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The document defines 33 words, providing their meaning in Hindi and examples of use for each. Some of the words defined include gratis (free of charge), gourmet (person knowledgeable about food), stoic (unemotional person), desolate (extremely sad and alone), flora (plants of a region), fauna (animals of a region), and equator (imaginary line around middle of Earth).

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Vocab Class 1 On App

The document defines 33 words, providing their meaning in Hindi and examples of use for each. Some of the words defined include gratis (free of charge), gourmet (person knowledgeable about food), stoic (unemotional person), desolate (extremely sad and alone), flora (plants of a region), fauna (animals of a region), and equator (imaginary line around middle of Earth).

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ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

PART-1
1. Gratis: done or given free of charge
Hindi Meaning: fu% 'kqYd
Ex. All food is gratis, but they charge for the drinks.

2. Gourmet: a person who knows a lot about food and cooking, and who enjoys eating high-quality
food.
Hindi Meaning: [kkus ihus dh oLrqvksa dk ikj[kh
Ex. She is a gourmet cook.

3. Gracious: behaving in a pleasant, polite, calm way:


Hindi Meaning: n;kyq
Ex. He was gracious enough to thank me.

4. Vitalised: to give vigor or animation to; make lively


Hindi Meaning: fiQj ls thfor djuk
Ex. yoga calms and vitalizes body and mind.

5. Weary: very tired, especially after working hard for a long time
Hindi Meaning: Fkdk] gkjk] lqLr
Ex. I think he's a little weary after his long journey

6. Drowsy: being in a state between sleeping and being awake


Hindi Meaning: >aidh] uhan ls Hkjk gqvkA
Ex. The room is so warm it's making me feel drowsy.

7. Narcissist: having too much interest in and admiration for yourself


Hindi Meaning: og O;fDr tks Lo;a esa vf/d :fp vkSj Ikz'kalk j[krk gks
Ex. Narcissistic people have a hard time seeing another person's point of view.

8. Stoic: someone who does not complain or show their emotions


Hindi Meaning: mnklhu
Ex. My father is a stoic by nature and found it hard to express his grief when my mother died

9. Polyglot: speaking or using several different languages


Hindi Meaning: cgqHkk"kh
Ex. She was reading a polyglot bible, with the text in English, Latin and Greek.

10. Desolate: extremely sad and feeling alone


Hindi Meaning: rugk] vdsykiu] lqulku
Ex. She felt desolate when her best friend moved away

11. Suspicious: feeling doubt or no trust in someone or something


Hindi Meaning: lansgtud]lafnX/
Ex. My mother has a very suspicious nature (= does not trust people).
12. Ominous: suggesting something unpleasant will happen
Hindi Meaning: v'kqHk] vi'kxqu
Ex. Clouds had gathered ominously.

13. Bleak: If a place is bleak, it is empty, and not welcoming or attractive


Hindi Meaning: csjax] lkiQ fny
Ex. he house stands on a bleak, windswept hilltop.

14. Flora: all the plants of a particular place or from a particular time in history
Hindi Meaning: fdlh {ks=k vFkok dky fo'ks"k esa ik, tkus okys ikS/ksa vkSj ouLifr;ksa ds lewg
Ex. the flora of the Balearic Islands

15. Flinch: to make a sudden, small movement because of pain or fear


Hindi Meaning: nnZ dh f'kdu
Ex. He didn't even flinch when the nurse cleaned the wound.

16. Fauna: all the animals that live wild in a particular area
Hindi Meaning: fdlh fo'ks"k {ks=k ds tho tUrq
Ex. While she was in Hawaii, she studied the local flora and fauna

17. Flotsam: pieces of broken wood and other waste materials found on the beach or floating on
the sea
Hindi Meaning: ikuh esa rSjus okys tgkt ds VqdMs+
Ex. We wandered along the shore, stepping over the flotsam that had washed up in the night.

19. Summary: a brief, clear statement giving the most important facts about something
Hindi Meaning: lkjak'k] lkj
Ex. The assignment was to write a summary of the news

20. Précis: a short form of a text that gives only the important parts
Hindi Meaning: ,d ne lgh gksus ds djhc
Ex. You have all been given a précis of the report

21. Abridgement: a book, play, or piece of writing that has been made shorter by removing some
details or less important information
Hindi Meaning: la{ksi.k
Ex. The books are abridgments of well-known classics

22. Curator: a person in charge of a museum, library, etc


Hindi Meaning: laxzgkè;{k
Ex. In the same year Rainer became curator of the Academy of Sciences, a position which he filled
till his death.

23. Controller: a device used to operate or control a machine, a computer game, etc.
Hindi Meaning: fu;a=kd
Ex. The assisted braking controller is integrated into the dash
24. Invigilator: a person whose job is to watch people taking an exam in order to check that they
do not cheat
Hindi Meaning: i;Zos{kd
Ex. If you need more paper, please ask the invigilator

25. Recruit: to employ new people to work for a company or organization


Hindi Meaning: fdlh u;s O;fDr dks HkrhZ djuk
Ex. The loan will be used for start-up costs to recruit workers and provide ongoing operating
expenses.

26. Recreate: to make something exist or happen again


Hindi Meaning: cgykuk
Ex. Their work involves restoring and recreating wildlife habitats all across the country.

27. Recourse: having to use something or ask somebody for help in a difficult situation
Hindi Meaning: dfBu le; esa mi;ksx dh oLrq ;k lgk;rk dk L=kksr] lgkjk ]vkJ;
Ex. If the company won’t pay me, the only recourse left to me is to sue them

28. Vain: unsuccessful or useless; failing to achieve a purpose


Hindi Meaning: csdkj] fu"iQy
Ex. All the police's efforts to find him were in vain.

29. Otiose: used to describe a word or phrase, or sometimes an idea, that is unnecessary or has
been used several times:
Hindi Meaning: vkylh] dkepksj
Ex. The use of the word "recumbent" is otiose after the word "recline"

30. Domineering: trying to control other people without thinking about their feelings
Hindi Meaning: ?kaeM+h] rkuk'kkgh
Ex. I thought he was arrogant and domineering.

31. Equilibrium: a state of balance


Hindi Meaning: larqyu
Ex. He devised a mathematical method to prove the existence of equilibrium among prices,
production, and consumer demand.

32. Equine: connected with horses, or appearing similar to a horse


Hindi Meaning: v'o&laca/h
Ex. The portraits showed an aristocratic family with long equine faces.

33. Equator: an imaginary line drawn around the middle of the earth an equal distance from the
North Pole and the South Pole
Hindi Meaning: dYifud js[kk
Ex. Indonesia is/lies on the equator

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