EXPUNGE (verb) मिटाना
Meaning: obliterate or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).
Synonyms: eradicate, eliminate, abolish, annihilate.
Antonyms: renovate, repair, restore, revamp.
Usage: Time and the weather have expunged any evidence that a thriving community once existed here.
GRIM (adjective) : विकट
Meaning: very serious or gloomy.
Synonyms: stern, forbidding, uninviting, unapproachable
Antonyms: amiable, pleasant
Example: His expression was grim when he told them they had lost their jobs.
VITIATE (verb) : विदूषित करना
Meaning: spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.
Synonyms: annihilate, negate, quash, abate
Antonyms: allow, help, permit, affirm
Example: Changes at this point may actually vitiate the entire system.
DIN (Noun) : शोर,कोलाहल
Meaning: a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.
Synonyms: babel, bedlam, clash, clatter
Antonyms: calm, order, peace, quiet
Example: The din from my neighbor’s party will probably keep me up all night.
PATRONAGE (noun) : प्रश्रय देना
Meaning: support of a cause
Synonyms: aegis, auspices, backing, subsidy
Antonyms: attack, blockage, obstruction, opposition
Example: Your patronage of the arts program will allow our students to put on four plays this year.
VEX (verb) : खीझाना
Meaning: make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.
Synonyms: afflict, agitate, annoy, exasperate
Antonyms: aid, appease, calm, comfort
Example: Because you are having a bad day, do not assume the entire world is out to vex you.
LOCUS (noun): ठिकाना
Meaning: a particular position or place where something occurs or is situated
Synonyms: arrangement, location, condition, circumstances
Antonyms: boon, disarrangement
Example: The locus of these intersections is the quadratrix.
DISCORD (noun) : मतभेद
Meaning: disagreement between people.
Synonyms: strife, conflict, friction, hostility
Antonyms: agreement, accord, harmony
Example: A note of discord has crept into relations between the two countries.
INVASIVE (adjective) : आक्रमणशील
Meaning: tending to spread very quickly and undesirably or harmfully.
Synonyms: nosy, interfering
Example: The samples tested in this series may not include a high proportion of health care staff involved in invasive procedures.
OMINOUS (adjective) : अमंगलसूचक
Meaning: giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.
Synonyms: threatening, menacing, baleful, forbidding
Antonyms: promising, auspicious, propitious
Example: There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.
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Vocabulary of The Day- 28 October
