Important daily 10 Challenging English Words in the Article of the Day with Hindi Meaning, Synonyms, Antonyms and Examples (21-11-2017):
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1. Comeuppance (noun): (A punishment or fate that someone deserves/ an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved) (प्रतिफल)
Synonyms: Just deserts, Deserved fate, Due reward, Just punishment, Retribution, Requital.
Example: The pastor insisted that although some may not get their comeuppance in this life, justice will be served in the next.
Origin: From English come up + -ance
2. Squalid (adjective): (Showing or involving a contemptible lack of moral standards.) (अधम)
Synonyms: Improper, Sordid, Unseemly, Unsavoury, Sleazy, Seedy, Seamy.
Antonyms: Moral, Honorable.
Example: Politicians are often considered squallid just based on their professions.
Related words:
Squalidness (noun) – Dirty or deteriorated
Origin: from Latin squalere ‘be rough or dirty’.
3. Doctrine (noun): A belief or set of beliefs / a stated principle of government policy. (मत/सिद्धांत)
Synonyms: Belief, Creed, Dogma, Tenet, Precept.
Antonyms: Ambiguity, Disbelief, Heterodoxy, Skepticism
Example: Since Bob’s religion is based on a doctrine that forbids divorce, he will be barred from the church if he leaves his wife.
Related words:
Doctrinal (adjective) – सैद्धांतिक
Origin: from LAtin docere ‘teach’.
4. Tutelage (noun): (Protection of or authority over someone or something) (संरक्षण/देख-रेख)
Synonyms: Custody, Protection, Supervision, Apprenticeship.
Antonyms: Ignorance.
Example: Under the coach’s tutelage, James became the star of his college’s basketball team.
Origin: from Latin tut- ‘watched’)
5. Constellation (noun): (Fig-a group of associated or similar people or things. / Lit- a group of stars) (समूह/तारों का समूह)
Synonyms: Agglomeration, Assemblage, Cluster, Clump.
Antonyms: Individual.
Example: When a cluster of stars appears in a recognizable shape, it is referred to as a constellation.
Origin: based on Latin stella ‘star’.
6. Cornucopia (noun): (An abundant supply of good things of a specified kind.) (प्राचुर्य/ पर्याप्ति)
Synonyms: Affluence, Exuberance, Abundance, Profusion, Plentitude.
Antonyms: Lack, Need, Want, Rareness, Scarcity.
Example: A cornucopia of rides and attractions will keep you occupied for hours at the amusement park.
Origin: from Latin cornu copiae ‘horn of plenty’ (a mythical horn able to provide whatever is desired)
7. Subtlety (noun): (A fine or precise distinction, feature, or argument.) (तीक्ष्णता/बारीकी)
Synonyms: Fineness, Precision, Nicety, Nuance, Minuteness.
Antonyms: Imprecision.
Example: Only the diamond expert could see the subtle difference between the real diamond and the fake one.
Related words:
Subtle (adjective) – So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse
Origin: from Latin subtilis means ‘not easily understood’.
8. Banal (adjective): (So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.) (साधारण/घिसा पिटा)
Synonyms: Trite, Hackneyed, Cliched, Vapid, Ordinary, Common.
Antonyms: New, Original, Uncommon, Fresh
Example: At parties, Jack tends to avoid banal conversations because they are dull and do not reveal any new information.
Related words:
Banality (noun) – साधारणता
9. Relentlessly (adverb): (In an unceasingly intense or harsh way.) (लगातार/निष्ठुर ढंग से)
Synonyms: Incessantly, Interminably, Endlessly, Unremittingly, Ceaselessly.
Antonyms: Endingly, Haltingly.
Example: During the battle, the relentless soldier continued to fight despite the bullet in his shoulder.
Related words:
Relentless (adjective) – Persistent; unyielding
10. Vividly (adverb): (In a way that produces powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.) (उज्ज्वल ढंग से)
Synonyms: Strongly, Perceptibly, Intensively, Powerfully.
Antonyms: Inconsiderably, Insignificantly, Unremarkably.
Example: M. F. Husain is known for his vivid paintings that were distinguished by their colorful hues.
Related words:
Vivid (adjective) – Producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.
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