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Spotting Error Quiz

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03,Oct,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.

Goose (verb)

Meaning: to increase the activity, speed, power, intensity, or amount of. जान डालना; प्रोत्साहित करना

Synonyms: Invigorate, Stimulate, Galvanise, Spur

Antonyms: Dissuade, Deter, Retard, Deaden

Example: They made an effort to goose newsstand sales.

Unmistakably (adverb)

Meaning: in a way that is very easy to see and not likely to be confused with something else. स्पष्ट रूप से; निश्चित तौर पर

Synonyms: Obviously, Distinctly, Unambiguously, Unquestionably

Antonyms: Dubiously, Equivocally, Obscurely, Vaguely

Example: The discussions are unmistakably going in the wrong direction.

Zoom (verb)

Meaning: (of prices) increase quickly. तेज़ी से बढ़ना

Synonyms: Rise, Skyrocket, Shoot Up, Soar, Mount

Antonyms: Plummet, Nosedive, Plunge, Crash

Example: Overnight trading caused share prices to zoom.

Incur (verb)

Meaning: to experience something, usually something unpleasant, as a result of actions you have taken. सहना; झेलना

Synonyms: Experience, Suffer, Sustain, Encounter, Meet With

Antonyms: Avoid, Dodge, Evade, Elude

Example: They must incur debt if they are to keep abreast.

Encompass (verb)

Meaning: to include different types of things. सम्मिलित करना; समावेश करना

Synonyms: Involve, Incorporate, Embody, Cover, Comprise

Antonyms: Exclude, Discount, Omit, Except

Example: The course will encompass physics, chemistry and biology.

Erratic (adjective )

Meaning: moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected. अनियमित; अनिश्चित

Synonyms: Inconsistent, Unpredictable, Capricious, Irregular

Antonyms: Unswerving, Reliable, Steady, Unchanging

Example: The electricity supply here is quite erratic.

Elicit (verb)

Meaning: evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone. सामने लाना, जानकारी निकलवाना

Synonyms: Draw Out, Extract, Educe, Obtain, Evoke

Antonyms: Repress, Suppress, Stifle, Bottle Up

Example: The police elicited a confession from him.

Resuscitate (verb)

Meaning: make (something) active or vigorous again. पुनर्जीवित करना

Synonyms: Revive, Revivify, Revitalise, Resurrect

Antonyms: Destroy, Extinguish, Supress

Example: He has submitted a bid to resuscitate the struggling magazine.

Fussy (adjective)

Meaning: not easily satisfied, or having very high standards about particular things. सूक्ष्म नियमवाला; कठोर

Synonyms: Fastidious, Finicky, Picky, Exacting, Pernickety

Antonyms: Laidback, Undemanding, Uncritical, Permissive

Example: Our kid is very fussy about food.

Evident (adjective)

Meaning: plain or obvious; clearly seen or understood. प्रत्यक्ष

Synonyms: Apparent, Conspicuous, Perceptible, Discernible

Antonyms: Unnoticeable, Obscure, Vague, Dubious

Example: His footprints were clearly evident in the heavy dust.

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Source: Spotting Error Quiz · 3 Oct 2019

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1. Synonym of Encompass

2. Antonym of Unmistakably

3. Synonym of Elicit

4. Antonym of Zoom

5. Synonym of Incur

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