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Hindu Vocab


#Daily_Vocab
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1. Faction (noun): A group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group: (गुट, दल)
Synonyms: Clique, Coterie, Caucus, Cabal, Division, Branch
Antonyms: Total, Entirety, Whole, Conformity
Example: The party has several factions inside it, which can lead to its division.

2. Dilemma (noun): A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you could do: (दुविधा, कशमकश, असमंजस)
Synonyms: Quandary, Predicament, Plight, Problem, Conundrum
Antonyms: Solution, Answer, Advantage, Benefit
Example: She faces the dilemma of disobeying her father or losing the man she loves.

3. Salvage (verb): To try to make a bad situation better: (नुक़सान होने से बचाना, बचाना)
Synonyms: Save, Redeem, Rescue, Recover, Retrieve,
Antonyms: Lose, Waste, Harm, Endanger
Example:  After the fraud scandal he had to make great efforts to salvage his reputation..
Related: Salvage, Salvaged

4. Bolster (verb): To support or improve something or make it stronger. (मजबूती देना, प्रोत्साहित करना)
Synonyms: Buttress, Reinforce, Support, Strengthen, Boost
Antonyms: Weaken, Undermine, Discourage, Prevent, Obstruct
Example: She tried to bolster my confidence  by telling me that I had a special talent.
Related: bolster, bolstered

5. Entrenchment (noun): A position protected by trenches. (मोरचा)
Synonyms: Fortification, Establishment, Moat, Trench, Ditch, Fosse
Example: Within the entrenchment stood ten guns that were being fired through openings in the earthwork.

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