Daily Vocab For Various Competitive Exams - Part 2

1. Rhetoric: Noun : वक्रपटुताMeaning: language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere
Synonyms: bombast, fustian, gas, grandiloquence, hot air, oratory, verbiage, wind

2. Daunting: Adjective : कठिनMeaning: seeming difficult to deal with in prospect; intimidating.
Synonyms: intimidating, formidable, disconcerting, unnerving, unsettling, dismaying; discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting, demoralizing; forbidding, ominous, frightening, fearsome, challenging, taxing, exacting
Antonyms: assisting, calming, comforting, delighting, encouraging, supportive

3. Stranded: Adjective: असहायMeaning: left without the means to move from somewhere.
Synonyms: abandoned, aground, ashore, helpless, wrecked, beached
Antonyms: found

4. Trivialize: Verb (gerund or present participle: trivialising) : महत्वहीन बना देनाMeaning: make (something) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is.
Synonyms: treat as unimportant, minimize, play down, underplay, make light of, treat lightly, make little of, think little of, laugh off, dismiss, underestimate, undervalue, devalue, belittle, deprecate, scoff at; cheap; derogate
Antonyms: Overstate, gasconade, hyperboilse

5. Evict: Verb : बेदख़ल करनाMeaning: expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law.
Synonyms: chase, dislodge, dismiss, eject, expel, oust, extrude
Antonyms: hold, keep, take in, admit, welcome

6. Manifest: Adjective : स्पष्टMeaning: clear or obvious to the eye or mind.
Synonyms: obvious, clear, plain, apparent, evident, patent, palpable, distinct, definite, blatant, overt, glaring, barefaced, explicit, transparent, conspicuous, undisguised, unmistakable, unquestionable, undeniable, noticeable, perceptible, visible, recognizable, observable
Antonyms: hidden, ambiguous, concealed, unclear, vague, obscure

7. Bracing: Adjective : स्फूर्तिदायकMeaning: having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind
Synonyms: cordial, invigorating, refreshing, rejuvenating, restorative, reviving, stimulating, stimulative, tonic, vital, vitalizing
Antonyms: deadening, debilitating, draining, enervating, enfeebling, exhausting, numbing, sapping, weakening, wearying, deleterious, injurious, pernicious, insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

8. Boast: Verb (3rd person present: boasts) : आत्मप्रशंसाMeaning: talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.
Synonyms: blow, brag, crow, swagger, vaunt
Antonyms: belittle, deprecate, diminish, discount, laugh off, minimize, play down, shrug off, underrate, undervalue, bemoan, lament, mourn, regret

9. Deport: Verb (past tense- deported) : देश-निकाला करनाMeaning: expel (a foreigner) from a country, typically on the grounds of illegal status or for having committed a crime.
Synonyms: expel, banish, exile, transport, expatriate, extradite, repatriate; evict, oust
Antonyms: admit

10. Shrill: Verb : कोलाहलमयMeaning: to cry out loudly and emotionally
Synonyms: howl, scream, screech, shriek, squall, squeal, yell
Antonyms: murmur, mutter, whisper