Daily Vocabulary: 20 नवम्बर, 2019

PUTATIVE (Adjective) : ख्यात
Meaning: generally considered or reputed to be.
अर्थ: आमतौर पर माना जाता है या होने के लिए प्रतिष्ठित।
Synonyms: supposed, acknowledged, accepted, reported
Antonyms: proven, real
Example: Although Charles has not received the crown, he is already being treated as the putative king of his country.

PENCHANT (Noun) : लगन
Meaning: a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.
अर्थ: किसी चीज के लिए मजबूत या अभ्यस्त पसंद या कुछ करने की प्रवृत्ति।
Synonyms: liking, fondness, preference, taste, relish,
Antonyms: dislike, disinclination
Example: Juliet, a music major, had a penchant for playing the piano.

SALIENCE (Noun) : आगे निकला हुआ भाग
Meaning: the quality of being particularly noticeable or important; prominence.
अर्थ: विशेष रूप से ध्यान देने योग्य या महत्वपूर्ण होने की गुणवत्ता; शोहरत।
Synonyms: prominence, eminence, fame, importance
Antonyms: insignificance, unimportance
Example: Two board members wanted to discuss the salience of the health care issue, but the others didn’t see the importance.

STRADDLE (Verb) : पैर फैलाकर बैठना
Meaning: sit or stand with one leg on either side of.
अर्थ: बैठ जाओ।
Synonyms: bestride, hedge
Example: In order to climb the fence, she needed to carefully straddle the structure.

OBFUSCATION(Noun) : उलझन
Meaning:the action of making something less clear and less easy to understand, especially intentionally
अर्थ: किसी चीज को कम स्पष्ट और समझने में आसान बनाने की क्रिया, विशेष रूप से जानबूझकर
Synonyms: bafflement, confusion
Antonyms: clarity
Example:She criticised the company’s deliberate obfuscation of its finances

ENTICE(Verb) : लुभाना
Meaning:to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant
अर्थ: किसी को कुछ सुखद देकर कुछ करने के लिए राजी करना
Synonyms: beguile, attract
Antonyms: repel, repulse
Example:The adverts entice the customer into buying things they don’t really want.

TELLTALE (adjective) : भांजीमार
Meaning: revealing, indicating, or betraying something.
अर्थ: किसी बात को प्रकट करना, संकेत देना या विश्वासघात करना।
Synonyms: denotative, indicative, reflective, signifying.
Antonyms: cheeseparing, uninformative, unaired, secretive.
Example: Her nasty tone was a telltale sign of her irritation, even though she didn’t say anything particularly mean.

DILATORY (adjective) : धीमा
Meaning: slow to act
अर्थ: कार्य करने में धीमा
Synonyms: sluggish, slothful, lax, slack.
Antonyms: fast, prompt, brisk, quick.
Example: They were dilatory in providing the researchers with information.

PREDILECTION (noun) : शौकीन
Meaning: a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something
अर्थ: किसी चीज के लिए वरीयता या विशेष पसंद; किसी चीज के पक्ष में पूर्वाग्रह
Synonyms: fondness, penchant, inclination, propensity.
Antonyms: aversion, disinclination, detachment, apathy.
Example: Although Betsy loves all types of music, she has a predilection for country tunes.

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