Daily Vocabulary – 8 March 2018

Synonyms: Amazing, Astounding, Dumbfounding Flabbergasting, Jolting, Shocking, Overwhelming

Antonyms: Unsurprising, Customary, Ordinary, Quotidian, Tedious, Conventional

Example: As the lottery numbers were revealed, it was <strong>startling</strong> to hear the first five numbers on my ticket.

Trick: Inki start startling kar deti thi.

Synonyms: Aimless, Purposeless, Haphazard, Desultory, Capricious

Antonyms: Purposeful, Focused, Methodical, Deliberate, Willful

Example: The confused old man will sometimes come into the store and <strong>meander</strong> for hours without making a purchase.

Trick: Me ander hu kyuki life meander thi.

Synonyms: Dabbler, Trifler, Dallier, Amateur, Novice, Greenhorn

Antonyms: Professional, Expert, Connoisseur, Maven, Profound

Example: When it comes to learning how to play the guitar, my daughter is a <strong>dilettante</strong> who will practice one day but not the next day.

Trick: Tant me rahne ke dilettante hai

Synonyms: Condemn, Denigrate, Vilify, Derogate, Disparage, Vilipend

Antonyms: Acclaim, Applaud, Exalt, Compliment, Laud, Cherish, Eulogize

Example: It is very hard for me not to <strong>deprecate</strong> my husband's cleaning habits when he is constantly leaving a mess in the kitchen.

Trick: Pre ke exam ko Deprecate kro

Synonyms: Consolation, Assuage, Sympathy, Pacification, Mollification

Antonyms: Anguish, Distress, Torment, Agony, Heartache, Pang

Example: Although Liza was distraught during her father’s funeral, she later found <strong>solace</strong> by looking at the family photo album.

Trick: Sabke soul ko solace milna chaiye