✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 05.02.2023

1. Embolden (Verb) : साहसी बनाना: give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something
Synonyms: inspire, encourage, inspirit, stimulate
Antonyms: discourage, dishearten, dispirit, depress
Example Sentence If we give in to the terrorists, our actions will embolden other terrorist groups to commit the same criminal acts.

2. Insurgency (Noun) : विद्रोह, उग्रवाद: an active revolt or uprising
Synonyms: uprising, revolt, rebellion, mutiny
Antonyms: counterinsurgency, counterrevolution
Example Sentence Despite the enormity of the war's casualties, the Iraqi insurgency continues to grow stronger with every passing day.

3. Fortify (Verb) : मज़बूत : to make something stronger, especially in order to protect it; strengthen (someone) mentally or physically
Synonyms: brace, strengthen
Antonyms: shake, discourage, undermine, demoralize
Example Sentence The stone wall was the first step, but they needed more to properly fortify the city.

4. Faction (Noun) : गुट: a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group
Synonyms: wing, coalition, team
Example Sentence The ensuing rift created the faction known as the Paucatuck Easterns.

5. Truce (Noun) : युद्ध-विराम: a short interruption in a war or argument, or an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time
Synonyms: armistice, cease-fire
Antonyms: war, hostilities, conflict
Example Sentence:Hopefully the truce will last long enough for the leaders to agree to a peace treaty.

6. Paradigm (Noun) : मिसाल, प्रतिमान : a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
Synonyms: example, archetype, blueprint, prototype
Example Sentence: Sister Mary Catherine is considered a paradigm of virtue by everyone in the church.

7. Rejuvenate (Verb) : कायाकल्प: to make someone look or feel young and energetic again; to make an organization or system more effective by introducing new methods, ideas, or people
Synonyms: revive, recreate, revitalize, renew, replenish
Antonyms: damage, destroy, miss, ruin
Example Sentence: The football players consume sports drinks to rejuvenate themselves during the game.

8. Delinquency (Noun): अपराध: minor crime, especially that committed by young people
Synonyms: crime, wrongdoing, criminality
Antonyms: compliance, goodness, morality
Example Sentence: The whole of the miners in this country suffer because of the delinquencies of a few.

9. Stoical (Adjective) : अडिग: enduring pain and hardship without showing one’s feelings or complaining.
Synonyms: uncomplaining, patient, forbearing
Antonyms: complaining, fed up, impatient
Example Sentence: His great-grandfather had been a dedicated and stoical traveler.

10. Aridity : सूखेपन : as in dehydration, dryness
Synonyms: dehumidification, dehydration, dryness
Antonyms: dampness, humidity, moisture
Example Sentence: Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset.

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 06.02.2023

1. EXTRADITE (VERB): (प्रत्यर्पण करना): deport 
Synonyms: hand over, repatriate 
Antonyms: keep 
Example Sentence: 
India refused to extradite him to the Netherlands. 

2. QUASH (VERB): (खत्म करना): suppress 
Synonyms: put an end to, finish 
Antonyms: prompt 
Example Sentence: 
A hospital executive quashed rumours that nursing staff will lose jobs. 

3. VICE (NOUN): (अनैतिकता): immorality 
Synonyms: wrongdoing, wickedness 
Antonyms: virtue 
Example Sentence: 
Th center was often referred as an open sewer of vice and crime. 

4. MOURN (VERB): (शोक करना): deplore 
Synonyms: bewail, bemoan 
Antonyms: rejoice 
Example Sentence: 
Publishers mourned declining sales of hardback fiction. 

5. PROLIFIC (ADJECTIVE): (उर्वर): productive 
Synonyms: fertile, inventive 
Antonyms: non-productive 
Example Sentence: 
In captivity tigers are prolific breeders. 

6. GRACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (विनीत): courteous 
Synonyms: polite, civil 
Antonyms: ungracious 
Example Sentence: 
The hostess of the party was gracious. 

7. INDELIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (अमिट): ineradicable
Synonyms: ineffaceable, indestructible 
Antonyms: erasable 
Example Sentence: 
He has an indelible impression on me. 

8. INCREDIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (अविश्वसनीय): unbelievable 
Synonyms: beyond-belief, unconvincing 
Antonyms: believable 
Example Sentence: 
Hers is an incredible tale of triumph. 

9. DESPICABLE (ADJECTIVE): (घृणित): contemptible 
Synonyms: loathsome, hateful 
Antonyms: admirable 
Example Sentence: 
What he did was a despicable crime. 

10. ENRICH (VERB): (संपन्न बनाना): enhance 
Synonyms: improve, augment 
Antonyms: spoil 
Example Sentence: 
Her exposure to museums enriched her life in France.