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✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 28.11.2022

1. DIFFUSE (ADJECTIVE):(तितर-बितर) : Verbose
Synonyms: Wordy, Prolix
Antonyms:Succinct
Example Sentence:
The second argument between us was more diffuse.

2. DISSENT (NOUN): (मतभेद): Disagreement
Synonyms: Difference of opinion, Argument
Antonyms:Agreement
Example Sentence:
There was no dissent from this view.

3. INQUISITIVE (ADJECTIVE): (जिज्ञासु): Curious
Synonyms: Intrigued, Interested
Antonyms:Uninterested
Example Sentence:
I do not like to seem inquisitive to anyone.

4. DISINTERESTED (ADJECTIVE): (निष्पक्ष): Unbiased
Synonyms: Unprejudiced, Impartial
Antonyms:Biased
Example Sentence:
A banker is under an obligation to give disinterested advice.

5. MODERATE (ADJECTIVE): (मध्यम): Average
Synonyms:Modest, Medium
Antonyms:Great
Example Sentence:
Both of us walked at a moderate pace only.

6. STEEP(ADJECTIVE):(आकस्मिक): Sharp
Synonyms: Sudden, Precipitate
Antonyms:Gradual
Example Sentence:
The steep rise in unemployment.

7. SLUMP (VERB):(गिरना):Flop
Synonyms: Flump, Collapse
Antonyms:Stand up
Example Sentence:
She slumped against the cushions.

8.KEEN (ADJECTIVE):(उत्साही):Eager
Synonyms: Anxious, Impatient
Antonyms: Bad
Example Sentence:
My friend is a keen gardener.

9.INDIGENOUS (ADJECTIVE):(स्वदेशी):Native
Synonyms: Aboriginal, Local
Antonyms:Expatriate
Example Sentence:
We met indigenous people of Siberia.

10. GARNER (VERB):(संचित करना):Gather
Synonyms: Collect, Accumulate
Antonyms:Disperse
Example Sentence:
The police struggled to garner sufficient evidence.

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✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 29.11.2022

Entice (verb)
Meaning: attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage. (लुभाने)
Synonyms: tempt, allure, lure
Antonyms: alert, caution, forewarn
Sentence: A show that should entice a new audience into the theatre.

Bribery (noun)
Meaning: the giving or offering of a bribe. (रिश्वत)
Synonyms: corruption, subornation, payola
Sentence: Ministers have dismissed the rumors of a bribery scandal as nonsense.

Protract (verb)
Meaning: to make longer (फैलना)
Synonyms: prolong, extend, stretch out
Antonyms: abridge, reduce, shorten
Sentence: Let’s not protract the debate any further.

Hegemony (noun)
Meaning: leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others. (नायकत्व)
Synonyms: leadership, dominance, supremacy
Antonyms: impotency, powerlessness
Sentence: Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871.

Smirch (verb)
Meaning: make (something) dirty (मैला करना)
Synonyms: contaminate, defile, pollute
Antonyms: clean, freshen, renew
Sentence: Their clothes were smirched by dust from the trail.

Naive (adj.)
Meaning: (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment. (अनाड़ी)
Synonyms: childish, immature, inexperienced
Antonyms: cosmopolitan, experienced, sophisticated
Sentence: The rather naive young man had been totally misled.

Supple (adj.)
Meaning: bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible. (लचीला)
Synonyms: lithe, limber, nimble
Antonyms: inflexible, rigid, stiff
Sentence: The gloves were made of very supple leather.

Extricate (verb)
Meaning: free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty. (समाधान करना)
Synonyms: extract, free, release
Antonyms: embroil, entangle
Sentence: He was trying to extricate himself from official duties.

Laggard (noun)
Meaning: a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others. (सुस्त)
Synonyms: straggler, loiterer, sluggard
Antonyms: expeditious, scrambler
Sentence: Bhutan has been a laggard in securing alternative energy resources overseas.

Hubris (noun)
Meaning: excessive pride or self-confidence. (अभिमान)
Synonyms: arrogance, conceit, conceitedness
Antonyms: humbleness, humility, modesty
Sentence: The self-assured hubris among economists was shaken in the late 1980s.