Daily Vocabulary – 12 January 2017

Synonyms: Careless, Reckless, Unwitting, Unplanned, Uncalculated

Antonyms: Careful, Cautious, Planned, Advertent, Attentive

Example: Probably the most horrific consequences of violence are the <strong>inadvertent</strong> injuries or deaths of innocent bystanders.

Trick: Inka naam add world me Inadvertent se bana hai.

Synonyms: Impropriety, Misbehavior, Misconduct, Wrongdoing

Antonyms: Manners, Obedience, Good deed

Example: Because of the company president’s <strong>malfeasance</strong>, he has been removed from his office.

Trick: Ye male apne friend ke sath milkar Malfeasance kam karte hai.

Synonyms: Bring About, Produce, Generate, Create, Engender

Antonyms: Prevent, Stop, Deter, Impede

Example: The family physician said he was afraid that surgery could <strong>induce</strong> a heart attack.

Synonyms: Replica, Reverberation, Reproduction, Re-Implementation

Antonyms: Original, Unlikeness, Opposite, Dissimilar

Example: Hopefully my mother won’t realize I replaced her antique vase with a cheap <strong>replication</strong>.

Synonyms: Pay Attention To, Take Notice Of, Listen To, Notice, Pay Regard To

Antonyms: Disinterest, Disregard, Disrespect, Heedlessness, Ignorance

Example: My sister is always in need of cash because she is unwilling to <strong>heed</strong> my financial advice.

Trick: Bacho ki need ki taraf Heed dete hai parents.

Synonyms: Bequest, Endowment, Devise, Heirloom

Antonyms: Self-attained

Example: The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a <strong>legacy</strong> of character and faith.

Synonyms: Elevate, Raise, Sublimate, Uplift, Boost

Antonyms: Deprecate, Decrease, Lessen, Lower. Example

Example: The Manager tried every effort to <strong>buoy</strong> the company revenues, but could not succeed it from bankruptcy.

Synonyms: Amity, Harmony, Relaxation, Relief, Tranquility, Truce

Antonyms: Worse, Aggravate

Example: The prolonged détente <strong>between</strong> the warring neighbors allowed us to cross the border without fear of being arrested.

Synonyms: Blistering, Fiery, Intense

Antonyms: Light, Gentle, Mild, Ineffective

Example: After the drought the plea pg farmers made <strong>searing</strong> effect on CM, launching relief package immediately.

Synonyms: Spell, Tenure, Period, Time, Turn, Session, Term

Antonyms: Pastime

Example: After a two-year <strong>stint</strong> as a Peace Corps volunteer, I returned home and became a teacher.

Synonyms: Unmanageable, Uncontrollable, Ungovernable, Out of control

Antonyms: Manageable, Governable

Example: Additional police officers were called to the scene when the crowd became <strong>intractable</strong>.

Synonyms: Abandon, Abdicate, Resign, Renounce, Terminate

Antonyms: Hold, Keep, Retain

Example: After eight years of stint in office, Obama will <strong>demit</strong> on 10th of January.

Synonyms: Fiasco, Failure, Defeat, Drubbing, Downfall, Rout

Antonyms: Success, Triumph, Victory, Win

Example: Based on low album sales, the singer’s new release can be classified as a <strong>debacle</strong>.

Synonyms: Observation, Watch, Inspection, Monitoring, Supervision, Vigilance

Antonyms: Carelessness, Ignorance, Neglect, Negligence

Example: Because she didn’t trust her husband, the woman hired a private investigator to conduct <strong>surveillance</strong> on his whereabouts.

Synonyms: Reject, Turn Down, Spurn, Refuse, Decline, Repudiate, Disdain

Antonyms: Praise, Approve, Allow

Example: Since your offer does not benefit me, I will have to <strong>rebuff</strong> it and walk away empty-handed.