❣️🔰VOCABULARY🔰❣️

1. Word: Elan  (जोश)
Pronunciation: ey-lahn/ईलन
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: vigorous spirit or enthusiasm
Synonyms: liveliness, gracefulness, fanaticism, vigor, energy, sprightliness, zest, sparkle
Antonyms: lethargy, apathy, ennui, motionlessness
Sentence: IIFA 2018 ended in elan and style.

2. Word: Contour (रूप-रेखा)
Pronunciation: kon-toor/कंटूर
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:  an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something.
Synonyms: outline, shape, form.
Antonyms: crooked, straight
Use in a Sentence: The map showed the contour of the coastline.

3. Word: Shot in the arm (प्रेरित करना)
Part of Speech: Idiom
Meaning: Something that boosts one's spirits
Synonyms: praise, assist
Antonyms: discourage, hinder
Sentence: The new member was a shot in the arm for the team, which played noticeably better.

4. Word: To the fore(सर्वोपरि)
Part of Speech: Phrase
Meaning:  to become/ to make something predominant,
Synonyms: paramount, most important
Antonyms: Minor , secondary , trivial
Sentence: A number of low-budget independent films brought new directors and actors to the fore.

5. Word: Sobering (गम्भीरता की ओर)
Pronunciation: soh-ber-ing/सोबरिंग
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: making or becoming more serious, sensible, and solemn.
Synonyms: serious, alerting, severe
Antonyms: haphazard, fiery
Sentence: It is sobering to realize that it is not a problem.

6. Word: Precursor (अग्रगामी , संकेत)
Pronunciation: pre-cur-sar/प्रिकर्सर
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: a person or thing that comes before somebody
b. something similar and that leads to its development, Indication
Synonyms: Sign, signal, Preview, Forgoer
Antonyms:  Successor, Inheritor, byproduct
Sentence: A movie preview is a standard precursor before the presentation of a feature film.

7. Word: Unravelling (उजागर, सुलझाना )
Pronunciation: un-rav-el-ling/अन्रैवलिंग
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads), investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling).
Synonyms: Resolve, solve, untangle
Antonyms: questions, wonder, entangle
Sentence: CBI were attempting to unravel the cause of death of the businessman.

8. Word: Pragmatism (व्यवहारवाद)
Pronunciation:  prag-muh-tiz-um/प्रैग्मटिज़म
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: an approach that evaluates theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application.
Synonyms: Realism, prudence
Antonyms: Foolishness, impracticality
Sentence: My mother believes in Pragmatism and never does anything without rationalizing it first.

9. Word: Assess  (आकलन)
Pronunciation:uh-ses/असेस
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of
Synonyms: compute, determine
Antonyms: assist, ignore
Sentence: The purpose of the final exam is to assess how much information students have acquired throughout the semester.

10. Word: Coalition (सम्मिलन)
Pronunciation: koh-uh-lish-uh n/कोअलिशन
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.
Synonyms: alliance, union, partnership
Antonyms: isolation, discord, separation
Sentence: The two bodies have merged to form a coalition.