Daily Vocabulary : 4th February

COGNIZANT (adjective) : जानकार
Meaning : having knowledge or awareness.
Synonyms : informed, judicious, knowledgeable, observant
Antonyms : ignorant, indifferent, senseless, thoughtless
Example : The writer of this letter was cognizant of them, and had sent it that they might be removed.

INTERIM (noun) : अन्तरिम
Meaning : the intervening time.
Synonyms : provisional, acting, caretaker
Antonyms : finished, permanent, continual
Example : In the interim, the Colonel sent one day to know if he would drill the regiment.

TRAMMEL (Noun) : रुकावट
Meaning: restrictions or impediments to freedom of action.
Synonyms: restraint, constraint, curb, check, impediment,
Antonyms: help, assistance
Example : Protesters refused to let anyone trammel their first amendment rights and pushed for freedom and equality for all.

OBFUSCATION(Noun) : अंधकार व्याप्ति
Meaning: the action of making something less clear and less easy to understand, especially intentionally
Synonyms: bafflement, confusion
Antonyms: clarity
Example : She criticized the company’s deliberate obfuscation of its finances.

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.

SKEW (verb) : तिरछा
Meaning: suddenly change direction or position.
Synonyms: pitched, slanted, slanting, tilted, tipping, uneven.
Antonyms: maintain, straighten
Example : The window, in the skew side of the room, had shabby red curtains.

DISSIDENCE (Noun) : मतभेद
Meaning: disagreement over a matter
Synonyms: contention, disagreement, discordance, disharmony, dispute
Antonyms: agreement, approval, authorization, concurrence
Example : So much is said nowadays about the dissidence of the spiritual and intellectual worlds.

SLEW (Noun) : बड़ी मात्रा में
Meaning: The definition of a slew is a large quantity of something.
Synonyms: abundance, aggregation, batch, bunch, bundle, multiplicity, plenty
Antonyms: individual, lack, debt, ditch
Example : He’s got a float and a slew of balloons!

REDEEM (Verb) : धन देकर छुड़ाना
Meaning: gain or regain possession of (something) in exchange for payment.
Synonyms: retrieve, regain, recover
Antonyms: forfeit, lose, abandon
Example : At the end of Janet’s car lease she will redeem it for another Honda

INCHOATE (adjective) : असम्पूर्ण
Meaning: just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.
Synonyms: budding, inceptive, incipient, nascent.
Antonyms: developed, full-fledged, evolved, ripened.
Example : If only you could come up with a complete plan and not just an inchoate idea!

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