Daily Vocabulary – 23 December 2017

Synonyms: Make Insensitive, Benumb, Anesthetize, Deaden

Antonyms: Sensitize

Example: It is easy for people that have witnessed a great deal of violence to become <strong>Desensitized</strong> towards it and the effects it has on others.

Trick: Jo senti nhi hote vo Desensitize hote hai.

Synonyms: Exodus, Departure, Migration, leaving

Antonyms: Stay, influx, return

Example: Tired of the hardships of farming, many families have made a <strong>Hegira</strong> from the country.

Trick: Hajj me hegira jata hai.

Synonyms: Reprimand, Rebuke, Reproof, Scolding, Admonition, Admonishment, Nominal Punishment.

Example: When I misbehaved and created nuisance in school, my teacher asked me stand on the bench which was just <strong>a slap on the wrist</strong> for me.

Trick: Slap mara to Slap on the wrist mili.

Synonyms: Allay, Assuage, Ease, Mitigate, Lighten, Mollify

Antonyms: Intensify, Worsen, Agitate, Incite

Example: Scared of heights all her life, nothing would <strong>alleviate</strong> Ruth's fear of flying.

Trick: Inko weight Alleviate karna hai.

Synonyms: Emulate, Model Oneself On, Follow, Copy, Imitate

Antonyms: Pioneer

Example: Before playing for India many cricketers have <strong>taken a leaf from Sachin’s book. </strong>

Trick: Do leaf jaise take a leaf out of someone’s book jaise