☞ 26 July 2019 Current Affairs,

1. KEN (NOUN): (ज्ञान): perception
Synonyms: acumen, awareness
Antonyms: blindness, ignorance
Example Sentence:
Due to the ken of my poor health, the doctor advised me to eat healthier foods and exercise more.
2. LAMBASTE (VERB): (दंड देना): punish, beat
Synonyms: assail, berate
Antonyms: compliment, praise
Example Sentence:
The government was severely lambasted by the opposition.
3. IMPUTE (VERB): (मढ़ना): attribute
Synonyms: ascribe, accredit
Antonyms: exculpate, exonerate
Example Sentence:
Rather than impute his brother, he will accept blame for a crime he did not commit.
4. LAMENT (VERB): (विलाप): to mourn or grieve deeply
Synonyms: bemoan, deplore
Antonyms: relieve, celebrate
Example Sentence:
I lament for those who believe drinking is beneficial.
5. LUCRE (NOUN): (दौलत): money, profits
Synonyms: capital, cash
Antonyms: bills, debt
Example Sentence:
Gangsters searched the house for hidden lucre but found nothing.
6. LAX (ADJECTIVE): (शिथिल): slack, remiss
Synonyms: careless, lenient
Antonyms: attentive, careful
Example Sentence:
Her lax attitude left people thinking she was disinterested.
7. MAIM (VERB): (काटना): cripple, put out of action
Synonyms: disable, disfigure
Antonyms: care, aid
Example Sentence:
If you do not want your vicious dog to maim or fatally injure people, then you should put him down.
8. MANGLE (VERB): (वध करना): mutilate, deform
Synonyms: bruise, contort
Antonyms: beautify, repair
Example Sentence:
How should I fret to mangle every line?
9. NADIR (NOUN): (निम्नतम): lowest point
Synonyms: base, bottom
Antonyms: top, highest point
Example Sentence:
The sun does not spring at once from the nadir to the zenith.
10. ODIUM (NOUN): (घृणा): shame, dishonor
Synonyms: abhorrence, antipathy
Antonyms: affection, approval
Example Sentence:
Because of my odium for the politician’s views, I have no plans to vote for him.


Phrasal Verb of the Day

💢beat up

✍🏾Meaning:
to hurt someone by punching, kicking or hitting them with a hard object

❕For example:

beat up sb
🔺When we were teenagers, we'd go to the bushes near the beach and beat up guys if we thought were gay. I feel so ashamed of myself when I think about this now.

beat sb up
🔺When Larry gets drunk, he goes home and shouts at his wife, and sometimes he even beats her up.

be beaten up
 🔺Every day, people are beaten up and left bleeding in the streets. Why do people do this?
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Idiom of the Day

📚kick the habit

✍🏾Meaning: If you kick the habit, you manage to stop doing something that has become a bad habit.

❕For example:

🔺I wish I could stop smoking cigarettes but I just can't kick the habit.

🔺Rashid used to bite his fingernails but his girlfriend made him kick the habit.

✔️Note: "Kick a habit" can be used when talking about habits in general, as in "Kicking a habit isn't easy."
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