Challenging Words from The Article The Hindu (22 December)

By | December 22, 2017

Daily English Vocabulary with Synonyms and Antonyms with Hindi Meaning and Examples (22-12-2017)

1) Plummet(noun)  – (तेजी से गिरावट) – pluhm-it
Meaning –  to drop abruptly
Synonyms –  fall steeply/sharply, plunge, tumble.
Antonyms – ascend ,rise , escalate
Example –  Because the number of deer in the area has started to plummet, deer hunting has been temporarily banned.

2) Substantive (noun) ( मूल ,मौलिक) – suhb-stun-tiv
Meaning -associated with issues of key importance
Synonyms – important, meaning
Antonyms –  uninmportant , inessential
Example – At next week’s meeting, the city council will vote on a substantive issue which is affecting the entire town.

3) Dilemma (noun) (दुविधा) –  dih-lem-uh
Meaning –   a situation in which you have to make a tough choice
Synonyms – difficulty, problem, conundrum.
Antonyms – solution , answer , resolution
Example – Most of the student’s dilemma is that they couldn’t decide which career to choose.

4) Onerous (adjective)– (कष्टदायक) – one-rus
Meaning- involving great effort and difficulty
Synonyms –  inconvenient, troublesome, awkward.
Antonyms -effortless, simple
Example – While the assignment seems simple, in reality, it is quite onerous.

5) Conveyance (noun)   (वाहन) – kun-vey-uns
Meaning – relocating a person or item usually by means of a large vehicle
Synonyms – transfer, transmission, transport
Example – Tour buses are used for theconveyance of tourists from one famous location to another.

6) Gambit (noun)    (रणनीति, योजना) –  gam-bit
Meaning –  something done or said in order to gain a benefit or advantage
Synonyms –  strategy, plan, course of action.
Example – Some people get free lunch many times by performing their gambit of leaving their purse at home.

7) Glitch (noun)    (गड़बड़) –  gli-tch
Meaning –   a sudden malfunction
Synonyms –  problem, difficulty, issue/complication.
Example – A serious glitch at the ticket counter caused several customers to be inconvenienced while waiting for the airline system to be repaired.

8) Stagger (verb)   (लड़खड़ाहट) –  sta-gar
Meaning – to cause to waver or doubt
Synonyms –  arrange/order something alternatively at intervals.
Example -When Bill was offered a higher salary, he started to stagger on his decision to leave the company.

9) Kick in (phrasal verb)– (प्रभाव में आया)  – kic-in
Meaning –  come into effect.
Example – The homoeopathic medicinetakes some time to kick in.

10) Pan out (phrasal verb)  (समाप्त) -pan-out
Meaning –  end up; conclude.
Synonyms –  turn/work out, conclude, result.
Antonyms –
Example – He’s happy with the way the dealpanned out

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