TODAY - HINDU - VOCABULARY --12.07.2021

1. ENLIVEN (VERB): (हर्षित करना): cheer up

Synonyms: raise someone's spirits, uplift

Antonyms: subdue

Example Sentence:

My visit to my mother had quite clearly enlivened her.

2. PRAGMATIC (ADJECTIVE): (व्यावहारिक): practical

Synonyms: matter-of-fact, realistic

Antonyms: impractical

Example Sentence:

There was no pragmatic solution to the problem.

3. ADVERSARY (NOUN): (प्रतिद्वंद्वी): opponent

Synonyms: rival, enemy

Antonyms: ally

Example Sentence:

Sonia beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals.

4. AFFLICT (VERB): (पीड़ा देना): trouble

Synonyms: bother, burden

Antonyms: comfort

Example Sentence:

His younger child was afflicted with a skin disease.

5. CYNICISM (NOUN): (संदेहवाद): scepticism

Synonyms: doubt, distrust

Antonyms: optimism

Example Sentence:

Her cynicism has influenced me more than I thought.

6. INCONCEIVABLE (ADJECTIVE): (समझ से बाहर): beyond belief

Synonyms: unbelievable, incredible

Antonyms: likely

Example Sentence:

They behaved with inconceivable cruelty.

7. HEFTY (ADJECTIVE): (शक्तिशाली): powerful

Synonyms: violent, hard

Antonyms: feeble

Example Sentence:

He aimed a hefty kick at the door.

8. GLARE (NOUN): (भौह चढ़ाना): scowl

Synonyms: glower, frown

Antonyms: smile

Example Sentence:

She almost gave me a glare of contempt.

9. CRIPPLE (VERB): (खराब करना): ruin

Synonyms: destroy, wipe out

Antonyms: boost

Example Sentence:

The thought of him almost crippled her.

10. BUCK (VERB): (खंडन करना): resist

Synonyms: oppose, contradict

Antonyms: accept

Example Sentence:

The shares bucked the market trend.

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