bawdy
Humorously coarse, especially about sex.
अश्लील; हास्य में फूहड़ और द्विअर्थी
“He told a bawdy story at the wrong table.”
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didactic
Meant to teach, sometimes too obviously so.
उपदेशात्मक; सिखाने के उद्देश्य से कहा गया
“The tone was didactic and a little smug.”
dissuade
To talk someone out of a course of action.
विमुख करना; समझाकर किसी काम से रोकना
“She dissuaded him from resigning.”
eloquence
Fluent, persuasive and moving use of language.
वाग्मिता; प्रभावशाली और प्रवाहपूर्ण वाणी
“She argued the case with real eloquence.”
insinuate
To suggest something unpleasant indirectly.
व्यंग्य से संकेत करना; परोक्ष रूप से लांछन लगाना
“He insinuated that the numbers were massaged.”
justify
To show that something is reasonable or right.
औचित्य सिद्ध करना; सही ठहराना
“He could not justify the overrun.”
oracular
Obscure and prophetic in the manner of an oracle.
गूढ़-भविष्यवाणी जैसा; रहस्यमय और दुर्बोध
“His oracular advice helped nobody.”
persuade
To bring someone to a view or a course of action.
मना लेना; तर्क से किसी को राज़ी करना
“He persuaded the board in ten minutes.”
pertness
Cheeky boldness that borders on disrespect.
ढिठाई; चुलबुली गुस्ताख़ी
“A flash of pertness cost her the room.”
quibble
To argue about a trivial point to avoid the main one.
मीन-मेख निकालना; तुच्छ बात पर बहस करना
“Do not quibble over the wording now.”
remonstrate
To protest or argue forcefully against something.
प्रतिवाद करना; ज़ोर देकर आपत्ति जताना
“She remonstrated with the vendor for an hour.”
retract
To take back a statement or a promise.
वापस लेना; कही बात या वचन से पलट जाना
“The paper retracted the claim.”
sarcastic
Using bitter irony to mock or wound.
व्यंग्यपूर्ण; कटु उपहास से चोट करने वाला
“A sarcastic aside soured the meeting.”
saucy
Boldly cheeky in a lively, impertinent way.
ढीठ-चुलबुला; बेबाक और गुस्ताख़
“A saucy footnote in a formal report.”
urge
To press someone strongly to do something.
आग्रहपूर्वक प्रेरित करना; ज़ोर देकर कहना
“I urge you to read the postmortem.”
vouch
To confirm or guarantee that something is true.
प्रतिभू होना; सत्यता की गारंटी देना
“I can vouch for her work.”
yell
To shout loudly, usually in anger or pain.
चीख़ना; ऊँचे स्वर में चिल्लाना
“Nobody needs to yell in a standup.”
abjure
To renounce a belief publicly and on oath.
सार्वजनिक रूप से त्याग देना; शपथपूर्वक छोड़ना
“Very few government officials abjure bribery”
accost
To approach and speak to someone boldly, often unwelcomely.
टोकना; किसी को अचानक और बेधड़क रोककर बात करना
“He was accosted in the street by four men.”
acknowledge
To admit openly that something is true or that someone is there.
स्वीकार करना; किसी बात को खुलकर मान लेना
“They sent me a postcard acknowledging my request.”
advocate
To argue publicly in favour of a cause or a course of action.
पैरवी करना; किसी पक्ष का सार्वजनिक समर्थन करना
“The doctor advocated a ban on smoking in the whole hospital.”
allude
To refer to something indirectly rather than name it.
संकेत करना; सीधे नाम लिए बिना इशारा करना
“He did not allude to the remarks made by the previous speaker.”
asperity
Harshness of tone, or of manner towards someone.
रुखाई; स्वर या व्यवहार की कठोरता
“The asperity of northern winter is well known.”
babble
To talk rapidly and to no clear purpose.
बकबक करना; बिना अर्थ के तेज़ी से बोलते जाना
“The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention.”
banal
So over-familiar through repetition that it carries nothing.
घिसा-पिटा; बार-बार दोहराए जाने से नीरस
“The text is banal.”
cajole
To get someone to agree through flattery and persistent gentle pressure.
फुसलाना; चापलूसी से मना लेना
“He cajoled her into going along with him to the movies.”
calumny
An untrue statement made to damage someone's good name.
मिथ्या लांछन; बदनाम करने के लिए गढ़ा झूठ
“He alleges he was a victim of calumny and dirty tricks.”
caustic
Harsh and cutting in tone, in a way that burns rather than merely stings.
तीखा और दाहक; चुभने वाले कड़वे स्वर का
“He heaped caustic comments on his opponents.”
clamorous
Loud and insistent to the point of being offensive.
कोलाहलपूर्ण; ऊँची और आग्रही आवाज़ वाला
“Naughty children in a classroom are generally clamorous in nature”
declaim
To speak out loudly and forcefully, as if to an audience.
ओजस्वी भाषण देना; ऊँचे स्वर में उद्घोष करना
“He declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society.”
defamatory
Damaging to someone's reputation, and usually untrue.
मानहानिकारक; प्रतिष्ठा को ठेस पहुँचाने वाला
“The article was highly defamatory.”
delineation
A vivid description or drawing that marks out the details.
सुस्पष्ट चित्रण; विस्तार से किया गया वर्णन
“His razor sharp delineation of ordinary life is very apt”
demur
To raise an objection rather than simply agree.
आपत्ति करना; सहमत होने के बजाय ऐतराज़ जताना
“He demurred at the suggestion of working on Saturday.”
depict
To represent something in words or in a picture.
चित्रित करना; शब्दों या चित्र में दर्शाना
“Children’s books often depict animals as gentle creatures.”
diatribe
A long, bitter verbal attack on someone or something.
कटु आक्षेप; लंबी तीखी भर्त्सना
“The students continued their diatribe against the teachers.”
divulge
To make known something that was meant to be kept quiet.
भेद खोलना; गुप्त बात प्रकट कर देना
“He was charged with divulging state secrets.”
elicit
To draw a response or a fact out of someone.
उगलवाना; प्रतिक्रिया या तथ्य निकलवा लेना
“He elicited the support of his family during his hard times.”
emissary
Someone sent to represent another's interests.
दूत; किसी का प्रतिनिधित्व करने भेजा गया व्यक्ति
“The President sent a special emissary for the riot victims.”
entreaty
An earnest and urgent request.
विनती; अत्यंत आग्रहपूर्ण याचना
“They have resisted all entreaties to pledge their support for the campaign.”
evince
To show a feeling or a quality plainly enough to be read.
प्रकट करना; भाव या गुण स्पष्ट रूप से दिखाना
“He evinces distaste by grimacing.”
exhort
To urge someone on with strong and earnest words.
प्रेरित करना; आग्रहपूर्वक उकसाना
“Mahatma Gandhi exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence.”
facetious
Joking about something that called for seriousness.
परिहासपूर्ण; गंभीर बात पर अनुचित मज़ाक करने वाला
“It was difficult to listen to his facetious remarks.”
felicitous
Well chosen and apt, in a way that pleases.
सटीक और सुखद; अवसर के अनुरूप चुना हुआ
“Her speech was not at all felicitous while greeting the guests.”
fulsome
Excessive and insincere in praise, to the point of being off-putting.
अतिरंजित चापलूसी भरा; बनावटी अतिशय प्रशंसा वाला
“He gave her fulsome compliments.”
garbled
So jumbled in the telling that the sense is lost.
विकृत; उलझाकर अर्थहीन कर दिया गया
“It was difficult to understand his garbled version of events.”
glib
Fluent in a way that shows no real thought behind it.
चिकनी-चुपड़ी बात करने वाला; धाराप्रवाह पर उथला
“He is full of glib excuses for his past mistakes.”
histrionics
A deliberately exaggerated display of emotion, staged for effect.
नाटकीयता; दिखावे के लिए किया गया भावुक प्रदर्शन
“She indulged in histrionics when no-one paid attention to her.”
hyperbole
Deliberate exaggeration used for effect.
अतिशयोक्ति; प्रभाव के लिए की गई बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर बात
“The debate was carried on with increasing rhetorical hyperbole.”
implore
To ask for something with urgent, almost desperate feeling.
गिड़गिड़ाना; अत्यंत आर्त भाव से याचना करना
“The victim implored the tribunal to have mercy.”
importune
To ask for something so persistently that it becomes a nuisance.
पीछे पड़कर माँगना; बार-बार आग्रह से तंग करना
“He importuned the help of his relatives.”
impromptu
Made or done on the spot, without any preparation.
तात्कालिक; बिना तैयारी के मौके पर किया गया
“They put up an impromptu concert for the visitors.”
incoherent
Not holding together, so that the parts make no sense as a whole.
असंबद्ध; जिसकी बातें जुड़ती ही न हों
“He gave a turgid and incoherent presentation.”
interject
To put a remark in between what others are saying.
बीच में टोकना; बात के बीच अपनी बात जोड़ना
“She interjected clever remarks in her conversation.”
interrogate
To question someone closely and at length.
कड़ाई से पूछताछ करना; विस्तार से जिरह करना
“The police spent five hours in interrogating the prisoner.”
invective
Abusive language used to express blame or deep ill will.
गाली-गलौज भरी निंदा; कटु आक्षेप
“A woman had hurled racist invective at the family”
inveigh
To attack something in bitter and forceful words.
तीखा प्रहार करना; कड़े शब्दों में बरसना
“The housekeeper had good reason to inveigh against the facilities provided to her.”
jargon
The specialised language of a trade, opaque to outsiders.
पारिभाषिक बोली; किसी पेशे की बाहरी लोगों को दुर्बोध भाषा
“Thieves use a special jargon to confuse passing hearers”
malediction
A curse called down on someone.
अभिशाप; किसी पर उतारा गया शाप
“The maledictions of the priest were difficult to bear”
manifest
To show something plainly, so that it can no longer be doubted.
प्रकट करना; स्पष्ट रूप से दिखा देना
“The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication.”
peremptory
Allowing no contradiction and expecting no refusal.
आज्ञासूचक कठोर; जिसमें इनकार की गुंजाइश न हो
“The boss issued peremptory commands and others could only agree to what he said”
platitude
A remark so obvious and worn that it says nothing at all.
घिसी-पिटी उक्ति; बार-बार दोहराई गई खोखली बात
“Politicians normally spout the same old platitudes.”
proffer
To hold something out for another to accept or to refuse.
प्रस्तुत करना; लेने के लिए आगे बढ़ाना
“He proffered the children a box of chocolates.”
promulgate
To make a law, a belief or a decision publicly and officially known.
प्रख्यापित करना; क़ानून या नीति की सार्वजनिक घोषणा करना
“His promulgation of the policy proved to be immature and he had to take it back under public pressure.”
quip
A short, clever remark made on the spot.
चुटीली उक्ति; मौके पर कही गई चतुर बात
“He is very good at making clever quips.”
raconteur
Someone who tells stories well and entertainingly.
कुशल किस्सागो; रोचक ढंग से कहानी सुनाने वाला
“He spoke eight languages and was a noted raconteur.”
raucous
Unpleasantly loud and rough in sound.
कर्कश; कठोर और बेसुरा ऊँचा स्वर
“The raucous cries of the sea-birds were harsh on the ears.”
recant
To publicly take back a belief one previously held.
मत त्याग देना; सार्वजनिक रूप से अपनी बात वापस लेना
“He recanted the vows he had made due to his mother.”
retort
A sharp reply given straight back.
तीखा प्रत्युत्तर; तुरंत लौटाया गया करारा जवाब
“His sharp retort made an impact.”
rhetoric
The art of using language to persuade, or language that is all persuasion and no substance.
वाग्मिता; प्रभावी भाषण-कला अथवा खोखला शब्दाडंबर
“Hitler was a champion in use of rhetoric and used it to rouse the masses”
scurrilous
Abusive and coarse, and usually damaging to someone's name.
अपशब्दपूर्ण; गाली-गलौज भरा और मानहानिकर
“Reality TV shows, such as Big Brother, are a mixture of nothing else but glamour and scurrilous language.”
shibboleth
A saying or custom a group uses to mark out its own.
पहचान-सूत्र; किसी समूह की रूढ़ उक्ति
“In English, the Hebrew word ‘shibboleth’ now sometimes refers to clichés or tired slogans.”
solicit
To ask for something, whether help, custom or an opinion.
याचना करना; सहायता, मत या ग्राहकी माँगना
“The priest keeps soliciting money for various charities.”
stentorian
Extremely loud and powerful, said of a voice.
गरजती आवाज़ वाला; अत्यंत ऊँचा और गूँजता स्वर
“Their grandfather’s stentorian voice always managed to scare the children.”
strident
Loud and harsh, and insistent on being heard.
तीखा-कर्कश; ऊँचा और चुभने वाला
“She tried to laugh, and the sound was harsh and strident.”
terse
Brief and to the point, sometimes to the point of curtness.
संक्षिप्त-रूखा; कम शब्दों में और कुछ कटु
“He gave a terse one-word answer.”
trenchant
Vigorous and incisive, and going straight to the point.
मर्मभेदी; तीखा और सीधे मुद्दे पर
“He was shattered by the trenchant criticism.”
vitriolic
Filled with bitter, corrosive hostility.
तेज़ाबी; कटुता से भरा और दाहक
“There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in the tabloids”
vituperation
Bitter and abusive language used to lay blame.
कटु भर्त्सना; गाली भरी निंदा
“He is one of the media’s most vituperative critics and anyone who appears on his show is subject to harsh criticism”
voluble
Speaking easily and at length, with words always ready.
वाक्पटु-प्रवाही; सहज ही लगातार बोलने वाला
“She is a very voluble young woman.”
wheedle
To get one's way by soft, flattering persuasion.
मीठी बातों से मनाना; चापलूसी से काम निकालना
“She wheedled some money out of her father”
utter
To say something aloud, or — as an adjective — complete and without qualification.
कहना; मुँह से शब्द निकालना अथवा पूर्ण एवं नितांत
“He did not utter a single word of protest during the entire review.”
confer
To meet and discuss something in order to reach a decision, or to bestow an honour.
परामर्श करना; मिलकर विचार-विमर्श करना अथवा प्रदान करना
“The partners asked to confer privately before answering the offer.”
whine
To complain in a drawn-out, high-pitched and irritating way.
पिनपिनाना; ऊँचे स्वर में लगातार शिकायत करना
“My car engine makes a whining noise whenever the road climbs.”
ramble
To wander without a fixed route, or to talk on at length without a point.
भटकना; बिना उद्देश्य घूमना अथवा बेतरतीब लंबी बात करना
“You should not ramble during an interview: keep every answer concise and relevant.”
snap
To speak sharply and irritably, biting a short phrase off at someone.
झिड़कना; चिढ़कर तीखे स्वर में छोटी-सी बात कह देना
“When I asked whether dinner was ready, she snapped at me and left the room.”
adieu
A farewell; the parting word said on leaving.
विदा; जाते समय कहा जाने वाला अलविदा
“After the wedding her adieu to her parents was the hardest moment of the day.”
dissonance
A harsh clash of sounds, or a lack of agreement between ideas.
असंगति; स्वरों या विचारों का बेमेल टकराव
“The dissonance between the board's optimism and the sales figures was impossible to ignore.”
gibberish
Speech or writing that is unintelligible nonsense.
निरर्थक बकवास; समझ में न आने वाली उलझी हुई बात
“Stripped of its jargon the memo was three pages of gibberish.”
snigger
To laugh quietly and disrespectfully at someone.
दबी हँसी हँसना; उपहासपूर्वक चुपके से हँसना
“Two people sniggered at the back when the slide misspelled the client's name.”
giggle
To laugh in a light, nervous or silly way.
खिलखिलाना; हल्के या झेंपभरे ढंग से हँसना
“The whole row began to giggle the moment the microphone squealed.”
calumniate
To make false statements that damage someone's reputation.
मिथ्या लांछन लगाना; झूठे आरोपों से किसी की प्रतिष्ठा बिगाड़ना
“He was sued for calumniating a rival in a public forum.”
irony
A meaning that is the opposite of the words used, or an outcome that mocks expectation.
व्यंग्य; कथन के विपरीत अर्थ अथवा अपेक्षा का उलटा परिणाम
“There is a certain irony in a productivity tool that keeps crashing.”
witty
Amusing in a clever and quick-minded way.
हाज़िरजवाब; चतुराई भरी विनोदप्रियता वाला
“Her witty reply defused a question that had been meant to wound.”
jocular
Fond of joking; said or done in good humour.
विनोदी; हँसी-मज़ाक के स्वभाव वाला
“His jocular tone made the bad news land more gently than it should have.”
hoarse
Rough and harsh in voice, usually from strain or illness.
कर्कश; थकान या बीमारी से भर्राया हुआ स्वर
“By the end of the all-hands her voice had gone completely hoarse.”
smirk
A smug, self-satisfied smile that irritates whoever sees it.
व्यंग्यभरी मुस्कान; आत्मतुष्ट और चिढ़ाने वाली हँसी
“He answered the objection with a smirk rather than a number.”
consonance
Agreement or harmony between things.
संगति; वस्तुओं या विचारों के बीच मेल और सामंजस्य
“The consonance between the captain and the coach is what steadied the side.”
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