Daily English Vocabulary with Synonyms and Antonyms with Hindi Meaning and Examples (19-12-2017)
1) Rift (noun) – (अनबन, मनमुटाव) – rift
Meaning – a circumstance in which an amiable relationship has been broken
Synonyms – disagreement, dispute, conflict.
Antonyms – Agreement, amalgamation, concordance
Example – A difference in perspectives caused arift that forced the two friends to end their business partnership.
2) Obstructionism (noun/adjective) ( उद्देश्यपूर्वक कुछ रोकना) – ob-struc-tion-ism
Meaning – an act of stopping/delaying something purposefully, particularly the political/legal plan of actions/the practice of deliberately impeding or delaying the course of legal, legislative, or other procedures.
Synonyms – delay, impediment, opposition
Antonyms – Helpfulness, complaisance , support
Example – Obstructionism is generally most evident at the stage of implementing a law.
3) Stalemate (noun) ( गतिरोध) – steyl-meyt
Meaning – a situation in which movement is not possible by either side
Synonyms – deadlock, impasse, standstill/stand-off
Antonyms – advancement, betterment
Example – If the stalemate is not broken, the two leaders will leave the meeting without signing a treaty.
4) Multi-pronged (adjective)– (बहु आयामी) – multi-prong-d
Meaning – having different aspects/elements
Example -There can be a multi-pronged approach to solve a particular question.
5) Disdain (noun) (तिरस्कार) – dis-den
Meaning – lack of respect with a feeling of dislike
Synonyms – contempt, disrespect/dishonour, indifference
Antonyms – admiration, esteem, praise
Example – The woman looked at her abuser with disdain as he walked into the courtroom.
6) Thwart (verb) (विफल) – thw-art
Meaning – to hinder or stop something from happening
Synonyms – block, prevent, stop
Antonyms – assist, encourage, facilitate
Example – After preparing wholeheartedly for the exam, sudden and serious illness thwarted his dreams.
7) Presumably (adverb) (शायद) – pre-zum-baly
Meaning – by a sensible guess
Synonyms – probably, in all likelihood, undoubtedly.
Antonyms – unlikely, improbable, firmly
Example – Presumably, President’s wife will join him at the inauguration ceremony of the national level exhibition.
8) Stockpile (verb) (भंडार) – stok-payl
Meaning – a large accumulated stock of goods or materials, especially one held in reserve for use at a time of shortage or other emergency.
Synonyms – store up, amass, accumulate
Example – He claimed that the weapons were being stockpiled.
9) Consensus (noun) (आम सहमति) – con-sen-sas
Meaning – general agreement about something
Synonyms – agreement, concurrence.
Antonyms – disagreement, dissension, discord
Example – Because there is no consensus among the committee on the issue, we will meet again to take another vote in a few days.
10) Contend (noun) (बहस करना, होड़ लगाना) – con-tend
Meaning – to argue or challenge
Synonyms – compete, grapple with, deal with
Antonyms – collaborate, surrender, give up
Example – The environmentalists contend the marine ecosystem is being destroyed at an alarming rate because of human pollution.
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