Daily Vocabulary: 2 नवम्बर, 2019

Agile(Adjective) : निपुण
Meaning: able to move quickly and easily.

अर्थ: जल्दी और आसानी से ले जाने में सक्षम।
Synonym: acrobatic, dexterous, deft,
Antonym: clumsy, stiff, slow, dull
Sentence: At 20 years old he was not as agile as he is now.

Insouciant(Adjective) : चिंतामुक्त
Meaning: showing a casual lack of concern

अर्थ: चिंता का एक आकस्मिक अभाव दिखाना
Synonym: nonchalant, untroubled, unworried,
Antonym: anxious, concerned
Example: His insouciant handling of the oil spill in the Gulf is under fire from all sides.’

Lackadaisical(Adjective) : उदासीन
Meaning: lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.

अर्थ: उत्साह और दृढ़ संकल्प की कमी; लापरवाही से आलसी।
Synonym: lax, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, uninterested, lukewarm, indifferent,
Antonym: enthusiastic, excited
Example: The food was nice enough but the service was rather lackadaisical.

SKIRMISH (noun) : झड़प
Meaning: a brief clash between enemies or rivals.

अर्थ: दुश्मनों या प्रतिद्वंद्वियों के बीच एक संक्षिप्त टकराव।
Synonyms: conflict, quarrel, fray, hassle.
Antonyms: concord, agreement, harmony, truce.
Example: Right before the game’s results were announced, the fans got into a skirmish over whose team was the greatest.

RECALCITRANT (adjective) : आज्ञा न माननेवाला
Meaning: having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.

अर्थ: अधिकार या अनुशासन के प्रति उदासीन रवैया रखना।
Synonyms: indocile, insubordinate, defiant, wayward.
Antonyms: compliant, conformable, docile, tractable.
Example: The manager worried that the recalcitrant employee would try to undermine his authority.

WARY (adjective) : सावधान
Meaning: feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.

अर्थ: संभावित खतरों या समस्याओं के बारे में सावधानी महसूस करना या दिखाना।
Synonyms: attentive, heedful, vigilant, observant.
Antonyms: careless, heedless, incautious, unguarded.
Example: Dogs which have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers.

INHABITANT(Noun) : निवासी
Meaning: a person or animal that lives in a particular place

अर्थ: एक व्यक्ति या जानवर जो एक विशेष स्थान पर रहता है
Synonyms:residents, occupants
Antonyms:refugees, migrants
Example:The Aborigines are the native inhabitants of Australia.

RETREAT(Verb) :  पीछे हटना
Meaning:To go away from a place or person in order to escape.

अर्थ: बचने के लिए किसी स्थान या व्यक्ति से दूर जाना।
Synonyms:yield, surrender
Antonyms:invade, access
Example:Fire fighters had to retreat from the fierce heat.

AMIABLE(Adjective) : सौहार्दपूर्ण
Meaning:pleasant and friendly

अर्थ: सुखद और दोस्ताना
Synonyms:amicable, cheerful
Antonyms:aloof, bad
Example:He seemed an amiable young man.