Daily Vocabulary: 10 सितम्बर 2019

ENNUI (Noun) : उदासी
Meaning: a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
अर्थ: उत्तेजना की कमी से उत्पन्न होने वाली अशांति और असंतोष की भावना।
Synonym: boredom, tedium, listlessness.
Antonym: animation, contentment.
Example: Listening to your dull story about becoming a librarian is leaving me in a state of ennui.


CULLING (Verb) : चुनाव
Meaning: select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources.
अर्थ: बड़ी मात्रा से चयन करें; विभिन्न स्रोतों से प्राप्त करें।
Synonyms: elect, select, choose, pick.
Antonyms: reject, disapprove, repudiate, spurn.
Example: In nine months, we as a group, tracked an unknown number of missing children, culling out two hundred and eleven Howie attempted to locate.

POIGNANT (Adjective) : मार्मिक
Meaning: evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
अर्थ: दुख या अफसोस की गहरी भावना पैदा करना।
Synonyms: affecting, pitiful, piteous, pitiable, pathetic,
Antonyms: cheerful, indifferent
Example: Because the poignant movie reminded me of my painful childhood, it made me cry.

Ephemeral (Adjective) : अल्पकालिक
Meaning: Lasting for a short time
अर्थ: थोड़े समय के लिए रहना
Synonyms: Temporary, Short-lived, transient.
Antonyms: long-lived, enduring, everlasting, eternal, perpetual.
Example: time is ephemeral so don’t waste it.


Altruist (Noun) : दानशील
Meaning: who make charitable donations
अर्थ: जो धर्मार्थ दान करते हैं
Synonyms: beneficent, benevolent, charitable, humanitarian, philanthropist, generous
Antonyms: self-centered, self-concerned, selfish.
Example: Animals can have more altruistic behavior than humans.