Daily Vocabulary – 8 December 2017

Synonyms: Money-Oriented, Acquisitive, Avaricious, Covetous, Rapacious

Antonyms: Generous, Unselfish

Example: A nun is the type of person who would never be viewed as <strong>mercenary</strong> because she does not care about money.

Trick: Jinme mercy nhi vo log Mercenary hote hai.

Synonyms: Fuel, Poke, Incite, Stir, Goad, Provoke

Antonyms: Appease, Placate, Soothe, Assuage

Example: If someone is trying to <strong>stoke</strong> you into a verbal conflict, sometimes the best thing you can do is simply walk away from that person.

Trick: Bowler stoke karta hai batsman ko galat stroke khelne ke liye.

Synonyms: Heartless, Unfeeling, Apathetic, Indifferent, Insensitive

Antonyms: Caring, Compassionate, Concerned

Example: Despite her wealth, the old lady was a <strong>callous</strong> woman who never gave to anyone in need.

Trick: Jacques Kallis ka batting callous thi.

Synonyms: Foresee, Forecast, Foretell, Anticipate, Expect, Envision

Antonyms: Disregard, Ignore

Example: In his speech, The newly appointed health minister <strong>envisaged</strong> a day when proper health care would be available to everyone.

Trick: America ke visa ke liye Envisage karte hai.

Synonyms: Trustworthy, Reliable, Credible, Truthful, Trusty

Antonyms: Doubtful, False, Unreliable

Example: Because of <strong>Copper-bottomed</strong> information regarding possible terror attacks, the national threat level has been raised to alert.

Trick: Copper ke wire Copper-bottomed hote hai .