Daily Vocabulary: 25th December 2019

To strengthen the crust and core of your English language, what you need is new and effective words added to your dictionary every day. This is a tedious task if you sit with the dictionary every day. Adda247 brings to you a compact way of learning constantly and efficiently. This is today’s Vocabulary for the aspirants who are preparing for the various banking examinations. SBI Clerk, LIC Assistant Mains, IBPS RRB, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk are some of the upcoming examinations which can be prepared with the aid of daily Vocabulary. Vocab will help you excel not just in the examinations but will help you sail through the Interview round of the examinations you are preparing for. The words you choose will accelerate you in the correct path towards success and we hope that this article serves the purpose. Here is the vocabulary for 25th December 2019.

FACET (Noun) : पहलू
Meaning: a particular aspect or feature of something.
Synonyms: angle, appearance, character, feature, front
Antonyms: back, rear
Usage: The yoga philosophy maintains that the breath is the most important facet of health.

INCIPIENT (Adjective) : उत्पन्न होने वाला
Meaning: in the beginning stages.
Synonym: nascent, , basic, beginning, commencing, elementary, fundamental
Antonym: developed, grown, mature
Usage: He, too, was found to be suffering from incipient tuberculosis.

STINT (Noun)  : कार्यकाल
Meaning: a limited period of work or a limited time in a specific job or profession.
Synonyms: assignment, , duty, job, spell, stretch
Antonyms: entertainment, failure, fun, pastime, stagnation
Usage: I want to finish this stint, so as to have the afternoon off.

THUMPING (adjective)  : विशाल
Meaning: of an impressive size, extent, or amount.
Synonyms: colossal, immense, mammoth, monumental.
Antonyms: negligible, little, infinitesimal, minute.
Usage: But this year, when precisely the same measure came up for a required second vote, it was defeated by a thumping margin of 157 to 39.

MISGIVING (noun) : संदेह
Meaning: a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something.
Synonyms: qualm, doubt, reservation, scruple.
Antonyms: assurance, belief, credence, certitude.
Usage: Despite my misgivings, I picked up a box of these today when I filled the new prescription.

DETENTE (noun) : समझौता
Meaning: the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
Synonyms: agreement, peace, amity, concord.
Antonyms: disruptive, antagonism, antipathy, hostility.
Usage: The policy of detente was scrapped and the objective was increasingly to roll back the Soviet Union.

ANNIHILATE (verb) : संहार करना
Meaning: to destroy something completely so that nothing is left.
Synonyms: destroy, wipe out, obliterate, eliminate.
Antonyms: construct, create, guard, promote.
Usage: The massive earthquake annihilated many towns and villages.

 ELATION (noun) : उत्साह
Meaning:  a state of extreme happiness or excitement.
Synonyms: happiness, exhilaration, joy, joyousness.
Antonyms: depression, despair, gloom, sorrow.
Usage: Their elation on our victory in Kargil was boundless.

LOFTY (adjective) : बुलंद
Meaning: elevated in character and spirit.
Synonyms: tall, high, giant, towering.
Antonyms: dwarfish, short, petty, modest.
Usage: Himalaya is the mountain with many lofty peaks always clad in snow and ice.

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