Daily Vocabulary : 16 फरवरी 2020

IMPERATIVE (adjective) : अनिवार्य
Meaning: Of vital importance; crucial.

अर्थ: महत्वपूर्ण महत्व; महत्वपूर्ण।
Synonyms: indispensable, exigent, essential, urgent.
Antonyms: negligible, insignificant, trivial, secondary.
Usage: It is imperative that couples should communicate in order to know the root of the conflict.

REPINE (verb) : विलाप करना
Meaning: feel or express discontent; fret.

अर्थ: असंतोष महसूस करना या व्यक्त करना; झल्लाहट।
Synonyms: mope, languish, despondent, lament.
Antonyms: complacent, fulfilled, rejoice, contented.
Usage: The soldiers repine for their families when they are stationed overseas.

LULL (Verb) : निराकरण करना
Meaning: make (someone) feel deceptively secure or confident.

अर्थ: (किसी को) भ्रामक रूप से सुरक्षित या आश्वस्त महसूस करना।
Synonyms: assuage, allay, ease, alleviate
Antonyms: aggravate
Usage: Rocking two and fro, the hammock was just what was needed to lull the exhausted man.

MEED (noun) : पुरस्कार
Meaning: a much-deserved reward or honor

अर्थ: एक बहुत-योग्य पुरस्कार या सम्मान
Synonyms: atonement, compensation
Antonyms: disregard, penalty
Usage: The handyman is owed a meed for his work on the home but is yet to be paid.

SUBJUGATE (Verb) : अधीन करना
Meaning: bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.

अर्थ: विशेष रूप से विजय द्वारा वर्चस्व या नियंत्रण में लाना।
Synonyms: conquer, vanquish, defeat, crush
Antonyms: liberate
Usage: Is your goal to take away our freedom and subjugate us by military force?

GRANULAR (adjective) :  दानेदार
Meaning: Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.

अर्थ: छोटे दाने या कणों से मिलकर या मिलकर।
Synonyms: powdery, grainy, gritty, sandy.
Antonyms: soft, fine, smooth, glossy.
Usage: In the dry state, granular soil particles can be easily separated and identified.

NIMBLY (Adjective) : तीव्रता से अदल
Meaning: having or showing quickness of mind

अर्थ: मन का तेज होना या दिखना
Synonym: alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever
Antonym: dim-witted, doltish, dopey (also dopy), dorky [slang], dull,
Usage: Her nimble fingers make knitting look so easy

DISENFRANCHISE (Verb) : नागरिकता से वंचित करना
Meaning: Deprive of the right to vote.

अर्थ: वोट देने के अधिकार की गहराई।
Synonym: Opress, shackle, coerce
Antonym: Liberate, release, permit
Usage: Government should disenfranchise the people having the voting identity of two cities/states

INCUR (verb) : झेलना
Meaning: become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one’s own behavior or actions.

अर्थ: किसी के स्वयं के व्यवहार या कार्यों के परिणामस्वरूप (कुछ अप्रिय या अप्रिय) हो सकता है।
Synonyms: provoke, earn, arouse, induce.
Antonyms: avoid, shun, elude, evade.
Usage: The surgery wasn’t what scared the sick man, it was all of the medical bills he would incur from the procedure.

SMUG (adjective) : आत्मसंतुष्ट
Meaning: having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements.

अर्थ: स्वयं की या किसी की उपलब्धियों में अत्यधिक अभिमान होना या दिखाना।
Synonyms: bighead, complacency, egotism, vainglory.
Antonyms: diffidence, bashfulness, demureness, shyness.
Usage: Because Rocky had a smug attitude during his meeting with the principal, he projected the image he was proud of his misdeeds.