Daily Vocabulary – 15 March 2019

Synonyms: Gleam, Patina, Gloss, Shimmer, Lustre

Antonyms: Dullness, Dreariness, Dimness, Gloom

Example: Repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery <strong>sheen</strong>.

Trick: Shine hona Sheen hona ek hi baat hai

Synonyms: Enticement, Lure, Bait, Fascination, Urge, Itch

Antonyms: Discouragement, Repulsion, Awe, Dread, Anxiety

Example: His greatest <strong>temptation</strong> was the study of the literature of pagan Rome.

Trick: Temptation chocolate se Temptation dete hai.

Synonyms: Afflict, Agonize, Hurt, Bother, Bedevil.

Antonyms: Recover, Heal, Assist, Convalesce

Example: The Persian campaigns wore out the feeble health of Peter, who had been <strong>ailing</strong> for some time.

Trick: Ailment me ail nhi karna chahiye.

Synonyms: Anguish, Soreness, Torment, Misery, Pangs

Antonyms: Comfort, Soothe, Delight, Pleasure

Example: Her <strong>distress</strong> was rising with their tension.

Trick: Stress hona bi ek Distress hai.

Synonyms: Filthy, Squalid, Mucky, Unsavoury, Vile

Antonyms: Neat, Venerable, Honorable, Incorrupt

Example: His vices were rather of the <strong>sordid</strong> than of the satanic order.

Trick: Sote huye ko marna Sordid kam hai.