✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 23 March 2025

1. SUPERVENE (VERB): (पीछे आना) : Follow
Synonyms: pursue, supersede
Antonyms: retreat, precede
Example Sentence: Team members supervene their leaders.
2. DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर) : Harsh
Synonyms: cruel, oppressive
Antonyms: easy, gentle
Example Sentence: Your master is a draconian man.
3. DAWDLE (VERB): (समय नष्ट करना) : Waste time
Synonyms: loiter, procrastinate
Antonyms: hasten, hurry
Example Sentence: The teacher warned the student that he will be punished if he dawdled again.
4. PILLAGE (VERB): (लूटना) : Plunder, destroy
Synonyms: ravage, ransack
Antonyms: protect, construct
Example Sentence: The terrorists pillaged the city.
5. NOXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (हानिकारक) : Deadly, injurious
Synonyms: destructive, harmful
Antonyms: helpful, kind
Example Sentence: This is a noxious chemical.
6. PERSPICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (तीक्ष्ण-बुद्धि) : Observant, perceptive
Synonyms: alert, aware
Antonyms: ignorant, unobservant
Example Sentence: The CDI officers are always perspicacious with their case.
7. FERVENT (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साही) : Enthusiastic
Synonyms: zealous, ardent
Antonyms: apathetic, dull
Example Sentence: He is a fervent child.
8. FITFUL (ADJECTIVE): (चंचल) : Spasmodic
Synonyms: intermittent, fluctuating
Antonyms: continuous, perpetual
Example Sentence: As long as his breathing is fitful, he will continue to need an oxygen machine.
9. FLOUT (VERB): (अवज्ञा करना) : Show contempt for
Synonyms: defy, disregard
Antonyms: honour, praise
Example Sentence: One should not flout the traffic rules.
10. FEASIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यवहार्य) : Practicable
Synonyms: possible, doable
Antonyms: impossible, implausible
Example Sentence: This seems to be a feasible solution.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The mother loving looked / at her baby / as the nurse / brought her in.

A. The mother loving looked

B. brought her in

C. at her baby

D. as the nurse

Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
The Minister announced that the bridge would constructed within a week.

A. The Minister announced

B. within a week

C. No error

D. that the bridge would constructed

Substitute the highlighted word-segment with the most appropriate idiom.

Lack of funds is the main (obstacle) for the company's growth.

1. stumbling block

2. storm in the teacup

3. odds and ends

4. uphill battle

Select the most appropriate idiom/phrase that can substitute the highlighted segment in the given sentence.

Vennela (made a big fuss about a small problem).

1. Get a taste of your own medicine

2. Barking up the wrong tree

3. Add insult to injury

4. A storm in a teacup

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Dwarf varieties of trees and shrubs grown in pots.

1. Shrimp

2. Pygmy

3. Bonsai

4. Bonanza

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

A gentle song sung to put a child to sleep.

1. Lullaby

2. Laurel

3. Lyric

4. Lyre