Vocabulary Words

6. SPUR (NOUN): (प्रेरर्ा): stimulus

Synonyms: incentive, encouragement

Antonyms: disincentive

Example Sentence:
Wars act as a spur to knowledge and
practical invention.



7. BURGEON (VERB):
(बढ़ना): expand

Synonyms: grow rapidly, shoot up

Antonyms: shrink

Example Sentence:
Manufacturers are keen to cash in on
the burgeoning demand.


8. BANE (NOUN): (व्यथा): scourge

Synonyms: ruin, death

Antonyms: boon

Example Sentence:
The telephone was the bane of my life.

9. DESCEND (VERB): (नीचे उतरना): go
down

Synonyms: come down, drop

Antonyms: ascend

Example Sentence: The aircraft began to descend.

10. GRIM (ADJECTIVE):
(पिकट): stern

Synonyms: forbidding, uninviting

Antonyms: amiable

Example Sentence:
He had a grim expression on his face
when we met him.