On 24 December 2017 Vocab24 covered 12 editorials from World Economic Forum, 4:00 PM ENGLISH DOSE by Sanjeev Sir, The Times Of India, 12:00 pm Live Session by Sanjeev Sir | Mission CDS (I) & AFCAT(1) - 2018 (Noun) Day # 04, THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION VOCABULARY, The Telegraph, The Statesman, DAILY PIB SUMMARY, Cloze Test Quiz, Vocab Weekly Revision Video and taught 10 words from them. Read the editorial, learn the words with Hindi meaning, then use three of them in a sentence today.

10 words from this day's editorials

  • Achilles’ heel (idiom)(A weakness or vulnerable point/a crippling weakness)अशक्त बिंदु/ कमजोरी Synonyms: Frailty, Deficiency, Susceptibility, Weakness · Antonyms: Strong Point, Strength, Firmness, Soundness
  • Undermine (verb)(Lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.)क्षीण करना/अवमूल्यन करना Synonyms: Subvert, Cripple, Weaken, Diminish, Reduce, Mar · Antonyms: Strengthen, Shore Up, Support
  • Poxy (adjective)(Extremely bad; of poor quality.)घटिया/रद्दी/व्यर्थ Synonyms: Very bad, Abysmal, Appalling, Pathetic, Sub-standard, Inferior · Antonyms: Excellent, Superlative, First-rate, Superior
  • Penury (noun)The state of being very poor; extreme poverty. (used as a figurative sense of Lack of something)गरीबी/कृपणता Synonyms: Destitution, Impecuniousness, Impoverishment, Indigence · Antonyms: Affluence, Opulence, Richness, Wealth
  • Conglomerate (noun)(A large corporation formed by the merging of separate and diverse firms/ A group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization.समूह/आधिपत्य Synonyms: Consortium, Pool, Syndicate · Antonyms: Scattered, Parted, divided
  • Laggard (adjective)A person who makes slow progress and falls behind others.मन्द/सुस्त/फिसड्डी Synonyms: Straggler, Loiterer, Lingerer, Dawdler, Sluggard, Slug, Snail · Antonyms: Speedy, Expedite
  • Ingenuity (noun)(The quality of being clever, original, and inventiveचालाकी/बुद्धिमता Synonyms: Cleverness, Ingeniousness, Inventiveness, Dexterity, Skill, Shrewdness · Antonyms: Clumsiness, Ignorance, Inability, Incapacity, Ineptness
  • Prognosis (noun)(A forecast of the likely outcome of a situation.)पूर्वानुमान Synonyms: Forecast, Prediction, Projection, Prognostication
  • Cater (verb)(Provide with what is needed or required.)आवश्यकताएं पूरी करना Synonyms: Serve, Meet the needs/wants of, Accommodate, See to, Look after, Care for
  • Acclamatory (adjective)(Expressing strong and enthusiastic praise or approval)प्रशंसायुक्त/सराहने योग्य Synonyms: Admiring, Approbatory, Commendatory, Extolling, Laudatory, Praising · Antonyms: Castigating, Critical

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