Daily dose of English

Word : dire

Pronunciation : ડાયર

Grammar : adjective

Meaning : ભયંકર, દારુણ, વસમું; કટોકટીનું, તાકીદનું (extremely serious or urgent, of a very poor quality)

Synonyms : terrible, dreadful, appalling, frightful, awful, horrible, atrocious, grim, unspeakable, distressing, harrowing, alarming, shocking

Antonyms : good, mild

Word : ethereal

Pronunciation : ઇથિઅરિઅલ

Grammar : adjective

Meaning : અપાર્થિંવ, સુકુમાર, અલૌકિક હલકું, વાયુરૂપ (extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world)

Synonyms : delicate, exquisite, dainty, elegant, graceful, beautiful, lovely

Antonyms : tangible, substantial, earthly

Word : etymology

Pronunciation : એટિમૉલજિ

Grammar : noun

Meaning : વ્યુત્પત્તિ શાસ્ત્ર (the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.)

Synonyms : derivation, word history, development, origin, source

Antonyms : conclusion, consequence, effect, end, outgrowth, result

Word : douse

Pronunciation : ડાઉસ

Grammar : verb

Meaning : ઓલવવું; પલાળવું. (pour a liquid over, extinguish)

Synonyms : drench, soak, s***e, saturate, drown, flood, inundate, deluge, wet, splash, slosh,

Antonyms : dehydrate, dry

Word : funk

Pronunciation : ફંક

Grammar : noun

Meaning : ભય, ગભરાટ; બાયલો. ટાળવું; પાછા હઠવું, ડગવું; –થી ડરવું.(a state of great fear or panic,a state of depression, a coward)

Synonyms : panic, fluster,

Antonyms : cheer, happiness, joy, security, confidence, aggressor, hero

Word : empirical

Pronunciation : એમ્પિરિકલ

Grammar : adjective

Meaning : અનુભવ અથવા પ્રયોગમૂલક , સિદ્ધાંતો પર આધારિત નહિ એવું.(based on, concerned with, or verifiable by

observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.)

Synonyms : observed, seen, factual, actual, real, verifiable

Antonyms : theoretical

Word : foster

Pronunciation : ફૉસ્ટર

Grammar : વિ.

Meaning : લોહીને નાતે નહિ પણ ઉછેર કે સંવર્ધન કરવાને લીધે વિશિષ્ટ સંબંધવાળું; અનાથો ઈ.ની સંભાળને લગતું. (પારકા બાળકને) પાળવું, ઉછેરવું; ઉત્તેજન આપવું. (લાગણી ઈ.) સંઘરવું, –નું સંવર્ધન કરવું.

Synonyms : encourage, promote, further, stimulate, advance, forward, cultivate, nurture, strengthen, enrich, help, aid, abet, assist, contribute to, support, endorse,

Antonyms : neglect, suppress, destroy

Word : grimace

Pronunciation : ગ્રિમેસ

Grammar : noun

Meaning : તિરસ્કાર કે મશ્કરીમાં કરેલું વાંકુચૂકું મોં, મોંનો ચાળો, ચહેરાના હાવભાવ દ્વારા અસંમતિની કે દર્દ ની લાગણી વ્યક્ત કરવી (an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.)

Synonyms : scowl, frown, sneer, pout, moue, wince

Antonyms : smile

Word : pervasive

Pronunciation : પર્વેઝિવ

Grammar : adjective

Meaning : વ્યાપક, પ્રસરણશીલ.

Synonyms : prevalent, rife, widespread, general, common, universal, pandemic, epidemic, endemic, inescapable, insidious

Antonyms : collective

Word : tumultuous

Pronunciation : ટયૂમલ્ટયૂઅસ

Grammar : adjective

Meaning : કોલાહલભર્યું, શોરબકોર પૂર્ણ; પ્રક્ષોભકારી, ખળભળાટ મચાવનારું; તોફાની, ઘોંઘાટભર્યું (making an uproar or loud, confused noise)

Synonyms : loud, deafening, thunderous, thundering, ear-shattering, ear-splitting, ear-piercing, uproarious, noisy, clamorous, vociferous

Antonyms : soft, peaceful, uneventful, orderly,

Word : obscure

Pronunciation : ઓબ્સ્ક્યુઅર

Grammar : adjective

Meaning : અંધારાવાળું, ઝાંખું; અસ્પષ્ટ; ઢંકાયેલું, છૂપું; ખાસ જાણીતું નહિ એવું. દુર્બોધ બનાવવું; દેખાતું બંધ કરવું. (not discovered or known
about; uncertain, not clearly expressed or easily understood, not clearly expressed or easily understood)

Synonyms : unclear, uncertain, unknown, in doubt, doubtful, dubious, mysterious, hazy,

vague, indeterminate, concealed, hidden

Antonyms : famous, renowned, clear, plain, distinct, reveal, clarify, illuminate

Word : clout

Pronunciation : ક્લાઉટ

Grammar : noun

Meaning : તમાચો મારવો; થીગડું દેવું. સખત ફટકો, તમાચો; લાગવગ; અસરકારક કાર્યશક્તિ; થીગડું. લુગડાનો કકડો, ગાભો (a heavy blow with the hand or a hard object)

Synonyms : smack, slap, thump, punch, blow, hit, knock, bang, cuff, box, s***king, s***k, tap, clip

Antonyms : aid, assist, guard, help, protect