Important Words from Hindu 19 June 2019

Important Words from Hindu 19 June 2019

1. Word: Resounding (गुंजायमान) Pronunciation: ri-zoun-ding/ रीसाउन्डिंग

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning:
a. unmistakable; emphatic

b. (of a sound) loud enough to reverberate.

Synonyms: resonant, echoing, vibrant

Antonyms: faint, soft, muffled

Usage in a sentence: The resounding cry of emancipation from the tyranny of imitation was echoed well into the twentieth century.

2. Word: Collateral (अतिरिक्त) Pronunciation: kuh-lat-er-uh l/ कलैटरल

Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective

Meaning:

a. something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default. (Noun)
b. additional but subordinate; secondary. (Adjective)

Synonyms: security, deposit, warranty, subordinate

Antonyms: primary, chief, principal

Usage in a sentence: We had put our house up as collateral for our bank loan.

3. Phrase: Buck the trend (प्रवृत्ति का विरोध करना)
Pronunciation: बक्क द ट्रेंड

Meaning: to be obviously different from the way that a situation is developing generally, especially in connection with financial matters

Synonyms: go against the grain

Antonyms: imitate, follow

Usage in a sentence: This company is the only one to have bucked the trend of a declining industry.

4. Word: Conventional (रूढ़िगत) Pronunciation: kuh n-ven-shuh-nl/ कन्वेन्शनल

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.

Synonyms: traditional, customary, usual, common

Antonyms: strange, unusual, unconventional

Usage in a sentence: He made a few conventional remarks about the weather.

5. Word: Unleash (उन्मुक्त करना) Pronunciation: uhn-leesh / अन्लीश

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: cause (a strong or violent force) to be released or become unrestrained.

Synonyms: release, free, liberate

Antonyms: restrain, control

Usage in a sentence: The officers were still reluctant to unleash their troops in pursuit of a defeated enemy.

6. Word: Leeway (गुंजाइश)
Pronunciation: lee-wey/ लीवे

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: the amount of freedom to move or act that is available.

Synonyms: scope, room, space, margin

Antonyms: inflexibility, bigotry Usage in a sentence: The government does not have much leeway in foreign policy.

7. Phrase: Hit the ground running Pronunciation: हिट द ग्राउंड रनिंग

Meaning: start something and proceed at a fast pace with great enthusiasm.

Synonyms: begin at full speed, kick off, swing into action

Antonyms: procrastinate, postpone

Usage in a sentence: They either hit the ground running, or the ground hits them standing still.

8. Word: Insolvency (दिवालियापन)
Pronunciation: in-sol-vuh n-see/ इन्साल्वन्सी

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: the state of being insolvent.

Synonyms: bankruptcy, poverty, failure

Antonyms: solvency, affluence

Usage in a sentence: The company is close to insolvency.

9. Word: Resonate (गूँजना)
Pronunciation: rez-uh-neyt/ रेज़नेट

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning:

a. produce or be filled with a deep, full, reverberating sound.

b. evoke images, memories, and emotions.

Synonyms: resound, echo

Usage in a sentence: She makes a simple story resonate with complex themes and emotions.

10. Word: Fallout (गिराव)

Pronunciation: fawl-out/ फॉलाउट

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: the adverse results of a situation or action.

Synonyms: side effect, spillover, impact

Antonyms: development

Usage in a sentence: The political fallout of the affair cost him his job.