Daily Vocab For Various Competitive Exams: 17th July 2018

2. Axiom : (noun) : स्वयंसिद्ध
Meaning: a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
Synonyms: adage, dictum, maxim, aphorism, precept, proverb, theorem
Antonyms: absurdity, ambiguity, foolishness, nonsense, paradox
Usage: According to the axiom, all men have equal worth.

3.Scoff: (verb) : मजाक उड़ाना
Meaning: make fun of, despise
Synonyms: belittle, deride, jeer, mock, reject, ridicule, scorn, sneer, contemn
Antonyms: approve, compliment, flatter, praise, admire, commend, believe
Usage: The rude little rich girl thought it was fun to scoff at the poor children at her school.

4. Scuffle: (noun) : हाथापाई
Meaning: a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
Synonyms: battle, clash, combat, conflict, contest, dustup, fight, fracas, fray, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, skirmish, struggle, tussle
Antonyms: truce
Usage: It is expected for the friends to get into a light scuffle over their chores, but no one got hurt

5. Disdain: (noun) : तिरस्कार
Meaning: open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one’s concern or respect
Synonyms: contempt, contemptuousness, despisement, despite, despitefulness, scorn
Antonyms: admiration, esteem, estimation, favor, regard, respect
Usage: The mother was in complete disdain after finding out her son failed the sixth grade again.

6. Obliterate: (verb) : मिटाना
Meaning: to destroy all traces of
Synonyms: abolish, annihilate, black out, blot out, cancel, clean (up), efface, eradicate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate, root (out), rub out, snuff (out), stamp (out), sweep (away)
Antonyms: conserve, preserve, protect, save, build, construct, create, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, make, manufacture, shape, fix, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renew, renovate, repair, restore, revamp
Usage: Several were completely obliterated and turned into parks.

7. Prescient: (adjective) : पूर्वज्ञान रखनेवाला
Meaning: having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
Synonyms: farseeing, farsighted, forehanded, foreseeing, foresighted, forward, forward-looking, proactive, provident, visionary
Antonyms: half-baked, half-cocked, improvident, myopic, shortsighted
Usage: Prescient environmentalists and politicians who long ago made sure that these beautiful areas would forever be spared from development

8. Besmirch: (verb) : गंदा करना
Meaning: to make dirty
Synonyms: befoul, begrime, bemire, blacken, daub, dirty, foul, grime, mire, muck, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully
Antonyms: clean, cleanse
Usage: After being kicked out of the country club, Marcus did everything within his power to besmirch the name of the establishment.

9. Smattering: (noun) : कम संख्या में
Meaning: a small number
Synonyms: couple, few, handful, scatter, scattering, smatter, sprinkle, sprinkling
Antonyms: army, crowd, flock, horde, host, legion, loads, many, mountain, multitude, oodles, scads
Usage:  He spoke a smattering of words she didn’t understand.

10. Lunacy: (noun) : पागलपन
Meaning: a foolish act or idea
Synonyms: absurdity, asininity, fatuity, folly, foolery, foppery, idiocy, imbecility, inanity, insanity, stupidity
Antonyms: discretion, forethought, prudence, sagacity, wisdom, brainstorm, inspiration
Usage: It only shows lunacy to drive in this storm.