Antonym of Predicament
(SSC CHSL 2018)
(SSC CHSL 2018)
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Trouble
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Hardship
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Condition
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✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 11.01.2025
1. EQUILIBRIUM (NOUN): (शांति): calm
Synonyms: calmness, composure
Antonyms: agitation
Example Sentence:His intense behaviour could unsettle his equilibrium.
2 CREDIBILITY (NOUN) (विश्वसनीयता): plausibility
Synonyms: believability, acceptability
Antonyms: implausibility
Example Sentence:The book's anecdotes have scant regard for credibility.
3. PURSUE (VERB): (संचालित करना): conduct
Synonyms: undertake, follow
Antonyms: give up
Example Sentence:We shall not pursue the matter any further.
4. VIRTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (न्याय परायण): righteous
Synonyms: good, moral
Antonyms: bad
Example Sentence:He considered himself very virtuous because he neither drank nor smoked.
5. DWINDLE (VERB): (क्षीण होना): diminish
Synonyms: decrease, reduce
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence:The majorities behind the government dwindled and grew.
6. ANTIPATHY (NOUN): (विरोधभाव): hostility
Synonyms: antagonism, animosity
Antonyms: liking
Example Sentence:He certainly had antipathy to capitalism.
7. IMPLICATION (NOUN): (निहितार्थ): suggestion
Synonyms: inference, insinuation
Antonyms: explicit statement
Example Sentence:The implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible.
8. INTERIM (ADJECTIVE): (अंतरिम): provisional
Synonyms: temporary, pro tem
Antonyms: permanent
Example Sentence:An interim arrangement was made.
9. FLICKER (VERB): (टिमटिमाना): glimmer
Synonyms: glint, gleam
Antonyms: burn steadily
Example Sentence:The interior lights flickered, and came on.
10. CAPTIVATE (VERB): (मोह लेना): enthrall
Synonyms: charm, enchant
Antonyms: repel
Example Sentence:He was captivated by her beauty.
1. EQUILIBRIUM (NOUN): (शांति): calm
Synonyms: calmness, composure
Antonyms: agitation
Example Sentence:His intense behaviour could unsettle his equilibrium.
2 CREDIBILITY (NOUN) (विश्वसनीयता): plausibility
Synonyms: believability, acceptability
Antonyms: implausibility
Example Sentence:The book's anecdotes have scant regard for credibility.
3. PURSUE (VERB): (संचालित करना): conduct
Synonyms: undertake, follow
Antonyms: give up
Example Sentence:We shall not pursue the matter any further.
4. VIRTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (न्याय परायण): righteous
Synonyms: good, moral
Antonyms: bad
Example Sentence:He considered himself very virtuous because he neither drank nor smoked.
5. DWINDLE (VERB): (क्षीण होना): diminish
Synonyms: decrease, reduce
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence:The majorities behind the government dwindled and grew.
6. ANTIPATHY (NOUN): (विरोधभाव): hostility
Synonyms: antagonism, animosity
Antonyms: liking
Example Sentence:He certainly had antipathy to capitalism.
7. IMPLICATION (NOUN): (निहितार्थ): suggestion
Synonyms: inference, insinuation
Antonyms: explicit statement
Example Sentence:The implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible.
8. INTERIM (ADJECTIVE): (अंतरिम): provisional
Synonyms: temporary, pro tem
Antonyms: permanent
Example Sentence:An interim arrangement was made.
9. FLICKER (VERB): (टिमटिमाना): glimmer
Synonyms: glint, gleam
Antonyms: burn steadily
Example Sentence:The interior lights flickered, and came on.
10. CAPTIVATE (VERB): (मोह लेना): enthrall
Synonyms: charm, enchant
Antonyms: repel
Example Sentence:He was captivated by her beauty.
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
The girls ate a mango yesterday.
The girls ate a mango yesterday.
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A mango is being eaten by the girls yesterday.
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A mango has been eaten by the girls yesterday
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A mango is eaten by the girls yesterday
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A mango was eaten by the girls yesterday
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct
The teacher asked the student when he would submit his assignment
The teacher asked the student when he would submit his assignment
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The teacher asked the student, " When would you submit his assignment? "
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The teacher asked the student , " When would he submit his assignment ? "
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The teacher said to the student, " When will you submit your assignment ? "
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The teacher asked the student , " When will you submit his assignment ? "
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
As the crow flies
As the crow flies
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In a noisy manner
35%
In a straight line
34%
In a cunning way
7%
In discrete
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To fight shy of
To fight shy of
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To overcome one’s weakness
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To try to avoid something
14%
To attack without warning
6%
To struggle hard
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Lie low
Lie low
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Sit on a low chair
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Lie down and relax after a tiring day
12%
Fly a plane at a low altitude
39%
Try not to be noticed
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
On the straight and narrow
On the straight and narrow
Anonymous Quiz
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The unrefined and complicated
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The straightforward and ethically acceptable
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The honest but dubious
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The unpredictable though genuine
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Study of snakes
Study of snakes
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Philology
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Phrenology
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Ophiology
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Urology
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Select the alternative that is the best substitute for the phrase.
'a loud, harsh, piercing cry of a person'.
'a loud, harsh, piercing cry of a person'.
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Howl
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Noise
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Startle
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Screech
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Select the most appropriate word for the given group of underlined words.
The principal members of this (exclusive circle of people) were William and Brad.
The principal members of this (exclusive circle of people) were William and Brad.
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Claque
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Clique
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Constellation
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Cortege
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This question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.
S1: Some Internet-based firms have been tricking users into agreeing to certain conditions or clicking a few links.
(P) Such acceptances and clicks are flooding inboxes of the users with promotional emails they never wanted, making it hard to unsubscribe or request deletion.
(Q) The unsuspecting users would not have accepted such terms or clicked URLs (uniform resource locator), but for the deceptive tactics deployed by tech firms.
(R) Such patterns are unethical user interface designs that deliberately make your Internet experience harder or even exploit you.
(S) These are examples of "dark patterns," also known as "deceptive patterns."
S6: In turn, they benefit the company or platform employing the designs
S1: Some Internet-based firms have been tricking users into agreeing to certain conditions or clicking a few links.
(P) Such acceptances and clicks are flooding inboxes of the users with promotional emails they never wanted, making it hard to unsubscribe or request deletion.
(Q) The unsuspecting users would not have accepted such terms or clicked URLs (uniform resource locator), but for the deceptive tactics deployed by tech firms.
(R) Such patterns are unethical user interface designs that deliberately make your Internet experience harder or even exploit you.
(S) These are examples of "dark patterns," also known as "deceptive patterns."
S6: In turn, they benefit the company or platform employing the designs
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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
(P) He soon established himself as a major presence on stage and screen, eschewing roles that had been based on crude, racist stereotypes.
(Q) An American citizen by birth, Sidney Poitier's Bahamian parents had travelled to Miami from their farm on Cat Island to sell some of their produce when his mother went into labour.
(R) He was the first African American to win an Academy Award for best actor, for Lilies of the Field (1963).
(S) After serving with the U.S. Army during World War Il, he joined the American Negro Theatre and made his Broadway debut in 1946.
(P) He soon established himself as a major presence on stage and screen, eschewing roles that had been based on crude, racist stereotypes.
(Q) An American citizen by birth, Sidney Poitier's Bahamian parents had travelled to Miami from their farm on Cat Island to sell some of their produce when his mother went into labour.
(R) He was the first African American to win an Academy Award for best actor, for Lilies of the Field (1963).
(S) After serving with the U.S. Army during World War Il, he joined the American Negro Theatre and made his Broadway debut in 1946.
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• Source Code: My Beginnings - Bill Gates
• Viswasapoorvam - Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan released Autobiography of Islamic scholar and the president of Kerala Muslim Jama-ath, A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar.
• I Have the Streets : A Kutti Cricket Story - Autobiography of Ravichandran Ashwin co-authored with Sidharth Monga.
• Adventures of Ed-aMamma: Ed Finds a Home - Alia Bhatt
• Knife - Salman Rushdie
• The Winner’s Mindset - Shane Watson
• I Have the Streets: A Kutti Cricket Story - Ravichandran Ashwin and Sidharth Monga
• Mother Mary Comes to Me - Arundhati Roy
• Speaking with Nature: The Origins of Indian Environmentalism - Ramachandra Guha
• Why Bharat Matters - Dr. S. Jaishankar
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