1. Blitzkrieg:(Noun) : तूफ़ानी युद्ध
Meaning:– a sudden and overwhelming military attack, A fast and powerful effort
Synonyms: Blitz, barrage, bombardment, cannonade, drumfire, flurry, fusillade
Antonyms: defensive, opposition, resistance, protection, security, shelter.
Sentence:- Balakot camps was bombarded with a blitzkrieg by the IAF which ripe out the terror camps.
2. Contrition:(Noun) : पछतावा
Meaning:- the state of feeling sorry for bad behaviour: the state of repentance.
Synonyms: contriteness, guilt, penitence, regret, remorse, repentance
Antonyms:-impenitence, remorselessness
Sentence:- The defendant pled guilty to the crime and expressed heartfelt contrition for the things he had done.
3. Atrabilious (Adjective) : उदास
Meaning: given or marked by melancholy
Synonyms: Doleful, Lugubrious, discontent, discouraged, rueful, despondent, miserable, morose
Antonyms: placid, easygoing
Sentence:- Since my friend has a atrabilious temper I don’t approach him often.
4. Plaintive (Adjective) : दर्दनाक
Meaning: expressing suffering or sadness, sounding sad and mournful.
Synonym: aching, agonized, bitter, mournful, sad, wistful, doleful, pathetic, pitiful, piteous, melancholy, lamentable
Antonym: delighted, exulting, glorying, happy, joyful, rejoicing, triumphant, jocus, blithesome, euphoric.
Sentence:- We could hear the plaintive cry of the wounded animal in the woods.
5. Plagiarize (Adjective) : किसी अन्य के विचारों का प्रयोग करना
Meaning: to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas.
Synonym: infringe the copyright of, pirate, steal, poach, borrow,
Sentence: The music director was fined for plagiarising the theme of the song.
6. Piquant (Adjective) : सरस
Meaning: having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavour., pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind.
Synonym: poignant, intriguing, stimulating, interesting, fascinating, zesty
Antonym: bland, insipid, dull, zestless, insipid
Sentence:- Gobblezz restaurant have a secret piquant sauce that makes the dish scrumptious.
7. Taciturn(Adjective) : अल्पभाषी
Meaning: tending to be quiet, not speaking frequently.
Synonym: closemouthed, laconic, untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent, reserved.
Antonym: chatty, garrulous, blabby, talkative, loquacious
Sentence: He is somewhat taciturn young man.
8. Inculcate(Verb) : मनोगत करना
Meaning: to cause (something) to be learned by (someone) by repeating it again and again, to teach and impress by frequent repetitions and admonitions.
Synonym: endue, ingrain, infuse, impress, imprint, introduce
Antonym: deprive, divest, eliminate, remove, take away
Sentence: The candidates are inculcated with the good habits and the importance of discipline in their training period.
9. Scurrilous (Adjective) : मिथ्या
Meaning: Making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.
Synonym: abusive, vituperative, derogatory, disparaging
Antonym: clean, decent, moral, deferential, tempered
Sentence: There were scurrilous attacks on the party leader by the opposition.
10. Covenant (Noun) : प्रतिज्ञापत्र
Meaning: an agreement., agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract.
Synonym: accord, deal, bargain, settlement
Antonym: disagreement, denial, misunderstanding, refusal
Sentence: “there was a covenant between the Indian government and British government to bring down the fugitive.
Vocabulary of The Day- 28 October
