✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 15.02.2023


1. Bigotry (Noun) : कट्टरता: the fact of having and expressing strong, unreasonable beliefs and disliking other people who have different beliefs or a different way of life
Synonyms: intolerance, prejudice, bias, discrimination
Antonyms: humanitarian, liberal, moderate
Example Sentence: Our hearts must not harbor hate, anger, bigotry, violence, or discrimination.

2. Collegium (Noun): a group in which each member has approximately equal power and authority; an organization for people who have similar interests or who do similar work
Example Sentence: In total, there were 27 members of the Collegium in 1990.

3. Portend (Verb) : पूर्वाभास: to be a sign that something bad is likely to happen in the future.
Synonyms: predict, bode, presage, foretell, call, augur
Example Sentence: By hovering nearby, the dark clouds portend a storm in our area.

4. Unabashed (Adjective) : बेपरवाह : not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed (not worried about being criticized)
Synonyms: shameless, proud, brazen, prideful, impudent
Antonyms: abashed, sheepish, embarrassed, ashamed, shamefaced, hangdog
Example Sentence: The woman’s unabashed admirer showed up to her house with a guitar and a song.

5. Perennial (Adjective): चिरस्थायी: lasting a very long time, or happening repeatedly or all the time
Synonyms: enduring, perpetual, ongoing, continuing, lasting
Antonyms: ceasing, changing, concluding, infrequent, occasional
Example Sentence: Every election seems to continue to deal with the same perennial issues that have been the focus of all the previous elections.

6. Prevaricate (Verb): झूठ बोलना: to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think
Synonyms: lie, fib, equivocate, deceive
Antonyms: testify, assert, swear, confirm, verify
Example Sentence: Because my sister Sarah does not take bad news well, I always prevaricate when telling her something she does not want to hear.

7. Lambent (Adjective): उज्जवल: (of light or fire) glowing, gleaming or flickering with a soft radiance
Synonyms: glowing, luminous, shining, dazzling, radiant, shimmering, flickering, gleaming
Antonyms: dim, dusky, blackened, dark, dull
Example Sentence: The lambent flames from our campfire cast a comforting glow.

8. Snazzy (Adjective): अत्यधिक आकर्षक : modern and stylish in a way that attracts attention
Synonyms: stylish, flashy, cool, fashionable, custom, jazzy
Antonyms: simple, modest, plain, unadorned
Example Sentence:Innovation is about more than designing snazzy products. It's also about improving customer experiences and services.

9. Immured (Verb) : क़ैद करना: enclose or confine (someone) against their will
Synonyms: caged, imprisoned, enclosed
Antonyms: free, loose, unbound
Example Sentence: Caught robbing a bank, Jason knew the police would immure him in a jail cell for an extended period of time.

10.Verbatim (Adverb) : प्रतिशब्द : in a way that uses exactly the same words as were originally used
Synonyms: word for word, exactly, identically
Antonyms: inaccurately, inexactly
Example Sentence: Everything said by the victim was written verbatim on the police report.

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 16.02.2023

1. AFLOAT (ADJECTIVE): (तैरता हुआ): buoyant 
Synonyms: floating, buoyed up 
Antonyms: sunk 
Example Sentence: 
Several of the lifeboats were still afloat a month after being cast adrift. 

2. ALLEGE (VERB): (आरोपित करना): claim 
Synonyms: assert, declare 
Antonyms: deny 
Example Sentence: 
He alleged that he had been assaulted by her. 

3. REVEL (VERB): (आनंद लेना): celebrate 
Synonyms: make merry, party 
Antonyms: mourn 
Example Sentence: 
They spent the evening revelling with their guests. 

4. SUSPENSION (NOUN): (निलंबन): adjournment 
Synonyms: interruption, postponement 
Antonyms: continuation 
Example Sentence: 
The suspension of military action needs to be done as soon as possible. 

5. INDUCE (VERB): (कारण होना): cause 
Synonyms: produce, effect 
Antonyms: prevent 
Example Sentence: 
None of these measures induced a change of policy. 

6. STIMULUS (NOUN): (प्रोत्साहन): spur 
Synonyms: stimulant, encouragement 
Antonyms: deterrent 
Example Sentence: 
If the tax were abolished, it would act as a stimulus to exports. 

7. MIGRANT (ADJECTIVE): (प्रवासी): travelling 
Synonyms: wandering, moving 
Antonyms: indigenous 
Example Sentence: 
Migrant birds seldom gather here. 

8. TRAVAIL (NOUN): (श्रमसाध्य प्रयास): ordeal 
Synonyms: trial, tribulation 
Antonyms: comfort 
Example Sentence: 
Advice is for those who wish to save great sorrow and travail. 

9. RELIANCE (NOUN): (भरोसा): dependence 
Synonyms: dependency 
Antonyms: unbelief
Example Sentence: 
The farmer's reliance is on pesticides. 

10. SNOWBALL (VERB): (बढ़ाना): increase 
Synonyms: escalate, intensify 
Antonyms: decrease 
Example Sentence: 
The campaign was finally snowballing. 

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 17.02.2023

1. PAROCHIAL (ADJECTIVE): (संकुचित/ संकीर्ण): Insular 
Synonyms: petty, sectarian 
Antonyms: broad minded, liberal 
Example Sentence: 
The parochial school’s views are limited to the religious principles of the church that manages it. 

2. COMITY (NOUN): (सौहार्द): Civility 
Synonyms: politeness, amenity 
Antonyms: enmity, hostility 
Example Sentence: 
They treated their guests with comity. 

3. DELETERIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (हानिकारक): Harmful 
Synonyms: destroying, destructive 
Antonyms: aiding, assisting 
Example Sentence: 
No use crying over spilt milk, already his deleterious activities cost his parents an arm and a leg. 

4. DAUNT (VERB): (धमकाना): Frighten 
Synonyms: appal, deter 
Antonyms: calm, comfort 
Example Sentence: 
On hearing that she left her home, made me felt hell lot daunted. 

5. DISTEND (VERB): (फूलना या फूलाना): Bulge 
Synonyms: bloat, expand 
Antonyms: shrink, compress 
Example Sentence: 
Excess weight caused his belly to distend. 

6. ANNULMENT (NOUN): (विलोपन): Abolition 
Synonyms: abrogation, cancellation 
Antonyms: approval, confirmation 
Example Sentence: 
The annulment of his contract taught him a lesson of not counting the chickens before they are hatched. 

7. EFFRONTERY (NOUN): (धृष्टता): Arrogance 
Synonyms: assurance, brashness 
Antonyms: politeness, humility 
Example Sentence: 
I keep effrontery at the bay with my dear ones. 

8. FACETIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (हंसमुख): Amusing 
Synonyms: blithe, capering 
Antonyms: serious, unfunny 
Example Sentence:
Because she was overbearing and often facetious, Jane had few friends. 

9. SWINDLE (VERB): (ठगना): Deceive 
Synonyms: con, garble 
Antonyms: be honest, tell truth 
Example Sentence: 
He is back to the drawing board in swindling the police. 

10. OUTLIER (NOUN): (विचलन): Aberration 
Synonyms: deviation, eccentricity 
Antonyms: standard, normality
Example Sentence: 
While other members of her family joined the bandwagon, Amy was an outlier because she chose not to join the politics.