Daily Vocabulary – 19 October 2020

Synonyms: Contradiction, Opposition, Conflict, Incongruity

Antonyms: Identical, Similar, Sameness

Example: It is a curious <strong>paradox</strong> that professional comedians often have unhappy personal lives. <br><br> It sounds like a <strong>paradox</strong> - Paris has almost three times as much rain as London but London is much rainier than Paris. <br><br> Havana is a city of architectural ironies and <strong>paradoxes</strong>, of harmony and dissonance.

Trick: Aisa mana jata hai ki India me development ho raha hai lekin log khush nahin hai, ye ek paradox hai.

Synonyms: Unanimity, Accord, Oneness, Cohesion, Consensus

Antonyms: Discord, Disagreement, Difference, Variance

Example: Demonstrations were held as a gesture of <strong>solidarity</strong> with the hunger strikers.

Trick: Agar China India par attack karta hai to hame chahiye ki hum Government aur Army ke sath solidarity se khade rahen.

Synonyms: Misery, Desolation, Suffering

Antonyms: Cheerfulness, Contentment

Example: The <strong>wretchedness</strong> and poverty they encountered made a deep impression. <br><br> They were doomed to a life of <strong>wretchedness</strong> and slavery.

Trick: Political differences, Terrorist attacks aur gareebi ke karan Afghanistan me wrechtedness bani hui thi.

Synonyms: Prompt, Encourage, Coax, Stimulate, Jog

Antonyms: Discourage, Hold back, Restrain, Repress

Example: We have to <strong>nudge</strong> the politicians in the right direction. <br><br> I <strong>nudged</strong> him forward, continuing to urge the horse toward the gate. <br><br> She tried to <strong>nudge</strong> him into changing his mind.

Trick: Mera nature thoda shy tha lekin mere friend ne mujhe nudge kiya ki main class me response kiya karu questions par, ab meri hesitation khatam ho gayi hai.

Synonyms: Obsolete, Outdated, Antiquated, Old-fashioned, Archaic

Antonyms: Modern, Timely, Current, Contemporary

Example: The daily publication of print media seems <strong>anachronistic</strong> today. <br><br> She is rebelling against the <strong>anachronistic</strong> morality of her parents.

Trick: Tyohaaron par naye kapde khareedna anachronistic hai lekin hume apne budget ke hisab se kam karna chahiye.