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Vocabulary of The Day- 21 September

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“Vocabulary of the Day” is a daily segment by Adda247 designed to improve candidates’ English proficiency and enhance their performance in competitive exams. Each day, a word is chosen from a newspaper and is shared along with its meaning, examples of usage, synonyms, antonyms, a practice question, and similar-sounding words with different meanings. This initiative makes vocabulary building easier, sharpens language skills, and helps candidates in excelling in the English Language section.

Shun

Meaning: To avoid somebody/something; To keep away from somebody/something.

Hindi Meaning: किसी से मुहँ मोड़ना; किसी से दूर रहना

Newspaper: The Indian Express

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Use of the Word:

A day after Anna Hazare recalled his advice to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against joining politics, the AAP said that social activists have caused an immense loss to the nation by shunning politics.

Synonyms: Evade (बचना)

Antonyms: Accept (स्वीकार करना)

Q. Which of the following is an antonym of the word Shun?

a) Avoid

b) Escape

c) Participate

d) None of the above

Similar Sounding Words with Different Meaning:

  • Cell: कोशिका
  • Sell: बेचना

Ans. c): Participate is an antonym of Shun.

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What is the antonym for the Vocabulary of the Day "Shun"?

The antonym for the Vocabulary of the Day "Shun" is accept.