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SPLURGE (verb) : शेख़ी
Meaning: to spend extravagantly or ostentatiously.
Synonyms: squander, fling, dissipate, disburse.
Antonyms: accumulate, hoard, conserve, preserve.
Usage: I feel like splurging on a new dress.
DETENTE (noun) : शांति बनाए रखने
Meaning: the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
Synonyms: agreement, peace, amity, concord.
Antonyms: disruptive, antagonism, antipathy, hostility.
Usage: The policy of detente was scrapped and the objective was increasingly to roll back the Soviet Union.
CONTENTIOUS (adjective) : विवादास्पद
Meaning: causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
Synonyms: disputable, debatable, moot, vexed.
Antonyms: agreeable, nonbelligerent, pacific, peaceful.
Usage: This last piece of evidence is particularly contentious and likely to feature prominently in the appeal.
EXONERATE (Verb) : हक़ बहाल करना
Meaning: (of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
Synonyms: absolve, clear, acquit,
Antonyms: charge, convict
Usage: The job of the defense attorney is to exonerate his clients and keep them out of jail.
PERNICIOUS (Adjective) : हानिकारक
Meaning: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Synonyms: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious
Antonyms: beneficial, benign, favourable
Usage: If you are going to behave in such a pernicious manner, I would prefer to not be around you.
MUZZLE (Verb) : चुप्पी
Meaning: prevent (a person or group) from expressing their opinions freely.
Synonyms: gag, silence, censor, suppress, stifle
Antonyms: permit, release
Usage: The highest court in the land came down heavily on the attempt by the administration to use its clout to muzzle the media.
DRACONIAN (adjective) : बेरहम
Meaning: excessively harsh and severe.
Synonyms: cruel, brutal, oppressive, ruthless.
Antonyms: mild, amenable, temperate, gentle.
Usage: There was a time when I would have argued that our libel laws were draconian and should be amended.
VEST (verb) : निहित होना
Meaning: confer or bestow (power, authority, property, etc.) on someone.
Synonyms: entrust, invest, bestow, confer.
Antonyms: impede, inhibit, disqualify, disbar.
Usage: Extensive powers were vested into the hands of the President who headed the executive branch of government.
HOBBLE (verb) : लड़खड़ाते हुए चलना
Meaning: walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.
Synonyms: totter, dodder, falter, lurch.
Antonyms: breeze, glide, sail, stride.
Usage: And the Olympic silver medallist in Sydney looked to be in considerable pain as he hobbled off the track.
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Vocabulary of The Day- 28 October
