Vocabulary of the day
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1. Expedient (Adj.)
👉 Meaning: convenient and practical, though possibly not ideal or ethical (सुविधाजनक लेकिन सिद्धांतहीन)
🟢 Synonyms: pragmatic, convenient, advantageous, strategic, opportunistic, practical
🔴 Antonyms: principled, ethical, impractical, inconvenient, scrupulous, idealistic
✅ Usage: The minister adopted an expedient solution to avoid immediate public criticism.
2. Contestant (Noun)
👉 Meaning: a person competing against others (प्रतियोगी)
🟢 Synonyms: competitor, rival, challenger, participant, entrant, contender
🔴 Antonyms: spectator, observer, audience, bystander, nonparticipant, supporter
✅ Usage: Every contestant was given ten minutes to present their proposal.
3. Demonstrate (Verb)
👉 Meaning: to show or prove clearly (स्पष्ट रूप से प्रदर्शित करना)
🟢 Synonyms: illustrate, exhibit, prove, establish, reveal, display
🔴 Antonyms: conceal, hide, obscure, suppress, disprove, refute
✅ Usage: The data demonstrate a strong link between education and income.
4. Empathy (Noun)
👉 Meaning: the ability to understand and share another person's feelings (सहानुभूतिपूर्ण समझ)
🟢 Synonyms: compassion, understanding, sensitivity, sympathy, concern, kindness
🔴 Antonyms: indifference, apathy, insensitivity, callousness, cruelty, detachment
✅ Usage: Effective leaders combine competence with empathy.
5. Sentiment (Noun)
👉 Meaning: a feeling, opinion, or emotional attitude (भावना या मनोभाव)
🟢 Synonyms: feeling, emotion, attitude, opinion, viewpoint, perception
🔴 Antonyms: objectivity, neutrality, indifference, detachment, apathy, impartiality
✅ Usage: Public sentiment shifted rapidly after the announcement.
6. Murmur (Verb)
👉 Meaning: to speak softly or in a low voice (धीमे स्वर में बोलना)
🟢 Synonyms: whisper, mutter, mumble, breathe, utter, murmur
🔴 Antonyms: shout, yell, proclaim, announce, exclaim, roar
✅ Usage: The witness murmured her response to the judge.
7. Mounting (Adj.)
👉 Meaning: increasing steadily in amount or intensity (लगातार बढ़ता हुआ)
🟢 Synonyms: growing, escalating, rising, increasing, intensifying, swelling
🔴 Antonyms: declining, decreasing, diminishing, shrinking, reducing, waning
✅ Usage: The company faced mounting pressure from investors.
8. Resignation (Noun)
👉 Meaning: the act of formally leaving a job or position (त्यागपत्र)
🟢 Synonyms: retirement, departure, withdrawal, relinquishment, quitting, abdication
🔴 Antonyms: appointment, accession, induction, assumption, continuation, retention
✅ Usage: Her sudden resignation surprised the entire department.
9. Reflecting (Verb)
👉 Meaning: thinking carefully about something; contemplating (चिंतन करना)
🟢 Synonyms: contemplating, pondering, considering, musing, evaluating, deliberating
🔴 Antonyms: ignoring, neglecting, dismissing, overlooking, disregarding, forgetting
✅ Usage: Reflecting on past mistakes helped him make better decisions.
10. Misfortune (Noun)
👉 Meaning: bad luck or an unfortunate event (दुर्भाग्य)
🟢 Synonyms: adversity, hardship, setback, calamity, mishap, bad luck
🔴 Antonyms: fortune, prosperity, success, blessing, advantage, good luck
✅ Usage: Losing the contract was a temporary misfortune rather than a disaster.