Daily Vocabulary: 21 नवम्बर, 2019

SPECULATE(Verb) : कल्पना करना
Meaning:to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain

अर्थ: एक प्रश्न के संभावित उत्तर का अनुमान लगाने के लिए जब आपके पास निश्चित होने के लिए पर्याप्त जानकारी नहीं होती है
Synonyms: contemplate, figure out
Antonyms: abstain, forget
Example: Journalists are speculating about whether interest rates will be cut.

ENVISAGE(Verb) : परिकल्पना करना
Meaning: to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good

अर्थ: भविष्य में कुछ कल्पना करना या अपेक्षा करना, विशेष रूप से कुछ अच्छा करना
Synonyms: confront, consider
Antonyms: disregard, ignore
Example: It’s envisaged that building will start at the end of this year.

PIQUE(Noun) : मनमुटाव
Meaning:a feeling of anger, especially caused by someone damaging your feeling of being proud of yourself

अर्थ: क्रोध की भावना, विशेष रूप से किसी के द्वारा अपने आप पर गर्व करने की भावना को नुकसान पहुंचाने के कारण
Synonyms: annoyance, displeasure
Antonyms: delight, happiness
Example:He stormed from the room in a fit of pique, shouting that he had been misunderstood.

BEWAIL (verb) : शोक मनाना
Meaning: express great regret, sadness, or disappointment about (something).

अर्थ: (कुछ) के बारे में बहुत अफसोस, उदासी या निराशा व्यक्त करें।
Synonyms: bemoan, deplore, lament, mourn.
Antonyms: cheer, laugh, smile, rejoice.
Example: He invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it.

DURESS (noun) : अवरोध
Meaning: threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgment.

अर्थ: धमकी, हिंसा, अड़चन या अन्य कार्रवाई किसी को अपनी इच्छा या बेहतर निर्णय के खिलाफ कुछ करने में मजबूर करती है।
Synonyms: coercion, compulsion, pressurization, enforcement.
Antonyms: agreement, approval, consent, persuasion.
Example: I think Harry was under duress when she signed the agreement; he never would have voluntarily accepted those conditions.

PAGAN (noun) : धर्मत्यागी
Meaning: an individual who doesn’t follow one of the world’s main religions.

अर्थ: एक व्यक्ति जो दुनिया के मुख्य धर्मों में से एक का पालन नहीं करता है।
Synonyms: heathen, agnostic, heretic, apostate.
Antonyms: religious, devout, monotheistic, believer.
Example: Because Todd is a pagan, he refuses to practice any of the major religions.

BOLSTER (verb) : गोल तकिया
Meaning: support or strengthen.
Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, boost
Antonyms: undermine
Example: In order to bolster its profits, the computer company is cutting its workforce.

BUCOLIC (adjective) : ग्राम्य
Meaning: relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.

अर्थ: ग्रामीण इलाकों और देश के जीवन के सुखद पहलुओं से संबंधित है।
Synonyms: rustic, rural, pastoral, country
Antonyms: urban
Example: Even though I was born in the city, I still prefer the quiet of a small bucolic village any day.

STYMIE (Verb) : गतिरोध
Meaning: prevent or hinder the progress of.

अर्थ: की प्रगति को रोकना या रोकना।
Synonyms: hamper, hinder, obstruct, inhibit,
Antonyms: assist, help
Example: The famous pianist refused to let his blindness stymie his successful career.

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