Daily Vocabulary Word 13th Sep 2020- Daily Use Words with Hindi Meanings

1. QUAINT (adjective) पुराने ढंग का

• Meaning: attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
• अर्थ: आकर्षक रूप से असामान्य या पुराने जमाने का।
• Synonyms: picturesque, charming, attractive, unconventional.
• Antonyms: ordinary, common, usual, prosaic
• Usage: The quaint village does not appear to have changed since it was first settled in the early 1900s.

2. PROTEAN (adjective) रूपांतरणीय

• Meaning: tending or able to change frequently or easily.
• अर्थ: बार-बार या आसानी से बदलने में सक्षम होना।
• Synonyms: variable, inconsistent, erratic, fluctuating.
• Antonyms: consistent. continual, incessant, constant.
• Usage: I am unable to make a final decision because of my protean nature which makes me indecisive.

3. ARRANT (adjective) अत्यन्त

• Meaning: Complete, utter.
• अर्थ: पूरा, बिलकुल।
• Synonyms: total, absolute, thorough, sheer.
• Antonyms: minor, light, unclear, obscure.
• Usage: These people crumble when their arrant nonsense is confronted with simple common sense.

4. STARK (adjective) निरानंद

• Meaning: Unpleasantly or sharply clear.
• अर्थ: अप्रिय या तीव्र रूप से स्पष्ट।
• Synonyms: blunt, plain, unembellished, harsh.
• Antonyms: lush, bleak, cheerful, opulent.
• Usage: His evidence in chief stood in stark contrast to his evidence on cross-examination.

5. PREPONDERANCE (noun): प्रमुखता

• Meaning: the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.
• अर्थ: संख्या, मात्रा, या महत्व में अधिक होने का गुण या तथ्य।
• Synonyms: prevalence, predominance, majority, generality.
• Antonyms: subservience, disability, inferiority, flaw
• Usage: The preponderance of unemployed workers is linked to the manufacturer’s desire to cut costs by sending jobs overseas.

6. EPICENE (adjective) उभयलिंगी

• Meaning:  Effeminate; effete.
• अर्थ: प्रयास करना; अशक्त।
• Synonyms: Sissy, womanish, unmanly, girlish.
• Antonyms: manly, mannish, masculine, virile.
• Usage: More epicene than handsome, if you asked me,’ he muttered a bit darkly.’

7. ATROPHY (verb)  अपक्षय

• Meaning: gradually decline in effectiveness or vigour due to underuse or neglect.
• अर्थ: धीरे-धीरे प्रभाव या उपेक्षा के कारण प्रभावशीलता या ताक़त में गिरावट।
• Synonyms: dwindle, deteriorate, decline, wane.
• Antonym: strengthen, revive, advance, flourish.
• Usage: When the gang leader died, his organization’s hold on the city began to atrophy as other gangs moved into the area.

8. SEMINAL (adjective)  लाभदायक

• Meaning: Strongly influencing later developments.
• अर्थ: बाद के घटनाक्रमों को दृढ़ता से प्रभावित करना।
• Synonyms: Influential, Formative, Important, Primary.
• Antonyms: Dull, Inessential, Minor, Unsubstantial.
• Usage: Newton’s laws are seminal in the field of physics.

9. PURPORTEDLY (adverb)  कथित रूप से

• Meaning: As appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; allegedly.
• अर्थ: जैसा कि प्रतीत होता है या सच कहा जाता है, हालांकि जरूरी नहीं कि; कथित तौर पर।
• Synonyms: professedly, supposedly, seemingly, superficially.
• Antonyms: absolutely, authentically, certainly, earnestly.
• Usage: The woman found a letter purportedly signed by the Prime Minister.

10. MALFEASANCE (noun): दुराचार

• Meaning: wrongdoing, especially by a public official.
• अर्थ: गलत तरीके से, विशेष रूप से एक सार्वजनिक अधिकारी द्वारा।
• Synonyms: misconduct, mistreatment, malpractice, misdoing.
• Antonyms: openheartedness, propriety, dignity, manners.
• Usage: In almost every section of his speech, malfeasance or illegal practices were mentioned.

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