Daily Vocabulary – 15 February 2022

Synonyms: Estimate, Prediction, Forecast

Example: Our focus here is analysis and commentary rather than <strong>prognostication. </strong>

Trick: Don ke bare me prognostication kiya usne

Synonyms: Struggle financially, Be in dire straits, Face insolvency

Antonyms: Do Well, Prosper, Succeed, Flourish

Example: The new democracy there continues to <strong>flounder</strong>.

Trick: Crisis me bhi company ke founder ne flounder kiya wonderfully

Synonyms: Comprehensive, Wide, Extensive, All-Embracing

Antonyms: Limited, Restricted, Confined, Bounded

Example: The risks detailed here are not <strong>all-encompassing. </strong>

Trick: UPSC ki preparation all-encompassing subjects ki demand karti hai, jisme har cheez ki basic knowledge jaroori hai

Synonyms: Think up, Concoct, Invent, Come up with, Formulate

Antonyms: Imitate, Copy, Replicate, Duplicate

Example: A new system has been <strong>devised</strong> to control traffic in the city.

Trick: Devil se bachne ka rasta devise karo jaldi se

Synonyms: Devotee, Addict, Follower, Admirer

Example: I'm a bit of a <strong>geek</strong> when it comes to historical events.

Trick: Greeks ka geek hai modern art me

Synonyms: Spoil, Ruin, Impair

Antonyms: Improve, Fix

Example: In reality, only bags under his eyes and unshaven appearance <strong>marred</strong> his skin.

Trick: Tower ko mar diya public ne

Synonyms: Financing, Backing, Help, Aid

Antonyms: Hinder, Discouragement

Example: <strong>Patronage</strong> of the arts comes from businesses and private individuals.

Trick: Mukesh Ambani ne apne bhai ke doobte business ko patronage kiya or unka loan payback kar diya

Synonyms: Area, Land, Sphere

Example: Broad <strong>swathes</strong> of China's industrial heartland are now chronically short of electricity.

Trick: Swati ne swarth mai is swathes par kabja kiya

Synonyms: Negotiator, Moderator, Mediator

Example: They rejected the notion that an <strong>intercessor</strong> was needed to appeal to God.

Trick: Section A and B intercessor bne professor

Synonyms: Bombardment, Onslaught, Barrage

Antonyms: Defence, Trickle

Example: The London office had been bombed during the<strong> blitz</strong>.

Trick: Building me blitz hua tha

Synonyms: Hopeless, Wretched, Atrocious, Degrading, Pitiable, Forlorn

Antonyms: Worthy, Dignified, Excellent, Magnificent

Example: She saw firsthand the <strong>abject</strong> conditions of the working people there.

Trick: Maths subject me mera bhai abject hai

Synonyms: Improve, Better, Amend, Refine

Antonyms: Worsen, Exacerbate, Deteriorate

Example: The new laws were designed to <strong>ameliorate</strong> the problem of chronic debt.

Trick: Amla or imli ka rate ab ameliorate ho gaya

Synonyms: Chief, Prime, Bellwether

Example: This bill is the <strong>flagship</strong> of the government's legislative programme.

Trick: Army ke liye flagship hai desh ka raksha karna

Synonyms: Inferior, Petty, Underling, Minor

Antonyms: Superior, Better, First-rate

Example: The private tutor was a recognized <strong>subaltern</strong> part of the bourgeois family.

Trick: Interns ko subaltern hi mana jata hai office me

Synonyms: Blend, Merge, Unite, Mix

Antonyms: Separate, Divide

Example: The choruses <strong>meld</strong> together quite nicely to complement each other.

Trick: Red wine ko meld kiya gaya