Daily vocabulary dose for today :-
1. Debacle – collapse/fiasco/sudden defeat
ex.: Congress MPs found it hard to face public after their recent election debacle.
2. Demote – assign to a lower position/reduce in rank
antonym = promote
ex.: You will get demoted if you do not keep up your job performance.
ex.: Congress MPs found it hard to face public after their recent election debacle.
2. Demote – assign to a lower position/reduce in rank
antonym = promote
ex.: You will get demoted if you do not keep up your job performance.
3. Deject – depress/ demoralize
ex.: After the crushing loss in the final match our team members were very dejected.
4. Defunct – inactive/inoperative
antonym = operative/alive/live
ex.: New start up business ventures also have the risk of going defunct very soon.
5. Deception – misleading/ false/ deceiving
ex.: Magic tricks work on the principle of deception.
6. Dexterity – quickness/skillfulness
ex.: It requires
great dexterity to be a sand sculpture maker!
7. Docile – meek/tame/easily handled or managed
ex.: Rabbits are extremely docile creatures.
8. Distort – falsify/misrepresent
ex.: These days news channels distort the truth to make it look more sensational.
9. Decorum – pleasant manner or behaviour
ex.: Parents always tell their children to maintain decorum when visiting other’s
7. Docile – meek/tame/easily handled or managed
ex.: Rabbits are extremely docile creatures.
8. Distort – falsify/misrepresent
ex.: These days news channels distort the truth to make it look more sensational.
9. Decorum – pleasant manner or behaviour
ex.: Parents always tell their children to maintain decorum when visiting other’s
homes.
10.Defiance – to
protest/ rebel
ex.: Sarita Devi’s defiance to accept the Asiad Bronze is going to land her into a lot
10.
ex.: Sarita Devi’s defiance to accept the Asiad Bronze is going to land her into a lot
of trouble with
the boxing authorities.
