Vocab : Deficit (Noun) घाटा

Definition : an excess of expenditure or liabilities over income or assets in a given period.

Sentence : "an annual operating deficit"

 

Vocab : Endemic (Adjective) स्थानिक

Definition : (of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.

Sentence : "complacency is endemic in industry today"

 

Vocab : Factional (Adjective) गुटीय

Definition : relating or belonging to a faction.

Sentence : "factional leaders"

 

Vocab : Plea (Noun) दलील

Definition : a request made in an urgent and emotional manner.

Sentence : "he made a dramatic plea for disarmament"

 

Vocab : Halting (Adjective) लंगड़ा

Definition : slow and hesitant, especially through lack of confidence; faltering.

Sentence : "she speaks halting English with a heavy accent"

 

Vocab : Relentless (Adjective) दयाहीन

Definition : unceasingly intense.

Sentence : "the relentless heat of the desert"

 

Vocab : Sordid (Adjective) घिनौना

Definition : dirty or squalid.

Sentence : "the overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading"

 

Vocab : Stun (Verb) अचेत

Definition : knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state.

Sentence : "the man was stunned by a blow to the head"

 

Vocab : Staunch (Adjective) निष्ठावान

Definition : very loyal and committed in attitude.

Sentence : "a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby"

 

Vocab : Fillip (Noun) प्रोत्साहन

Definition : something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity.

Sentence : "the halving of car tax would provide a fillip to sales"

 

Vocab : Slaughter (Verb) वध

Definition : kill (animals) for food.

Sentence : "at present the abattoir is slaughtering animals for the domestic market"

 

Vocab : Defame (Verb) बदनाम

Definition : damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel.

Sentence : "he claimed that the article defamed his family"

 

Vocab : Precedent (Adjective) मिसाल

Definition : preceding in time, order, or importance.

Sentence : "a precedent case"

 

Vocab : Gruesome (Adjective) भीषण

Definition : causing repulsion or horror; grisly.

Sentence : "the most gruesome murder"

 

Vocab : Pasture (Noun) चरागाह

Definition : used to refer to a person's situation in life.

Sentence : "she left the office for pastures new"

 

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