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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.

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 13.02.2023

1. ABRUPT (ADJECTIVE): (आकस्मिक): sudden 
Synonyms: immediate, instantaneous 
Antonyms: gradual 
Example Sentence: 
I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject. 

2. PENURY (NOUN): (दरिद्रता): extreme poverty 
Synonyms: impoverishment, indigence 
Antonyms: wealth 
Example Sentence: 
He soon rose from penury to ease, and married a painter's beautiful daughter. 

3. PALLIATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (पीड़ा हटानेवाला): soothing 
Synonyms: alleviating sedative 
Antonyms: intensifying 
Example Sentence: 
Travel is like a palliative against depression for him. 

4. CONVALESCENT (ADJECTIVE): (अच्छा हो जानेवाला): recuperating 
Synonyms: recovering improving
Antonyms: faltering 
Example Sentence: 
He has always been a convalescent child. 

5. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (पुनरारंभ): restart 
Synonyms: recommencement, reopening 
Antonyms: suspension 
Example Sentence: 
With peace came the resumption of foreign imports. 

6. EXTREMIST (NOUN): (अतिवादी): fanatic 
Synonyms: radical, zealot 
Antonyms: moderate 
Example Sentence: 
Right-wing extremists created trouble. 

7. SCEPTICISM (NOUN): (संदेहवाद): doubt 
Synonyms: disbelief, distrust
Antonyms: conviction 
Example Sentence: 
There was some scepticism in the claims. 

8. CONSENSUS (NOUN): (सहमति): agreement 
Synonyms: harmony, concord 
Antonyms: disagreement 
Example Sentence: 
There is a growing consensus that the current regime has failed. 

9. DISCRIMINATION (NOUN): (भेदभाव): prejudice 
Synonyms: bias, bigotry 
Antonyms: impartiality 
Example Sentence: 
They are victims of racial discrimination. 

10. CURB (VERB): (नियंत्रण करना): restrain 
Synonyms: hold back, keep back 
Antonyms: release 
Example Sentence: 
She promised she would curb her temper.