Post #4130

Vocabulary Beguile (adj.) Meaning: charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way. (मोहना) Synonyms: charm, attract, enchant Antonyms: disgust, offend, undeceive Sentence: Games are usually used to beguile small children. Sturdy (adj.) Meaning: (of a person or their body) strongly and solidly built. (तगड़ा) Synonyms: strapping, muscular, athletic Antonyms: delicate, nonhardy, weak Sentence: He had a sturdy, muscular physique Ostracism (noun) Meaning: exclusion from a society or group. (समाज से निकाला) Synonyms: exclusion, rejection, repudiation Antonyms: acceptance, embrace, welcome Sentence: He suffered years of ostracism. Surmise (verb) Meaning: suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it. (अंदाज़ा लगाना) Synonyms: guess, conjecture, suspect Antonyms: ascertain, determine, find out Sentence: He surmised that something must be wrong Descry (verb) Meaning: to make note of (something) through the use of one’s eyes (पता लगा लेना) Synonyms: spot, notice, observe Antonyms: disregard, ignore, neglect Sentence: He can descry a way of overcoming the difficulty. Obsequious (adj.) Meaning: obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. (चापलूस) Synonyms: servile, ingratiating, unctuous Antonyms: insurgent, mutinous, errant Sentence: The waiter was polite and efficient, but not obsequious. Reminisce (verb) Meaning: indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events. (याद दिलाना) Synonyms: recall, recollect, remember Antonyms: forget, unlearn, disregard Sentence: My grandfather used to reminisce about his years in the navy. Delirious (adj.) Meaning: in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. (भ्रांतचित्त) Synonyms: incoherent, raving, babbling Antonyms: tranquil, undisturbed Sentence: He became delirious and couldn’t recognize people. Hectic (adj.) Meaning: full of incessant or frantic activity. (अतिव्यस्त) Synonyms: buzzing, bustling, very active Antonyms: calm, quiet, peaceful Sentence: I’ve found the past few weeks rather hectic. Eerie (adj.) Meaning: strange and frightening. (भयानक) Synonyms: uncanny, sinister, ghostly Antonyms: normal, ordinary, usual Sentence: I walked down the eerie dark path.