Daily Vocabulary : 22nd September

BODE(Verb) : पूर्वाभास
Meaning: to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs
Synonyms: augur, forebode
Antonyms: ignorance, thoughtlessness
Example: Poor sales do not bode favorably for the success of the new store.


MEED(Noun) : पारितोषिक
Meaning: a much deserved reward or honor
Synonyms: atonement, compensation
Antonyms: disregard, penalty
Example: The handyman is owed a meed for his work on the home but is yet to be paid.


CARNAGE(Noun) : संहार
Meaning: that which is left after an extremely violent event such as a massacre
Synonyms: crime, bloodshed
Antonyms: peace, non- violence
Example: We banned our child from playing his favorite video game because of the violence and carnage it contained.


USURIOUS (adjective) : अति ब्याज
Meaning: rate of interest that is unfairly high.
Synonyms: avaricious, acquisitive, rapacious, covetous.
Antonyms: affordable, moderate, generous, undulating.
Example: Can you lend to the poor without charging usurious interest?


CONDIGN (adjective) : उचित 
Meaning: appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved.
Synonyms: earned, merited, warranted, justified.
Antonyms: undeserved, undue, unfair, unjust.
Example: Condign punishment was rare when the criminal was a man of high social standing.


LULL (Verb) : शांति काल
Meaning: make (someone) feel deceptively secure or confident.
Synonyms: assuage, allay, ease, alleviate
Antonyms: aggravate
Example: Rocking two and fro, the hammock was just what was needed to lull the exhausted man.


REMINISCENT (Adjective) : याद ताजा
Meaning: tending to remind one of something.
Synonyms: evocative, suggestive
Antonyms: unreminiscent
Example: This painting is strongly reminiscent of da Vinci’s “Annunciation”.


SUBJUGATE (Verb) : अधीन करना
Meaning: bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.
Synonyms: conquer, vanquish, defeat, crush
Antonyms: liberate
Example: Is your goal to take away our freedom and subjugate us by military force?


Credulous (Adjective) :  भरोसेमंद
Meaning: having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
Synonym: gullible, naive, impressionable, trusting,
Antonym: worldly, suspicious
Example: When she was younger, my baby sister was incredibly credulous and fell for all my tricks.


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