Daily Vocabulary – 12 September 2017

Synonyms: Harass, Persecute, Harry, Pester, Trouble, Badger, Torment

Antonyms: Delight, Make Happy, Please, Protect, Comfort

Example: The gang members have been known to <strong>hound</strong> people who threaten to report them to the police.

Trick: Ye log wound deke hound kar rhe the

Synonyms: Wretched, Dismal, Dingy, Sleazy, Insalubrious, Dirty, Filthy

Antonyms: Bright, Clean, Clear, Good

Example: During the war, many prisoners had to live in <strong>squalid</strong> camps where water and food were in short supply.

Trick: Ye army ki squard Squalid hai.

Synonyms: Crumbling, Tumbledown, Dilapidated, Ramshackle, Derelict, Ruinous, Decrepit

Antonyms: Firm, Stable, Unshaky, Sound

Example: To build new subdivisions, the city is tearing down all of the <strong>rickety</strong> houses that were abandoned after the hurricane.

Trick: Ye racket Rickety me hai.

Synonyms: Appalling, Dreadful, Terrible, Very Bad, Unpleasant, Lamentable, Woeful

Antonyms: Good, Magnificent, Wonderful, Inoffensive

Example: After receiving <strong>atrocious</strong> reviews, the play closed the day after opening.

Trick: Aesa toy bacho ke liye Atrocious hai

Synonyms: Overlook, Disregard, Neglect, Ignore, Pay no attention/heed to, Pass over, Omit, Skip (over)

Antonyms: Pay attention, Be aware

Example: I knew Hugo was taking the money but I <strong>turned a blind eye</strong> because he was my sister's child.

Trick: Blind man ki tarah Turn a blind eye kiya inhone