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1) spigots (noun) – पानी की कल
Meaning: a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid
Synonyms: valves, stopcocks, faucets
Antonyms: untamed, nonstop
Usage: It is possibly the fear of market penalties that is holding the government back
from opening the money spigots.
2) rectitude (verb) – निष्कपटता या धार्मिकता
Meaning: Conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals;
Moral or religious correctness;
Synonyms: righteousness, honesty, integrity, nobility, goodness
Antonyms: dishonesty, immorality
Usage: Like St. Augustine who prayed, “god, give me continence, but not yet!,” will the
markets instead see the government as asking, “god, give me fiscal rectitude, but not
yet?” Not necessarily, say the commentators.
Continence — (The ability to control oneself, in particular one’s emotions and desires,
especially in difficult situations)
3) awry (verb) – भ्रमित, अराजक
Meaning: With a twist to one side; Wrong or faulty; In a state of confusion; Wrong or
faulty
Synonyms; confused, chaotic, askew, crooked, uneven
Antonyms– straight, even, level, congruent, congruous
Usage: If the estimates go awry, it will simply shift the blame to the fiscal council.
4) leached (verb) – लागू होना
Meaning: to purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating
fluid
Synonyms: drained, filtered
Antonyms: hold, keep
Usage: Social sanction of instant justice by state agents might have leached into
institutions
5) Goading (noun) – चुनौती
Meaning: to defy or challenge; To be irritating or upsetting, typically with repeated or
unpleasant acts
Synonyms: provocative taunt, jeer, insult, challenging, defying
Antonyms: compliment approval, commendation
Usage: Goading the police on to deliver instant justice, or even tolerating such
behaviour, creates an atmosphere of impunity that could lead to murder of innocent
people as happened with the custodial deaths inTamil Nadu.
6) vantage (noun) – सहूलियत
Meaning: A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior
position; One’s point of view or way of looking at things; A solid grip with one’s feet;
Usefulness or benefit;
Synonyms: advantage, edge, standpoint, viewpoint, hold, foothold, use, benefit
Antonyms: disadvantage, drawback, slip, slide, skid
Usage: The assailants, whose exact number and weapons remain a mystery, enjoyed
vantage points on the roofs of adjoining houses. The police called the incident a “well
planned ambush”.
7) berserk (noun) – क्रोध या उत्तेजना से नियंत्रण से बाहर
Meaning: Out of control with anger or excitement; Resistant to control or authority;
Not fitted with a bridle
Synonyms: crazy, mad, wild, unmanageable, uncontrollable, unbridled, intemperate
Antonyms: rational, sane, balanced
Usage: As Dubey had a reputation for violence and showboating, Archana thought this
was yet another episode of the Hench men going berserk or firing to scare someone
away.
8) ambush (Adj) – घात लगाना
Meaning: A surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position; To stop,
deflect or divert; To capture or attack suddenly and unexpectedly;
Synonyms: surprise, ambuscade, attack, assault, assail
Antonyms: frankness, honesty, defend, guard, protect
Usage: she did see them when they were trying to retreat after the ambush.
9) numbed (noun) – सुन्न
Meaning: Desensitized or numb to any feeling, sensation or emotion; Unable to think
clearly; In a state of shock or confusion; feeling; sensible; sensitive
Synonyms: foggy, confused, bewildered, dazed, bewildered
Antonyms: clear, definite
Usage: the firing outside had numbed her. But she gradually mustered (found,
summoned, gathered) courage and tried to crawl towards the door.
10) wreckage (Adj) – मलबे
Meaning: The remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed; An
abrupt, damaging breakdown or failure; Bad placement
Synonyms: smash, collision, crash, debris, remains, ruins, misplacement, mislaying
Antonyms: building, construction, help, aid, assistance
Usage; On Monday, when this reporter visited the house, Provincial Armed
Constabulary personnel were standing on guard at the wreckage.
