✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 16.01.2023

1. PERTURBED (ADJECTIVE): (व्याकुल): Anxious
Synonyms: Worried, Concerned
Antonyms: Unworried
Example Sentence:
He nodded, obviously perturbed about something.

2. ACCOUNTABILITY (NOUN): (जवाबदेही): Responsibility
Synonyms: Liability, Answerability
Antonyms: Unaccountability
Example Sentence:
Lack of accountability damaged public respect for business and political leaders.

3. BLISTERING (ADJECTIVE): (बर्बर): Savage
Synonyms: Vicious, Fierce
Antonyms: Mild
Example Sentence:
There was a blistering attack on the government's transport policy.

4. PROTRACT (VERB): (बढ़ाना): Prolong
Synonyms: Extend, Draw out
Antonyms: Curtail
Example Sentence:
He had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process.

5. EXPERIMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (परिवर्तनात्‍मक): Innovative
Synonyms: New, Original
Antonyms: Stale
Example Sentence:
She is a huge admirer of experimental music.

6. FACTION (NOUN): (विरोध): Infighting
Synonyms: Dissension, Dissent
Antonyms: Harmony
Example Sentence:
Gradually, the army faction had increased.

7. ACADEMIC (ADJECTIVE): (सैद्धांतिक): Theoretical
Synonyms: Conceptual, Notional
Antonyms: Practical
Example Sentence:
The debate has been largely academic.

8. RESOLVE (NOUN): (दृढ़ निश्चय): Determination
Synonyms: Resolution, Purpose
Antonyms: Indecision
Example Sentence:
She received information which had strengthened her resolve.

9. INFREQUENT (ADJECTIVE): (असामान्य): Rare
Synonyms: Uncommon Unusual
Antonyms: Frequent
Example Sentence:
Her visits were sudden and infrequent.

10. EARMARK (VERB): (चिह्नित करना): Set aside
Synonyms: Reserve, Appropriate
Antonyms: Use up
Example Sentence:
The cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 17.01.2023

1.ILLUSION (NOUN) (भ्रांति): Appearance
Synonyms: Impression, Imitation
Antonyms: Reality
Example Sentence:
They have to showcase an illusion of family togetherness.

2. RATIFY (VERB): (पुष्टि करना): Confirm
Synonyms: Approve, Sanction
Antonyms: Reject
Example Sentence:
Both countries were due to ratify the treaty by the end of the year.

3. CAPACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (लंबा-चौड़ा): Roomy
Synonyms: Commodious, Spacious
Antonyms: Cramped
Example Sentence:
She looked for a hairpin in her capacious handbag.

4. ASSAULT (VERB): (हमला करना): Hit
Synonyms: Strike, Smack
Antonyms: Defend
Example Sentence:
He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer.

5. IDENTICAL (ADJECTIVE): (समान): One and the same
Synonyms: Aforementioned, Aforesaid
Antonyms: Different
Example Sentence:
She stole from the identical station at which she had been arrested before.

6. EXPEDITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (शीघ्र): Speedy
Synonyms: Swift, Quick
Antonyms: Slow
Example Sentence:
The investigation was supposed to be expeditious.

7. PROMPT (VERB): (प्रेरित करना): Induce
Synonyms: Make, Move
Antonyms: Discourage
Example Sentence:
Curiosity prompted him to look inside.

8. REAP (NOUN): (प्राप्त करना): Receive
Synonyms: Obtain, Get
Antonyms: Lose
Example Sentence:
The company is reaping the benefits.

9. POST (PREPOSITION): (के उपरांत): Subsequent to
Synonyms: After
Antonyms: Before
Example Sentence:
American poetry post the 1950s hasn't had the same impact.

10. NATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (जन्मजात): Innate
Synonyms: Inherent, Inborn
Antonyms: Acquired
Example Sentence:
She has some last vestige of native wit.