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10 words · first 3 free, all 10 with Prime

1 Arduous

कष्टसाध्य/कठिन

Arduous meaning

Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

Synonyms: Onerous, Laborious, Strenuous, Taxing

Antonyms: Easy, Effortless, Simple, Painless

Example: Clearing the civil services in one attempt is an arduous task that demands relentless discipline.

2 Malleable (adjective)

आसानी से ढलने योग्य; लचीला

Malleable meaning

Capable of being shaped or bent without breaking; easily influenced or adaptable.

Synonyms: Pliable, Pliant, Ductile, Adaptable

Antonyms: Rigid, Inflexible, Brittle, Intractable

Example: Gold is so malleablethat a small piece can be beaten into an extremely thin sheet.

3 Clever (adjective)

चतुर/होशियार

Clever meaning

Quick to understand, learn, or devise; showing skill or originality.

Synonyms: Astute, Shrewd, Ingenious, Witty

Antonyms: Dull, Foolish, Inept, Slow-witted

Example: Her clever solution reduced the project’s cost without compromising quality.

4 Concinnity (noun)

सुसंगति/समुचित समन्वय

Concinnity meaning

The skillful and harmonious arrangement or fitting together of parts; elegant unity.

Synonyms: Harmony, Coherence, Symmetry, Elegance

Antonyms: Discord, Dissonance, Incongruity, Chaos

Example: The concinnity of the argument—its structure, tone, and evidence—made the paper compelling.

5 Paronomasia (noun)

शब्दों का खेल/श्लेष

Paronomasia meaning

A humorous or rhetorical play on words that exploits similar sounds or multiple meanings; a pun.

Synonyms: Pun, Wordplay, Play on words, Punning

Antonyms: Literalism, Plainness, Directness, Seriousness

Example: The headline used clever paronomasia, turning a serious topic into a memorable pun.

6 Valiant (adjective)

साहसी, वीर

Valiant meaning

Brave and determined; showing courage in the face of danger or difficulty.

Synonyms: Brave, Courageous, Gallant, Dauntless

Antonyms: Cowardly, Timid, Craven, Pusillanimous

Example: The firefighters made a valiant attempt to rescue everyone trapped inside the building.

7 Whimsical (adjective)

मनमौजी, सनकी; कल्पनाशील और अनपेक्षित

Whimsical meaning

Playfully quaint or fanciful; prone to sudden, unpredictable notions.

Synonyms: Fanciful, Capricious, Playful, Quirky

Antonyms: Serious, Sober, Practical, Predictable

Example: Her whimsical sketches turned the plain wall into a charming storybook scene.

8 Logorrhea (noun)

अत्यधिक व अक्सर असंगत बकवास/बातूनीपन

Logorrhea meaning

Excessive and often incoherent talkativeness; an uncontrollable flow of words.

Synonyms: Verbosity, Garrulousness, Loquacity, Prolixity

Antonyms: Brevity, Conciseness, Taciturnity, Reticence

Example: The meeting derailed into chaos thanks to his logorrhea, as a one-minute answer became a twenty-minute monologue.

9 Opsimath (noun)

जीवन के बाद के चरण में सीखना शुरू करने वाला व्यक्ति

Opsimath meaning

A person who begins to learn or study late in life.

Synonyms: Late Bloomer, Mature Student, Adult Learner, Nontraditional Student

Antonyms: Prodigy, Wunderkind, Early Learner, Precocious Child

Example: After retiring at sixty, the opsimath enrolled in university to study philosophy.

10 Zugzwang (noun)

ऐसी स्थिति जिसमें कोई भी चाल स्थिति को और ख़राब कर दे

Zugzwang meaning

A situation (especially in chess) where any move a player makes will worsen their position.

Synonyms: Dilemma, Predicament, Catch-22, No-win situation

Antonyms: Advantage, Freedom, Leeway, Upper hand

Example: In the endgame, Black was in zugzwang—any king move allowed White’s pawn to queen.

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