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Welcome to Online English Section with explanation inAffairsCloud.com. Here we are providing some difficult words , which is important for IBPS PO/CLERK/LIC AAO/RRB & SSC CGL EXAM and other !!!

1 – Delude – भुलाना

Meaning make (someone) believe something that is not true.

Usage “too many theorists have deluded the public”

Synonymsmislead, deceive, fool, take in, trick, dupe, hoodwink, double-cross, gull, beguile

Antonyms -be truthful, be honest

 2 – Equestrian – घुड़सवार

Meaning relating to horse riding.

Usage “his amazing equestrian skills”

Synonymshorseman, horsewoman, rider, horse rider, jockey

3 -Burlesque  – कारटून

Meaning an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody

Usage “a novel which is a burlesque of the literary life”

Synonymsparody, caricature, travesty, pastiche, take-off, skit, imitation, satire, lampoon

Antonyms -tragedy

 4 – Extol – प्रशंसाकरना

Meaning praise enthusiastically.

Usage “he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples”

Synonymspraise enthusiastically, go into raptures about/over, wax lyrical about, sing the praises of, praise to the skies, heap praise on

Antonyms -blame,criticize

 5 – Credulous – विश्रंभी

Meaning having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.

Usage “a ceremony staged for credulous tourists”

Synonymsgullible, naive, impressionable, trusting, over-trusting, over-trustful, exploitable, dupable, deceivable, easily deceived, easily taken in

Antonyms -skeptical, suspecting, suspicious, untrusting

6 – Lament – विलाप

Meaning a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.

Usage “his mother’s night-long laments for his father”

Synonymswail, wailing, lamentation, moan, moaning, groan, weeping, crying, sob, sobbing, keening, howl, complaint

Antonyms -celebrate, compliment, laud, praise

7 – Replenish – फिरसेभरना

Meaning fill (something) up again.

Usage “he replenished Justin’s glass with mineral water”

Synonymsrefill, top up, fill up, recharge, reload

Antonyms -deplete, use up, waste

8 – Idiosyncrasy – लत

Meaning a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.

Usage “one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first”

Synonymseccentricity, mannerism, quirk, whim, whimsy, fancy, fad, vagary, notion, conceit, caprice, kink, twist, freak, fetish, passion, bent, foible, crotchet, habit

Antonyms – abnormality, normality, usualness

9 – Archaic – प्राचीन

Meaningvery old or old-fashioned.

Usage “prisons are run on archaic methods”

Synonymsobsolete, obsolescent, out of date, anachronistic, old-fashioned, outmoded, behind the times, bygone, antiquated, antique, superannuated

Antonyms -current, modern, new, present, young

10 –Dialectical – द्वंद्वात्मक

Meaning  relating to the logical discussion of ideas and opinions.

Usage “dialectical ingenuity”

Synonymsrational, rationalistic, logical, analytical,disputatious, dialectical, argumentative, contentious

Antonyms -illogical, irrational