated

Antonyms: Sacrilege, Profane, Blasphemy, Impiety

Example: The teacher's book of grades is sacrosanct, and someone could be expelled for changing anything in it.

Wring (verb)

To squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid. निचोडना, मरोड़ना

Synonyms: Wrench, Extract, Extort, Wrest

Antonyms: Wedge, Cram, Implant, Insert

Example: After years of trying to wring a decent profit out of the business, he is finally giving up.

Subvert (verb)

To try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system: पलट देना, ध्वंस करना, व्‍यवस्‍था भंग करना

Synonyms: Sabotage, Debase, Vitiate, Overthrow, Destroy

Antonyms: Enhance, Improve, Mend, Meliorate

Example: My stepmother is slowly changing things in our house in an attempt to subvert my mother’s traditions

Propriety (adjective)

The state or quality of being correct and proper. सुचरित्र व्यवहार

Synonyms: Rectitude, Civility, Prudence, Probity, Morality

Antonyms: Vulgarity, Indiscreetness, Depravity, Coarseness

Example: After Harold wore a clown suit to his cousin’s funeral, we had to question his sense of propriety

Esoteric (adjective)

Intended for or understood by only a few people who have special knowledge: गुप्त, जो सिर्फ कुछ ही लोगों को समझ आये

Synonyms: Secret, Occult, Arcane, Mysterious, Abstruse, Perplexing

Antonyms: Exoteric, Common, Obvious, Familiar

Example: The medical research was so esoteric that only a few physicians could actually understand the results.

Hapless (adjective)

Unlucky and unfortunate: बदकिस्मत, दुखिया

Synonyms: Miserable, Luckless, Wretched, Jinxed

Antonyms: Happy, Propitious, Auspicious, Favourable

Example: When Jason lost his wife and job on the same day, he knew he was a hapless soul.

Vicious (adjective)

Deliberately cruel or violent. निर्दयी और हिंसात्मक

Synonyms: Malevolent, Spiteful, Wicked, Barbarous, Bestial

Antonyms: Benevolent, Clement, Tender, Merciful

Example: Mark is a vicious person who will spends years plotting how to take revenge on people that hurt him in any way.

Lament (verb)

To express sadness and feeling sorry about something: शोक प्रकट करना, दुख मनाना

Synonyms: Bemoan, Deplore, Grieve, Mourn

Antonyms: Exult, Laud, Jubilate, Revel

Example: My grandmother, as usual, lamented the decline in moral standards in today's society.