Daily Vocabulary – 9 January 2017

Synonyms: Offhand, Indifferent, Casual, Dismissive, Insouciant, Uninterested, Unconcerned

Antonyms: Serious, Concerned

Example: Bryan will regret his <strong>cavalier</strong> attitude about studying when he fails to graduate on time.

Trick: Is team me keval yahi player Cavalier hai.

Synonyms: Publicize, Spread, Communicate, Propagate, Disseminate, Circulate, Broadcast, Promote, Announce, Proclaim

Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Keep

Example: The purpose of the documentary is to <strong>promulgate</strong> the importance of raising funds for additional cancer research.

Trick: Amul ke gate pe aaj uske CEO ne Promulgate kiya.

Synonyms: Correctness, Rightness, Fitness, Suitability, Suitableness, Appropriateness, Aptness

Antonyms: : Dishonesty, Unsuitability, Bad Manners, Immorality, Impropriety

Example: To ensure all legal obligations are met, Tom must review every paragraph of the contract for <strong>propriety</strong>.

Trick: Is property ki Propriety bhout achi hai sale hone ki.

Synonyms: Advantage, Right, Benefit, Prerogative, Entitlement

Antonyms: Disadvantage, Handicap, Hindrance, Loss, Misfortune

Example: Having a driver’s license is a <strong>privilege</strong> that can be taken away if a driver is not responsible.

Trick: Is village ke logo ko Privilege milta hai kyuki ye anna hazare ke village ke hai.

Synonyms: Stubbornness, Inflexibility, Intransigence, Intractability, Intractableness, Obduracy, Rigidity

Antonyms: Irresolution, Laxity

Example: The soldiers in that particular battle were thought of as heroes, but it was really <strong>obstinacy</strong> that kept them fighting against such impossible odds.

Trick: Jo nahi mante vo Obstinate hote hai.

Synonyms: Example, Instance, Illustration, Lesson, Paragon

Antonyms: Real, Original One, Genuine

Example: Microsoft has become the <strong>paradigm<strong> of the computer companies of the future.

Synonyms: Prevailing, Controlling, Dominating, Governing, Dominant

Antonyms: Subordinate, Inferior, Secondary

Example: Because Mr. Jordan is an unpleasant person, the students are happy his <strong>reign<strong> as principal will end next week.

Synonyms: Well Known, Noted, Notable, Distinguished, Acclaimed, Esteemed, Prestigious

Antonyms: Unknown, Lowered

Example: The CEO was happy because the company reached the <strong>fabled<strong> 1billion mark of turnover.

Synonyms: Capricious, Changeable, Variable, Volatile, Irregular

Antonyms: Constant, Stable, Steady

Example: Once we arrived at the movie theater, my <strong>fickle<strong> sister could not decide which movie she wanted to see.

Synonyms: Decline, Waning, Downturn, Ebb

Antonyms: Increase, Rise, Upturn

Example: After a decade long struggle the athlete came out of <strong>twilight<strong> and finally won the gold medal at Olympic.

Synonyms: experience, remembrance, Monday morning quarterback.

Antonyms: Unintelligence, Ignorance

Example: In <strong>hindsight<strong>, the basketball player wished he had passed the ball instead of missing a shot that cost his team the game.

Synonyms: Base, Found, Establish, Build, Ground

Antonyms: Deny

Example: My decision to move to Paris was <strong>predicated<strong> on the belief I had a job opportunity waiting for me.

Synonyms: Diminish, Decrease, Reduce, Get Smaller, Decay, Lessen

Antonyms: Increase, Rise, Move Up, Ascend, Grow

Example: When the store manager realized that his supply of the popular new toy was beginning to <strong>dwindle<strong>, he placed an order for a thousand more units.

Synonyms: Necessary, Needed, Required, Essential, Basic, Of the essence, Imperative, Obligatory, Mandatory, Compulsory

Antonyms: Inessential, Optional, Secondary, Unnecessary

Example: The government has repeatedly called for a comprehensive ceasefire as a <strong>prerequisite<strong> for talks with the rebels.

Synonyms: Cautious, Careful, Vigilant, Attentive

Antonyms: Careless, Incautious, Inattentive, Heedless

Example: The sailors watched the horizon anxiously, <strong>wary<strong> of the approaching storm.