Daily Vocabulary : 2nd February

VIABLE (adjective) : व्यवहार्य
Meaning : capable of working successfully; feasible.
Synonyms : Applicable, feasible, possible, usable
Antonyms : impossible, unfeasible, unlikely
Example: They are considered only to the extent that they are viable consumers.

PURITANICAL (adjective): सख़्त
Meaning: having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence.
Synonyms: prudish, puritan, prim, priggish.
Antonyms: lecherous, indulgent, indecent, debauched.
Example : It just shows that those endless puritanical bromides about the perils of fixating on individual designers are wasted breath.

ARRANT (adjective) : कुख्यात
Meaning: used to say how bad something is.
Synonyms: utter, absolute, complete, thorough.
Antonyms: dubious, questionable, restricted, uncertain.
Example : Because of her arrant devotion to her family, she volunteered to go to the labor camp with them.

SUBJUGATE : अधीन करना
Meaning: to treat yourself, your wishes, or your beliefs as being less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs
Synonyms: conquer, enslave
Antonyms: lose, release
Example : Reporters must subjugate personal political convictions to their professional commitment to balance.

ADROIT : निपुण
Meaning: very skillful and quick in the way you think or move
Synonyms: adept, artful
Antonyms: clumsy, awkward
Example: She was adroit at removing my armor, which she did well and beautifully.

EXORBITANT : अत्यधिक
Meaning: (of prices and demands) much too large
Synonyms: enormous, outrageous
Antonyms: cheap, good
Example: The interest charged on most credit cards is exorbitant.

PROTAGONISTS(noun) : मुख्य पात्र
Meaning: the leading character or one of the major characters in a play, film, novel, etc.
Synonym: supporter, upholder
Antonym: opponent
Example: For the next nine years he was the protagonist of Reform.

BRUTAL (adjective) : क्रूर
Meaning:savagely violent.
Synonym: savage, cruel
Antonym: gentle, humane
Example : The writer describes the dangers of drugs with brutal honesty.

EMBLAZON (noun) : प्रशंसा करना
Meaning: conspicuously inscribe or display a design on.
Synonyms: decorate, embellish
Antonyms: disfigures, deform
Example: My crafty sister-in-law was able to emblazon my t-shirt with a glittery monogram.

VALIANT (Adjective) : बहादुर
Meaning: possessing or showing courage or determination.
Synonyms: brave, fearless, courageous, valorous
Antonyms: cowardly, irresolute
Example : Firemen are valiant individuals who put their lives on the line to save others.

RELEGATE (Verb) : बाहर निकाल देना
Meaning: assign an inferior rank or position to.
Synonyms: downgrade, banish, exile, degrade
Antonyms: upgrade, promote
Example : If you don’t want your boss to relegate you to the status of unemployed, you’d better watch what you say on social media.

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