Daily English Vocabulary with Synonyms and Antonyms with Hindi Meaning and Examples (04-01-2018)
1)Complacency (noun) (आत्मसंतोष ) : kum-pley-sun-see
Meaning – a feeling of self-satisfaction that makes one unaware of one’s environment, a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.
Synonyms – smugness, contentment, self-approval, self-approbation
Antonyms -Altruism, disappointment, anxiousness
Example – With a sense of complacency, the foolish rabbit took a nap during his race against the turtle.
2)Apportion(verb) (बांटना): ap-por-tion
Meaning – to distribute in a fair way
Synonyms – share out, divide out, allocate, distribute
Antonyms – aggregate, amalgamate, amass, append
Example – At the orphanage, we apportionafternoon snacks so that all children get at least one juice and one snack.
3)Bolster (noun) (मजबूत, सुदृढ़ बनाना ): bohl-ster
Meaning – to make something stronger or bolder
Synonyms – strengthen, support, reinforce
Antonyms – obstruct, stop, undermine, weaken
Example – If you want to feel better about yourself, you need to bolster your self-esteem.
4)Sovereign (noun) (प्रभुत्व): sov-rin
Meaning – exercising its own authority, possessing supreme or ultimate power.
Synonyms-: supreme, absolute, unlimited, unrestricted, unrestrained
Antonyms – dependent, peasant, non-governmental
Example – Most of the citizens of Puerto Rico would like to end their association with the United States and become a completelysovereign country.
5)Garner (verb) (संचित करना) – gahr-ner
Meaning – gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).
Synonyms – accumulate, amass, assemble
Antonyms – disperse ,distribute , dissipate ,scatter
Example – The actor hopes to garner interest in his film by promoting it on several tv shows.
6)Sluggishness (noun) (सुस्ती,निष्क्रियता) -s lug-gish-ness
Meaning – slow-moving or inactive, slow to respond or make progress.
Synonyms – idleness, lethargy, indolence
Antonyms – preparedness, alacrity, agility
Example -Due to sluggishness in country’s economy, foreign investors showed indecisiveness in investing there.
7)Slippage (noun) (रपट, फिसलन) – slip-ij
Meaning – failure to meet a standard or deadline, the action or process of slipping or subsiding.
Synonyms- disappointment, flop, downfall
Antonyms – success, blessing, win
Example – Slippage on any job will entail slippage on the overall project.
8)Consolidation(noun) (समेकन ) – kun-sol-i-dey-shun
Meaning – the action or process of combining a number of things into a single more effective or coherent whole ,the action or process of making something stronger or more solid.
Synonyms- integration, union, amalgamation
Antonyms – division, separation, dispersal
Example – A consolidation of data within an enterprise is very important to keep track of the growth.
9)Underwhelm (verb) (प्रभावित करने में विफल) – under-whelm
Meaning – fail to impress or make a positive impact on (someone); disappoint
Synonyms – disappoint, baffle, disenchant, dismay
Antonyms – overwhelm
Example – American voters seem underwhelmedby the choices for president.
10)Traction (noun) – (संकर्षण ) – trak-shun
Meaning – the action of pulling something over a surface, or the type of power used for pulling
Synonyms – grip, drag, pull
Antonyms – repulsion
Example – We didn’t get traction on this idea until the board took interest in this.
11)Ledger (noun) (खाता बही) – lej-er
Meaning – a book in which things are regularly recorded, especially business activities and money received or paid
Synonyms – account book, record book, register, registry, log
Example – The Bitcoin blockchain is the public, shared ledger that keeps track of payments in the Bitcoin network.
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