Vocabulary-12

1. CHAUVINIST (NOUN): (अंधराष्ट्रीवादी) bigot
Synonyms: jingoist, superpatriot
Antonyms: expatriate, traitor
Example Sentence:
They called the move a chauvinist foreign interference.

2. PERTURBED (ADJECTIVE): (क्षुब्ध) troubled
Synonyms: restless, flustered
Antonyms: untroubled, unworried
Example Sentence:
Even during this perturbed time he prosecuted his studies and teaching.

3. SUBVERSION (NOUN): (विनाश) undermining
Synonyms: sabotage, disruption
Antonyms: integration, consolidation
Example Sentence:
They view individual liberty as a threat, new political ideas as subversion, and political opposition as treason.

4. FLOUT (VERB): (अवज्ञा) show contempt for something
Synonyms: defy, spur
Antonyms: commend, compliment
Example Sentence:
It was a big story—indicating that Israel was continuing to flout international law to prevent Hezbollah from getting weapons.

5. SHODDY (ADJECTIVE): (तुच्छ) in bad shape
Synonyms: inferior, tawdry
Antonyms: noble, sophisticated
Example Sentence:
The levees failed because of shoddy maintenance by a federal agency.

6. JUNTA (NOUN): (समिति) council
Synonyms: faction, cabal
Antonyms: single, individual
Example Sentence:
After the dictator died the country was taken over by a junta of former officials.

7. SCUTTLE (VERB): (जल्दी से दौड़ना) scamper
Synonyms: dash, hasten
Antonyms: walk, saunter
Example Sentence:
The hamster starts to scuttle around his cage when he hears the children approaching.

8. JEER (VERB): (मज़ाक उड़ाना) ridicule
Synonyms: taunt, hoot
Antonyms: compliment, laud
Example Sentence:
The winning team jeered the opponents as their captain flaunted the trophy.

9. JETTISON (VERB): (निकाल फ़ेकना) throw overboard
Synonyms: dump, discard
Antonyms: hold, keep
Example sentence:
I will keep the good experiences and jettison the bad ones, before I leave this city.

10. MANTLE (NOUN): (आवरण) cloak
Synonyms: mask, disguise
Antonyms: reality, truth
Example Sentence: 
Taran smiled and pulled off his mantle, handing it to the boy.