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Idioms and Phrases Quiz

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28,Jun,2019

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

Read the words first, then the editorial: you will meet them in the text and remember them. Tap a word for its dictionary page.

Rejoice (verb)

Meaning: feel or show great joy. आनंदित होना

Synonyms: Delight, Exult, Revel, Jubilate

Antonyms: Mourn, Lament, Howl, Grieve

Example: Let us rejoice together on this great occasion!

Evaporate (verb)

Meaning: (of something abstract) cease to exist. ग़ायब हो जाना

Synonyms: Evanesce, Vanish, Dissolve, Peter Out

Antonyms: Materialize, Emerge, Exist, Loom

Example: Hopes of achieving peace are beginning to evaporate.

Intractable (adjective)

Meaning: hard to control or deal with अप्रबंध्य, बेकाबू

Synonyms: Knotty, Ungovernable, Troublesome, Problematic

Antonyms: Manageable, Controllable, Wieldy, Convenient

Example: The economy still faces intractable problems.

Abjure (verb)

Meaning: solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim). त्यागना

Synonyms: Relinquish, Repudiate, Recant, Abnegate

Antonyms: Adhere, Persevere, Embrace, Uphold

Example: The conqueror tried to make the natives abjure their religion.

Willy-nilly (adverb)

Meaning: whether one likes it or not; necessarily. विवशतापूर्वक

Synonyms: Perforce, Inevitably, Anyways, Nolens Volens

Antonyms: Unnecessarily, Gratuitously, Optionally

Example: She washed the dishes, willy-nilly.

Encroachment (noun)

Meaning: intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc. दख़लंदाज़ी

Synonyms: Trespass, Impingement, Intrusion, Infringement

Antonyms: Respect, Compliance, Obedience

Example: I resisted even the slightest encroachment on my territory.

Nimble (adjective)

Meaning: quick and light in movement or action; agile. फुर्तीला

Synonyms: Lithe, Spry, Supple, Limber, Lissome

Antonyms: Clumsy, Awkward, Gawky, Inelegant

Example: Her nimble fingers undid the knot in seconds.

Strenuously (adverb)

Meaning: with great effort and determination. कर्मठता से, मेहनत से

Synonyms: Vigorously, Doggedly, Industriously, Arduously

Antonyms: Halfheartedly, Lackadaisically, Unenthusiastically, Weakly

Example: He still works out strenuously every morning.

Complacent (adjective)

Meaning: showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements. आत्मसंतुष्ट

Synonyms: Smug, Content, Self-Satisfied, Unworried

Antonyms: Anxious, Dissatisfied, Discontented, Malcontent

Example: We must not become complacent over any success.

Disarray (noun)

Meaning: a state of disorganization or untidiness. अव्यवस्था

Synonyms: Disorder, Chaos, Muddle, Clutter

Antonyms: Tidiness, Regularity, Symmetry, Orderliness

Example: His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.

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Source: Idioms and Phrases Quiz · 28 Jun 2019

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Synonyms and antonyms, the way exams ask them. Answers show as you tap.

1. Synonym of Complacent

2. Antonym of Rejoice

3. Synonym of Abjure

4. Antonym of Intractable

5. Synonym of Willy-nilly

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