Daily Vocabulary : 27 जनवरी, 2020

Daily Vocabulary : 27 जनवरी, 2020

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◾Word: Expedient : उचित
Meaning: (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral. (Adjective)
Synonyms: convenient, advantageous, prudent
Antonyms: useless, inappropriate, fruitless
Usage in a Sentence: It might be expedient not to pay him until the work is finished.

◾Word: Stopgap : कामचलाऊ प्रबन्ध
Meaning: a temporary way of dealing with a problem or satisfying a need.
Synonyms: makeshift, substitute, temporary, provisional
Antonyms: permanent, completed, finished, sustained, longstanding
Usage in a Sentence: The coach we have now was only hired as a stopgap until someone with more experience is found.

◾Word: Gaping : खुला हुआ
Meaning: (of a hole, wound, etc.) wide open. (Adjective)
Synonyms: open, agape, staring, unclosed
Antonyms: shut, closed, clamp, blocked
Usage in a Sentence: Middle-aged women were likely to have gaping holes in their gums where their teeth used to reside.

◾Phrase: Yawning gap : बड़ा फ़ासला
Meaning: a very large difference between two groups, things, or people
Synonyms: huge gap, large gap, enormous gap, wide gap
Antonyms: subtle difference, fine line, slight difference, insignificant difference
Usage in a Sentence: There used to be a yawning gap between British and American women and their attitudes to cosmetic surgery.

◾Word: Rationale : औचित्य
Meaning: a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief.
अर्थ: कार्रवाई या विश्वास के लिए कारणों का एक सेट या तार्किक आधार।
Synonyms: reason, justification, logic
Antonym: Effect
Usage in a Sentence: I don't understand the rationale behind the council's housing policy.

◾Word: Hazy : उलझन भरा/ अस्पष्ट
Meaning: covered by a haze.
अर्थ: धुंध से आच्छादित।
Synonyms: blurred, unclear, fuzzy, foggy
Antonyms: clear, sunny, clean, distinct
Usage in a Sentence: He gave us a hazy account of how he had spent the last two weeks.

◾Word: Deprive  : चित करना
Meaning: prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.
अर्थ: किसी चीज के होने या उपयोग से (किसी व्यक्ति या स्थान को) रोकना।
Synonyms: deny, strip, dispossess, divest, rob
Antonyms: give, provide, offer, supply, endow, enrich
Usage in a Sentence: Working long hours was depriving him of his sleep.

◾Phrase: Carve out : उत्कीर्ण करना
Meaning: to develop a career or position for yourself by working hard.
अर्थ: कड़ी मेहनत करके अपने लिए करियर या स्थिति विकसित करना।
Synonyms: sculpt, acquire, attain, capture
Usage in a sentence: I am determined to settle down and carve out my destiny in my homeland.

◾Word: Prospective : प्रत्याशित
Meaning: expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future.
अर्थ: भविष्य में निर्दिष्ट वस्तु होने की अपेक्षा या अपेक्षा करना।
Synonyms: forthcoming, expected, eventual
Antonyms: past, former, previous
Usage in a sentence: Any prospective buyer will be turned off by the sight of rotting wood.

◾Word: Sway : हिलना-डुलना
Meaning: move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side. [Verb]
अर्थ: धीरे-धीरे या तालबद्ध रूप से पीछे की ओर और आगे या पीछे की ओर जाने के लिए गति या कारण।
Synonyms: influence, control, oscillate, swing, dominion
Antonyms: stay, steady, dissuade
Usage in a sentence: The boat suddenly began to lurch and sway