(सजाना , अलंकृत करना )

1 Festoon (Fe-STOON)
★ Meaning: To decorate or adorn lavishly with ribbons,
flowers, lights, or ornaments.

● Adorn
SYNONYMS EXAMPLE
● Embellish
● Ornament
● The heritage building was
festooned with thousands of lights
● Strip
ANTONYMS during the cultural festival.
● Denude
● Dismantle
 (छे ड़छाड़ करना / समय बबार्णद करना )
2 Fiddle (6) (FID-uhl)

★ Meaning: to tamper with something or waste time on

trivial matters

SYNONYMS ● Tamper
● Tinker EXAMPLE
● Meddle

● Preserve ● Stop fiddling with your phone and

ANTONYMS ● Maintain complete your homework.
● Protect
 (लगातार शकायत करना , रोना -धोना करना )
3 Whinge (WHINJ)
★ Meaning: To complain persistently in an irritating manner.

● Grouse
SYNONYMS ● Carp EXAMPLE
● Bellyache
● Instead of whinging about
● Praise workplace challenges, she
ANTONYMS ● Appreciate proposed practical solutions.
● Applaud
 (हा नकारक / नुकसानदायक )
4 Deleterious (2) (del-uh-TEER-ee-us )
★ Meaning: causing harm or damage

SYNONYMS ● Harmful
● Damaging
EXAMPLE
● Detrimental

● Beneficial ● Smoking has deleterious

ANTONYMS
● Harmless effects on health.
● Helpful
 (बकवास , नरथर्णक बातें )
5 Bunkum (BUNG-kum)
★ Meaning: Nonsense; empty, misleading, or foolish talk.

SYNONYMS ● Drivel
● Balderdash
EXAMPLE
● Poppycock ● The scientist dismissed the viral
conspiracy theory as complete
● Verity bunkum unsupported by any
ANTONYMS
● Credibility evidence.
● Substance
 (शांत , सुखद, समृद्ध )
6 Halcyon (3) (HAL-see-uhn)
★ Meaning: peaceful, happy, and prosperous

● Peaceful
SYNONYMS ● Tranquil
EXAMPLE
● Calm
● They often remember the
halcyon days of their
ANTONYMS ● Turbulent childhood.
● Troubled
● Chaotic
 (अं तहीन , कभी न समाप्त होने वाला )
7 Interminable (In-TUR-min-uh-buhl)
★ Meaning: Seemingly endless; continuing for an annoyingly
long time.

● Perpetual EXAMPLE
SYNONYMS
● Unceasing
● Protracted ● The committee's interminable
debates delayed the
implementation of crucial
ANTONYMS ● Fleeting
reforms.
● Ephemeral
● Brief
 (प्रकट करना / व्यक्त करना )
8 Evince (3) (ih-VINS )
★ Meaning: to clearly show or express

● Show
SYNONYMS EXAMPLE
● Display
● Reveal
● Her smile evinced genuine
happiness.
ANTONYMS ● Conceal
● Hide
● Suppress
 (बुरी तरह बगाड़ना , क्षत- वक्षत करना )
9 Mangle (MANG-guhl)
★ Meaning: To damage, mutilate, or ruin something
badly; to spoil words or pronunciation.

● Mutilate
SYNONYMS
● Disfigure EXAMPLE
● Garble
● Poor translation can mangle the
● Restore original meaning of a literary
ANTONYMS ● Preserve masterpiece.
● Repair
 (उदास / शोकपूणर्ण / मायूस )
10 Lugubrious (4) (loo-GOO-bree-us)
★ Meaning: looking or sounding sad and gloomy

● Gloomy EXAMPLE
SYNONYMS ● Mournful
● Sorrowful
● His lugubrious expression
● Cheerful worried everyone.
ANTONYMS
● Joyful
● Happy
One-word substitutes:

1. Glower (3)- to 2. Duel (5)- a fight 3. Dexterous (4)- 4. Assent (7)-

stare angrily or or contest between skillful and quick in agreement or
with a fierce two people. using the hands or approval; to
expression. Example:The two mind. express
Example:The knights fought a Example:The agreement.
teacher glowered duel to defend their surgeon was Example:The
at the noisy honor. dexterous enough to committee
students. perform the delicate assented to the
operation. new policy.
Phrasal Verbs:
1 Believe in – to 2 Bite off – to 3 Black out – to lose 4 Block off – to
have faith or remove consciousness or close or prevent
confidence in something by experience a power access to an area
someone or biting failure
Example: The
something
Example:The Example: He blacked police blocked off
Example:I believe puppy bit off a out after the accident. the road after the
in hard work. piece of the toy. accident.
Idioms & Phrases:-

1 Pay your dues: To work 2 Put your back into it: To 3 Work around the
hard or endure difficult tasks work very hard. clock: To work
before achieving success. continuously, without
stopping, especially
overnight.
4 Hustle and bustle: Busy 5 Under the pump: To work
movement or activity, often under pressure.
with hard work.
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