Important daily 10 Challenging English Words in the Article of the Day with Hindi Meaning, Synonyms, Antonyms and Examples (28-11-2017):
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1. Cohort (noun): (A group of people with a common statistical characteristic.) (दल/समूह)
Synonyms: Group, Category, Class, Set, Section.
Example: Depression due to unemployment is a common problem for the people of young age cohort in India.
Origin: from French cohorte
2. Plop (verb): (Let or make (something) fall vertically/ make or become lower, weaker, or less.) (गिरना/कम होना)
Synonyms: Drop, Plunk, Plummet, Slump, Dribble.
Antonyms: Ascend, Increase, Rise.
Example: Compact disc sales plopped when the ability to download music became available.
Verb forms: Plop, Plopped, Plopped.
3. Ominous (adjective): Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious. (अनिष्टसूचक/अमंगल सूचक)
Synonyms: Inauspicious, Jinx, Apocalyptic, Sinister, Predicting Unfortunate
Antonyms: Cheerful, Hopeful, Encouraging, Promising, Auspicious
Example: Because of the ominous music, we knew something bad was about to happen in the movie.
Related words:
Ominously (adverb) – In an ominous manner
4. Sanative (adjective): (Conducive to physical or spiritual health and well-being) (उपचारात्मक)
Synonyms: Healing, Curative, Alleviative, Corrective, Remedial.
Antonyms: Damaging, Harmful, Hurtful, Injurious.
Example: Avoiding a spike in blood sugar by making the right food choices, is curative for some diabetes.
Origin: from Latin sanare ‘to cure’.
5. Tempestuous (adjective): (Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion./ very stormy.) (प्रचण्ड/बहुत तेज़)
Synonyms: Explosive, Turbulent, Stormy, Tumultuous.
Antonyms: Calm, Moderate, Gentle.
Example: During hurricane, the ocean water becomes quite tempestuous.
Origin: from Latin tempestuosus
6. Encyclopedic (adjective): (Comprehensive in terms of information.) (विस्तृत)
Synonyms: Comprehensive, Thorough, In-Depth, Wide-Ranging, Broad-Based.
Antonyms: Limited, Narrow, Summary, Un-Comprehensive.
Example: In order to get approved his plan, he Encyclopedically presented it before the team.
Related words:
Encyclopedically (adverb) – विस्तृत रूप से
7. Blunt (verb): (Weaken or reduce the force of (something).) (मन्द करना/कम करना)
Synonyms: Weaken, Muffle, Abate, Diminish, Decrease, Lessen, Deplete.
Antonyms: Intensify, Sharpen.
Example: With the aftermaths of demonetization and GST, The Indian economy became blunted for some time.
Verb forms: Blunt, Blunted, Blunted.
Related words:
Blunt (adjective) – Not having a sharp edge or point.
8. Sinewy (adjective): Powerful and sturdy (मजबूत/सशक्त)
Synonyms: Strong, Sturdy, Powerful, Herculean, Firm, Robust.
Antonyms: Weak, Infirm, Feeble.
Example: Because the tree was so sinewy, it did not bend under the force of the hurricane winds
9. Grave (adjective): Giving cause for alarm; serious. (गंभीर)
Synonyms: Serious, Alarming, Solemn, Weighty, Critical.
Antonyms: Trivial, Frivolous, Unimportant.
Example: Carelessness in medication could have grave consequences.
Related words:
Gravely (adverb) – गंभीरता से
10. Ebb (verb): (Gradually decrease/ become progressively worse.) (कम होना/क्षीण होना)
Synonyms: Deteriorate, Decline, Be in decline, Degenerate, Wane, Atrophy.
Antonyms: Flourish, Strengthen, Increase, Intensify.
Example: Because so many people are using the hotel’s Wi-Fi access, thte Internet speed has started to ebb.
Verb forms: Ebb, Ebbed, Ebbed.
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