VOCAB OF THE DAY

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  1. SWAMP (NOUN): (कीचड़) quagmire

Synonyms: marshland, lowland

Antonyms: clean land, clear

Example Sentence: This area is full of swamp so it smells fouls all the time.

 

  1. RANKLE (VERB): (खिजाना/चिढ़ाना) to cause bitterness or irritation

Synonyms: annoy, embitter

Antonyms: comfort, pacify

Example Sentence: Sarika was rankled by his assertion.

 

  1. AKIN (ADJECTIVE): (समान) similar in nature

Synonyms: analogous, comparable

Antonyms: dissimilar, unlike

Example Sentence: Something akin to gratitude overwhelmed her.

 

  1. ARCHAIC (ADJECTIVE): (प्राचीन) old and no longer useful

Synonyms: primitive, old-fashioned

Antonyms: modern, up-to-date

Example Sentence: In comparison to portable laptop typewriters are archaic.

 

  1. CONCORD (NOUN): (समझौता) a state of accord or agreement

Synonyms: unanimity, harmony

Antonyms: disagreement, agitation

Example sentence: The two countries signed a pact of peace and concord.

 

  1. BRUSQUE (ADJECTIVE): (बेअदब) blunt in manner or harsh speech

Synonyms: gruff, discourteous

Antonyms: polite, kind

Example Sentence: His child is brusque and impatient.

 

  1. FRACAS (NOUN): (दंगा/कोलाहल) a noisy disagreement

Synonyms: commotion, disturbance

Antonyms: agreement, harmony

Example Sentence: The students were suspended from the class when they started a fracas.

 

  1. FIAT (NOUN): (आज्ञाप्ति) order

Synonyms: command, dictum

Antonyms: opposition, denial

Example Sentence: The CM’s latest fiat prohibits the chewing of tobacco in office.

 

  1. ENNUI (NOUN): (थकान) boredom

Synonyms: tedium, languor

Antonyms: excitement, liveliness

Example Sentence: Eaten up by ennui at his workplace, he decided to go on a vacation.

 

  1. EFFIGY (NOUN): (पुतला) dummy

Synonyms: statue, figure

Antonyms: entity, being

Example Sentence: The fringe set fire to an effigy of the director.