Daily Vocabulary: 17th December 2019

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EMULATE (verb) : अनुकरण
Meaning: to use (someone or something) as the model for one’s speech, mannerisms, or behavior.
Synonyms: imitate, reecho, repeat, follow.
Antonyms: neglect, reprove, proscribe, affront.
Example: Josh is trying to emulate the success of his well-accomplished mother.

PLUCKY (adjective) : हिम्मती
Meaning: having or showing determined courage in the face of difficulties.
Synonyms: courageous, intrepid, valiant, valorous.
Antonyms: timid, timorous, gutless, frightful.
Example: His plucky attitude made him a great candidate for police officer training academy.

FORESEEABLE (adjective) : निकट
Meaning: able to be foreseen or predicted.
Synonyms: predictable, anticipated, foreseen, presumable.
Antonyms: unpredictable, atypical, irresolute, indeterminate.
Example: It is foreseeable that we will get married but I’m not sure how soon.

BULGE(Noun) : उभार
Meaning:a rounded bump or swelling that juts outward on a surface
Synonyms:lump, bump
Antonyms: ingrowth
Example:The bag was so full that a bulge from the oranges could be seen through the packaging.

SURGING(Verb) : बढ़ती
Meaning:swelling or an increase in the rushing of waves or water
Synonyms:flood, flow
Antonyms:decrease, decline
Example:Surging waves crashed onto the shores causing fear of flooding among the local citizens.

EMBELLISH(Verb) : संवारना
Meaning:to make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality
Synonyms:adorn, deck
Antonyms:lessen, reduce
Example:Grandma likes to embellish her knitting by hiding secret messages in the pattern.

INSOUCIANT(Adjective) : चिंतामुक्त
Meaning: showing a casual lack of concern
Synonym: nonchalant, untroubled, unworried,
Antonym: anxious, concerned
Sentence: His insouciant handling of the oil spill in the Gulf is under fire from all sides.

LACKADAISICAL (Adjective) : भावुक
Meaning: lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.
Synonym: lax, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, uninterested, lukewarm, indifferent,
Antonym: enthusiastic, excited
Sentence: The food was nice enough but the service was rather lackadaisical.

VANQUISH(Verb) : जीतना
Meaning: defeat thoroughly.
Synonym: conquer, defeat
Antonym: surrender
Sentence: She wouldn’t be as easy to vanquish as she had been outside the Feelgood Saloo