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 following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The manager / took him / at task / for his negligence.

A. for his negligence

B. took him

C. The manager

D. at task

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To flog a dead horse

1. To waste one's energy on a lost cause

2. To remain valid

3. To escape from the situation

4. To achieve something easily

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Nipped in the bud

1. To remove unnecessary items

2. To cut the bud

3. Very promising at a young age

4. To stop something immediately so that it does not become a worse problem

Choose the correct word for ''attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.''

1. Libelous

2. Malevolent

3. Abasing

4. Pretentious

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

Feeling of being in a place before having already experienced the present situation.

1. Deja-vu

2. Illusion

3. Spirituality

4. Delusion

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 28 March 2025


PRODIGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (बहुत बड़ा): enormous
Synonyms: huge, colossal
Antonyms: small
Example Sentence: The stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel.
STIGMATIZE (VERB): (गाली देना): condemn
Synonyms: denounce, brand
Antonyms: eulogize
Example Sentence: He was stigmatized in fashion by the people.
ABROGATE (VERB): (अभिनिषेध करना): repudiate
Synonyms: revoke, repeal
Antonyms: institute
Example Sentence: The ministry proposed to abrogate the electoral law of 1850.
INSULAR (ADJECTIVE): (संकुचित विचार का): narrow-minded
Synonyms: limited, blinkered
Antonyms: broad-minded
Example Sentence: They are a group of stubbornly insular farming people.
DISPENSATION (NOUN): (छूट): exemption
Synonyms: immunity, exception
Antonyms: restriction
Example Sentence: Although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to sing.
DE FACTO (ADJECTIVE): (वास्तव में): in practice
Synonyms: in effect, in fact
Antonyms: alleged
Example Sentence: The country was de facto divided between two states.
FRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): (व्यग्र): anxious
Synonyms: worried, upset
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence: There was a fraught silence.
DISCRETIONARY (ADJECTIVE): (विवेकाधीन): optional
Synonyms: non-compulsory, voluntary
Antonyms: compulsory
Example Sentence: There has been an increase in year-end discretionary bonuses.
ALOOF (ADJECTIVE): (पृथक): distant
Synonyms: detached, unresponsive
Antonyms: familiar
Example Sentence: They were courteous but faintly aloof.
GRATIFICATION (NOUN): (संतुष्टि): satisfaction
Synonyms: fulfilment, indulgence
Antonyms: dissatisfaction
Example Sentence: My son's success was a great gratification.