List of Intermediate Vocabulary Exercises 1

Sr. No.

English Word

Hindi Word

Example

1. This is a mountainous region so it is not easy to drive here.
2. Himalayan region is a mountainous region.

1. She is severely ill.
2. They have beaded him severely.

1. I am wondering how can somebody be this bad.
2. Your parents must be wondering where you are.

1. This is such a controversial issue.
2. Their affair is controversial.

1. He was penalized by the company for not paying the interest on time.
2. The player was penalized for cheating.

1. I still enjoyed the week despite the weather.
2. Despite an injury in his right hand, he played.

1. This discussion has no relevance.
2. You better pay attention to this topic, it has extreme relevance.

1. Such designs are rare in gold jewelry.
2. I visit Delhi rarely.

1. There are enough toffees for 100 kids.
2. We have made food enough for 15 people.

1. In an auction, goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
2. The hugest bidder gets the house.

1. Your business idea has a lot of pitfalls.
2. You must be aware of all the pitfalls before you go ahead in investing all your money.

1. My teacher has provided me with notes.
2. Hostel will be provided to the outstation students.

1. Kerala has 100% literacy rate.
2. Literacy plays a significant role in the development of an individual.

1. She considers teaching a worthwhile career.
2. The movie is worthwhile.

1. The man guilty of arson was imprisoned.
2. The fire in the bank was surely an arson.

1. Jewelry making is a work of precision.
2. One must possess precision to align two mirrors.

1. It was gratifying to see Meera’s picture in the newspaper for her results.
2. Their hospitality was gratifying.

1. My father is a patient man.
2. He is a patient of heart attack.

1. She climbed the wall in a few minutes.
2. People living in mountainous regions know mountain climbing  really well.

1. They are making attempts to humanize conditioned at the company.
2. government has promised to humanize the prisons.

1. Smoking is detrimental to health.
2. Their decision could be detrimental to the future of the company.

1. He was regarded as a righteous and holy man.
2. His anger was righteous.

1. Death is inevitable.
2. The loss was inevitable.

1. He’s really angry at me for coming home late.
2. I don’t understand what he’s angry about.

1. She is mature enough to take her decisions.
2. She looks so mature for her age.

1. She resents going to public places.
2. He resents his brother’s habit of drinking.

1. I abhor the system of reservation.
2. He abhors the policies of his company.

1. Truants tend to get into vices very easily.
2. There is an intense growth in the number of truants from last few years.

1. His materialism separated them.
2. Materialism shadowed over her so much that she couldn’t love anything but her possessions.

1. His car is in my possessions.
2. He has his land possessions in US as well.

1. There must be continuum in all policies so they remain same for all.
2. There is no sense of continuum in the laws.

1. Christians are firm in their doctrine.
2. The main doctrines of Buddhism summaries four noble truths.

1. I exerted myself in the training.
2. The government is exerting pressure on the tax department to keep a check on all big businessmen of the city.

1. They are ignorant of the current affairs of their own country.
2. Youth is inclining towards the western culture and is ignorant of their own culture.

1. I’ll be including three ingredients in the recipe.
2. He’ll be including references to a few essays in his article.

1. His business got a worldly success.
2. She is a worldly person.

1. The clouds bode heavy rains tonight.
2. His acts bode that he will cheat on them.

1. He uses a lot of adages in his speech.
2. She hit him back with the correct adage in the situation.

1. He gave me enlightenment on the entire incident.
2. Mother Teresa provided children with enlightenment.

1. The news was hidden from the public.
2. There are hidden cameras in the room.

1. Children left the room, discontent with the new rules that the principal announced.
2. The juniors are discontent with the new policies of the company.

1. We live in a secular country.
2. The school emphasized on students’ secular education.

1. She was so engrossed in the book that she didn’t even see me.
2. Politicians are engrossed in making their own profits without caring about the public.

1. She’s been blind since birth.
2. She is blind in love.

1. They were sweeping the floor before the hospital opens for the general public.
2. The winds sweep away the soil.

1. Don’t stand here dumb, speak for yourself at least.
2. She is dumb since birth.

1. She has driven them crazy with her impressive moves.
2. The politicians are driven.

1. Rosy raised cattle’s in the backyard.
2. Cattle milk is most liked amongst Indians.

1. She is emotionally robust.
2. He looks robust but he has a soft heart.

1. Will you two stop bickering!
2. He is always bickering with his neighbors.

1. The area from the shops to the beach is paved with bricks set in patterns.
2. The yard at the front was paved with flagstones.

1. They had a petty fight.
2. You must keep a track of your petty transactions.

1. School’s annual function is negated this year because of the lack of funds.
2. They are keeping a check on the material used for the building to negate any damages in the future.

1. Amongst all the players, I feel, Rahul possesses most humility.
2. One must never leave the side of humility.

1. She tries to grab every new thing, she is very selfish!
2. He got water only for himself, such a selfish guy!

1. The grapes are rather sour.
2. She doesn’t want to go to the party, she would rather go back to her place.

1. I really like the proverb which says “Haste makes waste”
2. Proverbs can be used to make a speech more interesting and effective.

1. I have heard my grandmother using a lot of adages in her talks.
2. Don’t mind! It was just an adage.

1. It is hard to find saints in this age of corruption.
2. You’ll find more sinners than saints.

1. Due to bad drinking water, Sham’s entire family suffered diarrhea.
2. With the coming of readymade garments, tailors suffered huge losses.

1. She kept abusing her powers since she took interest in the other political party.
2. He abused his parents’ trust by getting into foul deeds.

1. A person’s behavior reflects his upbringing.
2. They are making best efforts in upbringing their babies.

1. Children are likely to possess the same traits as their parents.
2. Arrogance is a very unattractive personality/character trait.

1. These documents have been rectified by the administration.
2. Every effort is made to rectify any errors/mistakes before the book is printed.

1. The Sun enlightens the Earth.
2. The minister enlightened the public about his plans for the coming year.

1. Do they have adequate medicines for the victims?
2. Will you be able to arrange adequate funds for the ceremony?

1. He has always been regarded with contempt by his colleagues.
2. You must do what gathers you love, not contempt.

1. The child shows great reverence for his elders.
2. He has always treated me with reverence which makes me feel good about him.

1. They always worked towards the achievement of their goals.
2. As I say the man walking towards me, I ran as fast as I could.

1. The path was so narrow that I feared losing the footing.
2. He couldn’t maintain a footing during the ride and fell.

1. If there is any loss to the company, only Shashi is liable to pay it off.
2. A student himself is liable for whatever results he gets, a teacher or his parents are not.

1. There was a think layer of snow.
2. Mahabharata is the thickest Indian epic.

1. The book was so thin that I finished reading it in an hour.
2. She has grown so thin since she fell ill.

1. Uttar Pradesh is the most populated state of India.
2. The area is populated with tailors only.

1. The school has recently inaugurated a new premises.
2. Smoking is prohibited in or around the hospital premises.

1. The constitution of the school happened this year only.
2. The Constitution of India was made in 1947.

1. These swords display the bygone age of rulers.
2. The museum has all relics of the bygone ages.

1. This psychological research will help us getting a better insight of how a brain develops in autistic people.
2. The loss of his family has affected his psychological health.

1. It was his shyness that never let do as good as his classmates on the stage.
2. He is very intelligent and knowledge worthy but his shyness always pulls him back.

1. After the earthquake, the entire town is wrecked.
2. She wrecked her friend’s painting out of jealousy.

1. I want to pursue my career in English literature.
2. The girl was pursued by the dogs.

1. The head girl of the school was scolded by the principal for not wearing her badge.
2. Policemen wear a lot of badges which are very confusing.

1. The novel deals with a teenage girl’s journey towards womanhood.
2. My granny often talks about the challenges that womanhood brought to her.

1. Mary is indifferent towards both her children.
2. They both are indifferent, are they siblings?

1. I don’t understand what retards the trains to arrive!
2. He has been retarding his wedding for four years.

1. The continuation of smoking is very injurious to health.
2. Hard work in a continuation is the only key to success.

1. An example of someone who uses an anvil can be called a blacksmith.
2. The surface of an anvil is used to beat heated iron and shape it.

1. The current policy of the company received a lot of criticism from the employees.
2. I have a few criticisms to make of/about your speech.

1. The film was condemned for its obconic representation of children.
2. The man found guilty for raping was sentenced to death.

1. The finance company has been plaguing its customers to pay extra interest.
2. The woman was plagued by her in-laws to fetch more dowry.

1. The Nobel Prize is of high prestige.
2. The firm has gained high prestige within a decade.

1. Boarding schools focus on inculcating good habits in their students by being strict with them.
2. A teacher must inculcate inquisitiveness in his/her students.

1. She scraps her clothes away very frequently.
2. We scrapped away our old plants to grow some new ones.

1. Two political parties formed a coalition to oppose the leading parties.
2. By forming a coalition, the rebels and the opposition parties defeated the government.

1. The majority of students voted for Simran for the post of president.
2. A large majority of employees protested against the abolition of transport for them.

1. Our country also had an autocratic form of government.
2. Good schools try decentralizing the powers and authority rather than maintaining an autocracy for easy functioning of the organization.

1. There is no use to strive against the wish of the God.
2. She always strived to achieve a balance between her personal and professional life.

1. The God is immortal.
2. A body may die but the soul is immortal.

1. The sailors were shipwrecked off the coast of Newfoundland.
2. The families of the survivors of shipwrecked vessel were invited at the White House by the President.

1. He apparently died of frustration.
2. The bad working environment filled him with frustration.

1. Britain has an imperial past.
2. English wanted to bring Africa under their imperial system.

1. He crushes the water bottles after using.
2. My mother adds crushed almonds to my milk.

1. Her condition before marriage was deplorable.
2. Lives of people living in slums is deplorable.

1. Company offers enormous incentives to keep the morale of its employees boosted.
2. Demonetization has lowered down the morale of the businessmen for once.

1. They have concrete evidence to prove their child innocent.
2. I could see concrete efforts made by the government.

1. They employ queer marketing techniques.
2. There is something queer about this man.

1. When he was a child, his teachers thought he was backward.
2. People still think of it as a backward country/region/area

1. His appearance after the surgery left me aghast.
2. He looked at the development of the industries in the town aghast.

1. The oarsman moved the oars really fast because he is well-practiced.
2. During rafting, each person in the raft was given their own oar.

1. Her sublime beauty made me fall for her.
2. The Mahabharata is a sublime epic.

1. We wish you prosperity in the years ahead.
2. May your business idea brings you all the prosperity.

1. She is an expert in palmistry.
2. I don’t believe in palmistry, it makes me worried about the future.

1. The feeling among the grassroots 0of the Party is that the leaders are not doing good for them.
2. The leaders are not really considering the opinions of the grassroots

1. He is a wonderful being.
2. People of Delhi are strange beings.

1. I met an old folk from Haryana yesterday.
2. Ordinary folks are likely to buy stuffs from local markets and not from malls.

1. I write “businessman” as my father’s occupation.
2. His occupation is to supply goods to the retailers.

1. Students in the mess drummed their plates on the table impatiently.
2. The rain drummed loudly on the roof.

1. This 9-5 job makes me lethargic.
2. This sick routine has made her lethargic.

1. The incapacity of employees to finish the work before the deadline can put the company in great trouble.
2. His joblessness is the result of his own incapacity.

1. You must learn to handle situations, escapism is no solution.
2. When nothing works out, resort to escapism.

1. Students sang in harmony.
2. Harmony is a necessity to have a good functioning in the production sector.

1. They have got a massive house.
2. Earthquake has brought massive destruction to the country.

1. Most of the work was done by apprentices.
2. I think he can fix this, he has been an apprentice in this for two years.

1. He acquired the tile of Mr. India in 2008.
2. She wore here newly acquired jacket.

1. New invaders in the industry might be a tough competition.
2. English invaders were defeated by African natives.

1. You must possess requisite skills to sit for the interview.
2. The requisite number of cleared exams should be 8 or more to apply for the job.

1. Dalits were the most downtrodden people during the British rule in India.
2. The labour class has been downtrodden by the executives.

1. Kids must bow down to all elders, it shows how good-mannered they are.
2. They bowed our heads in prayer.

1. She has amassed huge funds with donations.
2. She has amassed so many novels during her graduation.

1. All the companies in the market became our enemies since we introduced free products as samples.
2. We hold a good reputation so we have no enemies.

1. We cannot afford a BMW.
2. I think, I can afford to miss this class.

1. This company’s shares are now worthless shares.
2. Spending so much time on Facebook is worthless.

1. They earned all their wealth with the factories that they started a few years ago.
2. Wealth may matter but education and knowledge matters the most.

1. Nobody can offer you so much in the first job, this deal is surely spurious.
2. You must not rely on what you see online, most of it is spurious.

1. He used his position of superiority to exploit his juniors at the office.
2. Seniority not only comes with age, it may also come with experience.

1. We used to meet often when we were in school.
2. He visits my at my place very often.

1. I am seeking a job to support my father.
2. She was seeking a way to stay in Delhi for more years.

1. I feel, the laborers here in India are underpaid.
2. She is underpaid and overworked.

1. A man in the street was selling bags of roast chestnuts.
2. a 200-year-old chestnut tree

1. The music quickened my footsteps automatically.
2. Running quickens up my heartbeat.

1. You may be morally right but you also need to be practical in business.
2. He did what he find morally right.

1. This message was purely meant to make him feel bad about what he did.
2. We made this decision purely for financial reasons.

1. They cook their meal themselves.
2. They are themselves responsible for the damage.

1. Nonalignment of the tyros of a car can cause a lot of problems while driving.
2. Your sunglasses are tilted to the left, they are perhaps nonaligned.

1. I do have a vague memory of him because I have met him only once.
2. I have a vague idea of what she concept she talked about in the class.

1. The surrendered herself to the police before the police could come to arrest her.
2. One must surrender his soul to the God.

1. Dividend- A payment of my by a company to the shareholders, usually made periodically.
2. The company is admired and popular amongst the shareholders because it pays the dividend on time.

1. The European Union is a powerful trading/trade bloc.
2. Nowadays, that these two parties are seen meeting so frequently, I doubt that they have become blocs.

1. I don’t want to gain any sympathy that’s why, I have not told anyone about my accident.
2. I have sympathy for the victims of flood in Japan.

1. You must reduce some fat.
2. Reduce the speed and then apply brakes, never apply brakes when the car is in speed.

1. He is very good at tackling his professional issues.
2. You must learn to tackle the situations on your own.

1. I reckoned the price of the hotel for 2 nights to be approximately 5000.
2. Out of our budget, I reckon, we will spend 1/4th on the food.

1. The chairs are not suitable for a cervical patient.
2. You must see which books are suitable for this exam, reading all the books will end up wasting a lot of your time.

1. The Meena work on the walls in Taj Mahal is noteworthy.
2. It is noteworthy how the value of the shares of this company has reduced so much within a few years.

1. She had conflicts with her in-laws.
2. I have a mental conflict about which college to choose for my bachelors.

1. Just follow the signs to The Taj Mahal – it’s very straightforward.
2. He told his friend to leave very instantly, I must say he is very straightforward.

1. You must seek the first aid before you reach the hospital in case of an accident.
2. She went to the aid of a man who was hit by a car on the highway.

1. Romeo tried to woo Juliet.
2. Each company has their own ways of wooing the customers.

1. The cow has weaned her calf.
2. The kittens are finally weaning.

1. Enmity will never serve you good so you better make friends and not enemies.
2. Enmity gives rise to violence.

1. He fell in a 10-meter-deep pit.
2. Roots grow deep under the ground.

1. She hesitates to perform on a stage.
2. She hesitates to join the job.

1. You better not trust him, I have heard about his treachery from others a lot.
2. She said that she could not get the promotion because of the treachery of one of his colleagues.

1. She won’t mind your being late – besides, it’s not your fault.
2. Do you play any other sports besides football and basketball?

1. A stagnant pond.
2. I don’t see any development in the town, it is so stagnant.

1. He is not settled enough to get married.
2. Please settle down on you seats.

1. The restoration of thus painting will take years.
2. The restoration the this data is really important.

1. You owe me 50 bucks.
2. I owe you a party for helping me getting this job.

1. This book claims Mahabharata an internecine conflict.
2. Dalits were affected the most in internecine fight during the partition.

1. Those bananas aren’t ripe yet – they’re still green.
2. The grain is ripe so we can cut it for the further processing.

1. His business thrived in the years before the war.
2. She seems to thrive on stress.

1. The army was brought in to try to prevent further bloodshed.
2. You can see a lot of bloodshed that happened during the partition in this movie.

1. This is perhaps going to come in our exams this semester.
2. She perhaps finds jobs more important than studies.

1. My mother compels me to wear salwar-suits.
2. The employees were compelled to stay for extra time in the office because of the work load.

1. The recent self- defense session has enforced the students to learn more about it.
2. The new teacher had failed to enforce any sort of discipline.

1. I refrain from going out when it is raining.
2. Refrain from buying any policies from this company, they are trying to fool you.

1. My parents are reluctant to send me on a trip with my friends.
2. I am reluctant to share my room with her.

1. The shopkeeper was too rude; he averted his eyes when we asked for more options.
2. You should behave decently with your colleagues, averting eyes is not an acceptable gesture.

1. My cousins have been debating on the political conditions of India for an hour.
2. They had been debating for several hours without reaching a conclusion.

1. You better not intervene in my matters.
2. In any decision of a country, the PM can intervene without any consent from any authorities.

1. Tim really annoyed me in the meeting this morning.
2. I’m sorry – is my cough annoying you?

1. Employees tend to defy each change that a company makes in the policies.
2. If you do not find it right, you must defy it.

1. The ambience of this hotel is grand.
2. Jaipur has grand architecture.

1. His advisory recommendations should be adopted by the party.
2. The guard issued a small advisory warning to avoid any kind of hazards during rafting.

1. Max has no appreciation of the finer things in life.
2. The crowd cheered in appreciation.

1. We’ll have to walk quickly to get there on time.
2. Finish eating, quickly.

1. I don’t bear any grudge against you.
2. Philippa still has/holds a grudge against me for refusing to lend her that money.

1. This plastic is of superior quality.
2. There should be a good relationship between a superior and a subordinate.

1. This petition is an integration of the previous two.
2. India may have diverse culture but at the end of the day, it is an integrated nation.

1. The people revolted against foreign rule and established their own government.
2. The farmers had to revolt aginst the latest government taxing policies.

1. Wit feels great when you sit on a beachside and waves of the ocean touch your feet softly.
2. I waved my hand to say bye.

1. Big or small, doesn’t matter, an opportunity should always be grabbed.
2. My school has offered me a lot of opportunities.

1. He said “This house belongs to me” in an assertive manner.
2. Be firm and assertive in the court otherwise they will doubt your innocence.

1. I find him well-grounded to become the president of the union.’
2. The claim must be well grounded in fact.

1. The plan sounds dull.
2. The knife is dull.

1. You must have a sturdy case for your glasses.
2. This is a sturdy table, I like it!

1. Jallianwallan Bagh is seen as a glorious ground by the tourists more than as a battlefield where a lot of people lost their lives in the war.
2. A lot of Bollywood movies show battles carried out in big battlefields.

1. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
2. How about hiking in the mountains this weekend?

1. For God sake, forgive me.
2. Their parents only stayed together for the sake of the children.

1. She inspires me to follow my dreams.
2. I am inspired so much with what he said in his speech.

1. They didn’t realize the danger they were in.
2. I have realized my mistake.

1. This was an unholy step taken by the leader of the party.
2. Your room is in an unholy mess.