Daily Vocabulary for Defence Exams: 19th March 2019



1. IMPRESARIO (noun) संयोजक
Meaning: a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas.
Synonyms: organizer, manager, producer, controller.
Antonyms: antagonist, opponent, adversary.
Usage: As a nightclub impresario, the promoter tried to get as many people to the parties as possible.

2.BEDECK (verb) सजाना
Meaning: decorate.
Synonyms: adorn, array, beautify, embellish.
Antonyms: denude, dismantle, blemish, deface.
Usage: The hall was bedecked with flowers.

3. PERCOLATE (verb) टपकना
Meaning: to flow forth slowly through small openings.
Synonyms: exude, ooze, seep, strain.
Antonyms: gush, pour, stream, surge.

4. ENVIRON (verb) घेरना
Meaning: surround; enclose.
Synonyms: encircle, envelop, wrap, swathe.
Usage: The stone circle was environed by an expanse of peat soil.

5. USHER (verb) परिचय करवाना
Meaning: show or guide (someone) somewhere.
Synonyms: escort, accompany, help, assist.
Antonyms: neglect, stop, trail, cease.
Usage: By refusing to discuss euthanasia, they usher in something worse.

6.VERNACULAR (adjective) स्थानीय भाषा
Meaning: used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing.
Synonyms: colloquial, conversational, jargon, argot.
Antonyms: standard, undialectical, grammatical, formal.
Usage: While the author never stated the novel's setting, the vernacular of the characters identified the location as somewhere in Asia.

7.SACK (verb) बरख़ास्त करना
Meaning: dismiss from employment.
Synonyms: bounce, discharge, dismiss, terminate,
Antonyms: recruit, employ, engage, hire.
Usage: They made him pay for his offence by giving him the sack.

8.SUBTERRANEAN (adjective) भूमिगत
Meaning: secret; concealed.
Synonyms: covert, subversive, sunken, private.
Antonyms: above- ground, surface, open, palpable.
Usage: You can access the subterranean rail system by riding the escalator underground.

9. SUBVERT (verb) विकृत करना
Meaning: to lower in character, dignity, or quality.
Synonyms: debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize.
Antonyms: elevate, enrich, uplift, enhance.
Usage: By insisting that she pay me for helping her, she subverted my noble desire to do a good deed without reward.

10.CLINCH (verb) कसना
Meaning: confirm or settle (a contract or bargain).
Synonyms: secure, settle, conclude, finalize.
Antonyms: muddle, unsettle, unfasten, disprove.
Usage: They are hoping to clinch a major deal to supply computers to the army.

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