Daily Vocabulary: 9th April 2020

OBFUSCATION(Noun)अंधकार व्याप्ति
Meaning: the action of making something less clear and less easy to understand, especially intentionally
Synonyms: bafflement, confusion
Antonyms: clarity
Usage: She criticized the company’s deliberate obfuscation of its finances.

TROVE (noun) कोष
Meaning: a store of valuable or delightful things.
Synonyms: accumulation, agglomeration, backlog, conglomeration.
Antonyms: junk, dispersion, reduction, shrinkage.
Usage: I discovered a trove of candy bars and pop tarts in my teen son’s pillowcase.

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Putsch(Noun)क्रान्ति
Meaning: a violent attempt to overthrow a government;
synonym: Group action, takeover
Antonym: Segregation, cooperation
Usage: It was also another putsch, another military putsch, very violent.

PALLIATE (verb) कम करना
Meaning: make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause.
Synonyms: alleviate, relieve, soothe, assuage.
Antonyms: heighten, intensify, aggravate, exacerbate.
Usage: This medicine should palliate your cough at least a little.

Inexorable(Adjective)निष्ठुर
Meaning: Impossible to stop or prevent
synonym: intransigent, unbending
Antonym: Kind, Nice
Usage: Her inexorable discipline soon made the shivali a model for the rest of her team.

TRAMMEL (Noun)रुकावट
Meaning: restrictions or impediments to freedom of action.
Synonyms: restraint, constraint, curb, check, impediment,
Antonyms: help, assistance
Usage: Protesters refused to let anyone trammel their first amendment rights and pushed for freedom and equality for all.

INVIGORATE (Verb)बलवर्धन करना
Meaning: give strength or energy to.
Synonyms: revitalize, energize, refresh, revive, vivify
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade
Usage: As soon as the water hits the roots of the dehydrated plant, it will invigorate it.

MORIBUND (Adjective)मृतप्राय
Meaning: (of a person) at the point of death.
Synonyms: dying
Antonyms: thriving
Usage: As the moribund man held his Bible and took his last breath, a bright light appeared in the corner of the room.

DRUB (Verb)पीटना
Meaning: hit or beat (someone) repeatedly.
Synonyms: thrash, trounce, spank, beat
Antonyms: aid
Usage: Continuing to drub the victim with his fist, the attacker didn’t stop until the police showed up.

IMPASSE (Noun): गतिरोध
Meaning: a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock.
Synonyms: deadlock, dead end, stalemate, checkmate, stand-off; standstill
Antonyms: solution, a boon
Usage: Because of the impasse between workers and management, the factory has been closed for two weeks.

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