Vocabulary-35

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.