Vocabulary Words- 05.08.

2019
1. PATOIS (NOUN): jargon:(खास बोली)
Synonyms: argot, dialect
Antonyms: standard, normal
Example Sentence:
Most words were understood by teenager, but the
gentleman looked confused at some of the words
due to the teenager’s patois.
2. PRECEPT (NOUN): law:(आदेश )
Synonyms: doctrine, axiom
Antonyms: lawlessness, disbelief
Example Sentence:
Change is the precept of the nature.
8. MAMMOTH (ADJECTIVE): huge:(विशालकाय)
Synonyms: enormous, gargantuan
Antonyms: little, miniature
Example Sentence:
A mammoth project will be completed very soon.
9. CONVENE (VERB): bring together for a
meeting:(एकत्र होना)
Synonyms: assemble, congregate
Antonyms: disperse, separate
Example Sentence:
The Chief Justice must convene a meeting of
the full court.

3. FERMENT (NOUN): agitation and 10. PAROCHIAL (ADJECTIVE): narrow-

minded:(संकुवित)
excitement among a group of people:(विक्षोभ)
Synonyms: petty, limited
Synonyms: frenzy, storm Antonyms: cosmopolitan, liberal
Antonyms: calm, peace Example Sentence:
Example Sentence: A parochial approach is not enough to get success
The highest court was in a state of ferment. in life.

4. MAUL (VERB): Savage:(घायल करना)

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Synonyms: drub, lacerate
Antonyms: protect, guard content@mahendras.org
Example Sentence:
A boy was mauled by a lion at Lucknow Zoo.

5. DELINEATE (VERB): describe

precisely:(िर्णन करना)
Synonyms: define, limn
Antonyms: confuse, distort
Example Sentence:
The judge delineated the composition of the
bench to hear the case.

6. RETROGRADE
(ADJECTIVE): Declining:(पश्चगामी)
Synonyms: reverting, deteriorating
Antonyms: forward, positive
Example Sentence:
The company is consistently facing the retrograde
growth parameter this year.

7. QUEASY (ADJECTIVE): not

feeling well:(व्याकु ल)
Synonyms: sick, ill
Antonyms: comfortable, healthy
Example Sentence:
He didn’t want to do any work because he felt
queasy.