lucid
Clear and easy to understand on a first reading.
सुस्पष्ट; साफ़ और तर्कसंगत
“A lucid one-page brief beats a brilliant forty-slide deck.”
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Writing & presentations vocabulary
Words for writing & presentations, each with its meaning in English and Hindi, how to say it, a sentence that shows it in use, and what to say instead or the opposite.
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opaque
Hard to understand because meaning is hidden or dense.
अपारदर्शी; जिसके आर-पार न देखा जा सके
“The metrics definition is so opaque that two teams report it differently.”
cohesion
The quality that makes parts of a text hang together.
संसक्ति; भागों का आपस में जुड़े रहना
“The report lacked cohesion because three people wrote it separately.”
digression
A temporary departure from the main subject.
विषयांतर; मूल बात से भटकाव
“Cut the digression about tooling; it belongs in a separate memo.”
preamble
An introductory statement that sets up what follows.
प्रस्तावना; मुख्य बात से पहले की भूमिका
“Skip the preamble and open with the decision you need.”
epilogue
A closing section that reflects on what came before.
उपसंहार; अंत में जोड़ा गया समापन कथन
“The epilogue of the case study is where the real lesson sits.”
abridge
To shorten a text while keeping its substance.
संक्षिप्त करना; मूल भाव रखते हुए छोटा करना
“We abridge the technical annex for the board version of the report.”
elaborate
To develop a point with further detail.
विस्तार से बताना; ब्यौरेवार समझाना
“Could you elaborate on the rollback plan in the appendix?”
substantiate
To support a claim with evidence.
प्रमाणित करना; साक्ष्य से पुष्ट करना
“Every number in the deck should substantiate the recommendation.”
refute
To prove a statement or claim to be wrong.
खंडन करना; प्रमाण से गलत सिद्ध करना
“One clean experiment can refute a quarter of confident opinion.”
corroborate
To confirm a finding with independent evidence.
पुष्टि करना; अन्य प्रमाण से समर्थन देना
“Two separate logs corroborate the timeline in the incident report.”
superfluous
Beyond what is needed or useful.
अनावश्यक; आवश्यकता से अधिक और व्यर्थ
“Half the appendix is superfluous once the summary states the numbers.”
pertinent
Directly relevant to the matter at hand.
समीचीन; विषय से सीधे जुड़ा और उपयुक्त
“Keep only the pertinent screenshots; the rest can live in the ticket.”
extraneous
Coming from outside and not belonging to the subject.
बाह्य और असंगत; विषय से बाहर का
“Strip the extraneous background so the recommendation stands out.”
germane
Closely and usefully connected to the topic.
प्रासंगिक; विषय से सीधे जुड़ा
“That precedent is germane, so put it in the body, not a footnote.”
nuance
A subtle distinction that changes the meaning.
सूक्ष्म भेद; अर्थ या भाव की बारीक छटा
“The nuance between deprecated and unsupported matters to customers.”
emphatic
Expressed with forceful, unmistakable conviction.
बलपूर्वक कहा गया; दृढ़ और ज़ोरदार
“Be emphatic about the risk; hedged language reads as optional.”
understated
Presented with deliberate restraint rather than emphasis.
संयत-अल्पकथित; बिना अतिशयोक्ति के प्रस्तुत
“The understated chart landed harder than the animated one.”
overstate
To describe something as greater than it really is.
बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना; वास्तविकता से अधिक बताना
“Do not overstate the pilot results; the sample was twelve accounts.”
embellish
To add decorative or exaggerated detail.
अलंकृत करना; सजाकर और रोचक बना देना
“Resist the urge to embellish a case study that is strong already.”
anecdotal
Based on personal accounts rather than systematic evidence.
किस्सों पर आधारित; व्यवस्थित प्रमाण के बजाय सुनी बातों पर टिका
“The support complaints are anecdotal until we tag and count them.”
empirical
Derived from observation and measurement rather than theory.
अनुभवजन्य; प्रेक्षण और प्रयोग पर आधारित
“We need empirical latency data before rewriting the cache layer.”
conjecture
An opinion formed without complete evidence.
अनुमान; प्रमाण के बिना लगाया गया कयास
“Everything after the third slide is conjecture dressed as forecast.”
salient
Most noticeable or important in a body of detail.
उभरा हुआ प्रमुख; सबसे ध्यान खींचने वाला
“Lead with the salient finding; the method can follow it.”
legible
Clear enough to be read without difficulty.
सुपाठ्य; जिसे पढ़ा जा सके
“A legible axis label matters more than a clever colour scheme.”
annotate
To add explanatory notes to a document or diagram.
टिप्पणी जोड़ना; व्याख्या के लिए नोट लिखना
“Annotate the architecture diagram so newcomers can read it alone.”
summarize
To state the main points briefly.
सारांश देना; मुख्य बातें संक्षेप में कहना
“Summarize the decision in two sentences at the top of the page.”
compelling
So interesting or convincing that attention is held.
बाध्यकारी रूप से प्रभावी; ध्यान खींच लेने वाला
“A compelling narrative turns a list of features into a reason to buy.”
insipid
Lacking interest, flavour or force.
नीरस; स्वाद और रोचकता से रहित
“The insipid tagline could belong to any company in the category.”
structured
Organised according to a deliberate, visible plan.
सुसंरचित; क्रमबद्ध ढाँचे में बँधा
“A structured agenda is the difference between a meeting and a chat.”
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