✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 24 Feb 2025
1. STAUNCH (ADJECTIVE):(निष्ठावान): stalwart
Synonyms: loyal, faithful
Antonyms: disloyal
Example Sentence:He is known for being a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby.
2. NEEDLESS (ADJECTIVE): (बेकार): unnecessary
Synonyms: inessential, non-essential
Antonyms: necessary
Example Sentence:I deplore needless waste.
3. REBELLION (NOUN): (विद्रोह): defiance
Synonyms: disobedience, insubordination
Antonyms: obedience
Example Sentence:What she did was nothing but an act of teenage rebellion.
4. HASTEN (VERB): (जल्दी करना): speed up
Synonyms: accelerate, quicken
Antonyms: delay
Example Sentence:This tragedy probably hastened his own death from heart disease.
5. OUTRAGEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अनोखा/अद्भुत): eye-catching
Synonyms: startling, striking
Antonyms: inconspicuous
Example Sentence:Her routines and leotards tend to be outrageous.
6. WITHSTAND (NOUN): (विरोध करना): resist
Synonyms: hold out against, stand up to
Antonyms: give in
Example Sentence:The structure had been designed to withstand winds of more than 100 mph.
7. SNAP (VERB): (टूटना): break
Synonyms: fracture, splinter
Antonyms: hold
Example Sentence:The strings of the guitar kept snapping.
8. CONTEST (VERB): (प्रतिवाद करना): oppose
Synonyms: challenge dispute
Antonyms: agree with
Example Sentence:The former orderly contests his dismissal.
9. VIGOUR (NOUN): (शक्ति): robustness
Synonyms: hardiness, strength
Antonyms: weakness
Example Sentence:I am 69 but still full of vigour and vitality.
10. SURREAL (ADJECTIVE): (अवास्तविक): unreal
Synonyms: bizarre unusual
Antonyms: real
Example Sentence:The story was a surreal mix of fact and fantasy.
1. STAUNCH (ADJECTIVE):(निष्ठावान): stalwart
Synonyms: loyal, faithful
Antonyms: disloyal
Example Sentence:He is known for being a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby.
2. NEEDLESS (ADJECTIVE): (बेकार): unnecessary
Synonyms: inessential, non-essential
Antonyms: necessary
Example Sentence:I deplore needless waste.
3. REBELLION (NOUN): (विद्रोह): defiance
Synonyms: disobedience, insubordination
Antonyms: obedience
Example Sentence:What she did was nothing but an act of teenage rebellion.
4. HASTEN (VERB): (जल्दी करना): speed up
Synonyms: accelerate, quicken
Antonyms: delay
Example Sentence:This tragedy probably hastened his own death from heart disease.
5. OUTRAGEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अनोखा/अद्भुत): eye-catching
Synonyms: startling, striking
Antonyms: inconspicuous
Example Sentence:Her routines and leotards tend to be outrageous.
6. WITHSTAND (NOUN): (विरोध करना): resist
Synonyms: hold out against, stand up to
Antonyms: give in
Example Sentence:The structure had been designed to withstand winds of more than 100 mph.
7. SNAP (VERB): (टूटना): break
Synonyms: fracture, splinter
Antonyms: hold
Example Sentence:The strings of the guitar kept snapping.
8. CONTEST (VERB): (प्रतिवाद करना): oppose
Synonyms: challenge dispute
Antonyms: agree with
Example Sentence:The former orderly contests his dismissal.
9. VIGOUR (NOUN): (शक्ति): robustness
Synonyms: hardiness, strength
Antonyms: weakness
Example Sentence:I am 69 but still full of vigour and vitality.
10. SURREAL (ADJECTIVE): (अवास्तविक): unreal
Synonyms: bizarre unusual
Antonyms: real
Example Sentence:The story was a surreal mix of fact and fantasy.
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Select the correct direct/indirect form of the following sentence.
Jack said, “Can I go and dance, Father?”
Jack said, “Can I go and dance, Father?”
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17%
Jack asked his father if he can go and dance.
18%
Jack asked father whether he went and danced.
5%
Jack sought permission for dance.
60%
Jack asked his father if he could go and dance.
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
For how long will you keep neglecting your duties.
For how long will you keep neglecting your duties.
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63%
For how long will your duties be kept neglected by you.
17%
Neglecting of the duties by you have been going on since how long.
12%
For how long have you kept neglecting your duties.
8%
For how long do your duties need to be neglected by yourself.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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11%
Immediate
69%
iliterate
13%
implement
7%
illogical
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
18%
Miscellaneous
20%
Umbilical
29%
Prophesy
34%
Accomodation
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Choose the correct meaning of the idioms.
The bottom fell out
(A) A plan or project fails.
(B) Being mediocre in everything.
(C) A well-planned project.
(D) disturbance
The bottom fell out
(A) A plan or project fails.
(B) Being mediocre in everything.
(C) A well-planned project.
(D) disturbance
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Given below is an idiom/phrase which is followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning.
Like a shag on a rock
(A) Completely alone
(B) Completely idle
(C) Complete silence
(D) Complete happy
Like a shag on a rock
(A) Completely alone
(B) Completely idle
(C) Complete silence
(D) Complete happy
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Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Splendid and expensive-looking
(A) peculiar
(B) curious
(C) malicious
(D) sumptuous
Splendid and expensive-looking
(A) peculiar
(B) curious
(C) malicious
(D) sumptuous
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Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
Move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward
(A) Surge
(B) Thrive
(C) Abound
(D) Flourish
Move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward
(A) Surge
(B) Thrive
(C) Abound
(D) Flourish
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The river / flowed besides / the hillock / in our village.
A. in our village
B. the hillock
C. flowed besides
D. The river
The river / flowed besides / the hillock / in our village.
A. in our village
B. the hillock
C. flowed besides
D. The river
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Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Alex picked up the boxes quite easily even they were heavy.
A. Alex picked up
B. quite easily
C. the boxes
D. even they were heavy
Alex picked up the boxes quite easily even they were heavy.
A. Alex picked up
B. quite easily
C. the boxes
D. even they were heavy
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Synonym of Indispensable
(SSC CHSL 2023, CGL 2024)
(SSC CHSL 2023, CGL 2024)
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21%
Destructive
44%
Imperative
10%
Drastic
25%
Invariable
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"Select the indirect form of narration of the given sentence.
She said to me, ”It has been raining heavily and you cannot go."
She said to me, ”It has been raining heavily and you cannot go."
Anonymous Quiz
70%
She told me that it had been raining heavily and I could not go.
15%
She told me that it was raining heavily and I could not go.
11%
She told me that it has been raining heavily and I could not go.
4%
She told me that it is raining heavily and I could not go.
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
For how long will you keep neglecting your duties.
For how long will you keep neglecting your duties.
Anonymous Quiz
68%
For how long will your duties be kept neglected by you.
17%
Neglecting of the duties by you have been going on since how long.
9%
For how long have you kept neglecting your duties.
6%
For how long do your duties need to be neglected by yourself.
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