Daily Vocabulary: 6 सितम्बर 2019

USURIOUS (adjective) : अति ब्याज
Meaning: rate of interest that is unfairly high.
अर्थ: ब्याज की दर जो गलत तरीके से उच्च है।
Synonyms: avaricious, acquisitive, rapacious, covetous.
Antonyms: affordable, moderate, generous, undulating.
Usage: Can you lend to the poor without charging usurious interest?

SCURRY (verb) : भगदड़
Meaning: (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps.
अर्थ:  (किसी व्यक्ति या छोटे जानवर के) जल्दी-जल्दी छोटे कदमों से चलना।
Synonyms: scamper, scuttle, dash, rush.
Antonyms: amble, stroll, crawl, saunter.
Usage: We have come to see the tornado in all of its glory, not the ant-like humans that scurry about in its path.

SALUTARY (adjective) : लाभदायक
Meaning: (especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial.
अर्थ: (विशेषकर किसी अनिष्ट या अप्रिय के संदर्भ में) अच्छा प्रभाव उत्पन्न करना; फायदेमंद।
Synonyms: profitable, productive, helpful, useful.
Antonyms: irrelevant, unprofitable, damaging, deleterious.
Usage: A rise in joblessness could cancel out the strong euro’s salutary effect on consumer spending.


SOJOURN (noun) : डेरा डालना
Meaning: a temporary stay at one place, esp. while traveling.
अर्थ: एक जगह पर एक अस्थायी निवास, यात्रा करते समय।
Synonyms: stay, tarry, visit, stopover.
Antonyms: journey, migration, departure, advance.
Usage: During Dean’s sojourn in Paris, he spent two weeks visiting all of the city’s cultural attractions.