Alphabet S Blackbook vocabulary

Synonyms

Synagogue

A building where the jews meet for religious worship and teaching.

यहूदियों की एक सभा या उनका मंदिर

Symphony

Traditionally in sonata form.

सहवादन, एक प्रकार की संगीत रचना

Syllable

A part of a word that can be pronounced separately.

शब्दांश

Sycophant

One who is a boot licker and flatterer.

चापलूस, चाटुकार

Swarm

A collection of bees.

कीड़ों का झुण्ड

Swan Song

A person’s last performance.

अंतिम कृति

Surreptitious

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

छल से किया हुआ

Surge

Move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward.

लहर

Supplicate

Ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly.

प्रार्थना करना, विनती करना

Superficial

Only on the surface of something.

सतही, आधा-अधूरा

Sumptuous

Splendid and expensive-looking.

शानदार, महंगा

Suite

A set of rooms specially in a hotel for the use of one person or his family.

होटल या किसी दूसरी इमारत में कमरों का समूह

Suffrage

The right to vote in political elections.

मताधिकार, वोट देने का अधिकार

Succulent

Having juicy or fleshy and thick tissues.

रसीला, गूदेदार

Subtle

So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe.

सूक्ष्म

Subsistence

Bare minimum needed for survival.

अस्तित्व, गुजारा

Subservient

Too wiling to obey other people.

आज्ञाकारी, श्रद्धापूर्ण

Subpoena

A written order to attend a court of law to give evidence.

सम्मन, उपस्थिति-पत्र

Stuttering

Speaking with a stammer or lisp.

हकलाना

Strife

Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues.

विवाद झगड़ा

Stricken

Affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling.

पीड़ित, व्यथित

Stratocracy

A government by the military class.

सैन्य प्रमुखों की अध्यक्षता वाली सरकार

Stowaway

One who hides away on a ship to obtain a free passage.

जहाज़ या हवाई जहाज़ पर चुपके से चढ़ कर मुफ़्त सफ़र करने वाला शख़्स

Stoicism

Indifference to pleasure and pain.

आत्मसंयम

Stoic

A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing his feelings/complaining.

भावहीन, आत्मसंयमी

Stevedore

One who loads and unloads ships.

जहाज़ पर का माल उतारने-चढ़ानेवाला

Sterile

Not able to produce children.

बाँझ, व्यर्थ, नीरस

Statute

Written law of a legislative body.

क़ानून, अधिनियम

Statuesque

An attractively tall, graceful and dignified woman.

आलीशान, सुडौल

Stanchion

An upright bar, post, or frame forming a support or barrier.

थम, स्तंभ, डंडा

Stampede

A sudden rush of a large number of frightened people or animals.

भगदड़, अफ़रा-तफ़री

Stagger

To walk unsteadily as if about to fall.

लड़खड़ाना, डगमगाना

Squabble

Argue loudly about unimportant things.

लड़ाई, झगड़ा

Spurious

Not being what it purports to be.

अवैध, जाली

Sporadic

Occurring at irregular intervals in time.

छिटपुट, छितराया हुआ

Spontaneous

Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden impulse.

स्वतःस्फूर्त, स्वाभाविक

Spinster

An old unmarried woman.

अधेड़ अविवाहित

Spendthrift

One who spends money recklessly.

अतिव्ययी

Speleology

Study of caves.

गुहा विज्ञान

Speculation

The forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.

परिकल्पना

Spasm

Sudden involuntary muscular contraction.

ऐंठन

Souvenir

Something kept as a reminder of an event.

निशानी

Sororicide

The murder of one’s sister.

बहन की हत्या

Sorcery

A type of magic in which spirits, especially evil ones, are used to make things happen.

जादू-टोना, तंत्र

Soporific

A drug or other substance that induces sleep.

नींद लाने वाला

Sonnet

A fourteen-line poem.

एक छंद है, जिसमें 14 पंक्तियां होती हैं

Somniloquy

The act or habit of talking in one’s sleep.

नींद में बोलने के लक्षण

Solitude

The state of being alone, especially when you find this pleasant.

एकांत अवस्था

Soliloquy

A speech made to oneself.

आत्मवाचन, आत्मभाषण

Soliloquist

On who talks to oneself.

आत्मभाषण, स्वगत भाषण

Solecism

A very delicate flaw or mistake which is not expected from the person making it.

भूल, चूक

Sojourn

A brief or short stay at a place.

थोड़े दिन का निवास

Snug

Enjoying or affording warm secure shelter or cover and opportunity for ease and contentment.

आरामदायक, सुखद

Snob

A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.

अकड़ू, घमंडी

Smother

Kill someone by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.

दम घोंटकर मार डालना

Slobber

Have saliva dripping copiously from the mouth.

लार टपकाना

Slacken

Reduce or decrease in speed or intensity.

ढीला करना, धीमा पड़ जाना

Sinecure

An office with high salary but no work.

आराम की नौकरी, दायित्वहीन पद

Simultaneous

Happening or being done at exactly the same time.

समकालिक, एक ही समय का

Silhouette

The dark shape and outline of something visible against a bright background.

छाया-आकृति, छायाचित्र

Siesta

A short rest or sleep taken after lunch.

दोपहर का आराम

Shuttle

To move or travel back and forth frequently.

नियमित आवागमन

Shrewd

Showing astute powers of judgement; clever and judicious.

चतुर, समझदार

Shrapnel

Fragments from an exploded artillery shell, mine, or bomb.

बम का टुकड़ा

Shaft

A vertical passageway into a mine.

खदान में जाने का रास्ता

Sexagenerian

A person between the ages of 60 and 69.

60 साल या उससे ज़्यादा उम्र का व्यक्ति

Sever

To cut something into two pieces.

काटकर अलग करना

Serpentarium

A place where snakes are kept.

एक घेरा जिसमें साँप रखे जाते हैं

Serendipity

The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

अप्रत्याशित खोज, सौभाग्यशाली अवसर

Sepulchre

A place of burial.

समाधि, कब्र

Septuagenarian

A person between the ages of 70 and 79.

सत्तर से उनासी साल तक की उम्र का आदमी

Senile

A person who is experiencing dementia brought about by old age.

सठियाया हुआ

Sedulous

Marked by care and persistent effort.

मेहनती, परिश्रमी

Sedative

A drug or other substance that induces sleep.

शामक औषधि

Scurrilous

Making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation / Severely abusive writing in journals.

झूठा, अपमानजनक, बदतमीज़

Scullery

Small room where dishes are washed.

बर्तन माँजने की जगह

Screech

A loud, harsh, piercing cry.

चीत्कार

Score

A set of twenty.

Scintallating

A vivacious and lively experience.

चमकता हुआ, बहुत शानदार

Sceptre

An ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty.

राजाधिकार

Sceptic

Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs.

संशयवादी, शंका करने वाला

Scavenge

Search for and collect anything usable from discarded waste.

कूड़ा हटाना, कूड़े में उपयोगी चीज़ ढूंढना

Scant

Barely sufficient or adequate.

अपर्याप्त

Scandal

Tale that brings bad reputation to somebody.

कलंकपूर्ण कृत्य

Scabbard

A sheath for the blade of a sword.

म्यान

Savoring

Taste good food or drink and enjoy it to the full.

स्वाद लेना, आनंद लेना

Sanguine

Optimistic in an apparently difficult situation.

आशावादी, उत्साही

Sanguinary

A battle or anything involving or causing much bloodshed.

रक्तपातपूर्ण

Sanctum

A sacred place.

पवित्र जगह

Sanctity

The state or quality of being holy.

पवित्रता

Sanatorium

A type of hospital where patients who need a long period of treatment for an illness can stay.

आरोग्य निवास

Samizdat

The clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state.

गुप्त प्रकाशन

Samaritan

One who helps a person in need.

नेक आदमी

Salvo

The firing of many guns at the same time to mark an occasion.

धमाका

Salience

The quality of being particularly noticeable.

प्रमुखता, खासियत

Saga

A detailed description of a series of real or fictional events taking place over a long period of time.

गाथा

Sacrilege

Violation of something holy or sacred.

पवित्र वस्तुओं का अनादर

Sabotage

Deliberately destroy something for military advantage.

तर्ध्वंस, तोड़-फोड़

Swindle

Use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions; a fraudulent scheme or action.

धोखा, ठगी

Swift

Happening quickly or promptly.

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