1 Drubbing (noun)
हार
A resounding defeat in a match or contest.
Synonyms: Defeat, Loss, Crushing
Antonyms: Win, Victory
Example: They’ll get a drubbing in the local elections in May.
15 words · first 5 free, all 15 with Prime
1 Drubbing (noun)
हार
Synonyms: Defeat, Loss, Crushing
Antonyms: Win, Victory
Example: They’ll get a drubbing in the local elections in May.
2 Decry (verb)
निंदा करना
Synonyms: Condemn, Criticize, Censure
Antonyms: Praise, Approve, Applaud
Example: They decried human rights abuses.
3 Spectacular (adjective)
शानदार
Synonyms: Striking, Breath-Taking, Splendid, Sensational
Antonyms: Unimpressive, Mediocre, Ordinary
Example: The special effects were quite spectacular.
4 Anomaly (noun)
अनियमितता
Synonyms: Abnormality, Irregularity, Oddity
Antonyms: Standard, Normality, Regularity
Example: There are a number of anomalies in the present system.
5 Replicate (verb)
फिर से दोहराना
Synonyms: Copy, Duplicate, Imitate, Reproduce
Antonyms: Originate, Create, Invent, Initiate
Example: Subsequent experiments failed to replicate these findings.
6 Tweaking (noun)
फेरबदल
Synonyms: Adjustment, Modification, Alteration
Example: The software is pretty much there - it just needs a little tweaking.
7 Catapult (verb)
फ़ेक देना
Synonyms: Throw, Hurl, Fling
Example: She was catapulted out of the car as it hit the wall.
8 Shibboleth (noun)
संकेत-शब्द
Synonyms: Tradition, Practice, Ritual
Example: He was up at the microphone chanting two of the most sacred lefty shibboleths.’
9 Buoy (verb)
फ़ेक देना
Synonyms: Cheer, Comfort, Encourage
Antonyms: Depress, Demoralize
Example: She was buoyed up by his praise.
10 Adept (adjective)
निपुण
Synonyms: Expert, Proficient, Talented
Antonyms: Inept, Incompetent
Example: Other countries are more adept at keeping their judges in check.
11 Vehement (adjective)
प्रचण्ड
Synonyms: Passionate, Ardent, Fervent, Zealous
Antonyms: Moderate, Impassionate, Moderate
Example: This prompted some vehement criticism from shareholders in May.
12 Whiff (noun)
कश
Synonyms: Tinge, Impression, Shadow
Example: There had been a whiff of financial scandal in the past.
13 Threshold (noun)
दहलीज़
Synonyms: Starting point, Beginning, Brink
Antonyms: Ending, Close, Completion, Omega
Example: She was on the threshold of a dazzling career.
14 Inexorably (adverb)
अटलता से
Synonyms: Relentlessly, Inevitably, Irrevocably
Antonyms: Dubiously, Indefinitely
Example: The conflict was to lead inexorably to the outbreak of World War.
15 Profligacy (noun)
फ़िज़ूलखर्ची
Synonyms: Prodigality, Lavishness, Wastefulness
Antonyms: Frugality, Parsimony
Example: The country needs to borrow to pay for this profligacy.
Every word here was picked from the day's newspaper editorials, so you learn the vocabulary that actually appears in SSC, Bank and other exam passages. Each word comes with its Hindi meaning, synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence; Prime members also get a trick to remember it. Read the editorial of the day to see the words in context, then test yourself in the daily English quiz.
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