Daily Vocabulary : 17 फरवरी 2020

STRUT (Verb) : अकड़कर चलना
Meaning: walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.

Synonyms: swagger, swank, parade,
Example: The rooster would strut in the yard when trying to impress the hens.


GNAW (Verb) : क्षय करना
Meaning: cause persistent distress or anxiety.

Synonyms: nag, torment, torture, trouble
Antonyms: assuage, soothe
Example: The dog started to gnaw on his leash.


PROMPT (adjective) : शीघ्र
Meaning: done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay.
अर्थ: एक बार में या देरी के बिना किया गया, किया गया, वितरित किया गया, आदि।
Synonyms: urge, spur, instigate, impel.
Antonyms: delayed, late, later, slow, sluggish
Usage: There is cautious optimism that this prompt action may have helped avert a broader outbreak.


PATRONAGE (noun) : संरक्षण
Meaning: a condescending manner or attitude in granting favors, in dealing with people.
अर्थ: लोगों के साथ व्यवहार में, एहसान देने में एक कृपालु तरीका या रवैया।
Synonyms: aegis, auspices, backing, encouragement, financing.
Antonyms: attack, blockage, disapproval, discouragement, harm.
Usage: There were hundreds of other things in the great city, but they had their share of patronage.


EVANGELIZE (noun) : धर्मोपदेश देना 
Meaning: to try to convert (a group or area) to a different religion (especially Christianity).

Synonym: lecture, platitudinize, preach, preachify, sermonize
Antonym: deconvert, dissuade, endure, hold, idle, keep
Usage: The missionaries set out to evangelize the world.


GAUNT : कृश
Meaning:extremely skinny, typically because of illness or starvation

Synonyms:grim, thin
Antonyms:fat, heavy
Example:After being held in a dark basement for three months, the prisoner was gaunt and weak.


COUNTERACT : रोक-थाम करना
Meaning:to work in opposition to

Synonyms:halt, negate
Antonyms:allow, aid
Example:This ingredient seems to counteract the other ones.