Friday, March 1, 2013

ENGLISH VOCAB

 1.    WORD: ABSTEMIOUS: (सयमी )
Synonyms: temperate
Meaning: Some who is abstemious avoids doing too much of something enjoyable such as eating or drinking.
2.    WORD: MIRTH ( हर्ष )
Synonyms: Merriment
Meaning: Mirth is amusement which you express by laughing.
Example: That caused considerable mirth amongst pupils and sports masters alike.
3.    WORD: PROFANE ( अपवित्र करना )
Synonyms: Obscene
Meaning: Profane behavior shows disrespect for a religion or religious things.
Example:  profane language.
4.    WORD:SANGUINE (आशापूर्ण )
Synonyms: Optimistic
Meaning: If you are sanguine about something, you are cheerful and confident that things will happen in the way you want them to.
Example: He’s remarkably sanguine about the problems involved.
5.    WORD:PRODIGAL ( खर्चीला )
Synonyms: Extravagant
Meaning: Someone who behaves in a prodigal way spends a lot of money carelessly without thinking about what will happen when they have none left
Example: Prodigal habits die hard.
6.    WORD: SPARSE ( पतला / विरल / अपर्याप्त )
Synonyms: Not dense
Meaning: Something that is sparse is small in number or amount and spread out over an area.
Example: Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation.
7.    WORD: CIRCUMSPECT( सावधान , जाग्रत , सतर्क )
Synonyms: Cautions
Meaning: If you are circumspect, you are cautious in what you do and say and do not take risks.
Example: The banks should have been more circumspect in their dealings.
8.    WORD: CONTIGUOUS (सटा हुआ )
Synonyms: Adjoining
Meaning: Things that are next to each other or touch each other.
Example: Its vineyards are virtually contiguous with those of Ausone.
9.    WORD: PREPOSTEROUS ( निर्तथक , असगत )
Synonyms: Absurd
Meaning: If you describe something as preposterous, you mean that is extremely unreasonable and foolish.
Example: The whole idea was preposterous.
10.  WORD: DELECTATION (मनोरंजन )
Synonyms: Entertainment
Meaning: If you do something for someone’s delectation, you do it to give them enjoyment or pleasure.
Example: She makes scones and cakes for the delectation of visitors.


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