VOCAB Vocabulary Class 59 Vol. 1 PDF

 Abstracted (adjective) Hindi Meaning: ध्यान न दे ता हुशा English Meaning: Not giving attention to what is happening around because you are thinking about something else Usage: He gave her an abstracted glance, then returned to his book. Synonyms: Absent, distracted, preoc...

 Abstracted (adjective) Hindi Meaning: ध्यान न दे ता हुशा English Meaning: Not giving attention to what is happening around because you are thinking about something else Usage: He gave her an abstracted glance, then returned to his book. Synonyms: Absent, distracted, preoccupied, dreamy, intent, engrossed, insensible, unconscious, diverted Page - 2 Engrossed (adj.) giving all your attention to something: engrossed by/in She was so engrossed by/in the book that she forgot the cookies in the oven. Antonyms: Alert, alive, attentive, engaged, heedful, vigilant, wary, observing Heedful (adj.) paying careful attention to something or someone: heedful of The government should be heedful of the impact of inflation on savings. Page - 3 Wary (adj.) careful because you do not completely trust someone or something or are not certain about what you should do: Teachers are often wary of standardized tests. Page - 4  Prosaic (adjective) Hindi Meaning: सामान्य English Meaning: Without interest, imagination and excitement Usage: I find his writings boring because they are so prosaic. Synonyms: Average, ordinary, trivial, predictable, insignificant, familiar, frequent Page - 5 Antonyms: Curious, peculiar, anomalous, aberrant, fantastic, eccentric, unique Peculiar (adj.) belonging to, relating to, or found in only particular people or things: He gets on with things in his own peculiar way/manner/fashion. Anomalous (adj.) different from what is usual, or not in agreement with something else and therefore not satisfactory: The experiment yielded anomalous results. Page - 6 Aberrant (adj.) different from what is typical or usual, especially in an unacceptable way: aberrant behaviour eccentric (adj.) strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way: eccentric behaviour Page - 7  Equivocal (adjective) Hindi Meaning: गोलमोल English Meaning: Not clear and seeming to have two opposing meanings Usage: His words to the press were deliberately equivocal. Synonyms: Doubtable, cryptic, ambiguous, enigmatic, nebulous, obscure, elliptical, opaque Nebulous (adj.) not clear and having no form: She has a few nebulous ideas about what she might want to do in the future, but nothing definite. Page - 8 Elliptical (adj.) Elliptical language has parts missing, so that it is sometimes difficult to understand: His message was written in a deliberately elliptical style. Antonyms: Clear, obvious, evident, certain, palpable, blatant, patent, explicit Palpable (adj.) so obvious that it can easily be seen or known, or (of a feeling) so strong that it seems as if it can be touched or physically felt: a palpable effect Page - 9 blatant (adj.) very obvious and intentional, when this is a bad thing: a blatant lie explicit (adj.) clear and exact: I gave her very explicit directions how to get here. Page - 10 Usage: I do not need your fatuous Page - 11 idea.