#The_Hindu_Vocabulary 1. STIFLE (VERB): Restrain:(बुझाना) Sy | GOPAL VERMA ENGLISH

#The_Hindu_Vocabulary

1. STIFLE (VERB): Restrain:(बुझाना)
Synonyms: suppress, repress    Antonyms: release, free
Example Sentence: She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn.

2. ARCHAIC (ADJECTIVE): Old-fashioned:(अप्रचलित)
Synonyms: obsolete, antiquated        
Antonyms: latest, modern
Example Sentence: These archaic practices are advocated by people of limited outlook.

3. PRUNE (VERB): Pare down:(छाँटना)
Synonyms: trim, reduce            
Antonyms: include, increase
Example Sentence: Economic hard times are forcing the companies to prune their budget.

4. ASCENSION (NOUN): Taking over:(अधिरोहण)
Synonyms: succession, assumption
Antonyms: declension, decline
Example Sentence: He was killed after his ascension to the throne.

5. STIFFEN (VERB): Make or become harder:(ठोस बनाना)
Synonyms: tighten, solidify    Antonyms:  weaken, dilute
Example Sentence: The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen.

6. FRET (VERB): To worry:(चिढ़ना)
Synonyms: agonize, bother   Antonyms: please, delight                  
Example Sentence: She was always fretting about something or the other. 

7. ETHEREAL (ADJECTIVE): Extremely delicate:(हल्का)
Synonyms: light, sublime     
Antonyms: earthly, indelicate
Example Sentence: In this ethereal realm are the currents that make possible wireless telegraphy.

8. CONTRITE (ADJECTIVE): Chastened:(पश्चात्तापी)
Synonyms: repentant, sorrowful  
Antonyms: indifferent, unapologetic
Example Sentence: He was so contrite that he wrote me a letter of apology.

9. CORNUCOPIA (NOUN):  Abundance:(प्राचुर्य)
Synonyms: bounty, fullness   
Antonyms:  need, lack
Example Sentence: I shall come from London Town with a cornucopia of presents.

10. FLOP (VERB): Slump:(गिर पड़ना)
Synonyms: fall, drop    
Antonyms: succeed, achieve
Example Sentence: She flopped, exhausted, on to the sofa.