Daily Vocabulary: 21st August 2019 |

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ONUS(Noun)जिम्मेदारी (संज्ञा)
Meaning: Something that is one’s duty or responsibility.
Synonyms: burden, responsibility, liability, obligation
Antonyms: advantage, benefit, blessing
Example: The onus of proof lies with the prosecution.

OBSCENE(Adjective)नृशंस(विशेषण)

Meaning: offending against moral principles; repugnant.

Synonyms: shocking, scandalous, vile, foul, atrocious, outrageous
Antonyms: clean, decent, gentle, magnificent
Example: The salaries some company directors earn are obscene.

COUP(Noun)विजय(संज्ञा)
Meaning: an instance of successfully achieving something difficult.
Synonyms: success, triumph, feat,
Antonyms: failure
Example: There have been seven coup attempts against the beleaguered government.

EMULATE (verb) नकल (क्रिया)
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, the affront.
Example: Josh is trying to emulate the success of his well-accomplished mother.

PLUCKY (adjective) साहसिक (विशेषण)

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.

INCONGRUOUS (adjective) प्रतिकूल (विशेषण)

Meaning: not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.

Synonyms: discordant, conflicting, clashing, inconsistent.

Antonyms: accordant, compatible, concordant, conformable.

Example: Wearing a rain jacket in sunny weather is quite incongruous.

BULGE(Noun)उभार (संज्ञा)
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.

HOARD(Noun)इकट्ठा करना (संज्ञा)

Meaning: to stockpile or store things excessively

Synonyms: accumulation, heap

Antonyms: debt, need

Example: The shopaholic likes to hoard clothing and has filled three closets with dresses and shoes that she doesn’t need.

PROLIFERATION(Noun)प्रसार (संज्ञा)

Meaning: rapid increase in the number or amount of something

Synonyms: generation, propagation
Antonyms: reduction
Example: The proliferation of technology over the last 100 years has happened so quickly and caused many societal changes.

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