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G-2 / H-1 — Genial to Humility (50 words)

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The rest of G and the start of H: 50 words, from Genial to Humane.

1. GENIAL (adj.)

  • Urdu: خوش مزاج، ملنسار
  • Meaning: friendly and cheerful
  • Synonyms: friendly, affable, amiable, cordial, warm
  • Antonyms: unfriendly, hostile, surly, cold
  • Use: The genial host welcomed every guest personally.
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2. GERMANE (adj.)

  • Urdu: متعلقہ، برمحل
  • Meaning: relevant to the subject
  • Synonyms: relevant, pertinent, apposite, applicable
  • Antonyms: irrelevant, extraneous, immaterial
  • Use: Only germane points belong in the answer.
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3. GESTICULATE (v.)

  • Urdu: ہاتھوں سے اشارے کرنا
  • Meaning: to use gestures instead of or with speech
  • Synonyms: gesture, signal, wave, motion, sign
  • Antonyms: remain still, keep motionless
  • Use: The speaker gesticulated wildly while arguing.

4. GLIB (adj.)

  • Urdu: چرب زبان، سطحی اور بناوٹی باتیں کرنے والا
  • Meaning: fluent but insincere and shallow
  • Synonyms: slick, smooth-talking, facile, superficial, pat
  • Antonyms: sincere, thoughtful, profound, halting
  • Use: The salesman gave glib assurances.

5. GLOAT (v.)

  • Urdu: دوسروں کی ناکامی پر خوش ہونا، اترانا
  • Meaning: to dwell on one's success or another's misfortune with pleasure
  • Synonyms: crow, exult, relish, revel, boast
  • Antonyms: sympathise, commiserate, lament
  • Use: It is ungracious to gloat over a rival's defeat.

6. GLUT (n./v.)

  • Urdu: بہتات، ضرورت سے زیادہ رسد
  • Meaning: an excessive supply
  • Synonyms: surplus, excess, oversupply, surfeit, abundance
  • Antonyms: shortage, scarcity, dearth, lack
  • Use: A glut of tomatoes crashed the prices.

7. GOAD (v./n.)

  • Urdu: اکسانا، چوٹ دینا
  • Meaning: to provoke or urge someone into action
  • Synonyms: provoke, spur, prod, incite, urge
  • Antonyms: discourage, deter, restrain, calm
  • Use: He was goaded into a fight by the crowd.

8. GOSSAMER (adj./n.)

  • Urdu: نازک، باریک، مکڑی کے جالے جیسا
  • Meaning: very light, thin and delicate
  • Synonyms: delicate, flimsy, sheer, fine, filmy
  • Antonyms: thick, heavy, coarse, sturdy
  • Use: She wore a gossamer dupatta.

9. GRADATION (n.)

  • Urdu: درجہ بندی، بتدریج تبدیلی
  • Meaning: a gradual change or step in a series
  • Synonyms: progression, stage, degree, shade, step
  • Antonyms: jump, leap, abrupt change
  • Use: The painting shows fine gradations of colour.

10. GRANDILOQUENT (adj.)

  • Urdu: پرتصنع، لفاظی والا
  • Meaning: pompous or extravagant in language
  • Synonyms: pompous, bombastic, pretentious, grandiose, turgid
  • Antonyms: simple, plain, modest, unpretentious
  • Use: His grandiloquent speeches said very little.

11. GRATIFY (v.)

  • Urdu: خوش کرنا، تسکین دینا
  • Meaning: to give pleasure or satisfaction
  • Synonyms: please, satisfy, delight, indulge, fulfil
  • Antonyms: displease, frustrate, disappoint
  • Use: The teacher was gratified by her students' success.

12. GRATUITOUS (adj.)

  • Urdu: بلا وجہ، غیر ضروری؛ مفت
  • Meaning: uncalled for; free of charge
  • Synonyms: unjustified, unnecessary, needless, unwarranted, free
  • Antonyms: justified, necessary, warranted, paid
  • Use: The film was criticised for gratuitous violence.

13. GREGARIOUS (adj.)

  • Urdu: ملنسار، مجلسی
  • Meaning: fond of company; sociable
  • Synonyms: sociable, outgoing, friendly, convivial, extroverted
  • Antonyms: introverted, unsociable, reserved, reclusive
  • Use: Gregarious people do well in sales.

14. GRIEVOUS (adj.)

  • Urdu: سنگین، شدید، دردناک
  • Meaning: very severe or serious
  • Synonyms: serious, severe, grave, dreadful, painful
  • Antonyms: minor, trivial, slight, mild
  • Use: He suffered grievous injuries in the accident.

15. GRIMACE (n./v.)

  • Urdu: منہ بنانا، بد شکل تاثر
  • Meaning: an ugly twisted expression of pain or disgust
  • Synonyms: scowl, frown, wince, sneer, face
  • Antonyms: smile, grin
  • Use: He grimaced as the nurse gave the injection.

16. GROVEL (v.)

  • Urdu: گڑگڑانا، ذلیل ہو کر خوشامد کرنا
  • Meaning: to act obsequiously to obtain favour
  • Synonyms: crawl, kowtow, fawn, toady, beg
  • Antonyms: stand tall, defy, command
  • Use: He refused to grovel before the corrupt officer.

17. GRUDGING (adj.)

  • Urdu: بادلِ ناخواستہ
  • Meaning: given or allowed unwillingly
  • Synonyms: reluctant, unwilling, half-hearted, resentful, hesitant
  • Antonyms: willing, generous, wholehearted, eager
  • Use: He gave grudging praise to his rival.

18. GUILE (n.)

  • Urdu: مکاری، چالاکی
  • Meaning: sly or cunning intelligence
  • Synonyms: cunning, craftiness, deceit, wiliness, trickery
  • Antonyms: candour, honesty, naivety
  • Use: The fox used guile to escape.
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19. GUILELESS (adj.)

  • Urdu: سادہ دل، بے ریا
  • Meaning: innocent and without deception
  • Synonyms: innocent, naive, artless, ingenuous, sincere
  • Antonyms: cunning, crafty, deceitful, guileful
  • Use: The guileless child told the truth.

20. GULLIBLE (adj.)

  • Urdu: آسانی سے بیوقوف بننے والا
  • Meaning: easily persuaded to believe something
  • Synonyms: credulous, naive, trusting, unsuspecting, green
  • Antonyms: sceptical, suspicious, shrewd, wary
  • Use: Gullible people fall for lottery scams.

21. GUSTO (n.)

  • Urdu: شوق، مزے سے، جوش
  • Meaning: enjoyment and energy in doing something
  • Synonyms: enthusiasm, zest, relish, zeal, vigour
  • Antonyms: apathy, indifference, reluctance
  • Use: The children ate the biryani with gusto.

22. HACKNEYED (adj.)

  • Urdu: گھسا پٹا، فرسودہ
  • Meaning: overused and unoriginal
  • Synonyms: clichéd, trite, stale, banal
  • Antonyms: original, fresh, novel
  • Use: Avoid hackneyed phrases in the essay.
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23. HAGGARD (adj.)

  • Urdu: خستہ حال، تھکا ہارا
  • Meaning: looking exhausted and unwell
  • Synonyms: gaunt, drawn, weary, worn, exhausted
  • Antonyms: fresh, healthy, rested, blooming
  • Use: He looked haggard after the night shift.

24. HALLOWED (adj.)

  • Urdu: مقدس، محترم
  • Meaning: made holy; greatly revered
  • Synonyms: sacred, holy, revered, sanctified, blessed
  • Antonyms: profane, unholy, secular
  • Use: Visitors walk quietly through the hallowed halls.

25. HAMPER (v.)

  • Urdu: رکاوٹ ڈالنا
  • Meaning: to hinder or impede
  • Synonyms: hinder, impede, obstruct, restrict, hobble
  • Antonyms: help, assist, facilitate, aid
  • Use: Load-shedding hampers industrial output.

26. HAPHAZARD (adj.)

  • Urdu: بے ترتیب، اللہ ٹپّو
  • Meaning: lacking order or plan
  • Synonyms: random, disorganised, chaotic, careless, arbitrary
  • Antonyms: systematic, orderly, planned, methodical
  • Use: Haphazard construction worsens urban flooding.

27. HARANGUE (n./v.)

  • Urdu: لمبی جوشیلی تقریر، لتاڑ
  • Meaning: a lengthy aggressive speech
  • Synonyms: tirade, diatribe, rant, lecture, sermon
  • Antonyms: praise, compliment, eulogy
  • Use: The boss harangued the staff for an hour.

28. HARBINGER (n.)

  • Urdu: پیش رو، نشانی
  • Meaning: a sign of something to come
  • Synonyms: herald, forerunner, omen, precursor, sign
  • Antonyms: aftermath, result, follower
  • Use: The koel's call is a harbinger of spring.

29. HARDY (adj.)

  • Urdu: سخت جان، مضبوط
  • Meaning: capable of enduring difficult conditions
  • Synonyms: robust, tough, sturdy, resilient, strong
  • Antonyms: weak, frail, delicate, fragile
  • Use: Hardy people live in the harsh climate of Gilgit.

30. HARROWING (adj.)

  • Urdu: دل دہلا دینے والا، دردناک
  • Meaning: acutely distressing
  • Synonyms: distressing, agonising, traumatic, painful, terrifying
  • Antonyms: comforting, pleasant, soothing
  • Use: Survivors described their harrowing escape.

31. HAUGHTY (adj.)

  • Urdu: مغرور، متکبر
  • Meaning: arrogantly superior
  • Synonyms: arrogant, proud, conceited, supercilious, disdainful
  • Antonyms: humble, modest, meek, unassuming
  • Use: The haughty clerk ignored the queue.

32. HEDONISM (n.)

  • Urdu: لذت پرستی، عیش پرستی
  • Meaning: the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
  • Synonyms: pleasure-seeking, self-indulgence, epicureanism, sensualism
  • Antonyms: asceticism, self-denial, puritanism, abstinence
  • Use: Consumer culture promotes hedonism.

33. HEGEMONY (n.)

  • Urdu: بالادستی، تسلط
  • Meaning: leadership or dominance of one state or group over others
  • Synonyms: dominance, supremacy, control, ascendancy, power
  • Antonyms: subordination, weakness, submission
  • Use: India seeks regional hegemony in South Asia.

34. HEINOUS (adj.)

  • Urdu: شنیع، سنگین، قابلِ نفرت
  • Meaning: utterly odious or wicked
  • Synonyms: atrocious, monstrous, abominable, wicked, vile
  • Antonyms: admirable, good, virtuous, noble
  • Use: The APS massacre was a heinous crime.

35. HERESY (n.)

  • Urdu: بدعت، مسلمہ عقیدے سے انحراف
  • Meaning: a belief contrary to orthodox doctrine
  • Synonyms: dissent, heterodoxy, apostasy, unorthodoxy
  • Antonyms: orthodoxy, conformity, convention
  • Use: Questioning the old theory was once seen as heresy.
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36. HETERODOX (adj.)

  • Urdu: غیر روایتی، مسلمہ نظریے سے ہٹ کر
  • Meaning: not conforming to accepted standards or beliefs
  • Synonyms: unorthodox, dissenting, nonconformist, heretical
  • Antonyms: orthodox, conventional, traditional
  • Use: He held heterodox views on economics.

37. HETEROGENEOUS (adj.)

  • Urdu: متنوع، مختلف اقسام کا
  • Meaning: diverse in character or content
  • Synonyms: diverse, varied, mixed, assorted, disparate
  • Antonyms: homogeneous, uniform, identical, similar
  • Use: Pakistan has a heterogeneous population.

38. HIATUS (n.)

  • Urdu: وقفہ، خلا
  • Meaning: a pause or break in continuity
  • Synonyms: pause, break, gap, interval, interruption
  • Antonyms: continuation, continuity, resumption
  • Use: Talks resumed after a two-year hiatus.

39. HIERARCHY (n.)

  • Urdu: درجہ بندی، مراتبی نظام
  • Meaning: a system of ranking by status or authority
  • Synonyms: ranking, pecking order, chain of command, ladder
  • Antonyms: equality, egalitarianism, flatness
  • Use: The bureaucracy has a rigid hierarchy.

40. HINDER (v.)

  • Urdu: روکنا، رکاوٹ ڈالنا
  • Meaning: to create difficulties that delay or obstruct
  • Synonyms: hamper, impede, obstruct, delay, block
  • Antonyms: help, facilitate, assist, promote
  • Use: Poor roads hinder rural development.

41. HISTRIONIC (adj.)

  • Urdu: ڈرامائی، مبالغہ آمیز جذباتی
  • Meaning: excessively theatrical or dramatic
  • Synonyms: theatrical, melodramatic, exaggerated, affected, dramatic
  • Antonyms: restrained, understated, calm, genuine
  • Use: His histrionic outburst embarrassed everyone.

42. HOARD (v./n.)

  • Urdu: ذخیرہ اندوزی کرنا
  • Meaning: to amass and hide away a store of something
  • Synonyms: stockpile, store, accumulate, stash, amass
  • Antonyms: spend, squander, distribute, waste
  • Use: Traders hoarded sugar before the price rise.
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43. HOLISTIC (adj.)

  • Urdu: کلی، جامع، مجموعی
  • Meaning: considering the whole rather than parts
  • Synonyms: comprehensive, integrated, all-embracing, overall
  • Antonyms: partial, fragmented, piecemeal
  • Use: We need a holistic approach to education reform.

44. HOMOGENEOUS (adj.)

  • Urdu: یکساں، ہم جنس
  • Meaning: of the same kind; uniform
  • Synonyms: uniform, similar, alike, identical, consistent
  • Antonyms: heterogeneous, diverse, varied, mixed
  • Use: Japan is a relatively homogeneous society.

45. HONE (v.)

  • Urdu: نکھارنا، تیز کرنا
  • Meaning: to refine or perfect a skill
  • Synonyms: sharpen, refine, polish, perfect, improve
  • Antonyms: blunt, dull, neglect
  • Use: Daily practice hones your writing skills.

46. HOSTILE (adj.)

  • Urdu: مخالف، دشمنانہ
  • Meaning: unfriendly; antagonistic
  • Synonyms: antagonistic, unfriendly, aggressive, belligerent, adverse
  • Antonyms: friendly, amicable, welcoming, favourable
  • Use: The team faced a hostile crowd.

47. HUBRIS (n.)

  • Urdu: غرور، حد سے زیادہ خود اعتمادی
  • Meaning: excessive pride or self-confidence
  • Synonyms: arrogance, conceit, pride, haughtiness, vanity
  • Antonyms: humility, modesty, meekness
  • Use: The general's hubris led to defeat.

48. HUMANE (adj.)

  • Urdu: رحم دل
  • Meaning: showing compassion
  • Synonyms: compassionate, kind, merciful, benevolent
  • Antonyms: inhumane, cruel, callous
  • Use: Refugees deserve humane treatment.
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49. HUMDRUM (adj.)

  • Urdu: کھوکھلا، یکساں، بے رنگ
  • Meaning: lacking excitement; monotonous
  • Synonyms: dull, boring, mundane, routine, tedious
  • Antonyms: exciting, interesting, thrilling, extraordinary
  • Use: He wanted to escape his humdrum office job.

50. HUMILITY (n.)

  • Urdu: عاجزی، انکساری
  • Meaning: a modest view of one's own importance
  • Synonyms: modesty, humbleness, meekness, lowliness, unpretentiousness
  • Antonyms: arrogance, pride, hubris, conceit
  • Use: Despite his fame, he spoke with humility.