Vocabulary-14

1. FESTER (VERB): (मवाद भर जाना): smolder 
Synonyms: rot, aggravate 
Antonyms: heal, improve 
Example Sentence: 
I developed a tropical sore that festered badly. 

2. ACOLYTE (VERB): (अनुचर): helper 
Synonyms: attendant, assistant 
Antonyms: owner, leader 
Example Sentence:
She runs the department through a small group of acolytes. 

3. RIPOSTE (NOUN): (प्रत्युत्तर): comeback 
Synonyms: reply, say in response 
Antonyms: request, question 
Example Sentence: 
And the riposte was-you've got a strange sense of honour. 

4. PRIGGISH (ADJECTIVE): (परोपदेशक): smug 
Synonyms: pompous, stuffy 
Antonyms: dissatisfied, discontented 
Example Sentence: 
I had to meet a priggish person in the train. 

5. CABOODLE (NOUN): (ताम-झाम): collection of something 
Synonyms: cluster, agglomeration 
Antonyms: individual, one 
Example Sentence: 
I have a caboodle of great books. 

6. ATTICISM (NOUN): (शान): splendour 
Synonyms: grandeur, elegance 
Antonyms: crudeness, inelegance 
Example Sentence: 
I see the majestic atticism in her personality.

7. AUSTERITY (NOUN): (आत्मसंयम): formality 
Synonyms: acerbity, asperity 
Antonyms: informality, mildness 
Example Sentence: 
The austerity of the politician was well renowned. 

8. ARTIFICE (NOUN): (चालाकी): clever act 
Synonyms: maneuver, gimmick 
Antonyms: candor, honesty 
Example Sentence: 
These pictures are full of artifice. 

9. PALLOR (NOUN): (विवर्णता): paleness 
Synonyms: colourlessness, etiolation 
Antonyms: colourfulnes, brightness 
Example Sentence: 
He saw the deathlike pallor of his face. 

10. VERBIAGE (NOUN): (शब्दाडंबर): repetition 
Synonyms: circumlocution, loquacity 
Antonyms: conciseness, brevity 
Example Sentence: 
The basic idea here, despite all the verbiage, is simple.