Vocab Class 09 Vol. 01

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Infamous (adjective)
Hindi Meaning:
English Meaning: Well known for some bad quality or deed, not
respectable
Usage: He is infamous for saying that cheating is the way the game
is played.
Synonyms: Disreputable, discreditable, ignominious, louche,

disgraceful, despicable, detestable
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Disreputable (adj.)
not trusted or respected; thought to have a bad character:
Usage: Some of the more disreputable newspapers made false claims about
her private life.
Discreditable (adj.)
causing or likely to cause a loss of respect for a person, group,
or idea:
Usage: Their tactics were highly discreditable.
Ignominious (adj.)
(especially of events or behaviour) embarrassing because of being
a complete failure:
Usage: an ignominious defeat/failure/retreat
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louche (adj.)
not completely moral or honest, often in an attractive way:
A louche young man approached her on the dance floor.
Disgraceful (adj.)
very bad:
She thought that their attitude was absolutely disgraceful.
Despicable (adj.)
very unpleasant or bad, causing strong feelings of dislike:
despicable behaviour
It was despicable of her to lie about her friend.
Detestable (adj.)
used to refer to people or things that you hate very much:
a detestable coward
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Antonyms: Reputable, honorable, decent, commendable, ethical
Commendable (adj.)
deserving praise:
commendable efforts/behaviour/bravery
Ethical (adj.)
relating to beliefs about what is morally right and wrong:
ethical and legal issues
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Vivid (adjective)
Hindi Meaning:
English Meaning: Bright and clear, producing powerful feelings or
images in mind or very brightly coloured:
Usage: He has vivid memories of his trip to Tajpur.
She was wearing a vivid pink shirt.
Synonyms: Visual, delineated, graphic, depicted, expressive,

pictorial
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Delineate (verb)
to describe or mark the edge of something:
Usage: The main characters are clearly delineated in the first chapter.
Graphic (adj.)
very clear and powerful:
a graphic description/account
Usage: He insisted on describing his operation in graphic detail while
we were eating lunch.
Depict (verb)
to represent or show something in a picture or story:
Usage: Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.
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Antonyms: Indeterminate, vague, obscure, unclear, hazy
Indeterminate (adj.)
not measured, counted, or clearly known:
An indeterminate number of workers have already been exposed to
the danger.
Vague (adj.)
not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided:
I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.
Obscure (adj.)
not clear and difficult to understand or see:
Official policy has changed, for reasons that remain obscure.
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Obscure (verb)
to prevent something from being seen or heard:
The sun was obscured by clouds.
Hazy (adj.)
not clear or not remembering things clearly:
hazy memories of childhood
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Deplete (verb)
Hindi Meaning:
English Meaning: To reduce something in size or amount like
money , resources…. Etc.
Usage: It we continue to deplete the earth’s natural resources, we
will cause serious damage to the environment.
Synonyms: Absorb, consume, exhaust, drain, abate, debilitate,

expend, spend
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Exhaust (verb)
1. to make someone extremely tired:
The long journey exhausted the children.
2. to use something completely:
Usage: How long will it be before the world's fuel supplies are exhausted?
Usage: I'm afraid he's exhausted my patience.
Drain (verb)
1. to make someone very tired:
The long journey completely drained me.
2. to reduce or cause something to reduce:
The long war had drained the resources of both countries.
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Abate (verb)
1 to become less strong, or to make something less strong:
Our desire for consumer goods has not abated.
2. if something such as a price or level abates, it goes up
more slowly than before, or it goes down:
Gains in oil prices are unlikely to abate within the next
few months.
Debilitate (verb)
to make someone or something physically weak:
Chemotherapy exhausted and debilitated him.
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Expend (verb)
to use or spend time, effort, or money:
You expend so much effort for so little return.
Antonyms: Renew, augment, enlarge, strengthen, enforce

Augment (verb)
to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it:
He would have to find work to augment his income.
Enlarge (verb)
to become bigger or to make something bigger:
They've enlarged the kitchen by building over part of the garden.
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Enforce (verb)
to give force to : STRENGTHEN OR to make people obey a law, or to
make a particular situation happen or be accepted:
The new teacher had failed to enforce any sort of discipline.
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Synonyms: Disreputable, discreditable, ignominious, louche,

Synonyms: Visual, delineated, graphic, depicted, expressive,

Synonyms: Absorb, consume, exhaust, drain, abate, debilitate,

Antonyms: Renew, augment, enlarge, strengthen, enforce

The new teacher had failed to enforce any sort of discipline.

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