Daily Vocabulary – 10 July 2017

Synonyms: Deadlock, Stalemate, Impasse, Standstill, Dead End

Antonyms: Breakthrough, Solution

Example: The <strong>standoff</strong> between the countries was ended with the peace treaty.

Trick: Abi India and china ki army ek dusre ke samne stand ho gyi to stand off ho gya

Synonyms: Lapse, Infringement, Contravention, Encroachment

Antonyms: Obedience, Conformity, Orderliness

Example: When the banker stole funds from the vault, he made a huge <strong>transgression</strong>.

Trick: Tez awaz me trance song chlaoge to Transgression mana jaega

Synonyms: Appeasing, Assuaging, Conciliatory, Pacific

Antonyms: Antagonistic, Fighting, Aggressive

Example: India has always shown a <strong>placatory</strong> hand in all war like situations.

Trick: Achi beautiful place placatory kar deti hai

Synonyms: Impermeable, Impenetrable, Impregnable, Unaffected

Antonyms: Affected, Susceptible, Penetrable

Example: Since the bank installed an <strong>impervious</strong> safe, it has not been robbed.

Trick: Jo pass na ho bacha vo impervious hai.

Synonyms: Coercion, Compulsion, Force, Intimidation, Threats, Constraint

Antonyms: Freedom, Independence, Liberation

Example: The judge overturned the case because the defendant’s attorney proved that his client’s confession had been given under <strong>duress</strong>.

Trick: Dur kro race me duress apne pe se, usian ne kha.