EK DUM BASIC
22_Nov_2022.pdf
🔰 Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 19.11.2022 ✅
1. Preposterous (adj.)
Meaning: contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous. (निरर्थक)
Synonyms: absurd, ridiculous, foolish
Antonyms: reasonable, sensible, logical
Sentence: It’s a preposterous suggestion to go swimming in this freezing weather
2. Bedlam (noun)
Meaning: a scene of uproar and confusion. (हंगामा)
Synonyms: uproar, pandemonium, commotion
Antonyms: hush, quiet, silence
Sentence: There’s no way I can get any reading done in this bedlam, so I’m going to the library.
3. Bedraggled (adj.)
Meaning: dirty and disheveled. (गन्दा)
Synonyms: dishevelled, untidy, dirty
Antonyms: clean, clear, immaculate
Sentence: The bedraggled little dog timidly wagged his tail and began licking Mother’s hand.
4. Trounced (vervb)
Meaning: defeat heavily in a contest. (पूरी तरह से हार)
Synonyms: defeat utterly, clobbered, thrashed
Sentence: Our soldiers trounced the enemy troops.
5. Austerity (noun)
Meaning: sternness or severity of manner or attitude. (तपस्या)
Synonyms: sternness, austereness, severity
Antonyms:
Sentence: He was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism.
6. Rustic (adj.)
Meaning: an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country (देहाती)
Synonyms: simple, homely, countryman
Antonyms: urban, graceful, suave
Sentence: He has the appearance of a rustic fellow.
7. Spiteful (adj.)
Meaning: showing or caused by malice. (द्वेषपूर्ण)
Synonyms: malicious, cruel, unkind
Antonyms: benevolent, benign, benignant
Sentence: He made some very spiteful remarks to me.
8. Sacrosanct (adj.)
Meaning: (especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with. (पुण्यमय)
Synonyms: sacred, hallowed, respected
Antonyms: unhallowed, deconsecrated, desacralized
Sentence: Freedom of the press is sacrosanct.
9. Hedonistic (adj.)
Meaning: engaged in the pursuit of pleasure; sensually self-indulgent. (सुखवादी)
Synonyms: self-indulgent, indulgent, pleasure-seeking
Antonyms: self-abnegating, self-denying
Sentence: New York, a city known for its hedonistic nightlife
10. Surly (adj.)
Meaning: bad-tempered and unfriendly. (असभ्य)
Synonyms: bad-tempered, ill-natured, grumpy
Antonyms: amiable, good-humored, good-natured
Sentence: We were served by a very surly waiter.
1. Preposterous (adj.)
Meaning: contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous. (निरर्थक)
Synonyms: absurd, ridiculous, foolish
Antonyms: reasonable, sensible, logical
Sentence: It’s a preposterous suggestion to go swimming in this freezing weather
2. Bedlam (noun)
Meaning: a scene of uproar and confusion. (हंगामा)
Synonyms: uproar, pandemonium, commotion
Antonyms: hush, quiet, silence
Sentence: There’s no way I can get any reading done in this bedlam, so I’m going to the library.
3. Bedraggled (adj.)
Meaning: dirty and disheveled. (गन्दा)
Synonyms: dishevelled, untidy, dirty
Antonyms: clean, clear, immaculate
Sentence: The bedraggled little dog timidly wagged his tail and began licking Mother’s hand.
4. Trounced (vervb)
Meaning: defeat heavily in a contest. (पूरी तरह से हार)
Synonyms: defeat utterly, clobbered, thrashed
Sentence: Our soldiers trounced the enemy troops.
5. Austerity (noun)
Meaning: sternness or severity of manner or attitude. (तपस्या)
Synonyms: sternness, austereness, severity
Antonyms:
Sentence: He was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism.
6. Rustic (adj.)
Meaning: an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country (देहाती)
Synonyms: simple, homely, countryman
Antonyms: urban, graceful, suave
Sentence: He has the appearance of a rustic fellow.
7. Spiteful (adj.)
Meaning: showing or caused by malice. (द्वेषपूर्ण)
Synonyms: malicious, cruel, unkind
Antonyms: benevolent, benign, benignant
Sentence: He made some very spiteful remarks to me.
8. Sacrosanct (adj.)
Meaning: (especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with. (पुण्यमय)
Synonyms: sacred, hallowed, respected
Antonyms: unhallowed, deconsecrated, desacralized
Sentence: Freedom of the press is sacrosanct.
9. Hedonistic (adj.)
Meaning: engaged in the pursuit of pleasure; sensually self-indulgent. (सुखवादी)
Synonyms: self-indulgent, indulgent, pleasure-seeking
Antonyms: self-abnegating, self-denying
Sentence: New York, a city known for its hedonistic nightlife
10. Surly (adj.)
Meaning: bad-tempered and unfriendly. (असभ्य)
Synonyms: bad-tempered, ill-natured, grumpy
Antonyms: amiable, good-humored, good-natured
Sentence: We were served by a very surly waiter.
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One who is honourably discharged from service
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18%
Belligerent
48%
Emeritus
14%
Truant
19%
Mercenary
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A perception without objective reality
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8%
Cynicism
55%
Hallucination
32%
Illusion
6%
Optimism
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Alive and kicking
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13%
To be dead inside
8%
To excel
75%
Lively and active
5%
To participate
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Aid and abet
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23%
To relieve somethings of their duties
58%
To help someone to commit a crime
15%
To be charitable
4%
To waste money
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A man devoid of kind feeling and sympathy
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Callous
31%
Credulous
20%
Gullible
21%
Bohemian
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EK DUM BASIC
23_Nov_2022.pdf
✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 23.11.2022
1. PROSPECT (NOUN): (संभावना): Hope
Synonyms: Likelihood, Expectation
Antonyms: Viewlessness, Dimness
Example Sentence:
There was no prospect of a better day.
2. DEPLOY (VERB): (तैनात करना): Post
Synonyms: Move, Move
Antonyms: Concentrate
Example Sentence:
The forces were deployed at strategic locations.
3. RHETORIC (NOUN): (भाषण कला): Oratory
Synonyms: Eloquence,Power of speech
Antonyms: Quiet, Conciseness
Example Sentence:
He is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole.
4. MALEVOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (दुर्भावनापूर्ण): Malicious
Synonyms: Spiteful, Evil-minded
Antonyms: Benevolent, Charitable
Example Sentence:
He smiled and looked at me with his malevolent eyes.
5. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व): Unexpected
Synonyms: Unmatched, Unequalled
Antonyms: Normal, Common
Example Sentence:
The government took the unprecedented step of releasing correspondence.
6. ARROGATE (VERB): (हथियाना): Seize
Synonyms: Assume, Take over
Antonyms: Renounce
Example Sentence:
She arrogated the leadership role to herself.
7. CAPRICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (मनमौजी): Inconstant
Synonyms: Fickle,Unstable
Antonyms: Stable, Consistent
Example Sentence:
I am careful in speech words with people that have shown capricious behaviour.
8. INDISCREET (ADJECTIVE): (असावधानीपूर्ण): Unwise
Synonyms: Imprudent, Irresponsible
Antonyms:Careful,Prudent
Example Sentence:
We made no indiscreet inquiries.
9. PERTURB (VERB): (घबड़ा देना): Worry
Synonyms: Upset, Unsettle
Antonyms: Reassure,Calm
Example Sentence:
They were perturbed by her bold behaviour.
10. FOLLY (NOUN): (मूर्खता): Foolishness
Synonyms: Stupidity, Idiocy
Antonyms: Wisdom, Intelligence
Example Sentence:
Talking unnecessarily is an act of folly.
1. PROSPECT (NOUN): (संभावना): Hope
Synonyms: Likelihood, Expectation
Antonyms: Viewlessness, Dimness
Example Sentence:
There was no prospect of a better day.
2. DEPLOY (VERB): (तैनात करना): Post
Synonyms: Move, Move
Antonyms: Concentrate
Example Sentence:
The forces were deployed at strategic locations.
3. RHETORIC (NOUN): (भाषण कला): Oratory
Synonyms: Eloquence,Power of speech
Antonyms: Quiet, Conciseness
Example Sentence:
He is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole.
4. MALEVOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (दुर्भावनापूर्ण): Malicious
Synonyms: Spiteful, Evil-minded
Antonyms: Benevolent, Charitable
Example Sentence:
He smiled and looked at me with his malevolent eyes.
5. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व): Unexpected
Synonyms: Unmatched, Unequalled
Antonyms: Normal, Common
Example Sentence:
The government took the unprecedented step of releasing correspondence.
6. ARROGATE (VERB): (हथियाना): Seize
Synonyms: Assume, Take over
Antonyms: Renounce
Example Sentence:
She arrogated the leadership role to herself.
7. CAPRICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (मनमौजी): Inconstant
Synonyms: Fickle,Unstable
Antonyms: Stable, Consistent
Example Sentence:
I am careful in speech words with people that have shown capricious behaviour.
8. INDISCREET (ADJECTIVE): (असावधानीपूर्ण): Unwise
Synonyms: Imprudent, Irresponsible
Antonyms:Careful,Prudent
Example Sentence:
We made no indiscreet inquiries.
9. PERTURB (VERB): (घबड़ा देना): Worry
Synonyms: Upset, Unsettle
Antonyms: Reassure,Calm
Example Sentence:
They were perturbed by her bold behaviour.
10. FOLLY (NOUN): (मूर्खता): Foolishness
Synonyms: Stupidity, Idiocy
Antonyms: Wisdom, Intelligence
Example Sentence:
Talking unnecessarily is an act of folly.
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A roundabout way of speaking
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Centipede
77%
Circumlocution
9%
Coercion
8%
Concentric
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Accommodate (13)
Business (10)
Beginning (9)
Committee (9)
Conscientious (9)
Grammar (9)
Magnificent (9)
Separate (9)
Vicious (9)
Acclaim (8)
Existence (8)
Miscellaneous (8)
Privilege (8)
Receipt (8)
Acoustics (7)
Commit (7)
Connoisseur (7)
Definition (7)
Dilemma (7)
Jealous (7)
Maintenance (7)
Mining (7)
Occasion (7)
Omission (7)
Recede (7)
Resplendent (7)
Sanctuaries (7)
Address (6)
Aggravate (6)
Aggression (6)
Apparently (6)
Approach (6)
Bouquet (6)
Bureaucracy (6)
Combination (6)
Commitment (6)
Countenance (6)
Deceive (6)
Definitely (6)
Embarrass (6)
Embarrassment (6)
Eradication (6)
Experiment (6)
Explanation (6)
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Business (10)
Beginning (9)
Committee (9)
Conscientious (9)
Grammar (9)
Magnificent (9)
Separate (9)
Vicious (9)
Acclaim (8)
Existence (8)
Miscellaneous (8)
Privilege (8)
Receipt (8)
Acoustics (7)
Commit (7)
Connoisseur (7)
Definition (7)
Dilemma (7)
Jealous (7)
Maintenance (7)
Mining (7)
Occasion (7)
Omission (7)
Recede (7)
Resplendent (7)
Sanctuaries (7)
Address (6)
Aggravate (6)
Aggression (6)
Apparently (6)
Approach (6)
Bouquet (6)
Bureaucracy (6)
Combination (6)
Commitment (6)
Countenance (6)
Deceive (6)
Definitely (6)
Embarrass (6)
Embarrassment (6)
Eradication (6)
Experiment (6)
Explanation (6)
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