✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 09.01.2025
1. INGENIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (आविष्कारशील): inventive
Synonyms: creative imaginative
Antonyms: unimaginative
Example Sentence:He was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget.
2. DEVASTATING (ADJECTIVE): (विध्वंसकारक): devastating
Synonyms: ruinous, disastrous
Antonyms: non-violent
Example Sentence:The power of weapons is very destructive.
3. RESOLVE (NOUN): (दृढ़ निश्चय): determination
Synonyms: resolution, purpose
Antonyms: indecision
Example Sentence:He received information that strengthened her resolve.
4. EGREGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (चौंकानेवाला): shocking
Synonyms: appalling, horrific
Antonyms: marvellous
Example Sentence:Egregious errors were caused by the tablet's failure to check spelling.
5. AVOIDABLE (ADJECTIVE): (परिहार्य): preventable
Synonyms: needless, unnecessary
Antonyms: inescapable, inevitable
Example Sentence:Seems like so much death should be avoidable in this day and age.
6 EMBARK (VERB): (प्रारंभ करना): begin
Synonyms: start, commence
Antonyms: end
Example Sentence:She embarked on a new career.
7. RUGGED (ADJECTIVE): (टिकाऊ): durable
Synonyms: robust, sturdy
Antonyms: flimsy
Example Sentence:The binoculars are compact, lightweight, and rugged.
8. FEROCITY (NOUN): (क्रूरता): savagery
Synonyms: brutality, barbarity
Antonyms: gentleness
Example Sentence:The ferocity of the storm caught them by surprise.
9. ARDENT (ADJECTIVE): (उत्कट): passionate
Synonyms: avid, impassioned
Antonyms: half-hearted
Example Sentence:I am an ardent admirer of modern art.
10. ASSENT (VERB): (सहमत होना): accept
Synonyms: approve, bless
Antonyms: refuse
Example Sentence:The Prime Minister assented to the change.
1. INGENIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (आविष्कारशील): inventive
Synonyms: creative imaginative
Antonyms: unimaginative
Example Sentence:He was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget.
2. DEVASTATING (ADJECTIVE): (विध्वंसकारक): devastating
Synonyms: ruinous, disastrous
Antonyms: non-violent
Example Sentence:The power of weapons is very destructive.
3. RESOLVE (NOUN): (दृढ़ निश्चय): determination
Synonyms: resolution, purpose
Antonyms: indecision
Example Sentence:He received information that strengthened her resolve.
4. EGREGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (चौंकानेवाला): shocking
Synonyms: appalling, horrific
Antonyms: marvellous
Example Sentence:Egregious errors were caused by the tablet's failure to check spelling.
5. AVOIDABLE (ADJECTIVE): (परिहार्य): preventable
Synonyms: needless, unnecessary
Antonyms: inescapable, inevitable
Example Sentence:Seems like so much death should be avoidable in this day and age.
6 EMBARK (VERB): (प्रारंभ करना): begin
Synonyms: start, commence
Antonyms: end
Example Sentence:She embarked on a new career.
7. RUGGED (ADJECTIVE): (टिकाऊ): durable
Synonyms: robust, sturdy
Antonyms: flimsy
Example Sentence:The binoculars are compact, lightweight, and rugged.
8. FEROCITY (NOUN): (क्रूरता): savagery
Synonyms: brutality, barbarity
Antonyms: gentleness
Example Sentence:The ferocity of the storm caught them by surprise.
9. ARDENT (ADJECTIVE): (उत्कट): passionate
Synonyms: avid, impassioned
Antonyms: half-hearted
Example Sentence:I am an ardent admirer of modern art.
10. ASSENT (VERB): (सहमत होना): accept
Synonyms: approve, bless
Antonyms: refuse
Example Sentence:The Prime Minister assented to the change.
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
The poet Blake, wrote many poems for children.
The poet Blake, wrote many poems for children.
Anonymous Quiz
5%
Many are the poems written by children for the poet Blake.
12%
Children wrote many poems by the poet Blake.
71%
Many poems were written for children by the poet. Blake.
12%
Many poems were written by children for the poet. Blake.
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct .
The king said to his men, "Do not be afraid of the enemy. Face them bravely."
The king said to his men, "Do not be afraid of the enemy. Face them bravely."
Anonymous Quiz
42%
The king advised his men not to be afraid of the enemy but to face them bravely.
23%
The king told his men not to be afraid of the enemy and they had faced them bravely.
28%
The king ordered his men to not be afraid of the enemy and that they had to be faced bravely.
8%
The king asked his men to not be afraid of the enemy but they should be faced bravely.
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Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
(A) Fort Hare was more than that: it was a beacon for African scholars from all over Southern Central and Eastern Africa.
(B) Until 1960, the University College of Fort Hare, in the municipality of Alice, about twenty miles due east from Healdtown, was the only residential center of higher education for blacks in South Africa.
(C) For young black South Africans like myself, it was Oxford and Cambridge, Harvard and Yale, all rolled into one.
(D) The regent was anxious for me to attend Fort Hare and I was gratified to be accepted there. I felt that I was being groomed for success in the world.
(A) Fort Hare was more than that: it was a beacon for African scholars from all over Southern Central and Eastern Africa.
(B) Until 1960, the University College of Fort Hare, in the municipality of Alice, about twenty miles due east from Healdtown, was the only residential center of higher education for blacks in South Africa.
(C) For young black South Africans like myself, it was Oxford and Cambridge, Harvard and Yale, all rolled into one.
(D) The regent was anxious for me to attend Fort Hare and I was gratified to be accepted there. I felt that I was being groomed for success in the world.
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Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
(A) Helping parents become savvier at picking care options and tossing retention bonuses to caregivers are others.
(B) These fixes, importantly, can make child care more affordable for parents and offer life rafts to centres haemorrhaging workers.
(C) The most proposed government solution for child care involves building on top of this flawed system is offering more vouchers to purchase private child care.
(D) But they do little to address the structural needs: improved quality for kids, better wages and working conditions for workers, and more choices in the low-income neighbourhoods.
(A) Helping parents become savvier at picking care options and tossing retention bonuses to caregivers are others.
(B) These fixes, importantly, can make child care more affordable for parents and offer life rafts to centres haemorrhaging workers.
(C) The most proposed government solution for child care involves building on top of this flawed system is offering more vouchers to purchase private child care.
(D) But they do little to address the structural needs: improved quality for kids, better wages and working conditions for workers, and more choices in the low-income neighbourhoods.
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The postman / delivers the letters / through hand, / door to door.
The postman / delivers the letters / through hand, / door to door.
Anonymous Quiz
9%
Door to door
34%
Delivers the letters
3%
The postman
54%
Through hand
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She watched / the thief who / steal the purse / in the bus.
She watched / the thief who / steal the purse / in the bus.
Anonymous Quiz
14%
The thief who
8%
In the bus
66%
Steal the purse
13%
She watched
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The science and art of growing vegetables, fruits and flowers
The science and art of growing vegetables, fruits and flowers
Anonymous Quiz
6%
Herpetology
86%
Horticulture
4%
Haplology
4%
Herbing
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who is a boot licker and flatterer.
One who is a boot licker and flatterer.
Anonymous Quiz
16%
Gold-digger
17%
Gregarious
57%
Sycophant
9%
Manipulative
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Achilles' Heel
Achilles' Heel
Anonymous Quiz
19%
Irrelevant thing
68%
Vulnerable point
7%
Fast runner
7%
Costly item
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
The actress' daughter is just a (chip off the old block).
The actress' daughter is just a (chip off the old block).
Anonymous Quiz
5%
To get into the enemy’s territory
89%
Similar to one’s parents in behaviour
4%
To console the dreary
2%
To chip off the edges
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Synonym of Prodigious
(SSC CHSL 2020)
(SSC CHSL 2020)
Anonymous Quiz
24%
Proud
30%
Unimportant
37%
Immense
10%
Exciting
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Synonym of Presumptuous
(SSC JHT 2017)
(SSC JHT 2017)
Anonymous Quiz
16%
Ridiculous
44%
Unthoughtful
19%
Arrogant
21%
Ambiguous
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✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 10.01.2025
1. STOCKPILE (VERB): (भंडार लगाना): store up
Synonyms: amass, accumulate
Antonyms: dissipate
Example Sentence:They stockpiled weapons and ammunition that will last several months.
2. INEVITABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिहार्य): unavoidable
Synonyms: inescapable, inexorable
Antonyms: avoidable
Example Sentence:Jessica drew out the inevitable by taking her time to select her food.
3 .REQUISITE (ADJECTIVE): (आवश्यक): necessary
Synonyms: required, prerequisite
Antonyms: optional
Example Sentence-The application will not be processed until the requisite fee is paid.
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. INTRUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (हस्तक्षेप करने वाले): intruding
Synonyms: invasive, obtrusive
Antonyms: low-key
Example Sentence:He asked an intrusive question.
6. RESTITUTION (NOUN): (वापसी): return
Synonyms: restoration, replacement
Antonyms: seizure
Example Sentence:The ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from black people.
7. INDUCE (VERB): (मनाना): persuade
Synonyms: convince, get
Antonyms: dissuade
Example Sentence:The pickets induced many workers to stay away.
8 .TURMOIL (NOUN): (अशांति): confusion
Synonyms: turbulence, tumult
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:There was turmoil in her pale blue eyes.
9. MARGINAL (ADJECTIVE): (मामूली): slight
Synonyms: small, tiny
Antonyms: vast
Example Sentence:It made only a marginal difference.
10. VARY (VERB): (पृथक होना): differ
Synonyms: range, extend
Antonyms: agree
Example Sentence:The properties vary in price.
1. STOCKPILE (VERB): (भंडार लगाना): store up
Synonyms: amass, accumulate
Antonyms: dissipate
Example Sentence:They stockpiled weapons and ammunition that will last several months.
2. INEVITABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिहार्य): unavoidable
Synonyms: inescapable, inexorable
Antonyms: avoidable
Example Sentence:Jessica drew out the inevitable by taking her time to select her food.
3 .REQUISITE (ADJECTIVE): (आवश्यक): necessary
Synonyms: required, prerequisite
Antonyms: optional
Example Sentence-The application will not be processed until the requisite fee is paid.
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. INTRUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (हस्तक्षेप करने वाले): intruding
Synonyms: invasive, obtrusive
Antonyms: low-key
Example Sentence:He asked an intrusive question.
6. RESTITUTION (NOUN): (वापसी): return
Synonyms: restoration, replacement
Antonyms: seizure
Example Sentence:The ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from black people.
7. INDUCE (VERB): (मनाना): persuade
Synonyms: convince, get
Antonyms: dissuade
Example Sentence:The pickets induced many workers to stay away.
8 .TURMOIL (NOUN): (अशांति): confusion
Synonyms: turbulence, tumult
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:There was turmoil in her pale blue eyes.
9. MARGINAL (ADJECTIVE): (मामूली): slight
Synonyms: small, tiny
Antonyms: vast
Example Sentence:It made only a marginal difference.
10. VARY (VERB): (पृथक होना): differ
Synonyms: range, extend
Antonyms: agree
Example Sentence:The properties vary in price.
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Today's Word
Secluded /sɪˈkluː.dɪd/ (adj)
Meaning: quiet, private, and not near people, roads, or buildings
Examples:
1)They enjoyed a secluded picnic in the woods.
2)The house is in a secluded location on the edge of the village.
Secluded /sɪˈkluː.dɪd/ (adj)
Meaning: quiet, private, and not near people, roads, or buildings
Examples:
1)They enjoyed a secluded picnic in the woods.
2)The house is in a secluded location on the edge of the village.
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