Daily Vocabulary – 16 February 2022

Synonyms: Group, Troop, Company

Example: He headed past the <strong>phalanx</strong> of waiting reporters to the line of limos.

Trick: Lunch me poora phalanx aaya hai

Synonyms: Entice, Lure, Coax, Tempt

Antonyms: Deter, Dismiss

Example: Her voice was soft and melodious, hypnotizing and somehow <strong>beckoning</strong>.

Trick: Business tycoon ko beckon kiya deal de kar

Synonyms: Progress, Advance, Make progress

Example: Great <strong>strides</strong> have been made towards equality.

Trick: Rider apne aim ko stride kar rhe h

Synonyms: Level, Rank, Position, Degree

Example: The arrangement is designed to allow young couples to get a foot on the first <strong>rung</strong> of the housing ladder.

Trick: Is game ke sare rungs maine clear kar liya hai

Synonyms: Build up, Put together, Set up, Establish

Antonyms: Demolish, Tear down

Example: The country is <strong>forging</strong> a bright new future.

Trick: Forces join hokar forge ho gayi meri friend

Synonyms: Intransigent, Resistant, Obstinate, Uncooperative

Antonyms: Compliant, Obedient, Agreeable

Example: Residents' associations should be authorised to fine <strong>recalcitrant</strong> drivers who do not turn up at fixed timings.

Trick: Entrants ne recalcitrant attitude show kiya movie halls me.

Synonyms: Half-Hearted, Unenthusiastic, Passionless, Indifferent

Antonyms: Enthusiastic, Excited, Energetic, Interested

Example: He has a <strong>lackadaisical</strong> approach to finding a job.

Trick: Daisy dene par bhi wo lackadaisical thi

Synonyms: Set aside, Reserve, Appropriate, Allocate

Antonyms: Waste, Misuse, Consume, Squander

Example: The cash had been <strong>earmarked</strong> for a big expansion of the programme.

Trick: Maine salary se paise nikalkar apne ear operation ke liye earmark kar diye hai

Synonyms: Inflated, Well- to-do, Opulent

Example: They're corrupt, they're <strong>bloated</strong>, they've sold out their founding values.

Trick: Boat me bloated guests bhi the

Synonyms: Criticize, Condemn, Vituperate, Censure, Berate

Antonyms: Praise, Commend, Applaud, Compliment

Example: He was now <strong>reviled</strong> by the party that he had helped to lead.

Trick: Revise nai karne par teachers revile karenge

Synonyms: Scamper, Scoot, Bustle

Antonyms: Creep, Crawl, Dawdle

Example: She <strong>scuttled</strong> off when she heard the sound of his voice.

Trick: Cute bear scuttle karte dekha hmne zoo me

Synonyms: Impose, Force, Thrust

Example: Our own community <strong>foisted</strong> a base tax on its residents.

Trick: Form ko fill krne ke liye foist kiya public ko

Synonyms: Plague, Assail, Torture

Antonyms: Assist, Protect

Example: She was <strong>beset</strong> with self-doubt.

Trick: Beach me beset hui hame phle

Synonyms: Wisdom, Acuity, Insight

Antonyms: Stupidity, Foolishness

Example: Despite the great <strong>sagacity </strong>of his intellect and leadership, it may have occurred to him that after all he was used.

Trick: City me sagacity se covid cases ko deal kiya ja raha

Synonyms: Sacrosanctity, Inviolability

Example: The<strong> sanctity</strong> of human life is the closest thing our culture has to a basic value.

Trick: City ki sanctity bani hui hai