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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 11.02.2023

1. PERVERSE (ADJECTIVE): (विकृतिग्रस्त): awkward 
Synonyms: contrary, difficult 
Antonyms: accomodating 
Example Sentence: 
Kate's perverse decision not to cooperate held good. 

2. AMORAL (ADJECTIVE): (नीतिहीन): unprincipled 
Synonyms: unethical, unscrupulous 
Antonyms: moral 
Example Sentence: 
He has an amoral attitude towards everything in life. 

3. FACILITATE (VERB): (सुविधाजनक बनाना): ease 
Synonyms: enable, assist
Antonyms: impede 
Example Sentence: 
Schools were located in the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources. 

4. PREVALENCE (NOUN): (प्रसार): currency 
Synonyms: generality, pervasiveness 
Antonyms: infrequency 
Example Sentence: 
The prevalence of obesity is there in adults. 

5. CONTEMPT (NOUN): (निंदा): scorn
Synonyms: disdain, disrespect 
Antonyms: respect 
Example Sentence: 
Pamela stared at the girl with total contempt. 

6. TRIAL (NOUN): (परीक्षण): test 
Synonyms: try-out, experiment 
Antonyms: proven 
Example Sentence: 
Clinical trials must verify the truth. 

7. ERADICATE (VERB): (जड़ से मिटाना): get rid of 
Synonyms: eliminate, do away with 
Antonyms: implant 
Example Sentence: 
This disease has been eradicated. 

8. REPRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (दमनकारी): oppressive 
Synonyms: authoritarian, despotic 
Antonyms: democratic 
Example Sentence: 
A repressive regime was approved. 

9. HUMILIATE (VERB): (शर्मिंदा करना): embarrass 
Synonyms: mortify, humble 
Antonyms: aggrandize 
Example Sentence: 
He got humiliate me in front of everyone. 

10. ANIMOSITY (NOUN): (बैर): antipathy 
Synonyms: hostility, friction 
Antonyms: friendship 
Example Sentence: 
He no longer felt any animosity towards her.

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 12.02.2023

1. TRANSITIONAL (ADJECTIVE): (माध्यमिक): intermediate 
Synonyms: middle, midway 
Antonyms: initial 
Example Sentence:
A transitional government had been appointed. 

2. EXPATRIATE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रवासी): emigrant 
Synonyms: non-native, displaced 
Antonyms: native 
Example Sentence: 
Expatriate workers were returning to their cities. 

3. DIRECTIVE (NOUN): (निदेशात्मक): instruction 
Synonyms: direction, command
Antonyms: lawlessness 
Example Sentence: 
A new EC directive has been forwarded for approval. 

4. OUTLAW (VERB): (गैरकानूनी घोषित करना): ban 
Synonyms: bar prohibit 
Antonyms: permit 
Example Sentence: 
Secondary picketing has finally been outlawed. 

5. DISASTROUS (ADJECTIVE): (उत्पातक): catastrophic 
Synonyms: calamitous, cataclysmic 
Antonyms: fortunate 
Example Sentence:
A disastrous fire swept through the museum. 

6. ISOLATION (NOUN): (एकांत): separation 
Synonyms: segregation, quarantine 
Antonyms: contact 
Example Sentence: 
Isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety. 

7. RIGOROUS (ADJECTIVE): (सख्त): strict 
Synonyms: severe, stern 
Antonyms: lax 
Example Sentence: 
Rigorous controls on mergers are needed. 

8. SPARK (VERB): (बढ़ावा देना): give rise to 
Synonyms: cause, set in motion 
Antonyms: bring to an end 
Example Sentence: 
The trial sparked a furious row. 

9. MANDATORY (ADJECTIVE): (अनिवार्य): obligatory 
Synonyms: compulsory, binding 
Antonyms: optional 
Example Sentence: 
Wearing helmets was made mandatory for pedal cyclists. 

10. STEEP (ADJECTIVE): (बहुत ढालवाँ): precipitous 
Synonyms: sheer, abrupt 
Antonyms: gentle 
Example Sentence: 
She pushed the bike up the steep hill.