EK DUM BASIC

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 13.05.2024

1. EMBOLDEN (VERB): (प्रोत्साहित करना): encourage
Synonyms: hearten, strengthen
Antonyms: dishearten
Example Sentence:Emboldened by the claret, he pressed his knee against hers.

2. SLAM (VERB): (टकरा जाना): hit
Synonyms: strike, ram
Antonyms: miss
Example Sentence:The car mounted the pavement, slamming into a lamp post.

3. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (सर्द): cold
Synonyms: keen, raw
Antonyms: warm
Example Sentence:It was a bleak midwinter's day.

4. UNLEASH (VERB): (खोलना): release
Synonyms: free, loose
Antonyms: restrain
Example Sentence:They dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them.

5. BURNISH (VERB): (चमकाना): polish up
Synonyms: shine, brighten
Antonyms: dull
Example Sentence:To burnish copper, I would probably use a drill with a pad attached to the end.

6. DIPLOMATIC (ADJECTIVE): (राजनयिक): tactful
Synonyms: sensitive, subtle
Antonyms: indiscreet
Example Sentence:He tried his best to be diplomatic.

7. ABATEMENT (NOUN): (न्यूनीकरन): subsiding
Synonyms: lessening, decrease
Antonyms: intensification, increase
Example Sentence:The new trend showed no signs of abatement.

8. AMELIORATE (VERB): (सुधरना): improve
Synonyms: better, enhance
Antonyms: worsen
Example Sentence:Steps have been taken to ameliorate his situation.

9. FORMIDABLE (ADJECTIVE): (डराना): intimidating
Synonyms: forbidding, redoubtable
Antonyms: comforting
Example Sentence:His opponent was certainly a formidable one.

10. ENDURE (NOUN): (टिकना): last
Synonyms: live, live on
Antonyms: fade
Example Sentence:These cities have endured through time.