✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 05.06.2023

1. PREVALENT (ADJECTIVE): (प्रचलित): widespread
Synonyms: prevailing, frequent
Antonyms: uncommon
Example Sentence:The ill practices are more prevalent in society today.


2. POST (PREPOSITION): (के उपरांत): subsequent to
Synonyms: after
Antonyms: before
Example Sentence:American poetry post the 1950s hasn't had the same impact.


3. ABROGATION (NOUN): (निराकरण): repudiation
Synonyms: revocation, repeal
Antonyms: institution
Example Sentence:The ministry proposed for the abrogation of the electoral law of 1850.


4. EXQUISITE (ADJECTIVE): (अति सुंदर): beautiful
Synonyms: lovely, elegant
Antonyms: crude
Example Sentence:The place was filled with exquisite, jewel-like portraits.


5. ONGOING (ADJECTIVE): (चल रही है): in progress
Synonyms: under way, going on
Antonyms: finished
Example Sentence:There is an ongoing debate on the issue.


6. RAUCOUS (ADJECTIVE): (उग्र): noisy
Synonyms: discordant, loud
Antonyms: mild, quiet
Example Sentence:Her birthday parties were raucous but fun.


7. DIVINE (ADJECTIVE): (मनोरम): lovely
Synonyms: handsome, beautiful
Antonyms: mundane
Example Sentence:Her face had the most divine smile.


8. THRIVE (VERB): (फलना-फूलना): flourish
Synonyms: prosper, burgeon
Antonyms: decline
Example Sentence:Education groups thrive on organization.


9. FUGITIVE (ADJECTIVE): (भगोड़ा): person escaping law
Synonyms: escapee, outlaw
Antonyms: enduring, confronting
Example Sentence:The fugitive don rarely left his cabin to avoid any social contact.


10. LAMENT (VERB): (विलाप करना): mourn
Synonyms: sorrow, wail
Antonyms: celebrate
Example Sentence:He was lamenting the death of his infant daughter.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 05.06.2023

1. PROTRACT (VERB): (बढ़ाना): prolong
Synonyms: extend, draw out
Antonyms: curtail
Example Sentence:He had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process.


2. INFREQUENT (ADJECTIVE): (असामान्य): rare
Synonyms: uncommon unusual
Antonyms: frequent
Example Sentence:Her visits were sudden and infrequent.


3. FLAIR (NOUN): (कौशल): aptitude
Synonyms: talent, gift
Antonyms: inability
Example Sentence:She had a flair for certain languages.


4. OPTIMISM (NOUN): (आशावाद): hope
Synonyms: confidence, buoyancy
Antonyms: pessimism
Example Sentence:The talks had been amicable and there were grounds for optimism.


5. SUSCEPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (भोला): impressionable
Synonyms: credulous, gullible
Antonyms: sceptical
Example Sentence:They only do it to tease him as he's too susceptible.


6. EXORBITANT (ADJECTIVE): (हद से ज़्यादा): extortionate
Synonyms: excessive, sky-high
Antonyms: reasonable
Example Sentence:Some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls.


7. LIGHT-HEARTED (ADJECTIVE): (प्रसन्नचित): carefree
Synonyms: cheerful, cheery
Antonyms: miserable
Example Sentence:We had an excited, light-hearted chatter.


8. ACCREDIT (VERB): (मान्यता देना): recognize
Synonyms: license, authorize
Antonyms: ban
Example Sentence:Institutions that do not meet the standards will not be accredited for teacher training.


9. DISCHARGE (VERB): (उतार देना): unload
Synonyms: offload, empty
Antonyms: load
Example Sentence:The ferry was discharging passengers.


10. ACADEMIC (ADJECTIVE): (सैद्धांतिक): theoretical
Synonyms: conceptual, notional
Antonyms: practical
Example Sentence:The debate has been largely academic.