Daily Vocabulary – 30 September 2017

Synonyms: Strengthen, Reinforce, Fortify, Support, Prop Up, Bolster Up

Antonyms: : Curtail, Destroy, Diminish, ruin

Example: Because someone had designed the walls without a proper <strong>buttress, </strong> the whole building collapsed within a year after it was built.

Trick: Butter khao aur body ko Buttress banao.

Synonyms: Permission, Sanction, Charter, Approval

Antonyms: Prohibition, Veto

Example: During Emergency, newspapers had to get an official <strong>imprimatur</strong> in order to publish specific content.

Trick: Jo chize parents ke liye matter karti hai unki Imprimatur lena zruri hota hai.

Synonyms: Briefly, Shortly, Summarily, In A Nutshell

Antonyms: At Length, Verbosely, Descriptively

Example: The ideal summary should be <strong>succinct</strong> and to the point.

Trick: Inki success Succinctly btayi gyi hai movie me

Synonyms: Reduce, Cut, Cut Down, Cut Back, Decrease, Lessen, Diminish

Antonyms: Develop, Enlarge, Expand, Extend, Grow, Increase

Example: Until the celebrity’s stalker was caught, her public appearances were <strong>curtailed</strong>.

Trick: Cat ki tail to kaat ke Curtail kiya

Synonyms: Supplement, Addition, Add-On, Additive, Appurtenance

Antonyms: Subtraction

Example: Because he was an <strong>adjunct</strong> professor, he was not allowed to vote on any decisions in the department.

Trick: Ab ye jet Adjunct karna chaho to kar lo.