🔰 The Hindu Vocabulary - 05 February 2021 🔰


1. ANNIHILATE (VERB): (मिटा देना): destroy
Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate
Antonyms: create
Example Sentence:
A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all.

2. FABLED (ADJECTIVE): (कल्पित): legendary
Synonyms: mythical, mythic
Antonyms: real
Example Sentence:
The movie mentioned the fabled Arendelle kingdom.

3. RECTITUDE (NOUN): (निष्कपटता): righteousness
Synonyms: goodness, virtue
Antonyms: infamy
Example Sentence:
The necessity of moral rectitude was itself an incentive.

4. CAPITULATE (VERB): (हथियार डाल देना): surrender
Synonyms: give in, yield
Antonyms: resist
Example Sentence:
The patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces.

5. CONVALESCE (VERB): (अच्छा हो जाना): recuperate
Synonyms: recover, improve
Antonyms: deteriorate
Example Sentence:
After your operation, you'll need to convalesce for a week or two.

6. INTERIM (ADJECTIVE): (अंतरिम): provisional
Synonyms: temporary
Antonyms: permanent
Example Sentence:
An interim arrangement was made.

7. EXTRICATE (VERB): (मुक्त कर देना): extract
Synonyms: free, release
Antonyms: entangle
Example Sentence:
He was trying to extricate himself from official duties.

8. IMPENDING (ADJECTIVE): (निकट का): imminent
Synonyms: at hand, close
Antonyms: remote
Example Sentence:
They were in impending danger of being swept away.

9 FOUNDER (VERB): (असफल होना): fail
Synonyms: fall through, fall flat
Antonyms: succeed
Example Sentence:
The talks foundered on the reform issue.

10. FLURRY (NOUN): (लहर): spate
Synonyms: wave, flood
Antonyms: dearth
Example Sentence:
A flurry of editorials that were hostile to the government were published.

🔰 ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION 🔰

1. Audience – a number of people listening to a lecture.
2. Altruist – one, who considers the happiness and well-being of others first
3. Atheist – a person who does not believe in God
4. Anthropologist – one, who studies the evolution of mankind
5. Autocracy – government by one person
6. Autobiography – the life history of a person written by himself
7. Amputate – to cut off a part of a person’s body which is infected
8. Arsenal – a place for ammunition and weapons
9. Archives – a place where government or public records are kept
10. Amateur – a man who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession
11. Aristocracy – government by the nobles
12. Aquatic – animals/plants ere which live in water
13. Amphibian – animals which live both on land and sea
14. Ambidexter – one, who can use either hand with ease
15. Alimony – allowance paid to wife on legal separation
16. Anthology – a collection of poems
17. Abdication – voluntary giving up of the throne in favor of someone
18. Arbitrator – a person, appointed by two parties to solve a dispute
19. Astronomer – a person, who studies stars, planets and other heavenly bodies
20. Astrologer – a person who studies the influence of heavenly bodies on human beings
21. Anthology – a collection of poems
22. Axiom – a statement which is accepted as true without proof
23. Agenda – a list of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting
24. Anarchist – one, who is out to destroy all governance, law, and order
25. Almanac – an annual calendar with positions of stars
26. Bigamy – the practice of having two wives or husbands at a time
27. Bibliophile – a lover and collector of books
28. Bouquet – a collection of flowers
29. Bureaucracy – government by the officials
30. Belligerent – a person, nation that is involved in the war
31. Biennial – an event which happens once in two years
32. Blasphemy – the act of speaking disrespectfully about sacred things
33. Creche – a nursery where children are cared for while their parents are at work
34. Cosmopolitan – a person who regards the whole world as his country
35. Chauffeur – one, who is employed to drive a motor car
36. Curator – a person in charge of a museum
37. Carnivorous – one, who lives on flesh
38. Cannibal – one, who feeds on human flesh
39. Contemporaries – belonging to or living at the same time
40. Cloakroom – a place for luggage at the railway station
41. Cynosure – the centre of attraction
42. Connoisseur – a critical judge of any art and craft
43. Crusade – a religious war
44. Choreographer – one, who teaches dancing
45. Cacographist – a person, who is bad in spellings
46. Calligraphist – a person, who writes beautiful handwriting
47. Cynic – one, who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellow men
48. Convalescent – one, who is recovering health
49. Cavalry – soldiers, who fight on horseback
50. Cardiologist – a person, who is specialist in heart diseases
51. Cartographer – one, who draws maps
52. Dormitory – the sleeping rooms with several beds especially in a college or institution
53. Drawn – a game that results neither in victory nor in defeat
54. Elegy – a poem of lamentation
55. Epitaph – words which are inscribed on the grave or the tomb in the memory of the buried
56. Ephemeral – lasting one day
57. Effeminate – a person who is womanish
58. Emigrant – a person who leaves his own country and goes to live in another
59. Edible – fit to be eaten
60. Egotism – practice of talking too much about oneself
61. Encyclopedia – a book that contains information on various subjects
62. Epicure – one, who is devoted to the pleasure of eating and drinking
63. Florist – one, who deals in flowers
64. Fastidious – one, who is very -selective in one’s taste
65. Fanatic or Bigot – one, who is filled with excessive and mistaken enthusiasm in religious matters
66. Fatal – causing death
67. Fatalist – one, who believes in fate
68. Facsimile – an exact copy of handwriting, printing etc.

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📚The Hindu Vocabulary - 07 February 2021📚


✏️ INTRUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (हस्तक्षेप करने वाले): intruding
Synonyms: invasive, obtrusive
Antonyms: low-key
Example Sentence:
He asked an intrusive question.

✏️ INHIBIT (VERB): (रोकना): impede
Synonyms: hinder, hamper
Antonyms: assist
Example Sentence:
Cold inhibits plant growth.

✏️ FLICKER (VERB): (टिमटिमाना): glimmer
Synonyms: glint, gleam
Antonyms: burn steadily
Example Sentence:
The interior lights flickered, and came on.

✏️ FIASCO (NOUN): (असफलता): failure
Synonyms: disaster, catastrophe
Antonyms: success
Example Sentence:
His plans turned into a fiasco.

✏️ EXPEDITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (शीघ्र): speedy
Synonyms: swift, quick
Antonyms: slow
Example Sentence:
The murder investigation needs to get expeditious.

✏️TRENCHANT (ADJECTIVE): (तीव्र): incisive
Synonyms: cutting, pointed
Antonyms: woolly, vague
Example Sentence:
The White Paper makes trenchant criticisms of health authorities.

✏️ABRASIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अपघर्षक): caustic
Synonyms: cutting, grating
Antonyms: kind
Example Sentence:
Her abrasive and arrogant personal style won her few friends.

✏️ TURBULENCE (NOUN): (अशांति): turmoil
Synonyms: instability, conflict
Antonyms: peace
Example Sentence:
The country is facing extreme political turbulence.

✏️ CONGRUENCE (NOUN): (अनुरूपता) : compatibility
Synonyms: consistency, conformity
Antonyms: conflict
Example Sentence:
The results show quite good congruence with recent studies.

✏️ DISPENSE (VERB): (छोड़ देना): waive
Synonyms: omit, drop
Antonyms: include
Example Sentence:
Let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?