HEDGE (Verb) : बचाव /रोकना
Meaning: limit or qualify (something) by conditions or exceptions.
Synonyms: confine, restrict, limit, hinder, obstruct,
Example: She was hedged in by her imperfect education
RELEGATE (Verb) : बाहर निकाल देना
Meaning: assign an inferior rank or position to.
Synonyms: downgrade, banish, exile, degrade
Antonyms: upgrade, promote
Example: If you don’t want your boss to relegate you to the status of unemployed, you’d better watch what you say on social media.
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SUCCOUR (Noun) : परेशानी में सहायता
Meaning: assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.
Synonyms: aid, assistance, support, ease
Example: Even though Holly is painfully shy, she is never hesitant to offer succor to anyone who is in pain.
INEXORABLE (Adjective) : निष्ठुर
Meaning: impossible to stop or prevent.
Synonyms: relentless, unstoppable, unavoidable, inescapable
Antonyms: kind, merciful, sympathetic
Example: The inexorable truth is that Shelley is going to die within six months because she has cancer.
PECULIAR (Adjective) : अनोखा
Meaning: different to what is normal or expected; strange.
Synonyms: strange, unusual, curious, abnormal
Antonyms: common, general, indefinite, ordinary
Example: My uncle is a peculiar man who wears the same outfit several days a week.
EXTOL (Verb) : प्रशंसा करना
Meaning: praise enthusiastically.
Synonyms: eulogize, acclaim
Antonyms: criticize
Example: I got angry when my mother would extol my brother’s accomplishments and ignore all the good things I did.
PROTRACTED (adjective) फैला हुआ
Meaning: lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
Synonyms: expanded, lasting, prolonged, sustained.
Antonyms: abbreviated, abridged, curtailed, shortened.
Usage: Three years of long and protracted negotiations characterized the proposals for an indoor-events arena.
PANDER (Verb) : बढ़ावा देना/ ख़ुश करना
Meaning: gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or taste or a person with such a desire or taste).
Synonyms: indulge, gratify, fulfill, humour
Antonyms: annoy, frustrate
Example: Because Jim wants his son to value a dollar, he does not pander to his whims by giving him everything he wants.
ACQUIT (Verb) : बरी करना
Meaning: free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
Synonyms: absolve, exonerate, exculpate, vindicate
Antonyms: convict
Example: They always acquit themselves of their duty very well.
VALIANT (Adjective) : बहादुर
Meaning: possessing or showing courage or determination.
Synonyms: brave, fearless, courageous, valorous
Antonyms: cowardly, irresolute
Example: Firemen are valiant individuals who put their lives on the line to save others.
Vocabulary of The Day- 28 October
