VOCABULARY
- Brink (noun) : (A crucial or critical point, especially of a situation or state beyond which success or catastrophe occurs:) (कगार, किनारा)
Synonyms: Point, Cusp, Edge, Threshold, Verge, Fringe
Antonyms: Interior, Center, Core, Hub
Example: A few years ago, the economy was on the brink of collapse due to inflation and several other factors.
Related words: Phrases- (teetering on the brink/edge of the brink), brinkless, (adjective)
- Intrinsically (adverb) : (Belonging to a thing by its very nature) (आंतरिक रूप से, सहज रूप में, कुदरती तौर पर)
Synonyms: Innately, Inwardly, Congenitally
Antonyms: Extrinsically, Apparently, Imitatively
Example: If students want to accomplish their academic goals, they must have the intrinsic motivation to push themselves.
Related words: Intrinsic (adjective)
- Sedentary (adjective): (Staying or living in one place instead of moving to different places) (गतिहीन, सुस्त, उदासीन)
Synonyms: Stationary, Inactive, Sluggish
Antonyms: Active, Migratory, Zippy, Bustling, Commotion
Example: Their health problems were caused by their sedentary lifestyles.
Related words: Sedentarily, adverb, sedentariness, noun
- Salubrious (adjective) : (Favorable to or promoting health; healthful:) (स्वास्थ्यप्रद, हितकर)
Synonyms: Good, Healthy, Restorative, Healthful, Salutary, Sanative, Rejuvenating,
Antonyms: Noxious, Unhealthful, Pernicious;
Example: Since I have been working out with a personal trainer, I have started eating a salubrious diet.
Related words: Salubriously, (adverb) salubriousness, salubrity, (noun)
- Conspicuous (adjective): (Attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities) (विशिष्ट, विशेष, सुस्पष्ट)
Synonyms: Bodacious, Bold, Brilliant, Catchy, Commanding, Noticeable, Dramatic,
Antonyms: Inconspicuous, Unemphatic, Unflamboyant, Unnoticeable, Unobtrusive
Example: It would be inappropriate for you to wear such a short conspicuous dress to your father’s funeral.
Related words: Conspicuously (adverb) conspicuousness (noun)
- Devise (verb) : (To form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles ) (चिंतन करना, ढूंढ निकालना, उपाय करना)
Synonyms: Concoct, Construct, Contrive, Excogitate, Fabricate,
Antonyms: Disorganized, Improvise, Impromptu
Example: During the staff meeting, we will devise a way to increase parental involvement at our school.
Verb forms: Devise, Devised; Devised
Related words: Devisable (adjective) deviser (noun)
- Obsolete (adjective) : (No longer used because something newer exists) (पुराने ढंग का, अप्रचलित)
Synonyms: Antiquated, Archaic, Dated, Demoded,
Antonyms: Contemporary, Current, Newfangled, Extant
Example: The young restaurant manager refuses to hire people over the age of fifty because he considers them obsolete in the workplace.
Verb forms: Obsolete, Obsoleted, Obsoleted
Related words: Obsoletely (adverb) obsoleteness (noun)
- Articulated (adjective): (Expressed, formulated, or presented with clarity and effectiveness) (स्पष्ट रूप से कहना, प्रभावशीलता से कहना)
Synonyms: Pronounced, Expressed, Uttered
Antonyms: Mumble, Inexplicit, Implicit
Example: The president is known for his ability to articulate his thoughts in front of millions of people.
Verb forms: Articulate, Articulated, Articulated
Related words: Articulately (adverb)
- Cognitive (adjective): (Of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) (संज्ञानात्मक, ज्ञान-संबंधी, बोध)
Synonyms: Cerebral, Subconscious, Intellective, Sane
Antonyms: Unrealistic, Unsystematic, Idiotic, Implausible
Example: In the car accident, Raju acquired a head injury that affected his cognition and prevented him from learning new things.
Related words: Cognitively (adverb) Cognitivity (noun)
- Flabby (adjective) : (Lacking strength or determination) (कोमल, ढीला, पिलपिला)
Synonyms: Soft, Mushy, Pulpy, Spongy, Squashy
Antonyms: Firm, Hard, Solid, Rigid, Stiff, Sturdy
Example: His daughter playfully poked at his flabby belly
Related words: Comparative (adjective) Flabbier; Superlative (adjective) Flabbiest, Flabbily (adverb) Flabbiness (noun)
