VOCAB OF THE DAY

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  1. INSISTENCE (NOUN): (ज़ोर) demand

Synonyms: urging, emphasis

Antonyms: satisfaction, satiation

Example Sentence: Our insistence for luxuries should not cause a misery to anyone.

 

  1. NEGATE (VERB): (प्रतिवाद करना) contradict

Synonyms: annihilate, disallow

Antonyms: allow, assist

Example Sentence: The criminal will negate all charges if you failed to prove him guilty.

 

  1. QUEER (ADJECTIVE): (विचित्र) abnormal

Synonyms: erratic, weird

Antonyms: sensible, sound

Example Sentence: They are queer in behavior and extremely uncultured in their lifestyle.

 

  1. STIMULATE (VERB): (उत्तेजित करना) provoke

Synonyms: elate, arouse

Antonyms: neglect, dishearten

Example Sentence: The teacher has to stimulate the students in order to create a hunger in them.

 

  1. BARB (NOUN): (काँटा) point

Synonyms: prickle, prong

Antonyms: kindness, praise

Example Sentence: Watch out for barbs as they can hurt you badly.

 

  1. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व) exceptional

Synonyms: bizarre, anomalous

Antonyms: familiar, regular

Example Sentence: We have come across unprecedented reactions that weren’t expected.

 

  1. PIQUANT (ADJECTIVE): (चटपटा) tangy

Synonyms: peppery, spicy

Antonyms: flavorless, tasteless

Example Sentence: We need to eat piquant dishes in order to get the real taste of Royal Rajasthan.

 

  1. RUSTICATE (VERB): (निष्कासित करना) expel

Synonyms: dispel, ostracize

Antonyms: incorporate, inculcate

Example Sentence: The principal will rusticate all the students who don’t deserve to be taught in a healthy environment

 

  1. DRAPE (VERB): (ढांकना) cover

Synonyms: wrap, envelop

Antonyms: unwrap, uncover

Example Sentence: The snow-draped everything as the temperature kept deteriorating.

 

  1. PROMOTION (NOUN): (प्रोन्नति) advancement

Synonyms: elevation, aggrandizement

Antonyms: hindrance, debasement

Example Sentence: They have got the promotion because they deserved it in one way or the other.